Fonds 570 Sargent Family fonds

Copy of an original photograph of two horses on the Sargent homestead pulling a load of logs. Description on the back of the photo says, “Cutting and hauling firewood for 50 cents a cord delivered four miles away in DeBolt. Jimmie is the Grey.”

Copy of an original photograph of Bill Sargent standing on a skid behind his horse. The description on the back of the photo says, “Jimmie was a very high spirited, faithful and intelligent horse. He and I saw lots of tough winter trips hauling loads of straw for feed from west of the Smoky.”

Copy of an original photograph of Fred Sargent digging the garden beside a wood frame building.

Copy of an original photograph of Bill and Clara Sargent on their wedding day in 1939. They are accompanied by Ed Enns, Clara’s brother, and Nellie _____, Bill’s sister.

Copy of an original photograph of Clara Sargent in dress coat and boots beside their log homestead house at Harper Creek.

Copy of an original photograph of Bill Sargent in a suit beside their log homestead house at Harper Creek. The label on the front of the photo says, “same style as 1978-1980.”

Copy of an original photograph of Bill Sargent cutting down a spruce tree. There is still snow on the ground, and the description on the back of the phots says, “A very late spring, 193?”.

Copy of an original photograph of Clara Sargent on the tractor pulling a small John Deere combine.

Copy of an original photograph of Bill Sargent with tractor and seed drill in the yard of their Harper Creek homestead.

Copy of an original photograph of Bill Sargent with tractor and combine in one of the fields of their Harper Creek homestead.

Copy of an original photograph of Bill Sargent beside Ivan Morrison’s car at the Harper Creek homestead.

Copy of an original photograph of Ivan Morrison, George DeBolt and Bill Sargent sitting on the front bumper of a farm truck in the 1940s. The description on the back of the photo says, “This was the first load of grain hauled out of the Simonette Valley by truck. Very steep trail.”

Copy of an original photograph of the ice breaking up on the Smoky River in the 1940s.

Copy of an original photograph of a horse in the yard of Sargent’s Harper Creek homestead. The label on the front says, “Prince-Besse’s Son, very friendly horse.” A note on the back says, “On the homestead SW 4-72-2-W5.”

Copy of an original photograph of the Simonette Valley in the winter. A grain truck with two men in the box are starting down the hill into the valley.

Copy of an original photograph of Bill Sargent on a John Deere tractor, breaking land in the 1930s.

Copy of an original photograph of a grain truck coming up the Simonette Hill over a road which is not much more than a track.

Copy of an original photograph of a close-up of Bill Sargent running the aerial basket on the Smoky River Ferry during the fall freeze or the spring breakup.

Copy of an original photograph of three men loading a grain truck from a log bin on Clawhammer Flats in the Simonette Valley. The label on the photo says, “Note the grain loader.”

Copy of an original photograph of Bill and Clara Sargent with their farm truck at Sturgeon Lake.

Copy of an original photograph of Esther Duerksen at one end of the aerial ferry over Smoky River.

Copy of an original photograph of Clara Sargent beside the IHC Cornbinder truck which was the first grain delivery truck owned by Morrison & Sargent, DeBolt.

Copy of an original photograph of three men with the IHC Cornbinder truck with a small home on a flat deck, on the ice surface of Sturgeon Lake. The label on the photographer says, “We moved this house from west of Grande Prairie to the north side of Sturgeon Lake.

Copy of an original photograph of Clara Sargent and her mother-in-law on the icy surface of the Smoky River. The label on the photo says, “My mother and Clara from the basket.”

Copy of an original photograph of Bill Sargent beside the IHC Cornbinder truck which was Morrison & Sargent’s first delivery truck.

Copy of an original photograph of Morrison & Sargent’s truck stopped in front of the Hudson’s Bay Company store at Sturgeon Lake. The label on the front of the photo says, “Freighting into Hudson’s Bay Store.”

Copy of an original photograph of Morrison & Sargent’s truck with a load of logs at a sawmill. The label on the photo says, “Hauling logs into John Bickell’s sawmill.”

