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Item · 1908 - 1909
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A unique item, being a copy book, by which a letter- writer could make what was in essence a carbon copy on tissue paper of a hand-written letter. This book contains 100 pages, almost all of which contain letters written during the stated period. All are from the pen of Mcdougall, Everett, who lived in Winnipeg in a rented house at 493 Maryland Street. Most of the letters deal with Mr. Mcdougall's financial problems and his attempts to obtain employment especially with grand Trunk Pacific. He was forthrightly seeking a position as master of one of the company's new steamers. Other letters deal with his attempts to sell, or deal with real estate he owned or for which he had some financial obligation. There are also a number of letters of personal nature to relatives. In all, there must be 60 or 70 copies of letters. His penmanship is not fancy but rather plain and easily read.

Mcdougall, Everett
Item · 1913 - 1956
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

This ledger belonged to Hugo Wiesner, a Russian- Jewish immigrant, who arrived in Winnipeg in 1904. Accounts are entered in pen in a fine cursive script, ranging between 1913 - 1956. James Richardson, Acme Lumber Co. from Moose Jaw, SK; Mortimer Real Estate; Joseph Maw and boy, Ltd are some of the accounts entered. Included are two paper Manitoba Driver Licenses from 1944, for Mr. Wiesner. A curious look into the history of Winnipeg , from the viewpoint of an accountant.

Wiesner, Hugo
Item · c. 1919
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A record book and score card for baking and sewing competitions for the Manitoba Boys' and Girls' Clubs exhibit at the 1919 Farm Congress and Soil Products' Exhibition in Winnipeg. Includes rules for the contests, recipe suggestions for the baking contest, and blank forms to record works completed. There are two entries in the baking contest record for 13 loaves of white bread and 27 buns. A small metallic-silver colored paper heart is laid-in between pages 6 and 7.

Agricultural Extension Service
Item · April, 1926
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A school paper, reminiscent of a yearbook, from Kelvin Technical High School in Winnipeg, dated April 1926. Includes stories, poetry, photographs, athletics reports, and advertisements for local businesses, as well as general information about the school and a list of the editorial staff. This copy appears to have belonged to Margaret Forsyth, and the inside of the front cover and first page are covered with classmate signatures.

Kelvin Technical High Scool
Item · February 11, 1914
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A menu and toast list for the first annual banquet held by United College in Winnipeg, Manitoba at "The Fort Garry" campus, dated February 11, 1914. The toast list includes musical numbers and a "Presentation of Prizes." Also included are photographs of various college buildings, the track and football teams, and several cartoons. Stamp in upper right corner of front cover reads "T. W. B. Hinch" and there is a list of signatures on the back cover.

United College, Manitoba
PE002200 - "Winnipeg 1872"
Item · 1872
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A small, hand-trimmed, yellow sepia-toned photograph of people and horse-drawn wagons standing in a road with buildings in the background. A short letter on the back provides information on one of the buildings, the "Custom's House and offices for the Canadian officials."

Penrose, James
Item · 1882-06-26 - 1888-10-22
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A collection of documents relating to Bylaws 135, 136, 183, and 424 regarding "vehicles used in the conveyance of passengers for hire" as well as "vehicles used in transporting goods, wares, merchandize, or any article or thing." Includes a printing of Bylaw 183 from June 26, 1882, which repeals Bylaws 135 and 136, a printing of Bylaw 424 from October 22, 1888, which amends Bylaw 183, and two printed cards listing tariff amounts for the various types of services. All documents include a map of the "First Division" of the City of Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Item · 1910-[1940]
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A collection of documents relating to Alex J. Swan, a medical professional who lived in Binscarth, Manitoba who served as a Major in World War I. Includes certificates both medical and military, telegraphs, a letter to Mrs. Swan from her brother George who was also serving in WWI, and newspaper clippings from 1940 describing the wedding of other Swan family members.

Item · 1936; 1937; 1942-1944; 1948
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Scrapbook [memory book] compiled by Clyde Alexander Currie. Largely consists of photographs and newspaper clippings related to the Royal Canadian Airforce [R.C.A.F] Band based in Winnipeg. Also contains cards, letters, and various printed military ephemera.

Currie, Clyde Alexander
Item · 1916
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Album depicting life in Winnipeg and Manitoba c. 1916. Subjects include portraits, posed and candid individual and group photographs of adults and children, architecture, landscapes, and images of the city streets.

Images of note include: 1 image of the Countess of Dufferin [first steam engine to operate in the prairie provinces]; 2 images of the flooding of the Assiniboine River [Winnipeg floods] dated March 1916; 1 image of the Manitoba Agricultural College building; 2 images of the Dunnottar Yacht Club beach hotel; 1 image of the Dominion Bank in Winnipeg; 1 image of Boy Scout camp at Lake Winnipeg and 2 images of assembled Boy Scouts; and 4 snow/winter scenes taken in Winnipeg.

Item · July, 1916
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A letter from Christie Grant Limited’s general manager to an unknown recipient who, according to the letter, received the Christie Grant seasonal catalogues but placed no orders. The letter urges the recipient to purchase items from the upcoming catalogue and guarantees their satisfaction with any chosen product. Enclosed is also a Christie Grant postcard for the recipient to mail back and request a catalogue or change their address.

