Photograph of five indigenous men in full regalia sitting on a curbside. Men are likely from the Nakoda (Stoney) or Niitsitapi/ Siksikaitsitapi (Blackfoot) Nations. Writing on reverse reads "Indian Medicine Man; Note dead crow; Cure for D.T.S ?".
B&W print, wide format, group portrait of the Southern Albertan 1st Conference for Girls, Calgary.
B&W print, mounted, captioned, of Retail Clerks’ Association Relay Team, includes names of athletes, Calgary.
B&W print, mounted, of men on horseback with polo mallets, women behind with carriages, poss. Calgary area.
B&W print, captioned, of men at work on the Bow River, bridge in background, snow on ground, Calgary, AB.
B&W print of crowd, mostly children, outside the Empress Theatre in Calgary. -- portions of photo have been removed prior to printing
B&W print, mounted, of two men in a horse tack shop, poss. Calgary.
B&W print, mounted, of interior of home, poss. Calgary, AB.
B&W print, mounted, captioned, of men on cart with pair of horses, “Briggs Cartage Co.”, Calgary.
B&W print, mounted, of butchers at their shop, “S.B. Dunlop Quality Meats”, Calgary.
B&W print, mounted, captioned, group portrait of men, the Calgary Golf & Country Club, Calgary.
B&W print, wide format, mounted, captioned, of the Second (2nd) Annual Provincial Convention of the Alberta Social Credit League, Calgary. See also PE000121.
Two (2) photocopies of a newspaper clipping featuring a photograph of the 2nd Annual Provincial Convention of the Alberta Social Credit League and names register, from ‘The Albertan’. See also PE000120 (F-3-3-0-14) for the photograph itself.
Folder/portfolio containing five (5) prints of works exhibited at the 10th Annual Calgary Graphics Exhibition, as well as an exhibition guide. Includes works by artists L. Pecknold, K. Hayano, D. Roberts, R. Achtemichuk, and J. Harris.
B&W print, mounted, with accompanying list of names, of the Southern Alberta Institure of Technology (SAIT) staff, Calgary.
Poster, mounted, sealed on corrugated board, advertising the Alexandra Hotel, Calgary.
Contains: One handwritten letter and sympathy card, addressed to Margaret Hughes, the wife of Dr. Raymond Hughes, from Eleanor (Robertson) Tregillus on behalf of the Calgary General Hospital nursing class of 1937. ca. 1959 -- [copy of obituary clipping has been included]; A typed letter addressed to Dr. M.G. McCallum referring to a letter (missing) written by Dr. Raymond Hughes concerning pensioners Mr. And Mrs. Harding. June 30th, 1953.
Federal election campaign sign for Steve (Stephen) Harper, Reform Party candidate for Calgary West.
Two (2) plastic souvenir spoons from the Calgary Stampede, one white, one yellow.
Typed letter from Alberta Distillers, Limited, addressed to a Mr. Hermann C. Sieburth of Vancouver, detailing the release and promotion of a new liquor. Includes an unused bottle label and a promotional poster. Letter features signature of Frank McMahon. Calgary, Alberta.
Six letters (one handwritten, five typed) concerning the business of S.C. Cooper. Includes bills, correspondence with London and Western Trusts co. Red ink drafts for outstanding payment letters have been written on the reverse of two sheets. Calgary, Alberta.
Cooper, S.C.Death certificate for Maud Mary Heathcote Comins. Signed by Registrar Michael Charles Bernard in Calgary, NWT.
Two (2) B&W prints of First Nations people in full dress on horseback, in what appears to be a parade or other official gathering. Stamped on the back ‘Alberta Film Service 129 - 7th Ave. E. Calgary.'
B&W print, mounted, captioned, of the Hotel Alexandra (Calgary, Alberta) in 1909. The image includes several people, including one in a horse-drawn buggy.
Poster advertising exhibition of historical and political cartoons at the Glenbow Museum in Calgary, Alberta. Exhibition was titled "Western Alienation in Perspective." Cartoon selected for poster is of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba feeding a cow that is being milked by Eastern Canada.
B&W print, mounted, captioned group portrait of the 1916 S.P.A League baseball champions, in Calgary, Alberta. Team members are in suits with three trophies, with pitcher in separate oval in top left corner. Names and positions of players are captioned. Photographed by A. L. Hess of Calgary. Brown string through a single punched hole in the center at the top allows item to hang.
