Fonds 524 Childs Family fonds

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Summary information

Repository: South Peace Regional Archives
Title: Childs Family fonds
Reference code: 0524
Date: [ca. 1940-1950] (date of creation)
Physical description: 251 photographs
Language: English
Dates of creation, revision and deletion: Processed by Leslie Gordon, January 2013
Added to new database July 2023 – TD

Administrative history / Biographical sketch

Alfred (born 1888) and Harriet (born 1891) Childs were married 1913 in Brockley, London, England. They had seven children, born in England and Grande Prairie: Anne (born 1916), Alfred W. G. “Alfie” (born 1918 or 1919), Hilda (born 1922), Herbert James “Jim” (born 1926), Velma, Lawrence (born 1928), and Elizabeth “Nell” (born 1931).

The family immigrated to Canada in 1920, settling in Grande Prairie. By the mid-1930s, they were living in the Bear Creek flats. Alfred worked as a truant officer for the Grande Prairie School Board (resigned in 1926) and as a custodian for Montrose School. Alfred Sr. died in 1972 and Harriet in 1975.

Anne married Dan Willsey in 1939 and they had four children, Margaret, Jim, Jerry, and Marilyn. Anne died in 1994. Alfred was killed in 1943, while serving with the British 8th Army in Sicily during World War II. Hilda married Gilbert Popkey in 1940 and they had two children, Carol and Gib Jr. Hilda died in 1986. Velma married Adam Sask in 1949. They have a daughter, Noreen. Jim married Reta Anne Jones in 1949. He later married Barbara Norton (nee Starkey) in 1957 and they had four children, Vickie, Freda, Gerry, and Mayva. Jim died in 1986. Lawrence married Zona McArthur of Beaverlodge. Zona was one of the five children of Thomas Alexander McArthur and Myrtle Jane Davison, who had come to Beaverlodge from Ontario. Lawrence and Zona had three children, Alfred, Lawrence, and Marjorie, before divorcing. Around 1960 Zona married John Albert “Bert” Hockey. Lawrence died in 1976. Nell married George Clayton. She later married Ed Wilburn. Nell and Ed had two children, George and Jennie.

Custodial history

The photograph album was created by Lawrence Childs and donated by his son Alfred to South Peace Regional Archives in 2010.

Scope and content

The fonds consists of an album of 251 unidentified photographs of family and friends and activities and outings, including picnics and parties, swimming, horseback riding, shooting, the Bear Creek Bridge, car trips, the Smoky River Bridge opening parade, another parade, the wedding of Adam Sask and Velma Childs, trips possibly to Peace River and Edmonton, and aerials of Beaverlodge. A selection of the photographs are individually described.

Notes

Title notes

  • Source of title proper: Title of fonds based on contents.

Conditions governing use

Copyright has been transferred to South Peace Regional Archives by a descendant of the original photographer, who died in 1976. Many of the images are also in the public domain as they were taken before 1949.

Access points

  • Graphic material – photograph (documentary form)
  • Family and personal life* (subject)

Series descriptions

Reference code Title Dates Physical description
0524.01-01 Item – River  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

A landscape view of an unidentified river.

0524.01-03 Item – Picnic  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Girls at a picnic. One of them is cooking over a fire.

0524.01-04 Item – Picnic  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

A group of young people lounge on the ground at a riverside picnic. One of them is playing a guitar.

0524.01-05 Item – Picnic  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

A group of young people sit on the ground at a riverside picnic.

0524.01-07 Item – Baseball Team  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

A group of men, possibly a baseball team, poses for a photograph. A bag of bats is visible on the ground in front of them.

0524.02-01 Item – Car in the Mud  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Lawrence and Jim Childs sit on the hood and fenders of a car stuck in the mud. Reta Anne Jones and an unidentified girl stand on the running boards.

0524.02-02 Item – On the Bear Creek Bridge [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Lawrence Childs, Reta Anne Jones (right), and an unidentified girl standing on the the bridge over Bear Creek.

0524.02-03 Item – Creek  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

A landscape photograph of an unidentified body of water, possibly Bear Creek.

0524.02-04 Item – On the Bear Creek Bridge [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Jim Childs and Reta Anne Jones standing on the the bridge over Bear Creek.

0524.02-05 Item – On the Bear Creek Bridge [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Jim Childs and an unidentified girl standing on the the bridge over Bear Creek.

0524.02-06 Item – On the Bear Creek Bridge [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

A couple, possibly Jim Childs and Reta Anne Jones, kissing on the the bridge over Bear Creek.