Giron, A.J.
Item · [193?]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A brochure from the Hudson’s Bay Company Winnipeg department store promoting “Two Hundred and Sixty Years of Romantic Trading.” The brochure details the company's history, where its goods come from, the types of products offered, U.S. customs reminders, and a guide to the departments in the Winnipeg store. Includes several sepia photograph prints throughout the brochure including one of the S.S. “Distributor” on the MacKenzie River in Alberta.

Item · June 12, 1881
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A certificate of first communion for Marie Josephine, dated June 12, 1881. The communion was performed at the St. Boniface Cathedral by Monseigneur Alexandre-Antonin Taché, a Canadian Roman Catholic priest, and the Archbishop of the St. Boniface. All the text on the certificate, which includes written and printed words, is in French. The text at the top of the certificate reads “Souvenir Précieux à L'âme Fidèle'' which translates in English to “Precious Memory for the Faithful Soul.” Beneath this text is a printed image of a priest offering communion to several young women veiled and dressed in white.

Item · [19-?]
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A deed of land based in Winnipeg, Manitoba which is largely blank other than four signatures. Two from someone named Rod MacPherson and two from someone named James McBarrister. No dates, costs, or land locations are mentioned or filled out.

MacPherson, Rod
Item · Oct., 1930
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An annual publication celebrating the United Scottish Association, Hallowe’en and promoting a carnival event hosted by Minto Armouries on Friday, October 31st and Saturday, November 1st, 1930. It has a printed coat of arms of the Kingdom of Scotland on the cover. The publication contains various advertisements, and articles about subjects ranging from Highland dress, to the study of Scottish character, to the analysis of Scottish poetry and song. The publication also includes the Carnival Programme which lists numerous attractions and activities such as vendor stalls, exhibition dancing, public dancing, and a baby show. A list of meeting places and times for Scottish Societies located in Canada and Scotland is listed near the end of the publication as well.

United Scottish Association
Item · Dec. 16, 1915
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A letter addressed to Mr. Makill in Fort Rouge, Winnipeg from A. Bainbridge in Ypres, Belgium. The letter details the author’s current situation in Ypres which consists of being shelled, digging up mines, and witnessing airplane duels. At the end of the letter, the author asks for some clarification regarding their insurance policy should they be killed in action.

Bainbridge, A.
Item · Jul. 13, 1970
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A souvenir program commemorating the royal family visit to Winnipeg, Manitoba to honour the Joint Veterans Committee and attend the Winnipeg Blue Bomber and Saskatchewan Roughrider football game on July 13th, 1970. The royal family for this visit included Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, Prince Phillip the Duke of Edinburgh, Charles the Prince of Wales, and Princess Anne.

Item · March, 1915
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Consists primarily of examination and testimony during legal proceedings on the costs and wages of the construction of legislative buildings, with textual evidence inserted throughout to support the dialogue. Cover reads “EVIDENCE Given before the Public Accounts Committee Relating to Expenditures, etc., on the New Parliament Buildings”

Public Accounts Committee of Winnipeg
Item · [1905-10]
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A long, narrow poster, printed in b&w with red and orange highlights including two photographs and art nouveau-style details, advertising a Monday matinee on October 23, circa 1905. Headliners are John & Emma Ray, presenting their latest comedy hit "The Bandmaster." Other acts include Mr. & Mrs. Jack McGreevy, French ventriloquists Les Fraed-Nad, and The Seebacks "in their athletic novelty."

Free Press Job Dept., Show Printers.
Item · [18-?]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Two photo albums with B&W photographs of varying sizes that depict buildings, cemeteries, houses, people, and nature scenes in Winnipeg and the surrounding areas. These photo albums, or the photographs in them, may have belonged to Daniel McDonald, an insurance company manager who moved from Scotland to Winnipeg in 1883. McDonald’s home is photographed several times throughout the albums and there are several photographs of graves bearing the surname McDonald, as well as a photograph of Daniel McDonald himself.

[McDonald, Daniel?]
Item · May 18, 1948
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A liquor purchasing permit that was issued in accordance with the Government Liquor Control Act for L. Pasta. The permit was valid from May 18th, 1948 to September 30th, 1948. The permit allows the bearer to purchase alcohol for beverage, medicinal, or culinary purposes. The card unfolds to reveal a table for a record of purchases measured in ounces.

Pasta, L.
Item · 1939
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A record-keeping book distributed by Victor Fox Foods Limited and issued in 1939. This organization, located at 130 James Ave., Winnipeg, Manitoba, sold food to fox and mink farmers. The record book is a promotional item to assist farmers with their record keeping of feeding and mating schedules for their animals, and also promote the purchasing of their food for foxes and mink. This record book is largely unused aside from several pages of tracking fox mating.

Mutchler, W.E.
Item · June 1924 - October 1925
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A bound collection of The Prohibition Watchword (formerly the Manitoba Messenger) publications from June 1924 to October 1925, created by the Manitoba Womans’ Christian Temperance Union. Their motto was “Prohibition, Purity, Peace.” The publications consist of current events, submitted poems and essays, and the occasional advertisement for companies or products. The purpose of the publication is to propagate pro-prohibition sentiment and to generally disseminate Christian standards of morality in Canada.