Poster and calendar for the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede. Calendar starts December 1957, and dates for the 1958 and 1959 Stampede are advertised. Caption at top of poster reads ‘The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth’. Item has poster-hanging at top and bottom, with eye for hook at top.
Poster for 1988 Calgary Winter Olympic Games. Poster depicts the official mascots, Hidy and Howdy, with a snow covered mountain as backdrop.
B&W print, framed, captioned, group portrait of a portion of Garbutt Business College's day class, in Calgary, Alberta. Photograph is of a large group of men and women taken in front of a convenience store/office.
B&W print, wide format, framed, of Calgary in 1890. Photograph is actually two photographs printed together to create a panoramic shot, though the lighting is slightly different between the two photographs.
Poster, small size, advertising the 2004 Calgary Stampede in Calgary, Alberta. Poster mentions date, entrance/exit times, and some of the attractions for the 2004 Stampede, including Carrol Baker.
Drink coaster, flower shaped, from the New Noble Motor Hotel (now the Hotel Arts) in Calgary, Alberta. Image on the front is a jockey and horse, circled by a horseshoe that says "Good Luck", along with the name and address of the motel.
Sepia print, wide format, captioned, group photograph of the visitors and delegates at the BPO Elks Grand Lodge Convention, in Calgary, Alberta, in 1930. Photograph is of a large group – mostly men, but with a few women and children – in front of a large building. Photographed by W. J. Oliver.
B&W captioned print, a group photograph of three organizations under the Canadian Western Union: the Brotherhood Locomotive Firemen, Enginemen, and the Ladies Society. The three organizations met for a joint meeting in July 1930 in Calgary, Alberta. Photograph is of a large group of people with a few children in front of a medium sized white wooden building. Photographed by W. J. Oliver.
B&W print, wide format, framed, captioned, group photograph of the Plumbers and Steamfitters Picnic Group in Shouldice Park, Calgary, Alberta. Photograph is of a large group of people – men, women, and children (and dog). Photograph taken by Kilroe Photo.
Document listing the regulations for the sale of irrigable and non-irrigable lands in the western section of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company’s irrigation block and for the supply of water for said irrigation lands. Signed J.S. Dennis, Superintendant of Irrigation. Calgary, Alberta.
One of two documents written by J.S. Dennis of the Irrigation Department of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company. See also PE000459
Dennis, J. S.B&W stereoscopic print, captioned “Royal Canadian Mounted Police Headquarters, Calgary Alberta, Canada.” Made by the Keystone View Company. Brief history of the R.C.M.P printed on the back.
Receipt for an executed contract, on Irrigation Department, Canadian Pacific Railway Company letterhead. From J.S. Dennis to Mr. Edward L. Meece of Seattle, Washington. Sent from Calgary, Alberta.
One of two documents written by J.S. Dennis of the Irrigation Department of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company.
Dennis, J. S.Letter to Reserve Holders of the Alberta Wheat Pool from Manager, R. D. Purdy. Letter discusses members' five percent purchase of elevator and commercial reserves. Calgary, Alberta.
Alberta Wheat PoolB&W print, captioned, of the Calgary Stampeders ice hockey team. Names of hockey players printed on image.
Six percent First Mortgage (Participating) Debenture certificate for the Mitford (Calgary) Colliery Company, Limited. Calgary, Alberta.
Campaign pamphlet with the heading “Building a NEW SOCIAL ORDER in Canada…” Illustration on front page shows a smiling family of five above the words “Liberal FAMILY ALLOWANCES provide food, education, health, security.” Pamphlet promotes the new Liberal Family Allowance plan as “the biggest step forward in our march to postwar prosperity!” Includes typed letter from Calgary West Liberal Candidate Charles C. Matthews asking voters for support in the upcoming election, with the heading “Let’s Stay Prosperous.” Authorized by the National Liberal Federation – Ottawa, printed by Albertan Job Press Ltd.
Handbill advertising for a performance of Ruth Draper “in her Character Sketches” at the Grand Theatre, Calgary, Alberta. Printed in Calgary by Caniff-O’Brien.