0524.02-07 Item – Flood  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

A flooded area, possibly Bear Creek.

0524.02-08 Item – Car in the Mud  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Lawrence and Jim Childs sit on the hood and fenders of a car stuck in the mud. Reta Anne Jones and an unidentified girl stand on the running boards.

0524.02-09 Item – Lawrence Childs and Horses  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Lawrence Childs and a team of horses on a muddy road.

0524.02-10 Item – Lawrence Childs and Horses  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Jim Childs, Reta Anne Jones (right), and an unidentified girl standing on the the bridge over Bear Creek.

0524.03-01 to -09 Item – Picnic  [ca. 1945] 9 photographs : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

A group of young people at a riverside picnic or camping trip. Scenes include members of the group sitting around a campfire, at a picnic table, by the water, and in front of a tent. The boy in image 0524.03.03 may be Alfred Childs.

0524.04-01 Item – Drinking Party  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Young people at a drinking party at the Wapiti River.

0524.04-02 Item – Drinking Party  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Lawrence Childs at a drinking party at the Wapiti River.

0524.04-03 Item – Lawrence Childs and a Girl  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Lawrence Childs and an unidentified girl at the Wapiti River.

0524.04-05 to -06 Item – Drinking Party  [ca. 1945] 2 photographs : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Young people at a drinking party at the Wapiti River.

0524.04-08 Item – On the Bear Creek Bridge [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Lawrence Childs and Reta Anne Jones on the bridge over Bear Creek.

0524.04-09 Item – On the Bear Creek Bridge [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Jim Childs on the bridge over Bear Creek.

0524.04-10 Item – Drinking Party  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Young people at a drinking party at the Wapiti River.

0524.05-01 Item – Jim Childs  [ca. 1940] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Jim Childs standing in front of a car.

0524.05-02 Item – Swimming  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

A very muddy boy in a bathing suit gets out of the water, possibly at Bear Creek.

0524.05-03 Item – Picnic  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

A young man cooks over the fire at a picnic.

0524.06-01 Item – Parade  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

A truck, possibly R. C. A. F., in a parade, possibly at Beaverlodge.

0524.06-02 Item – Parade  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Horses and a wagon in a parade, possibly at Beaverlodge.

0524.06-03 Item – Parade  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Majorettes and a band in a parade, possibly at Beaverlodge.

0524.06-04 to -05 Item – Beaverlodge Aerials  [ca. 1950] 2 photographs : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Aerial views of the track at Beaverlodge.

0524.06-06 Item – Beaverlodge Aerial  [ca. 1950] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Aerial views Beaverlodge’s main street and downtown area. The photograph shows two grain elevators, the train station, the hotel, the school, and numerous other buildings, residences, and businesses.

0524.06-07 Item – Parade  [ca. 1950] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Two girls riding on the front of a car float in a parade, possibly in Beaverlodge.

0524.06-08 Item – Parade  [ca. 1950] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

A child riding in a mini-car pulled by a car in a parade, possibly in Beaverlodge.

0524.06-09 Item – Parade  [ca. 1950] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Majorettes in a parade, possibly in Beaverlodge.

0524.07-01 Item – Young People Beside a Car  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

One of the Card boys with Reta Anne Jones (centre) and an unidentified girl beside a car.

0524.07-02 Item – Picnic  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

A group of young men sitting at a picnic table.

0524.07-05 Item – Reta Anne Jones  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Reta Anne Jones standing by the water with a bathing suit and towel.

0524.07-06 Item – Wading  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

A man and a woman are wading in an unidentified stream. They appear to be nude.

0524.07-07 Item – Granna Childs  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

A woman identified as Granna Childs Connelly working in a garden in front of a house.

0524.08-01 Item – On Bear Creek Bridge  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

A car and two young men on the bridge over Bear Creek.

0524.08-04 Item – Beaverlodge Aerial  [ca. 1950] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

An aerial view of the fairgrounds at Beaverlodge.

0524.08-05 Item – Dam  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Men atop a dam in an unidentified location.

0524.08-06 to -09 Item – Beaverlodge Aerials  [ca. 1950] 4 photographs : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Four photographs showing aerial views of Beaverlodge including houses, the school, the track, the grain elevators, and various businesses.

0524.09-03 Item – Young Men by a Car  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Lawrence Childs, Ken Crummy?, and ? Standing beside a car.

0524.09-07 Item – Young Man in a Yard  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

An unidentified young man, possibly one of the Childs boys, standing in the yard outside a house.

0524.09-08 Item – Wapiti River in Flood  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

A tractor in the water during a Wapiti River flood.