The Manitoba Christian Temperance Union
Item · 1899
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Promotional election postcard for Alfred J. Andrews, indicating where the recipient can vote in the 1899 election for the Mayor of Winnipeg. The front of the postcard is an example of a ballot slip. The two candidates listed on the postcard are Alfred Joseph Andrews from Winnipeg, Alberta, a barrister-at-law, and George Frederick Carruthers from Winnipeg, Alberta, an insurance and financial agent. The recipient of the postcard is instructed to vote at 311 Main Street.

Andrews, Alfred J.
Item · Apr. 10, 1902
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A letter on a prepaid Canada letter card addressed to Professor A. B. Baird at Manitoba College and written on April 10th, 1902. Andrew Browning Baird (1855-1940) was a Presbyterian minister who taught Church History at Manitoba College in Winnipeg, Manitoba starting in 1887. The letter is asking Professor Baird to send a college calendar to Mr. [Alex] McCoubrey in Crandall, Manitoba.

[Juglis, W. J.]
Item · Dec. 21, 1910
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A letter from [?] Macdonald to an unknown recipient informing them that should any disturbance arise during a strike, they need to be ready to intervene. The recipient is also instructed to wear a white shell jacket, a glengarry, and dark trousers instead of a kilt and a coat. It is possible that the referenced strike may be related to the Winnipeg streetcar strike which occurred from 1906 to 1910. There are several handwritten notations on the back of the letter such as "Because," "yours received," and "Sir."

Macdonald, [?]
Item · 5 Oct. 1926
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Program for the first annual Dinner and Dance hosted by the Winnipeg Board of Trade at the Manitoba Agricultural College on 5 Oct. 1926. Includes brief history of agriculture in Manitoba. Also lists menu and program of events, which included an address by Manitoba Premier John Bracken.

Contains 5 reproductions of photographs depicting the Manitoba Agricultural College Administration Building, a 6-horse team owned by T. E. Gibson of Hartney (Man.), grain elevators, Whitfield Farm (homestead of Geo. C. Cole Burbank), and the Parliament Building in Winnipeg. Also contains 4 diagrams depicting a flail, a fork [pitchfork], "Manitoba's First Plow", and a reaping hook [sickle].

Item · 9 June 1926
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Program booklet recording the ceremonial laying of the corner stone at St. John's Cathedral in Winnipeg, Manitoba, by the Grand Master and Officers of the Grand Lodge of Manitoba A. F. & A. M. [Ancient Free and Accepted Masons] and the Archbishop of Rupert's Land [Rupertsland] in 1926.

Includes hymn lyrics, prayers by the Archbishop and the Grand Chaplain, and a description of the ceremonial laying of the stone. Concludes with list of addresses to be made by the Grand Master [J.C.W. Reid], Honourable Sheriff Colin Inkster [Church Warden], and Chancellor [John Alexander] Machray, K.C., LLB; 1 verse of the National Anthem and the Doxology; and the Benediction by the Archbishop.

Item · Sept., 1903
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A book all about the city of Winnipeg. The book was published by the Winnipeg City Council in September 1903. The book includes information about Winnipeg’s geographical position, climate, population, education, churches, commerce, and industry. Each page has several B&W photograph prints of different areas of the city. The book also includes a chart of comparative statistics about Winnipeg’s monetary assessment and population starting in 1871. In 1903 Winnipeg’s population had grown to 56,603 people.

Winnipeg City Council
Item · [n.d.]
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Sheet music for a song titled “Indian Lullaby.” The words were written by McKellar and the music was written by W. H. Anderson. The price for the sheet music is marked as 35 cents. The music was published by Western Music Company LTD. whose locations are listed as Toronto, Winnipeg, and Vancouver. The song is part of the Western Vocal Series No. 7030.

Item · 1949
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A brochure in the form of a theatre programme outlining the work and the foundation members of the Hillel Foundation at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The brochure was written by Rabbi Arthur A. Chiel, and published in 1949. The function of the Hillel Foundation is to “bring a more adequate knowledge of their heritage to Jewish students on the University campus” (Chiel, 1949). The brochure presents small bios of the foundation members such as the president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer, and student director. Each section of the brochure, referred to as “acts” to maintain the brochure’s theatre theme, details different operations of the foundation such as religious coordinators and events, social events, public relations, and finances. The brochure also contains numerous advertisements for businesses in the Winnipeg area.

Chiel, Arthur A.
Item · 1911-10-04 - 1913-01-27
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A report from Winnipeg’s City Planning Commission from October 4th, 1911 to January 27th, 1913. The report is addressed to the mayor of Winnipeg and the members of the city council. The report first investigates and discusses the conditions of the city and then makes recommendations for infrastructure updates and expansions.

Winnipeg City Planning Commission
Item · June 1900
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"An illustrated monthly magazine devoted to the growth, development and industries of the Northwestern States and the Canadian Northwest". Includes approximately 180 black and white [B&W] photographs and drawings and approximately 100 print advertisements.

Articles mentioned on front cover include:
"Winnipeg, Capital of Manitoba, Illustrated in 1900" by Ernest A. Blow - describing Winnipeg and the "marvelous growth of the metropolis of the Canadian Northwest".
"A Canadian Paradise" [unknown author] - describing Banff National Park and surrounding areas.
"The Experimental Farms of Canada" by S. A. Bedford - describing the system of experimental farms and scientific farming in Canada.
"Manitoba Game" by Geo. [George] E. Atkinson - describing the various wild game in Manitoba.
"The Dairy Industry in Manitoba" by Wm. [William] Scott - describing the history and status of the dairy industry in Manitoba.
"Farming in Manitoba" by Hon. Thos. [Thomas] Greenway - describing the nature of farming and agriculture in Manitoba.