Book of 24 tickets for the “Indoor Fun Carnival” to be held in the Calgary Arena Sept. 11 – 18, 1937. Proceeds from the Carnival went to the Bigger and Better Hockey Association of Calgary. The words “Bobby [W?]hels Book” are written in pencil on the cover. Calgary, Alberta.
Essay, typed, imagining a trip back in time to observe the dinosaurs that lived near Drumheller, Alberta. Titled, "Une Excursion Fantastique à Drumheller." Likely written by a student for a junior high or high school assignment. Written in French. Reference to the “Centre des Arts Allies” or Allied Arts Centre, which was open in Calgary in the 1960s, dates the essay and locates its creation in Calgary, Alberta.
Christmas Card from the President and Members of the Calgary District South African Veterans’ Association. Handwritten notes on a variety of subjects on the back.
Invitation from A. E. MacDonald to a pre-showing of the 1939 McLaughlin-Buick at Imperial Motors Limited Showrooms, Calgary, Alberta.
Pamphlet advertising for The Hit Parade playing at the Palace theatre in Calgary, Alberta. Printed by Ford Printing Co. in Calgary, Alberta.
Two B&W prints of members of the Loyal Order of Moose Lodge. The first was taken c. 1957 according to a hand-written annotation on the back. A stamp credits David Colville of the Calgary Herald as photographer. A sign in the second photo dates it to January 27, 1957; a stamp on the back credits Jack DeLorme of The Albertan as photographer. Calgary, Alberta.
Advertisement for Little Bros., of Calgary, Alberta. This thick, rectangular, paper hand bill describes the business as offering “Everything in furnishings for Men” and features three small portraits of men. Printed by Claresholm Pub. Co., Claresholm, Alta.
Collection of documents related to the creation of the nurses registry in Calgary during the Second World War.
- Typed letter to “The graduate nurses of Calgary” from Kathleen Connor, Chairman of the Calgary District #3 Alberta Association of Registered Nurses, dated Feb. 5, 1942. Introduces the idea of creating a community nursing registry in order to support the war effort.
- Typed documents with the heading “The following is condensed from the Report of the Committee on the Formation and Re-Organization of Registries, Province of Ontario, Ottawa, 28th March, 1940.”
- Recommended by-laws of the Nurses Registry of Calgary District #3, typed, with the name “Mrs. F. Honeywell written in handwriting. No date.
Train schedule for the Soo-Spokane Route run by the Spokane International Railway. Centrefold is a map of the route which runs from Portland, Oregon up through Calgary, Alberta and Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan and down to St. Paul, Minnesota. Includes time schedules of the international route and of connecting train lines, as well as a description of the trains and equipment in use.
American Scrip Company scrip coupon issued by Arcade Confectionery, Calgary, Alberta. The coupon owner is due a ½ mile of first class travel on any steam ship or steam railway in the world. Features two delicate line drawings of a steam train and a steam ship.
Typed letter on Buckhorn Ranch letterhead from Bruce Bohne to Fred Patterson of Calgary requesting a bill of sale and wishing Merry Christmas. Included in the envelope was a rifle registration form filled out in the name of Fred Patterson. Beaver Mines, Alberta.
B&W print, mounted, of the Calgary Elks Concert Band. Made by Lane’s Studio.
Blank counter cheque from a Royal Bank of Canada branch in Calgary, Alberta.
Medical prescription written by Dr. Egbel[?] for Mr. Burns. Notepaper has letterhead from Oliver Bros. Limited, with the slogan “The Druggists” and a red line drawing of a buffalo. Calgary, Alberta.
“The Direct Route to Modern Transportation for Calgary” broadside produced by the Calgary Federated Automotive Industries, promoting the switch from trolley coaches to motor buses in Calgary.
Program for the Palace Theatre in Calgary, AB for the week of June 13, 1927. Contents include news about various actors, current films, upcoming films, coming musical attractions, and advertisements from local businesses and schools.
Nine (9) press photographs of Stoney Indians, several probably taken during Indian Days in Banff. Photos have captions on the back:
- 8" x 10" B&W print. Caption: "Annual Indian Day at Banff, Alberta; Stoney Indian Medicine Man in his medicine teepee [sic] (Courtesy Canadian Pacific Railway)."
