Christmas Card is white with blue writing. Front cover reads: "Royal Canadian Air Force No. 15 S.F.T.S. Claresholm, Alberta. Christmas Greetings, 1941." There is the crest of the Royal Canadian Air Force along with this writing. The interior contains a b&w photograph of a control tower, and a poem titled: "God in the Control Tower." Below this reads: "Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Gray, Claresholm, Alberta."
Armed Forced Air Letter from Peter Parrish describing in detail a 48-hour leave he took in London, England. R. C. A. F. Overseas.
Parrish, PeterArmed Forces Air Letter from Peter Parrish reminiscing about Western Canadian country life. R. C. A. F. Overseas.
Parrish, PeterTwo page letter from “Peter” describing the youth culture in the British town he was stationed in. R.C.A.F. Overseas.
Parrish, PeterTwo page letter from “Peter” reminiscing about Western Canada in the Fall. Oct. 14, 1944. R.C.A.F. Overseas.
Parrish, PeterTwo page letter from Sgt. Parrish P.D. of the R.C.A.F., signed “Peter.” Describes the celebration of Canadian Thanksgiving overseas and laments his lack of leisure time. R.C.A.F. Overseas.
Parrish, PeterArmed Forces Air Letter from Peter Parrish explaining that he will not make it home for Christmas this year, among other things. R. C. A. F. Overseas.
Parrish, PeterArmed Forces Air Letter from Peter Parrish describing what he is looking forward to when he returns to Canada. R. C. A. F. Overseas.
Parrish, PeterPrints are of basic training at Long Branch, Ontario, and of post-war recreation around Saskatchewan and Wascana Lake. Also included is one 4" x 6" aerial photo of the Long Branch RAF base and one 3" x 4" photo from 1911 of a Boy Scout Camp at Fort Qu’appelle.
Further notes provided by dealer: "In 1918, the compiler of this album trained with the RAF at Jesse Ketchum School in Toronto and then moved on to further training at Long Branch, which is now the district known as Etobicoke. This same training was undertaken by writer William Faulkner months earlier. Following the war and up to 1920, much of this album is of trips or days out on and around the waterways of Saskatchewan."
The following list of photos is arranged by type and not in album order:
- 77 of Saskatchewan scenery including Franks Lake, Hungry Hollow, Qu’appelle Valley, Arlington Beach, Glen Harbour, Gordon (Gordon First Nation), Wascana Lake, RBC (Regina Boat Club) and Saskatchewan Beach;
- 27 of friends and family;
- 42 of RAF training, Toronto;
- 26 of Niagara and Lake Ontario;
- 5 of scenery from a train.
Booklet titled: "In Memoriam." Booklet lists 30 names of RCAF, RCNVR, Army, and U.S.A.A.F. (United States Army Air Forces) members who were killed on active service. Consists of 5 pages of thin construction paper. Front cover is hand-drawn, with a pink border and a British flag drawn in light pencil in the upper left corner. Names inside are written by hand in pink crayon.
Photo album including photographs of RCAF Station Carberry, Service Flying Training School No. 33.
The album leaves devoted to the camp are preceded by about 26 photos illustrating the trajectory to the camp and succeeded by approximately 114 photos of Vancouver. The locations depicted in the photos include: New York City; Moncton, New Brunswick; Carberry, Manitoba; Brandon, Manitoba; various locations within Winnipeg; the Rockies (Jasper, Banff, AB); Regina, Saskatchewan; Vancouver, BC; Calgary, AB; Drumheller, AB; Montreal, Quebec. Photographs of the camp include aerial views of the camp, the Carberry coat of arms, images of activities on base, images of cafeterias and technical stores in the camp, personnel photographs, harvest in Carberry, and images of the town.
Accession consists of: an aerial photograph of the University of Alberta campus; a recruitment message for the C.O.T.C.; a recruitment poster for the R.C.A.F. University Squadron; and a letter from the R.C.A.F. about requirements for photographic officers.
Photo depicts bison stampeding in Wood Buffalo Park as R.C.A.F. plane flies overhead. Photo by R.C.A.F.
Royal Canadian Air ForceAccession consists of photographs of participants in Military training programs, including the Electrical Artificers Course (1942-1944, R.C. Navy), the Radio Artificers Course (1943-1944, R.C. Navy), the Radio Technicians course (1941, R.C.A.F.) and the Radio Mechanics course (1942, R.C.A.F.).
Department of Electrical and Computer EngineeringAccession consists of a Christmas and New Year's Greetings publication from the No. 4 Initial Training School.
Royal Canadian Air ForceAccession consists of a photograph of R.C.A.F. training on the University of Alberta campus.
Royal Canadian Air ForceAccession consists of photographs of H. Nolan (1913), F. Perraton (1913), Hazel Rutherford (1913), the Student's Council (1914-1915 and 1918-1919), the men's track team (1928-1929), the women's basketball team (1930-1931), senior N.C.O.'s and officers from the no. 4 I.T.S. R.C.A.F., and the R.C.A.F. Wellington Bomber Crew.
Office of Administrative SystemsPersonal autograph and photograph album belonging to Ernst Albin Lindberg of the No. 3 "M" Depot, R.C.A.F. Album contains pages for autographs (filled and partially filled) and B&W photographs and illustrations. Subjects include: R.C.A.F. Commanding and Administrative Officers; parade and inspection; R.C.A.F. Headquarters Staff; mounted photograph [likely Lindberg's class]; No. 3 "M" Depot and No. 4 Reception Wing; mail delivery; health care at the station; Canadian Dental Corps; group photographs of depot staff members; soccer team; and humourous cartoons depicting R.C.A.F. life. A holiday greeting card signed "Yours, Bob" is mounted at the end of the album, in a homemade frame made of a paper map of the Northwest Territories and Alberta.
"My Life In The R.C.A.F." Foreword:
"Airmen of the R.C.A.F. - This is your first station, one of many you no doubt will be posted to. The basic training you get here if properly absorbed will be of untold value to you and fit you to take your place in the tremendous team that is the Royal Canadian Air Force. This Book will be a record of your service and a constant reminder to be a good soldier at all times. Keep it up to date and record your service with the R.C.A.F. Regardless of where you go, No. 3 "M" Depot's good wishes go with you. Best of Luck!"
A collection of loose photographs of various aircraft, and pilot Archie Vance. Includes a typed page with details on the different varieties of planes, and a book on the life of Ted Nagle, a pilot, explorer, and geological surveyor, titled "The Prospector North of Sixty," by Ted Nagle & Jordan Zinovich, published in 1989.
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