A French souvenir programme for the celebration of Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day on June 24, 1934. The celebration was hosted by the ACFA Régionale de Saint-Paul, a non-profit organization, in St. Paul, Alberta. The programme lists the order of events for the celebration and includes several advertisements for local businesses.
Menu and program of events for a festive Scottish event held in Winnipeg on 4 Dec. 1931. The program is written in the Scots language.
Includes Menu, Toast List [Roamin' in the Gloamin'; Winnipeg Scottish, R.F.C. - proposed by Dod Barclay and responded to by Jimmy Caldwell; Scotland Forever - proposed by Alistair Stewart and responded to by Jack Smith], and Songs [Jack Smith]. Also includes "Songs and Festivity".
"From Scenes like this, Auld Scotia's Grandeur Springs."
Program for a 2012 performance of playwright Alan Ayckbourn's satirical mystery play It Could Be Any One of Us.
Includes:
A Note from Craig Hall [Artistic Director]; Director's Notes; The Cast; Creative Team; Time and Place; Special Thanks; Playwright's Bio; Cast Biographies; Creative Team Biographies; A Closer Look [about the history of the play]; Vertigo Theatre: Who Are We?; Vertigo Theatre Society [Board of Directors; Staff]; Vertigo Theatre Gratefully Acknowledges the Support of Our Members and Donors; 2012-2013 Sponsors and Government Funders; upcoming plays at Vertigo Theatre; and various advertisements.
A programme for the Manitoba Historical Society Annual Meeting and commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Selkirk settlement. The meeting was held on June 26, 1962, at 6:30 pm at Lower Fort Garry. The image on the front of the programme depicts a painting by Charles Sheldon “representing the arrival of the second party of Selkirk Settlers at Point Douglas.” The illustration on the inside depicts Fort Douglas in 1817, and the photograph print depicts Point Douglas in 1962. The programme outlines the events for the evening which include greetings, and various reports from board members.
Manitoba Historical SocietyProgram of events for the Annual Convention of the Alberta Prohibition Association, held in the First Baptist Church, Edmonton, Alberta, on 17-18 February 1926.
Contents:
Programme [Wednesday, Feb. 17th; Thursday, Feb. 18th]; Convention Songs [lyrics] ["Stand Up! Stand Up For Jesus!"; "Forward, Christian Comrades"; "Rescue the Perishing"; "Hold the Fort for Prohibition"; "Organize"; "The Fight Is On"; "Memorial Hymn - Over the Top With Jesus"]; Constitution of the Alberta Prohibition Association [Head Office; Name; Object; Membership; Officers; Executive; Sub-Executive; Finances; Convention Expenses]; Information ["32% Of All Commitments to Alberta Jails Due to Liquor"; "89 Women in the Beer Halls"; "1512 Convictions For Being Drunk"].
A program for the 21st birthday celebration of the Edmonton Art Club at the Hudson’s Bay Empire Lunch Room on November 6, 1941, in Edmonton, Alberta. The program includes a menu for the celebration, the lyrics for the Edmonton Art Club theme song, and several notes about the celebration. Inside the program are two art prints, one depicting a snow-covered valley and trees, and the other depicting a buck standing in front of a lake.
Edmonton Art ClubSouvenir program from the Edmonton Cricket League's Smoking Concert held on 27 November 1912. Largely consists of brief reports on the previous cricket season by various cricket clubs in the league, and short articles about the sport by cricket league figures and sports writers.
Contents:
"Edmonton, a Four Square Community" [August Wolf, Secretary Citizens' League, of Edmonton]; "Hudson's Bay Cricket Club [A. P. Turner, Hon. Secretary]; "Strathcona Cricket Club"; "The North Edmonton Cricket Club, Late the Swift-Canadian Cricket Club, Edmonton, Alta." [H. E. Braley, Hon. Sec. and Treasurer]; "Caledonian Cricket Club"; "Edmonton Cricket Club" [T. H. Clark, Hon. Sec.]; "A" Squadron, 19th Alberta Dragoons Cricket Club"; "Behavior on the Field of Play [R. H. Darke]; "Royal Society of St. George"; "Ideas" [Charles E. Gradwell, Sports Editor, Daily Capital]; "Cricket in the United States" [F. F. Kelly]; "Polo in Edmonton" [Contributed by Lieut.-Col. F. C. Jamieson, President Edmonton Polo Club]; "The Triangular Tournament" [J. N. Pentelow, Editor of "Cricket: A Weekly Record of the Game"]; "Cricket in Western Canada" [Arthur R. Morrison, Sec. Winnipeg Western Canada and Canadian Cricket Association].