Item · 6 June 1949
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Eleven black and white [B&W] photographs depicting a parade held as part of the celebrations for the city of Winnipeg's 75th anniversary of incorporation.

Images with specific captions include:

"Welcome to Winnipeg" banner at the Winnipeg auditorium with woman holding a baby to the right captioned "aside [sic] of the auditorium, Iris and Kenny. On the very top was a revolving "75" in colored lights but I cut it off by mistake".
Large 75th anniversary birthday cake captioned "Birthday Cake on Main & Poratage [sic] [Portage]".
Parade float captioned "Province of Manitoba float".
Canadian Olympic figure skater Barbara Ann Scott riding in a car captioned "Birthday Parade".
Ox cart captioned "Ox cart on the parade".
Indigenous people in traditional clothing in the parade captioned "The Indians on the 75th Parade".
The Hudson's Bay building [with a banner reading "Winnipeg's First Store"] captioned "The Bay looking from [Portage]".
2 tipis captioned "at Sherburn Park"
Candid group photograph of Indigenous people and children captioned "Indians at Sherburn Park".

Images without specific captions include:

2 clowns on a tandem bicycle captioned "75".
Chuck wagons and cowboys in the parade captioned "75".

Item · 13 Feb. 1930; 3 March 1930; 17 July 1930
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Four letters sent by J. D. Adamson and W. Harvey Smith of the British Medical Association, Winnipeg Office, discuss plans for Lord Dawson's upcoming visit to Canada. They reference Dawson being asked to address various clubs and medical bodies during the course of his visit. Additionally, the letters propose to invite Dawson to take part in a ceremony to be inducted as an honorary Chief of a Plains Cree tribe, suggesting that the tribe wishes to greet him and invite him to become a Chief.

In his responses, Dawson asks that he not be required to give too many speeches, and accepts the invitation to be inducted as a Chief.

Two letters sent by Sir Godfrey Thomas inviting Dawson and Lady Dawson to stay at the Prince of Wales' E.P. [Edward Prince] Ranch in High River, Alberta, if Dawson is going that far west. Also requests to be informed of specific dates of arrival at the ranch when Dawson has finalized his plans.

Three telegrams in which Dawson requests to cancel his address at a public meeting during his visit; Smith expresses disappointment and asks Dawson to reconsider; and Dawson replies that he cannot reconsider as he has been advised to curtail engagements.

Item · 1916
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Short poem parodying "It's a Long Way to Tipperary". The poem describes "Jack Canuck" going to London as a soldier during World War I, leaving disappointed girls at home.

"Presented by H.R.H. The Princess Patricia Chapter (Children's Chapter) Imperial Order Daughters of Empire, on behalf of Miss Beth Henderson, who loves her King and Empire and its defenders. Though invalided for six years in bed, she has knitted sixteen pairs of sox and other comforts for our soldiers since war was declared."

Item · [ca. 1900s?]
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A card from Henry B. Monk, President of the St. Charles Country Club in Winnipeg, Manitoba reminding the recipient (presumably a club member) to contribute to a yearly Staff Gratuity Fund that will be distributed to the employees at the end of the season. The card indicates that the club prohibits tipping, but the fund consists of donations from members to indicate their satisfaction with service.

Monk, Henry B.
Item · [n.d.]
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A finely detailed map of the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba and the surrounding suburbs. The map includes house numbers listed on the back and a smaller map in the upper right-hand corner indicating postal zones. As indicated by the legend, a space of about 4cm represents a mile on the map. On the front cover, there is also a smaller map of off-street parking lots in the Winnipeg downtown area. The maps were all drawn by Roy Pickard and distributed by the Canadian News Co. Ltd. The cost of the map at the time is marked as 50 cents.

Pickard, Roy
Item · 15 May 1916
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Nominal roll listing the members of the 90th Canadian Overseas Battalion (Winnipeg Rifles or Little Black Devils), with 3 black and white [B&W] reproductions of photographs:

"Lieut.-Col. W. A. Munro" - portrait of Officer Commanding, Lieutenant-Colonel W. A. Munro in military uniform.
"The 90th Canadian Overseas Battalion (Winnipeg Rifles) Lieut.-Col. W. A. Munro in Command" - shows the battalion standing in military coats and hats.
"The Officer Commanding, Staff and N. C. O.'s of the 90th Canadian Overseas Battalion (Winnipeg Rifles)" - shows the officers and staff of the 90th Canadian Overseas Battalion in military uniforms.

Centre of booklet is the event program, which included: God Save the King [opening], chorus and vocal performances, general selections, a synopsis, and God Save the King [closing]. Performers included: Miss Edythe Lever [soloist], Winnipeg Oratorio Society [chorus], 90th Overseas Battalion Band [band], and Fred M. Gee [accompanist].