0524.10-01 to -02 Item – Unidentified Bridge  [ca. 1945] 2 photographs : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

People on an unidentified bridge, possibly over the Wapiti River or near Halcourt.

0524.10-03 Item – Young Man  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

A young man standing beside a body of water.

0524.10-04 to -05 Item – On Bear Creek Bridge  [ca. 1945] 2 photographs : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Young men and a car on the bridge over Bear Creek.

0524.10-06 to -07 Item – Unidentified Bridge  [ca. 1945] 2 photographs : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

People on an unidentified bridge, possibly over the Wapiti River or near Halcourt.

0524.10-08 Item – On Bear Creek Bridge  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

A young man and a car on the bridge over Bear Creek.

0524.11-01 Item – On Bear Creek Bridge  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

A car and two young men on the bridge over Bear Creek.

0524.11-02 Item – Anne Childs Willsey  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Anne Willsey (nee Childs) sitting on the fender of a car.

0524.11-03 Item – Girl in Garden  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

A young girl in the garden in front of the Childs home on 103 Avenue in Grande Prairie.

0524.11-05 Item – By the Water  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

A young man and young woman beside a large body of water.

0524.12-01 to -02 Item – Bridge and Dam  [ca. 1945] 2 photographs : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

A large bridge and dam over an unidentified body of water, possibly in Peace River.

0524.12-03 Item – Buildings on Forfar Street  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

A group of buildings on Forfar Street beside a body of water in an unidentified location.

0524.12-04 Item – Bridge  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

A bridge over a large body of water in an unidentified location.

0524.12-05 Item – Dam  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

A dam on a large body of water in an unidentified location.

0524.12-06 Item – Railway Yard  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

A railway yard including tracks, crossing, buildings, and equipment at an unidentified location, possibly Grande Prairie.

0524.12-07 Item – Young Man  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

An unidentified young man standing outside in winter smoking a cigarette.

0524.12-08 Item – Young Man  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

An unidentified young man in a coat and scarf standing outside a building.

0524.13-01 to -07 Item – Young People  [ca. 1945] 7 photographs : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

A group of young people on a car trip.

0524.14-01 Item – Bridge  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

A bridge over a large body of water, possibly in Peace River.

0524.14-02 Item – Buildings  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Several unidentified buildings, possibly in Peace River.

0524.14-03 Item – Bridge  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

A young man standing on the beams underneath a bridge over a large body of water, possibly in Peace River.

0524.14-04 Item – River  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Landscape view of a large river, possibly the Peace River.

0524.14-05 Item – Riverside Town  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

A settlement along the banks of a large river, possibly Peace River.

0524.14-06 to -07 Item – Bridge  [ca. 1945] 2 photographs : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Two views of a bridge over a large body of water, possibly Peace River.

0524.14-08 Item – Train  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Front view of a steam engine on a train track.

0524.14-09 Item – Unidentified Man  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

An unidentified man sitting in the doorway of a shack.

0524.15-01 to -03 Item – Unidentified Couples  [ca. 1945] 3 photographs : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Unidentified couples beside or in cars. See also 0524.23.04 to -05.

0524.15-04 Item – Young People  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

A group of young people on a car trip.

0524.15-05 Item – Unidentified Couple  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

An unidentified couple beside cars.

0524.16-01 Item – Horseback Riding  [ca. 1950] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

An unidentified young man on horseback.

0524.16-02 Item – Shooting  [ca. 1950] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

An unidentified young man shoots a rifle, bracing himself on the hood of a car.

0524.16-03 Item – Smoky River Bridge Opening  1949 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

A parade float on the “Home Comforts 1910” featuring the first furnace in the Peace River country. Part of the Smoky River Bridge opening parade.

0524.16-04 Item – Wedding of Adam Sask and Velma Childs  June 28, 1949 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Adam Sask and Velma Childs’ bridal party outside of Christ Church Anglican, June 28, 1949. Left to right: best man Lawrence Childs, groom Adam Sask, bride Velma Childs, bridesmaid Julia Sask, ?, ?.

0524.16-05 Item – Wedding of Adam Sask and Velma Childs  June 28, 1949 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Adam Sask and Velma Childs outside of a house (possibly the Childs house) on their wedding day.

0524.16-06 Item – Horseback Riding  [ca. 1950] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

An unidentified woman and child riding a horse.

0524.16-07 Item – Winter Play  [ca. 1950] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Outdoor play in winter. In the centre of the photograph is a woman on skis.

0524.16-08 Item – Shooting  [ca. 1950] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

A group of children clustered around a man in a doorway holding a rifle.

