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              Pocock Scrapbook (1888)
              FC 3216.3 P63 R64 1.1.7 · Item · 1888
              Part of Roger Pocock archives

              Pocock's 1888 scrapbook consists of textual and graphic material related his travels in British Columbia and Alaska.

              Scrapbook contains:
              Photographs of small portraits of unnamed people, wildlife, and scenes of British Columbia and Alaska.
              Clippings of reviews of his book, "Tales of Western Life", articles about Alaska, articles about Pocock's travels and visits with Indigenous people, published critiques on his writing, a published editorial on Pocock's condemnation of how Indigenous people are being treated by the government, jokes and humourous stories, and current events.
              Sketches and paintings of scenes in British Columbia and Alaska, totems, and Indigenous people.
              Receipts.
              Diary entries for the year 1888.
              Letters to his father, his sister, Ethel, and from various people (such as lawyers and character references for Pocock).
              Maps of British Columbia.
              Typewritten manuscript copies of Pocock's stories "A Modern Pirate: The Story of an Adventure in Behring Sea" (35 pages) and "Seventh Watch: The Yokohama Pirates" (28 pages).

              Pocock, Roger
              Item · [ca. 1943]
              Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

              Illustrated record of the construction of the Alaska or "Alcan" Highway during World War II, published shortly after the road's completion for military use in 1942. Describes the development, construction, and eventual opening of the highway connecting Fairbanks, Alaska, to Dawson Creek, British Columbia.

              Includes 1 map of "The Province of Alberta in relation to the Alaska Highway and the natural resources of Northwestern Canada", and approximately 40 black and white [B&W] and sepia-toned photographs depicting the construction of the highway, the individuals working on the construction project, landscapes and scenery around the highway, and the official opening of the highway.

              Also includes "Tales about the Road" [short, mostly humourous vignettes about the development of the Alaska Highway] and "Edmonton - Crossroads of the World" [short prose piece about Edmonton, written in the point of view of "the spirit of Edmonton" and attributed to R. T. R.].

              Item · 1936
              Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

              Tourism advertisement booklet produced by Canadian Pacific encouraging tourism to the Canadian Rockies. Inside front cover is a list of hotels and chalet-bungalow camps operated by Canadian Pacific. Inside back cover is a list of principal Canadian Pacific travel agencies throughout the world.

              Includes information regarding: golf in Banff; the Banff Springs Hotel; "Indian Days" at the Calgary Stampede; recreational activities [fishing or angling; alpine climbing; horseback riding; special events in the Canadian Rockies in 1936 [Vancouver's Golden Jubilee; Sky Line Trail Hike; Amateur Golf Championships]; and a 2000-mile Alaska and the Yukon cruise.

              Also contains multifold map titled "Panorama of the Canadian Rockies".

              Canadian Pacific
              Item · 21 Jan. 1959
              Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

              Address given to the 69th Annual Meeting of the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce by Michael [Mike] Stepovich, former Governor of Alaska.

              Topics addressed include Canada-Alaska relations; economic and commercial growth in Edmonton and Alaska; natural resources, specifically minerals and oil and gas; transportation; farm production in Alaska; fishing in Alaska; and military relations between Canada and Alaska.

              Stepovich, Mike
              Item · 1943
              Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

              Large, detailed four-colour map of Northwest Canada and Alaska. Includes cities, towns on railways, fishing villages, trading posts and mining camps, "points of interest in the North", resources and general information [in red text], Alaska Hishway [and controlled area on either side], main highways, roads or "good trails", trails, new roads under construction, parks or game preserves, prairie or "well settled area", Northern Limit of Woods, "West Bdy of PreCambrian", and regular mail and air service routes.

              Inner front cover includes advertisement [with black and white [B&W] reproduction of photograph] for Edmonton's King Edward Hotel.

              Back cover includes advertisements [with 2 B&W reproduction of photographs] for Hudson's Bay Company freight and passenger steamship services, and for the Hudson's Bay Company department stores.

              Item · 1915
              Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

              An advertisement booklet produced by the Canadian Pacific Railway Company ca. 1915 regarding tourism in the Canadian Rockies, including information about trips, rates, and places to visit.

              Contents:
              Daylight Trip Through the Canadian Rockies (Going West); Banff [Banff Hotel; Pony Trips and Drives]; Lake Louise; Field, B.C. [Drives and Pony Trips]; Glacier; The Canadian Pacific Exhibit at San Francisco, 1915; En Route; Alaska and Return $60.00 [Meals and Berth Included]; For Rates - Routes - Tickets - Reservations - Descriptive Folders Have Our Representative Call on You.

              Images:
              "Entrance to Canadian Rockies - Near Banff"; "Banff Hotel - Banff, Alta."; "Lakes in the Clouds - Lake Louise"; "Kicking Horse Canyon, Field, B.C."; "Glacier, B.C."; "Canadian Pacific Pavilion, Panama Pacific Exposition, San Francisco, Cal., 1915"; "Princess Victoria Plying the Route Between Vancouver, Victoria and Seattle"; "S.S. Princess Alice - Alaska Service".

              Canadian Pacific Railway