Item · 9 Dec. 1939
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"By kind permission of Brigadier General B. W. Browne, D.S.O., M.C., Officer Commanding military district No. 10, and Lieutenant-Colonel W. G. Colquhoun, M.C., Officer Commending Princess Patricia's Canadian Light infantry, the Women's Auxiliary of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry present, in aid of the Comforts Fund and for your enjoyment, "The Rik-a-dam-doos" assisted by the following well known Winnipeg artists who have generously contributed their time and talent."

Program of events includes: comedians, dramas, monologues, community and solo singing, band performances [accordion band - polkas], dancing, and the Finale [featuring the Artists].

Some performers are identified as being current members of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry [P.P.C.L.I.], or "ex-Patricia".

Women's Auxiliary of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Item · 16 Dec. 1922
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Multiple materials related to shipping raw furs to A. B. Shubert Limited.

Includes: a typed letter advertising Shubert's high prices and fair and liberal grading of furs [signed by A. B. Shubert Secretary-Treasurer B. A. Cortilet]; a notice card advertising the ability to ship directly to Shubert's Edmonton office on one side and "Shubert Sure-Catch Wonder Animal Bait" on the other side; a blank shipping notice with the "Shubert Guarantee" on the verso, a shipping information card, and a blank shipping tag envelope to put them in.

A. B. Shubert Limited
Item · 1 Dec. 1938
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Correspondence between R. Halliday Thompson, editor of the Beacon [a Winnipeg-based newspaper] and David Warren Ryder, an American author and supporter of the American Social Credit movement. Thompson offers to add Ryder to the Beacon's mailing list as he doesn't know if Ryder receives a copy from Gorham Munson; mentions A. G. Townsend [member of the Social Credit Party of Great Britain] wanting to connect with Ryder; mentions Thompson's happiness with recent developments in the American Social Credit movement; notes that the Canadian movement has progressed poorly in Western Canada but well in Quebec; and concludes with praising Ryder's "article in the Alberta Democrat" and suggesting that they should concentrate on one newspaper (and that the newspaper should be the Beacon).

Item · 1913
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A souvenir booklet for the Winnipeg Fire Department that was created in 1913. The book was published by the Winnipeg Firemen’s Benefit Association in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The book includes information about the Winnipeg Fire Department, dozens of B&W portrait photographs of members, and photographs of various relevant locations in Winnipeg. The book also includes numerous advertisements from local businesses.

Winnipeg Fireman's Benefit Association
Item · Nov. 10, 1930
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A programme for the Isaac Brook Community Club's ninth annual Thanksgiving service which was held on November 10, 1930 at the Isaac Brock School in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The programme outlines the order of events of the service which included scripture reading, some prayers, songs, an address and a benediction.

Isaac Brock Community Club
Item · [190-?]
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A pamphlet advertising a Narrative Lecture on David Corson by Reverend Hiram Hull, B.A. According to the pamphlet the lecture was scheduled for the evening of February 12th at 8:00 pm at the McDougall Methodist Church in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Tickets to the lecture cost 25 cents each. The pamphlet contains two reviews of the lecture, some advertisements for local businesses, and a directory of the McDougall Methodist Sunday School board of management. The lecture appears to be based on the book “The Redemption of David Corson” by Charles Frederic Goss, originally published in 1900. It is a story of a man whose faith is tested.

McDougall Methodist Church
Item · [ca. 1890]
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2 men sit in armchairs across from each other with a table between them. They are in a room crowded with many furnishings and with many decorative items and images mounted to the walls behind them. The room is identified by the stereocard's title as a bachelor's parlor.

"Sold only by Underwood & Underwood"

Strohmeyer & Wyman, Publishers
Item · [ca. 1902]
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Informative pamphlet encouraging American immigrants to buy land and settle in Manitoba, with a map of the Winnipeg District with land for sale by the Union Colonization Company marked in red on the back side.

Pamphlet contains: brief overview of Winnipeg; information on Canadian Customs Regulations [specifically regarding Stock from the United States]; Churches; Schools; the Climate; Comparative Yield and Weight [of wheat]; Oats; Soil; and references American prejudice towards Canada "giving way".

Map displays the Winnipeg District laid out in a grid style with land for sale by the Union Colonization Company marked in red.

6 images show harvest scenes, Winnipeg's main street, Manitoba fruit for sale, stock parade at the Winnipeg Industrial Exhibition, harvesters at the railway station, and stock yards.

Union Colonization Company
Item · 1921
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"Showing Routes to Principal Points in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta. Also Main Route to United States, Color Signs, Alphabetical Index, Etc."

Includes: Introduction; Synopsis of [Automobile] Regulations for the City of Winnipeg and for the Province of Manitoba; Advertising Department - Winnipeg; Brandon Automobile Trades; Indexes to Advertisers, Routes, and Towns; Maps of Route Numbers - Manitoba and Saskatchewan; Map Section; Portage la Prairie Automobile Trades; Route Key Map - Manitoba; Routes in Numerical Order; Sectional Maps; and Winnipeg Automobile Trades.

PE002528 - Gossip!
Item · 25 May 1930
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"Of the unusual. This little book is published on the 10th and 25th of each month. It tells of Social and Club Activities, Important Events, and the interesting offerings of Exclusive Shops. Authentic notices of coming private and public events will be accepted for publication."