0524.17-01 Item – Beside a River  [ca. 1950] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Two young ladies, one of them possibly Anne Childs Willsey (left), beside a large body of water.

0524.17-04 Item – Young Ladies  [ca. 1950] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Two young ladies sitting outside a log building.

0524.17-05 Item – Young Ladies  [ca. 1950] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Two young ladies wearing Western-style outfits at a public event.

0524.17-06 Item – Young Lady  [ca. 1950] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

A young lady sitting on the hood of a car.

0524.17-07 Item – Young Man  [ca. 1950] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

A young man with a pail outside of a building.

0524.17-08 Item – Beside a River  [ca. 1950] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

A young man standing beside a river and holding a gun. Another man is standing behind him.

0524.18-01 to -08 Item – Smoky River Bridge Opening  1949 8 photographs : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

A series of photographs showing floats participating in the parade for the opening of the Smoky River Bridge.

0524.19-04 Item – Swimming  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

A group of swimmers with bathing suits and towels on shore.

0524.19-05 Item – Picnic  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

A group of picnickers beside a body of water.

0524.19-07 Item – Beside a River  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

A group , including a man holding a rifle, sitting beside a river.

0524.19-08 Item – Unidentified Couple  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

An unidentified couple sitting on the hood of a car.

0524.20-01 Item – Wedding of Adam Sask and Velma Childs  June 28, 1949 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

The bride, Velma Childs, and groom, Adam Sask, leaving Christ Church Anglican after their wedding.

0524.20-02 Item – Wedding of Adam Sask and Velma Childs  June 28, 1949 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

A close-up photograph of the bride, Velma Childs, and groom, Adam Sask, leaving Christ Church Anglican after their wedding.

0524.20-03 Item – Wedding of Adam Sask and Velma Childs  June 28, 1949 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Adam Sask and Velma Childs’ bridal party outside of Christ Church Anglican, June 28, 1949. Left to right: best man Lawrence Childs, groom Adam Sask, bride Velma Childs, bridesmaid Julia Sask, ?, ?.

0524.20-04 Item – Wedding of Adam Sask and Velma Childs  June 28, 1949 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Adam Sask and Velma Childs outside of a house (possibly the Childs house) on their wedding day. Duplicate of image 0524.16-05.

0524.21-01 to -05 Item – Young People  [ca. 1945] 5 photographs : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

A group of young people on a car trip.

0524.21-08 Item – Young Man  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

An unidentified young man wearing a housecoat with flowers in his hair.

0524.21-09 Item – Young People  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

A group of young people on a car trip.

0524.22-01 Item – Wedding of Adam Sask and Velma Childs  June 28, 1949 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Adam Sask and Velma Childs on their wedding day.

0524.23-02 Item – Young Lady  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

A young lady sitting on the tailgate of a car.

0524.23-03 to -05 Item – Unidentified Couples  [ca. 1945] 3 photographs : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Unidentified couples beside a building and cars.

0524.23-06 Item – Young People  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

A group of young people in a field with cars in the background.

0524.24-01 to -02 Item – Drinking Party  [ca. 1945] 2 photographs : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Young people at a drinking party.

0524.24-04 Item – NADP Float  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

An NADP float pulled by horses in a parade.

0524.24-05 Item – Young People  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

A group of young people.

0524.24-07 Item – Young Lady  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

An unidentified young lady standing by the door of a car.

0524.25-01 Item – Alf Child and Girls  [ca. 1943] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Anne Willsey (nee Childs), Alf Childs, and ? Outside a house.

0524.25-02 Item – Alf Child and Girls  [ca. 1943] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Anne Childs Willsey, Alf Childs, and Reta Anne Jacobs outside a house.

0524.25-03 Item – Young Ladies  [ca. 1943] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Reta Anne Jacobs and ? Outside a house.

0524.25-05 Item – Alf Childs and Reta Anne Jacobs  [ca. 1943] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Alf Childs and Reta Anne Jacobs outside a house.

0524.25-06 Item – Anne Childs Willsey and Reta Anne Jacobs  [ca. 1943] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Anne Willsey (nee Childs) and Reta Anne Jacobs wrestling in the snow. Anne is holding down Reta.

0524.25-07 Item – Reta Anne Jacobs and ?  [ca. 1943] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Reta Anne Jacobs and ? standing behind a car.

0524.25-08 Item – Reta Anne Jacobs  [ca. 1943] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Reta Anne Jacobs leaning against the fender of a car.

