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Item · [ca. 1910]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Two (2) B&W prints joined to make a panoramic view of Blairmore, AB and the surrounding area. Words “Photo by Ingham” written in the top left corner of one photo. Both prints have small tears and chipped corners. Captioned in pencil.

Item · 1906?
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Large B&W print, mounted, of a very small cottage on a grassy prairie plain, surrounded by four men in three horse-drawn wagons. A man in the wagon behind the cottage is pointing a rifle at a tin can on the cottage’s roof. According to dealer’s notes the picture was taken near Craik, Saskatchewan.   

Item · Jul. 13, 1913
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

B&W print showing a group of Polish farmers of Tide Lake picnicking on the banks of the Red Deer River. Print is annotated in [Polish] on the back; a translation taped to the print reads “The group immigrated from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Strathmore, Alberta in 1908 and moved to Tide Lake in 1910.” Print appears to be a picture of a picture; the bottom right hand side has been folded.

Item · [ca. 1918]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

The photograph depicts the town of Marshall in Saskatchewan. Most prominently, it features a front view of the Savoy Hotel; there is a rectangular building which appears to be a convenience store (it has a Coca Cola sign on its side), various houses, barns; there are hydro and telephone poles. The Marshall Memorial is also visible.

Item · 1918
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Photograph depicts a medium shot of the front of the Dundurn Victory Loan office located in Dundurn, Saskatchewan. There are two women and two men standing by the windows and entrance, respectively. The Victory Loan posters displayed on the windows include the Victory Loan logo and the year 1918.

Item · 1911-1912
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A b&w photograph depicting a farm scene. On the right there is a team of horses pulling a wagon while the driver stands at the front of the wagon. In the foreground there is a cultivator being pulled by a tractor with two men driving. The photograph looks to be a compilation of 3 separate photos, as there are definitive edges in the middle of the photograph, and there is binding on the back between the three. Handwriting on the back states: "Sam and Frank Taylor on engine. Alberta Canada 1911-1912." Badly faded writing at the top states: "I used this one to ?? as I only have the one printed."

Item · [ca. 1905]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

B&W studio photograph by the ‘Miss Harris, Estevan' company. The six subjects are arranged in two rows. A woman crouches beside one of the two seated men and she rests her hands on his shoulder. She looks at him and while he, like all of the others, looks to the photographer he does wear a huge grin. All three women wear hats. The men’s regalia correspond to that of an Orange Order lodge in Carduff, NWT.

Item · 1931-1932
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

B&W print, mounted, captioned, group portrait of the Weyburn Beavers hockey team, Saskatchewan champions for the 1931-32 season (lost the Western Semi-Final to Melville). Caption on back of photograph reads ‘Left to right: Manager Dr. Jackson, Waite, J. Pettigrew, J. Lindsay, P. Kowelchuk, E. Martinson, Skipper Davis, J. Derling, J. Cherry, Clark Burlingham, J. Korbin, “Phat” Taylor, Trainer “Curly” Lyne[rest of name illegible] Final game: against Melville’.

Item · [195-?]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

This print features six (6) individual photographic portraits of two (2) females and four (4) males. These rectangular shots appear to be in front of the same solid colour backdrop, and all subjects are photographed up close in 3/4 profile. Pictures are not labeled. They look to be highschool or college students except for an older male with a hairstyle and glasses indicating the 1950s and who is likely a teacher.

Item · 1923-24
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Photo contains portraits of the 1923-24 Normal School Class from Vorkton, Saskatchewan.  Other than the principal and inspector who are in a rectangular frame, all the other portraits are oval. The men all wear collared shirts, ties, and jackets. Each person has their name written in tiny writing underneath their photo.

Item · [193-?]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

B&W photograph of an early plane in Broadview, Saskatchewan. Picture depicts a group of men standing around an early plane, (similar in looks to the Pheasant), in a field. There is a house in the background, and part of a car in the foreground. One the back is a hand-written note in pencil, labelling it as an Early Plane in Broadview, Sask.