Local Winnipeg magazine lists upcoming events and local news. This issue contains short articles and written pieces regarding traffic and pedestrians, theatrical performances, children's musical competitions, book reviews, recipes, diets and diet culture, shops and services information, "Gossip Hears" [society pages which give information about local individuals and their recent activities], and a discussion of Manitoba's liquor law.

Also includes small illustrations and short, humourous quotes or poems.

Hesson, Hilda
Item · 1 July 1935
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Program of events and information about the opening of the Great Lakes to Winnipeg section of the Trans-Canada Highway in 1935.

Events include: motorcades; automobile party; Pipers' Band; cutting of ribbon; tour of Mount Mackay; tour by steamship of harbors and bay; Luncheon Party; Trans-Canada Highway Celebration Regatta; concert by 1st Lake Superior Regimental Band; banquet; fireworks; Canadian National Radio Broadcast over CKPR (including speeches); motorcade leaves.

Other contents include:
"The March of Progress - From the days of birch bark canoes and toilsome portages, to the luxury of present-day motoring" - about the history of transportation in Canada.
"Some Facts About the Canadian Lakehead Port Arthur - Fort William" - facts about the cities of Port Arthur and Fort William and the scenic views and recreation options (including golf courses, public parks, fishing, hunting, and wildlife) in the area. Includes B&W map of the Great Lakes area.
"Trans-Canada Highway Beckons Motorists" - about the highway creating an all-Canadian auto route from the lakehead to Winnipeg.

Includes 20 B&W images of: canoes and boats; fish and fishing; McVicar's Creek in Port Arthur; The Sleeping Giant - Thunder Bay; Kakabeka Falls; Scenes (including lakes, deer, and campsites) in Arrowhead and Quetico District; aerial photograph of Kenora, Ontario; and Bowlker Park Farm on the Kaministiquia River.

Item · [ca. 1920]
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Old-Fashioned Gospel Meeting Starts April 30.
Miss Zelma Argue, a gifted Trombonist and Song Leader will assist her father throughout the campaign.

Subjects for the first week:
Sunday: "The Age Terminus, is it in sight?"
Monday: "And When shall these things be?"
Tuesday: "Jerusalem and the Jews"
Wednesday: "The World's Greatest Message"
Thursday: "Divine Healing Service"
Friday: "The Sky Shout"

Includes 2 black and white [B&W] reproductions of photographs: portrait of Miss Zelma Argue, posing with a trombone; and portrait of Reverend A. H. Argue.

Argue, Andrew Harvey, Rev.
Item · 1 Dec. 1918
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Blank copy of Hudson's Bay Company [HBC] Form 104 titled Timber Dues and Regulations. Gives the prices in Canadian dollars and cents by type, for various types of timber and saw logs, per thousand foot Board Measure, lineal foot, cord, and each (depending on the size and type).

Includes a notice that timber cut without authority or cut in excess of the amount authorized must be paid for at double the rate specified above; and until the dues are sufficiently paid, the amount cut in excess or trespass will be placed under seizure by the Company.

Signed by S. [Koursoy?], Land Commissioner.

Hudson's Bay Company
Item · 14 Oct. 1887
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Poster warning settlers and others against cutting timber on government lands under pain of prosecution. Explains that homesteaders "having no timber of their own" can apply for a Free Permit from an Agent of the Crown to cut a quantity of timber not exceeding 1800 Lineal feet of Building Logs, 400 Roof Polls, 2000 Poplar Fence Rails, and 30 cords of dry Wood for fuel. Any settlers or others not entitled to the Free Permit can apply for a Permit to cut timber at rate, and includes list of rates.

Liability of Persons Cutting Timber Without Authority explains the punishment for cutting timber without a permit.

Additionally includes an envelope addressed to Stuart Criddle, Esq. and stamped 22 May 1936.

Stephenson, E. F.
Item · 25 Sep. 1954
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

2 black and white [B&W] souvenir photographs taken at the Rancho Don Carlos in Winnipeg ca. 1954, tucked into souvenir cards titled "Rancho Don Carlos" and "The New Highwaymen".

"Rancho Don Carlos" depicts a well-dressed young couple embracing and kissing on the dance floor. The woman is wearing a backless dress, white high-heeled shoes, and a cuff bracelet and jeweled earrings. The man is wearing a light-coloured suit and glasses with thick frames. Other dancing couples can be seen in the background.

"The New Highwaymen" depicts 4 well-dressed adults, 2 men and 2 women, smiling while seated around a table with plates of food, drinks, and packages of cigarettes on the table in front of them. The men are wearing suits. The women are wearing dresses or blouses with jeweled necklaces, earrings, rings, and brooches.

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

Envelope with illustration of the "Eaton Electric Lighting Outfit".

"This is the Eaton Outfit comprising Engine, Generator, Batteries, Switchboard and Starting Switch. For lighting the Home Barn Garage Church School Hall Etc. Capacity 16 to 65 lamps. Equipped with Willard P. A. Battery."

T. Eaton Company Limited
Item · 1923
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

The 1923 Jubilee Calendar for the Winnipeg General Hospital. The calendar, compiled and published by the Winnipeg General Hospital Nurses’ Alumnae Association and produced by Bulman Bros. Limited, commemorates the hospital’s 50th anniversary from when it opened in 1972. The first page of the calendar provides details about the hospital’s history. On each subsequent page, the months and dates are at the bottom of each page and the rest of the pages contain various interesting facts about the hospital such as former lady superintendents, different graduate classes, nurses who won decorations for war service, and missionary members at home and abroad.