- 7" x 9" B&W print. Newspaper clipping showing printed photograph identifies figure as Walking Buffalo, former chief of the Stony Indians of Western Canada.
- 7" x 10" B&W print. Caption: "Indians, Stoney; parade around village and ride into Banff."
- 8" x 10" B&W print. Caption: "Four minutes after the construction job was begun, the Stoney squaw and papooses are comfortably established in their new home—with a slight touch of modern conveniences to get the housework done."
- 7" x 9" B&W print. Caption: "Stoney Indian 'Mr. Big,' This is Jonas Roder, second chief of the Stoney Indians tribe, dressed in full regalia for the annual Calgary, Alberta stampede. Far from the 'vanishing American,' the chief has much to say about how his tribesmen live."
- 8" x 10" B&W print. Caption: "Golfing in the Canadian Rockies has its illusions. Chief John Hunter, a full blooded Stoney Indian, makes a picturesque caddy on the Banff course."
- 7" x 9" B&W print. Caption: “ 'From where he sits' This papoose seems quite interested in the goings-on at the Calgary, Alberta, stampede. His mother, a Stoney Indians squaw stoops to squint, yet keeps a supporting hand against her back-riding youngster."
- 7" x 8" B&W print. Caption: " 'The end of a busy day' Chief Spotted Eagle and his squaw Red Cloud Woman finish their shopping trip by indulging in a strawberry soda. Their eight-year-old daughter, Big Bird Woman (center), was a little shy." Print is very wrinkled.
- 8" x 10" B&W print. Caption: "Indians, Stoney, fashion show at Banff Spring, Alberta."
B&W print, mounted, showing several horse teams and work crews in Calgary. Taken by Calgary Photographers.
Print showing the workers, vehicles, and building of the Union Milk Company in Calgary, Alberta. Caption reads “Union Milk Co. Ltd. - - October 3, 1954.” Photographed by E.W. Cadmin.
Riley and McCormick Cowboy Equipment Harness Saddles Catalogue. Catalogue of cowboy equipment from a cowboy supply store based in Calgary, AB. Content includes various cowboy articles with prices and illustrations.
Nine (9) photographs depict images of Winnipeg, Brandon, Edmonton, Calgary, Moose Jaw, a standard passenger train, the train on the Canadian Pacific Railway, close-up of the Canadian Northern Railway Standard Passenger Train, and buffalo in the park at Wainwright, Alberta. These photographs are enclosed in a brown envelope containing various imagery typical of Western Canada. Printed by Hough Litho Limited (Toronto).
The share certificate indicates the share amount of the company Price Jones, which was founded in the 1860s in Newton, Wales. It sold locally produced Welsh flannel and eventually expanded and became the first mail-order shop in the world (Queen Victoria was known to be a customer), and issued catalogues in Canada as well. In 1911 the company erected a store in Calgary but it ultimately went out of business in 1916.
A group photograph of four (4) men in regular military uniforms and fifteen (15) cooks in their kitchen whites. Identified as Cooks 82nd O.Batt. C.E.F. Calgary 1916. Large British flag in background. Photograph taken by W. V. Ring Wright Block 221A Eighth Avenue Calgary.
Poster detailing the Calgary Buffaloes’ Home Game Schedule for the year. Title reads: "Why Not Come See Western Canada League Baseball." Behind the title is a red ink picture depicting a catcher and a runner sliding into base. Bottom right hand corner indicates poster was printed by The Albertan Printers.
Title reads: "Premier Truck Cabs and Bodies - Anthony Steel Dump Truck Bodies - D. Ackland & Son Limited - Winnipeg - Calgary - Chevrolet." Cover contains an ink drawing of a speeding truck with a farm scene in the background. Title and drawing are done in green ink. Interior contains descriptions and drawings of different truck parts and accessories available for purchase. A note on the back page says the booklet was printed by Birt Printing Co., Ltd, and compiled by W.H. Hart. There is an included page printed on thin green paper noting the Premier Truck, Cab and Body Price list at D. Ackland & Son, Limited, Winnipeg.
Booklet titled: "United Farmers of Alberta Annual Convention, 1916-Calgary-Annual Address." Below this is written: "Delivered by S.S. Dunham. L.L.B., Lethbridge-Second Vice-President."