Copy of an original photograph of two ferries on the Peace River at Taylor Flats. The label on the photo says, “American and BC Ferries, Taylor Flats.”

Copy of an original photograph of Sargent and Morrison’s truck with a load of logs on the back. The label on the photo says, “Hauling logs with a new truck.”

Copy of an original photograph of Bill Sargent standing beside a shiny new truck without a box on the back.

Copy of an original photograph of a Morrison & Sargent truck on a mountain road. The label on the photo says “Freighting up the Alaska Highway.”

Copy of an original photograph of Bill and Clara Sargent’s log house on the homestead at Harper Creek.

Copy of an original photograph of Mrs. Sargent Sr. with Fay and Ken Sargent, in front of her small frame home in DeBolt.

Copy of an original photograph of the Sargent’s log home on their Harper Creek homestead after the roof had been shingled and a porch added.

Copy of an original photograph of the senior Sargents with Clara Sargent on the rocky shore of the Smoky River.

Copy of an original photograph of Mrs. McIntyre, Mrs. Williams, Mrs. George DeBolt and Mrs. Sargent Sr.

Copy of an original photograph of Mrs. Sargent with her granddaughter Fay. The label on the photos says, “Mother and Fay. Garage that burnt is in the background.”

Copy of an original photograph of Mrs. Sargent with Fay and Ken Sargent beside her house in DeBolt.

Copy of an original photograph of Fay Sargent, daughter of Bill and Clara Sargent, having a sleigh ride in a wicker laundry basket mounted on sleigh runners.

Copy of an original photograph of Fay Sargent and birthday cake in the yard of their log home on the homestead. The yard is now surrounded by a picket fence.

Copy of an original photograph of Fay and Ken Sargent enjoying a summer day in a metal tub in the yard while Bill Sargent looks on. The label on the photo says, “Rub-a-dub-dub, two kids in a tub.”

Two copies of original photographs of the first bus used by Morrison & Sargent to take people from DeBolt to Grande Prairie and return. This was the first bus company in the Grande Prairie area, starting in 1943.

Copy of an original photograph of the second bus used by Morrison & Sargent to bus people from DeBolt to Grande Prairie and return. This was the first bus company in the Grande Prairie area, starting in 1943.

Copy of an original photograph of the Morrison & Sargent Bus Depot in DeBolt, with Ken, Clara and Fay Sargent beside the bus.

Copy of an original photograph of the Morrison & Sargent trucks and busses gathered at their Grande Prairie depot behind Porteous Hardware. This was the first bus company in the Grande Prairie area, starting in 1943.

Copies of five photographs of Sargent Sales & Service center under construction in downtown Grande Prairie, on the corner of 100th Street and 99th Avenue. Bill Sargent, owner-operator, is in two of the photographs

Copies of two original photographs showing the front and back views of the Sargent Home on the Smoky River. Bill and Clara Sargent and Jean and Erwin are included in one photograph.

Copy of an original photograph showing Bill and Clara Sargent’s home on 102 Street and 89th Avenue in Grande Prairie.

Copy of an original photograph showing the road from the Smoky River and the landing up to the Sargent home on the river bank.

Copy of an original photograph of Clara Sargent and Virginia Sharp in July 1971 at a celebration for the Sharp’s 25th Anniversary.

Copy of an original photograph of Bill Sargent and a crew of his men with a riverboat on 99th Street, on the north side of Sargent Sales & Service. Across the street is Grande Prairie Furniture Sales. The photo is dated April 27, 1964, and the description says, “Some of our employees and the boat we built for the federal government.

Copy of an original photograph showing the Pontiac II, a riverboat owned by F. Guest, on the Wapiti River. The photo is dated October 64.

Copy of an original photograph of the Park Bros bulldozer working on a bank above the Smoky River. The description with the photo says, “Park Bros. dozer making a new road to the landing after the big flood of 1972.

Copy of an original photograph of Jean and Dan skiing on the Smoky River.

Copy of an original photograph of Bill and Clara Sargent with three of their grandchildren on the front porch of the house on the banks of the Smoky River.