Winnipeg General Hospital Nurses' Alumnae Association
Item · Nov. 9, 1943
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A programme for a lecture by Walter Duranty on Russia and post-war Europe. The lecture was presented by the Winnipeg Press Club and held at the Winnipeg Auditorium on November 9th, 1943. Walter Duranty was a famed foreign correspondent, author, and journalist, and served as Moscow bureau chief of The New York Times for fourteen years. The programme outlines the sequence of events and also provides a bio for Walter Duranty. On the verso, under the illustration of soldiers, there is a statement indicating that "this space contributed in the interests of Canada's War Effort by the Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting Co. Limited."

Item · Apr. 4, 1920
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A programme for the evening of April 4th, 1920 at the Walker Theatre in the Fort Garry Hotel in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The programme indicates that the night’s entertainment was the Band of the 79th Cameron Highlanders. At the bottom of the programme, there is an advertisement for another performance titled the “Cameron Highlanders Club Whist Drive and Dance” at the Fort Garry Hotel on April 20, 1920. The programme was printed by the Norwood Press.

Walker Theatre
Item · [1947]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A yell sheet titled “Sucess to the Bisons” compliments of Advocate Printers Limited in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The sheet has various printed chants in support of the Bisons sports teams from the University of Manitoba. There are nine chants listed in total for different faculties such as the agriculture yell, the architecture yell, the art yell, the engineers yell, and the commerce yell. There is a handwritten note in the lower right corner that reads "1947."

Advocate Printers Limited
Item · Apr. 26, 1941
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A program for the United Services Concert which was under the sponsorship of the Sons of England Benefit Society at the Winnipeg Lodges. The concert was scheduled for April 26, 1941, in the auditorium of the Winnipeg Lodges. The proceeds from the concert went to the Queen’s Canadian Fund for Air Raid Victims. The program lists the order of events of the concert. The performances were done by various branches of United Services such as the army, the police, the navy, and the air force.

Sons of England Benefit Society
Item · Jan. 16, 1925
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A postcard advertising a Canadian Clubs of Winnipeg event at the Central Congregational Church on January 16, 1925. The event was a talk from Mrs. Philip Snowden about “Russia Under the Bolsheviks” during her tour across Canada for the National Council of Education. The postcard is addressed to the Honourable J.E. Adamson at the courthouse in “City” which was presumably Winnipeg, Alberta. The postcard, if presented at the event, enables the bearer to purchase a ticket for the event for 25 cents.

Canadian Clubs of Winnipeg
Item · Mar. 4, 1940
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A postcard advertising a luncheon meeting of the Canadian Club of Winnipeg at the Fort Garry Hotel on March 4, 1940. The speaker at the luncheon is listed as Captain Elmore Philpott, M.C. and the subject of the lecture was “The Past, Present and Probable Future of this War.” The postcard has a list of numerous locations where people can purchase tickets for the luncheon, and the postcard also has to be presented when purchasing the tickets. The postcard is addressed to J.H. Brittain, Esq. in Winnipeg, Manitoba and was stamped on January 10, 1925.

Canadian Clubs of Winnipeg
Item · [19-?]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A postcard advertising “Comrades Night” hosted by the Canukeena Club at the Marlborough Hotel. The president of the club is listed as C.B. Howden and the secretary is listed as W. Ross Carter. The postcard is addressed to Brigadier T.V. Anderson, D.S.O. at the Fort Osborne Barracks in Winnipeg, Manitoba and stamped on March 18, 1933.

Canukeena Club
Item · 1909
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

The account of a journey from Fort Abercrombie, North Dakota to Fort Garry (Winnipeg), Manitoba and back again in 1864, reproduced and printed by the North Dakota Historical Society. A two page letter dated May 1909 from the author to the Massachusetts Historical Society, mostly concerning the translation of Indigenous names into English, is pasted into the book between the last page and endpaper.

Gilfillan, Joseph Alexander
Item · [ca. 1914-1915]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Uniformed members of the 27th Battalion of Winnipeg stand in formation in Winnipeg's Market Square as they are presented with badges. Spectators line the streets in front of businesses. Two uniformed military officers on horseback, and a small group of uniformed officers and men in suits surrounding two automobiles, are in the open square in front of the battalion.

Item · 1873
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Print advertisement encouraging immigration to and settlement in Manitoba and other parts of Canada. Includes information on available land grants; Assisted Passages for Emigrants from the United Kingdom; and Care of Emigrants.

"Free Grants of 160 Acres of PRAIRIE LAND are offered to actual Settlers in the Province of MANITOBA. Dominion Lands sold for $1 per acre. Free Grants of 100 to 200 acres of WOOD LAND are offered to actual Settlers in other parts of Canada. Partially cleared Farms and Buildings may be bought at reasonable prices."

McKellar, Archibald
Item · 1916
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Sheet music for a "Military March-Song dedicated to our Canadian Boys by The Khaki Girls of Winnipeg". Words and music by Loreley Mills and priced at 25 cents. "Also arranged for Milttary [Military] Band".

One photograph postcard showing the Winnipeg Women's Volunteer Reserve standing in uniform and holding flowers on Decoration Day, 1916, stamped in green ink on verso by Lyall Commercial Photo Co. Limited.