Cover is printed on light brown paper with blue flecks. Front cover features a black decorative border surrounding an image of a torch entwined with a ribbon alongside the title. The back cover contains only the union label for printing, and notes: Quick Print, Calgary. The interior contains fifteen (15) pages denoting the address given by S.S. Dunham at the annual U.F.A. Convention in Calgary. There is also a b&w portrait of S.S. Dunham on the second page.
The program's front cover is filled with a green and white picture of an older woman sitting in a chair reading. She is positioned in front of a set of windows, and is surrounded by tables and books. A note written in pencil on the top right corner states “Calgary” 20-. The cover reads at the top: "Mother’s Day Service Sunday, May 11th, 1924." Below the picture is simply the word Mother. The interior of the program indicates the order of service, including hymns and recitations. The back cover continues the order of service. A note on the bottom of the back page states: Prepared for and distributed by The Religious Education Council of Alberta, 302 I.O.O.F. Building, Calgary.
B&W photograph depicting several men working on a railroad line. There are some women and children acting as spectators. In the foreground is the railroad lines and several men working around it. In the background is a steam train, wheat silo, and a town. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph states: "Repairing the lines and putting in new lines at Calgary." There are also the numbers 762 next to this note, and the number 20 in the bottom right corner.
Program titled: "The Armouries, Calgary, Alberta, Military Ball Given in Honour of HRH The Prince of Wales by Brig. Gen. H.F. McDonald, C.M.G., D.S.O. and Officers of M.D. NO. 13. September sixteenth, nineteen hundred and nineteen." Front cover also includes the Alberta Coat of Arms. Interior of the program contains a list of dances to be performed and the accompanying music, with the opposite page containing blank spaces for writing engagements and rendezvous. Back cover is blank.
A photograph album created by an unknown person, documenting the 1910 train trip completed by Sir Wilfrid Laurier, as Prime Minister, across western Canada. In July and August, Sir Laurier traveled on a special Grand Trunk Pacific train from Fort William, ON to Prince Rupert, B.C. and back, returning to Ottawa September 7, 1910. He was accompanied by numerous colleagues, including his private secretary, E. J. Lemaire; Minister of Railways and Canals, George Perry Graham, M.P.; Edward Mortimer Macdonald, M.P.; and Frederick Forsythe Pardee, M.P.
The B&W photographs are captioned in white on the black paper pages of the album. The photographs are only roughly in chronological order. The owner of the album titled the first page, "The Grand Trunk Pacific Trip." The acronym "G.T.P." is used for Grand Trunk Pacific railway throughout the album. Minister Graham is identified in the photographs by the acronym "G.P.G."
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Various photographs of the group chatting and milling around the train, occasionally posing for the photographer. Several of these photographs also show the train's crew.
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A large welcome sign on the bridge in Fort William, ON.
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Two photographs of the August 5th train wreck between the Laurier special train and a freight train on the C.P.R. track east of Moose Jaw between Belle Plaine and Pense. The train car is torn apart like a toy. No one in the prime minister's party was seriously injured.
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One photograph of a man in a buggy, captioned "Joe" Clarke. This appears to be the future mayor of Edmonton.
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Captioned photographs of the welcome received at Inverness [?], Winnipeg [MB], Melfort [SK], Selkirk [MB], Yorkton [SK], Medicine Hat [AB], Calgary [AB], Wetaskiwin [AB], Rosthern [SK], Banff [AB], Golden [B.C.], Prince Rupert [B.C.], and Victoria [B.C.].
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Photograph of the "Welcome to our Premier" arch made of oats in Yorkton, SK.
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Several photographs of Indigenous people.
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Two photographs of "Buffalo at Banff," including a calf.
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Several beautiful photographs of the Rocky Mountains.
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Several photographs taken from the deck of a ship off the coast of Prince Rupert, B.C.
Contains photographs taken by, or associated with Sgt. Pilot Geoffrey Redfern, a graduate of the Service Flying Training School in Calgary, Alberta. Photographs are annotated, often with small cartoon illustrations on each page. Subjects of photographs include sightseeing in the United States, Ottawa, Banff, and Lake Louise, images of friends in Toronto, Montreal, Massachusetts, and Vermon, graduation photos from the Service Flying Training School, portraits, and various photographs from Royal Air Force service. In addition to the photographs, other miscellaneous material is also enclosed, including:
- A 1942 Christmas menu from the No. 10 I.T.W.