0524.26-01 Item – Reta Anne Jacobs and Alf Childs  [ca. 1943] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Reta Anne Jacobs and Alf Childs standing beside a car.

0524.26-02 Item – Young Ladies  [ca. 1943] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Reta Anne Jacobs and ? Standing beside a house.

0524.26-05 Item – Couple Beside a Car  [ca. 1943] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Lawrence Childs and ? standing behind a car. Reta Anne Jacobs is visible on the other side of the car.

0524.27-01 Item – Childs Group Outside a House  [ca. 1943] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Anne Willsey (nee Childs), Alf Childs, ?, Reta Anne Jacobs, and Lawrence Childs? standing outside a house.

0524.27-02 Item – Reta Anne Jacobs  [ca. 1943] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Reta Anne Jacobs leaning against the fender of a car.

0524.27-03 Item – Alf Childs and a Child  [ca. 1943] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Alf Childs standing beside a car with a child sitting on the hood.

0524.27-04 Item – Alf Childs  [ca. 1943] 1 photograph; b&w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Alf Childs standing beside a car.

0524.27-05 Item – Reta Anne Jacobs and Alf Childs  [ca. 1943] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Reta Anne Jacobs and Alf Childs standing beside a house.

0524.27-06 Item – Anne Childs Willsey  [ca. 1943] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Anne Willsey (nee Childs) standing beside a car.

0524.27-08 to -09 Item – Young Ladies  [ca. 1943] 2 photographs : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

A group of young ladies standing beside a car on a snowy road.

0524.28-01 to -02 Item – In the Snow  [ca. 1943] 2 photographs : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Young people sitting in the snow.

0524.28-03 to -04 Item – Crumpled Cars  [ca. 1943] 2 photographs : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Cars showing accident damage.

0524.28-05 to -06 Item – In the Snow  [ca. 1943] 2 photographs : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

A young man sitting on a rock on a snowy hillside.

0524.28-07 Item – Picnic  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

A group outside around a smoky fire.

0524.28-08 Item – Unidentified Couple  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

An unidentified couple with a snowy landscape in the background. The man is holding a camera.

0524.29.03 to -05 Item – Young Ladies  [ca. 1943] 3 photographs : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

A group of young people standing beside a car on a snowy road.

0524.29.06 Item – Unidentified Man  [ca. 1943] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

An unidentified man standing beside a car and a truck in winter.

0524.29-01 Item – In the Snow  [ca. 1943] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

An unidentified couple sitting in the snow.

0524.29-02 Item – Car  [ca. 1943] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

A car parked on a snowy road.

0524.30-01 to -09 Item – Zoo  [ca. 1945] 9 photographs : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Photographs of various animals in cages and dinosaur statues at an unidentified zoo.

0524.31-01 to -02 Item – Unidentified City  [ca. 1945] 2 photographs : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Views of a bridge, skyline, and buildings of an unidentified city, possibly Edmonton and its High Level Bridge.

0524.31-03 Item – Zoo  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

A goat in a cage at an unidentified zoo.

0524.31-04 to -07 Item – Unidentified City  [ca. 1945] 4 photographs : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Views of a bridge, dam, skyline, and buildings of an unidentified city, possibly Edmonton and its High Level Bridge.

0524.31-08 Item – Dog  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

A dog standing on the railing of a front stoop.

0524.31-09 Item – Unidentified City  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

View of the skyline, and building of an unidentified city, possibly Edmonton.

0524.32-01 to -05 Item – Unidentified People  [ca. 1945] 5 photographs : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Unidentified individuals and groups in a variety of locations.

0524.32-06 Item – Young Men  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Four young men drinking pop in a restaurant.

0524.32-07 to -08 Item – Dinosaur Statues  [ca. 1945] 2 photographs : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Large dinosaur statues in a park or zoo.

0524.32-09 Item – Wedding of Adam Sask and Velma Childs  June 28, 1949 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

Adam Sask and Velma Childs on their wedding day.

0524.33-01 to -04 Item – Young People  [ca. 1945] 4 photographs : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

A group of young people who appear to be on vacation. The photographs show members of the group in various locations including with a city in the background, on a bridge, and in front of a house.

0524.33-05 Item – Waterside Settlement  [ca. 1945] 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.2 x 3.5 cm
  Scope and content:

A body of water with a bridge and buildings in the background.

0524.33-06 to -09 Item – Young People  [ca. 1945] 4 photographs : b&w ; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
  Scope and content:

A group of young people who appear to be on vacation. The photographs show members of the group in various locations including in front of a car, on a bridge, in front of a house, and with a city in the background.