Mills, Loreley
Item · June 1893
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

"The above School, supported jointly by the Government and the Church in the Diocese of Rupert's Land, aims at giving a sound Religious, Moral and Industrial Training to Indian boys and girls."

Monthly magazine published by the Rupert's Land Industrial School in Winnipeg. Editor Reverend W. A. Burman, Principal of the School.

Contents:
"General Committee" - list of staff and executive committee members; "Rupert's Land Indian Industrial School" - a brief history of the school; "The Indian Problem - IV"; "The Confirmation Service"; "The Diocese"; "Other Schools"; "School Notes"; "C.M.S. Gleaner"; "Our Children's Column" - features short compositions by Edith Asham, age 9 ["School"] and Samuel Stevenson, age 11 ["Fish"]; "Our Children"; "Receipts for May"; "The Bishop of Qu'Appelle" - reports that Reverend Willian John Burn is the new Bishop of Qu'Appelle; "The Bishop of British Columbia" - reports that the Right Reverend William Willcox Perrin is the new Bishop of British Columbia.

Item · 1889
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A souvenir book of drawings of significant locations and buildings in Winnipeg, Manitoba. All of the drawings are on one page that expands. Some examples of the drawings in the book are the Leland House, St. John’s College, the General Hospital, Holy Trinity Church, and Knox Church. The images were done by Louis Glaser of Leipzig and New York. The caption inside the album reads "Ent. acc. to Act of Parliament, in the year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighty-Nine, by the Toronto News Company, in the Office of the Minister of Agriculture."

Glaser, Louis
Item · [1982]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A limited edition book celebrating the 10th anniversary and 10 seasons of the Winnipeg Jets hockey team. The book was written by Ken Fenson, a former Jets vice-president, and published in [1982] by the Winnipeg Jets Hockey Club. Each chapter of the book discusses one season of the Jets, thus illustrating the history of the time. The book is full of photographs of the changing members of the team and different hockey games throughout the years. The last page of the book includes several photocopy signatures of the Jets players in the 10th season.

Fenson, Ken
Item · May 11, 1888
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A report titled “The Abortive Fenian Raid on Manitoba” which was written by the Honourable Gibert McMicken in 1888. The report was delivered to the Historical and Scientific Society of Manitoba on May 11, 1888. The subject of the report is “An Irish Republic in Manitoba planned but crushed early” and McMicken outlines the series of events that led to the avoidance of a raid by the Fenian Brotherhood, an Irish republican organization.

McMicken, Gilbert, Hon.
Item · Feb. 12, 1901
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A report titled “Notes and Observations of Travels on the Athabasca and Slave Lake Regions in 1899” written by W.J. McLean, an ex-factor of the Hudson’s Bay Company, in 1901. The report was presented to the Historical and Scientific Society of Manitoba on February 12, 1901. The report, labelled transaction no. 58, was published by the Manitoba Free Press Company. The report details W.J. McLean’s experiences travelling in the north such as hiking, fishing, hunting, and interacting with locals.

McLean, W. J.
Item · Nov. 22, 1910
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A handwritten letter addressed to Missers Wilson Alexander in Rothesay, Scotland on The Evans Gold Cure Institute 16th Year stationary. The institute was located in Winnipeg, Manitoba claimed to provide the cure for the “Liquor, Morphine and Tobacco Habits and Neurasthenia (Nerve Exhaustion).” The letter, written by J.W. Williams on November 22, 1910, discusses some business matters of money owed.

Williams, J. W.
Item · 1927 - 1928
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Year books from the nurses school at St. Boniface Hospital in Winnipeg, Manitoba, one for the 1926-1927 school year and two copies for 1927-1928. They include lists of names and photographs of graduating students, history, photographs, and general information on the hospital, inspirational poems, jokes, and speeches, and advertisements for local businesses.

St. Boniface General Hospital
Item · February 8, 1923
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

"In commemoration of the One Hundred and Eleventh Anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens. Born February 7th." Dated Thursday, February 8, [1923], held at the Fort Garry Hotel in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Contains a menu, with each item accompanied by a related Dickens quote, and a programme that includes toasts, selected sketches, and songs. The last page is an illustration of No. 48, Doughty Street in London, "To be the fellowships Headquarters, Library, Museum and Picture Gallery."

Winnipeg Dickens Fellowship
Item · May 4, 1888
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A printed copy of a speech delivered to the Historical Society of Manitoba by vice-president Charles N. Bell on May 4, 1888. It consists mostly of quotes and summaries from a work titled "Journal of Alexander Henry to Lake Superior, Red River, Assiniboine, Rocky Mountains, Columbia and the Pacific, 1799 to 1811, to establish the fur trade" and focuses on the time period between July 1800 and June 1801 and Henry's interactions with the Saulteaux (Ojibwa, Nakawe) First Nations people. There is a second document included in the booklet between the cover and first page titled "Transactions and Proceedings of the Historical and Scientific Society of Manitoba, from it's Organization in 1879 till the close of the Society's Year 1888-89; being Transactions Nos. 1 to 34, and Annual Reports for the Years 1880-1888." It consists only of the first leaf of what was presumably another booklet and contains the table of contents.

Bell, Charles N.