- A Dec. 8, 1943 graduation dinner menu from the Service Flying Training School, featuring a number of signatures
- A newspaper extract, which features a story that mentions Sgt. Pilot Redfern
- An undated Christmas card from Geoffrey Redfern
- A single page of typed diary notes from the author’s wartime transit across the Atlantic
- 23 assorted postcards, depicting locations in Saskatchewan and Manitoba
Printed souvenir album from the No. 2 Wireless School in Calgary. The booklet contains five group portraits, and a list of personnel. The separate photographs are identical to one of the group portraits in the booklet.
Photo album containing images from Western Canada, England and (possibly) India. Of particular interest in the context of the Prairie Ephemera collection are the 68 photos set in Western Canada – likely near Calgary, on the Bow River – which primarily depict cattle ranching, with images of cattle, horses, family groups, as well as a single photo of a pair of aboriginal persons in traditional dress. The remaining 61 photos depict locations, people and animals in England, as well as including several images of Indian army soldiers on parade or drill.
An informational booklet, distributed at the International Irrigation Congress in Calgary, on the Canadian Pacific Railway’s efforts to construct irrigation works in southern Alberta, and to a lesser extent, on the company’s effort to facilitate land sales and the development of farming in the same region. Some commentary is also included, from the perspective of the company, on irrigation law, and on the establishment of the Western Canadian Irrigation Association.
Menu for the Silver Inn Restaurant, located in Calgary, Alberta. In addition to menu offerings, the item also includes the restaurant’s phone number, address, and opening hours. Menu is chiefly composed of Chinese cuisine.
Program and menu for a dinner given by Don Getty, Premier of Alberta, and his wife, at the Westin Hotel in Calgary, in honor of a visit by Queen Elizabeth II. The menu features a photograph of Queen Elizabeth II on the inside of the front cover.
Political material, associated with candidates running on a pro-labor platform. The content is structured as voting instructions, possibly for already committed supporters, rather than as persuasive advertising. One side of the sheet contains instructions for voting a straight labor ticket in the selection of aldermen and school board trustees, and the other contains instructions for voting on a referendum question to restore free clinics in Calgary Schools.
Program for the Calgary Collegiate Institute Annual Commencement ceremony. The booklet includes a list of the school staff and executive, a list of students receiving diplomas, the events program, and a list of students who have won prizes or competitions.
Program booklet for the Annual Commencement ceremonies of the Calgary Collegiate Institute. Includes a list of Institute staff, a list of winners of certificates for the past year, and the events program.
Advertisement poster from the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art in Calgary, Alberta, promoting correspondence courses, as preparation for vocational examinations, to miners.
Advertising brochure, issued by the Tea Kettle Inn of Calgary, Alberta, which promotes Calgary as a tourist destination. The brochure includes background on Calgary in general, and detail on particular tourist attractions in the city. A substantial portion of the item, however, concentrates on promoting the Tea Kettle Inn specifically to tourists, including a photo of the Inn’s kitchen and an illustration of the business’ exterior.
Branded, empty envelope associated with the Calgary Stampede. The front of the envelope features a color illustration of the chuck wagon racing event at the stampede; associated text on the envelope reads “Chuckwagon races at the ‘Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth’”.
Vol. 47, No. 249 / 12992 (Oct. 17, 1891) of the Saturday Globe. The feature article “Calgary: Sketch of the Coming Northwest Metropolis”, provides an in-depth description of Calgary as a whole, with profile of various local landmarks and businesses.
Vol. 49, No. 13,550 (July 29, 1893) of the Saturday Globe. The feature article “Calgary: Alberta’s Capital” provides, despite its title, a broad overview of the province of Alberta, including Edmonton, and small towns such as Olds. Accompanying photographs depict various scenes from the province, including prairie landscape shots, agriculture, and town buildings.
In addition to the feature article, a number of brief miscellaneous articles and stories are carried on the last page of the newspaper. A number of advertisements for products and businesses are also present.
Advertising brochure from the HBC, which promotes the HBC department store in Calgary, as well of general tourism in Calgary. The brochure contains information on the types of items carried by the Bay department store and recommendations for tourist activities in Calgary, as well as customs' information for American visitors to Canada.
Born in Ontario, Harry Pollard (1880-1968) was the son of a photographer and established his own studio in Calgary in 1899. Although based in Alberta, his work documented people and places across Canada and around the world. From 1924 until his retirement in 1954, Pollard worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway producing promotional photographs and films of the various ocean cruises that the company operated. For more information, please see the biographical entry in the Provincial Museum of Alberta's Harry Pollard fonds (available online at https://hermis.alberta.ca/paa/Details.aspx?ObjectID=PR0125&dv=True&deptID=1 [accessed on 10 December 2018]).
The album contains views of Calgary and of various local buildings, churches, and residences. Agricultural and ranching scenes, including photographs of prize livestock and produce, are also present.
Pollard, H.Although several captions list the individual pictured as "self" or "myself," the creator of the album does not appear to be explicitly identified. Nonetheless, several pieces of ephemera in the album - including passes and a voucher for a railway ticket - refer to a S.W. Kerley. One item carrying Mr. Kerley's name is accompanied by the caption "My last ration book in Blighty." Internal references suggest that the soldier served with the 31st Battalion, Alberta Regiment, and a S.W. Kerley is included in the nominal roll. For more information on the Regiment, please see its entry in the Canadian Great War Project Web site (available online at http://www.canadiangreatwarproject.com/Regimental/31stBattalion.asp [accessed on 10 December 2018]).
The album documents the experiences of an Alberta soldier during World War I from recruitment to his return from Europe. The majority of photographs capture Mr. Kerley and his fellow soldiers in a variety of settings from training in Alberta to the battlefields of Europe. The album contains portraits of soldiers taken in Calgary, Medicine Hat, Edmonton, Bramshott, England, as well as in Germany and Belgium. Many of the soldiers are identified at least by surname and, in some cases, more fully. There are also images of major Canadian battlefields such as Arras-Cambrai Road, Ypres, Passchendaele, and Vimy Ridge.
The 31st Battalion did not return to Canada until May of 1919, remaining in Germany to serve as part of the occupying forces. The album also documents this phase of the war, containing four photographs dated January 1919 with the accompanying captions "Outpost duty in Germany." Several pieces of ephemera also appear to be from Mr. Kerley's service during the occupation. These include the address of a German family, laundry lists, and a theatre programme from Namur, Belgium, dated 4 March 1919.
As with the photographs and postcards, the printed ephemera document many aspects of Mr. Kerley's military service. The album contains materials from the ship voyages to and from Europe, including menus, a concert programme, and a card listing berth and mess information. There is also a card from the Canadian Pacific Railway for soldiers travelling in Canada following repatriation.
Mr. Kerley also collected a number of miscellaneous souvenirs from his time in Europe, including currency and an identity card used by French and Belgian workers during the German occupation. Documents specifically related to his military service - such as a menu from a 1917 Christmas dinner, a programme from the Canadian Corps Championship (a multi-sport athletic competition held on 1 July 1918), and German and Canadian field-letter cards - are also present.
In a few cases, captions indicate the provenance of individual items, some of which appear to have been taken as souvenirs of combat. Several photographs are listed as having been found on battlefields. For example, three photographs are accompanied by these captions:
• “German N.C.O.’s found on an N.C.O. during the Amiens Drive, Aug.-1918”
• “’A German Fraulein’ found on a Hun soldier found at Neuville Vitasse”
• “Found this photo laying beside this soldier’s body after our capture of Rosiers on the Somme – 1918 Aug.”
The album appears to document a tour through Alberta. Industrial and transportation themes are particularly prominent. Many of the photographs capture scenes from coal-mining communities such as Mercoal, Coleman, and Frank, There are several photographs of aircraft and boats in Fort McMurray and elsewhere in northern Alberta. The remaining images capture mountain scenes as well as various towns and cities across Alberta, including several photographs of Edmonton and Calgary.
Paulsen, J.G.?Born in England, William John Oliver (1887-1954) settled in Calgary and worked as a staff photographer for local newspapers. He also operated his own studio. Oliver's work explored many themes, but during the 1920s and 1930s he shot extensively at the Calgary Stampede. For more information, please see the biographical entry in the Glenbow Museum's W.J. Oliver fonds (available online at http://ww2.glenbow.org/search/archivesMainResults.aspx?XC=/search/archivesMainResults.aspx&TN=MAINCAT&AC=QBE_QUERY&RF=WebResults&DL=0&RL=0&NP=255&MF=WPEngMsg.ini&MR=5&QB0=AND&QF0=Main%20entry+%7C+Title&QI0=W.%20J.%20Oliver%20fonds [accessed on 9 December 2018]).
These 7 photographs document the Calgary Stampede rodeo, capturing cowboys competing in several events: bronc riding (5), chuckwagon racing (1), and calf roping (1).
Alfred Blyth (1901-1980) moved to Edmonton from Scotland around 1913 and began work as a darkroom technician in 1916. He opened his own photographic studio in 1928, which he operated until his retirement in 1970. For more information, please see the biographical entry in the Provincial Museum of Alberta's Alfred Blyth fonds (available online at https://hermis.alberta.ca/paa/Details.aspx?ObjectID=PR0607&dv=True&deptID=1 [accessed on 11 December 2018]).
Although the photographs are not accompanied by annotations, they appear to document the visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth to Alberta in 1939. Images of the Royal Couple - often pictured with Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie-King and other dignitaries - and crowd scenes predominate. Events at the Legislature, Calgary City Hall, the Banff Springs Hotel, as well as arrivals and departures from airports and railway depots are present.
Blyth, AlfredThe album documents the 1939 visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth to Canada and the United States. Approximately 100 of the images were taken during the Alberta portion of the tour, including pictures of events in Calgary, Banff, Bassano, Edmonton, Medicine Hat, and Lethbridge. The remaining images capture the Royal Couple in British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and the United States.
A group photograph of soldiers in uniform. Names and battalions listed on the back. Most of the names have been cut off.
Stereoscopic image of a Cree man standing in front of a tipi. The photo is captioned “Cree Indian, Calgary, Alta.” And the mounting board is captioned “Canadian Scenery – Ocean to Ocean.”
Merlioh & Co.A copy of the prospectus for the Eagle Oil Company from Calgary, Alberta. As well as two copies of application for shares forms for the company.
Eagle Oil CompanyBlack and white group portrait of NWMP veterans gathered for their annual banquet in the Hudson’s Bay Company dining room. 69 men, posed in 4 rows. Captioned beneath: N.W.M.P. Veterans Annual Banquet. Calgary, Alta. Watermark in lower right corner: Collins & [G?]illies, 1925
Partial identifications (L-R):
Back row: Fred Bosten; unknown; unknown; unknown; Sergeant Ralph S. Kendall; unknown; unknown; Daniel “Peache” Davis; James E. Cullen; unknown; F.A. Caswell; George Aspinall; unknown; F. Debenham; unknown; unknown; unknown; unknown; unknown.
4th row: unknown; unknown; Mr. Royce; George Ambrose; unknown; J.R. Royce; unknown; unknown; Julien Nash; Alfred Earnest Cross; Percy Tucker; unknown; Mr. Ritchie.
3rd row: Harold Riley; unknown; unknown; unknown; Jock Manson; unknown; Mr. Summers; Mayor George Webster; unknown; Jimmy Moore; unknown; Mr. Graham; A.R. Brooke; E.B.D. Mitchell; unknown; unknown.
Front row: George Bass; Tony Grogan; Mr. Johnston; Inspector Spalding; unknown; unknown; unknown; unknown.
Photograph depicts the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York on a visit to Calgary. They are seated in a carriage with a driver in front, and guards on horseback dispersed around. More blurred figures on horseback seen moving through the background. Watermark for Steele Bros. in lower left corner. Inscription in pen on reverse reads “Sept. 28th 1901 Duke and Duchess at Calgary” above a watermark depicting a man seated in a chair.
Steele & Co. Photo, WinnipegDescribes the program for “A Character Sketch Entitled ‘The Minister’s Bride’.” To be “given by the Young People of St. Paul’s Methodist Sunday School, Hillhurst, in the school hall, on Friday March 15th, 1918 at eight o’clock.” Includes a description of the scenes and identification of the performers.