Illustrations:
"Frank H. Gasson, First Secretary-Treasurer Edmonton Cricket League. Vice-President Alberta Cricket Association"; "Cliff Parker Captain H.B.Co's Eleven and one of Alberta's keenest sportsmen"; "Jas. Martin the active and genial Vice-President of the Hudson's Bay C.C."; "Strathcona XI" [team photograph]; "An XI of the North Edmonton C.C." [team photograph]; "Some of the Members of the Edmonton Cricket Club"; "Group Picture of the four teams who took part in the Western Canada Tournament last August at Calgary, the teams being Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and Calgary"; "Mr. Chas. E. Gradwell"; "M. R. Cobb and F. F. Kelly, who officiated as Captain and Vice-Captain in the match All New York vs. Australians, Oct. 1912"; "R. St. George Walker, President New York and New Jersey Cricket Association and Staten Island"; uncaptioned portrait of Lieutenant-Colonel F. C. Jamieson; uncaptioned portrait of Arthur R. Morrison.
Souvenir program produced by Edmonton's Pythian Dramatic Club for their 1907 production of "Damon and Pythias", a play by Richard Edwards based on the Greek legend about friendship. Includes the program of events for the production as well as information about the cast and the Pythian Dramatic Club's members.
Contents:
C. M. R. Orchestra - Leader Mr. J. T. Richardson - Programme [song list includes "Sounds from the Orient"; "Songs of Scotland"; "Enchantress"; "Peerless King"; Euphonium Solo by Mr. W. Green; "Moonlight"; "Dixie Blossoms"]; "Cast" and list of other involved personnel [Actors; Master of Properties and Stage Manager; Costumes; Special Scenery; Electrical Effects]; Act I ["A Street Scene in Syracuse"]; Act II [Scene 1 - A Chamber in Arria's House; Scene 2 - The Senate House of Syracuse; Scene 3 - A Chamber in Arria's House; Scene 4 - A Dungeon]; Act III [Scene 1 - A Street; Scene 2 - Another Street; Scene 3 - A Dungeon]; Act IV [Scene 1 - Garden at Damon's Residence, Syracuse; Scene 2 - Exterior of Damon's Villa, near Syracuse]; Act V ["Public Place of Execution in Syracuse"]; Pythian Dramatic Club [list of members].
Additionally contains several print advertisements for various local businesses.
Pythian Dramatic ClubA schedule, map, and artist line-up for the Up & Downtown Music Festival held in Edmonton, Alberta on October 5-7, 2018. Includes a land acknowledgement, "Safer Spaces Policy," list of volunteers, and advertisements for local businesses.
Rain Shadow Productions Ltd.The Alberta Homestead Journal. 12-page journal printed in Edmonton, AB, described as a journal for the farmer and his family. It features stories on agriculture, farmer conventions, farm equipment sales advertisements and opinion columns.
Clipping depicting a large b&w photograph of Georges P. Vanier, Governor General of Canada. The photo shows his entire body to the knees, and the caption reads: "A statesman, a soldier, a great Canadian. All Canada mourns the passing of George P. Vanier, Governor-General of Canada." Below this is the insignia for the Hudson’s Bay Company.
Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, printed in New York, No. 1,544, vol. LX. Front cover contains a large b&w ink drawing of four figures, three on snowshoes with one carrying a child, in a winter landscape. Caption reads: "Canada - The Uprising in the Northwest - White Inhabitants of the Saskatchewan Region Leaving a Settlement, After an Indian Raid." Remainder of the paper contains news from around the world, including Canada and the Riel Rebellion.
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.
Newspaper clipping of a poem written in memoriam of F.J. Dixon, Manitoba MLA, by Roy St. George Stubbs, son of Lewis St. George Stubbs. From One Big Union Bulletin.
Front page title reads "Macleod - Jubilee, Anniversary of the Arrival of the Northwest Mounted Police"
Extensive promotion of the Jubilee celebration commemorating the 50th anniversary of the entry of the N. W. M. Police into Western Canada. Article topics include the early days of Fort Macleod, an exploration of the Waterton Park area, stories of pioneer women on the frontier, and other historical narratives.
Local Qu'Appelle World War II era newsletter with accompanying envelope addressed to W. G. Rea, Esq. of Lang, Saskatchewan.
Updates on matters of local interest and importance: births, injuries, illnesses and deaths, marriages, local social events, business updates, persons leaving and returning to Qu'Appelle [on leave, furlough, or holiday], and letters to the editor from current and former Qu'Appelle residents.
Qu'Appelle Board of TradePromotional booklet published by the Lethbridge Daily Herald largely about the city of Lethbridge, including its schools, banks, homes of prominent citizens, agricultural and industrial opportunities, hotels, energy products [coal, natural gas] and farming and ranching opportunities [wheat production, livestock raising]. Shorter segments on other Southern Alberta municipalities [Warner, Stirling, Taber, Magrath, Cardston, Raymond, Carmangay, New Dayton, and Medicine Hat] featured as well.
'Why I Love the West" by J. D. Higinbotham [poem]; "Southern Alberta - Past and Present" by E. N. Barker, Cardston; "Lethbridge Coal Fields - Among Largest and Richest in the World"; "Lethbridge City Council, 1912"; "Canadian Board of Control - Executive and Committeemen of the Seventh International Dry-Farming Congress"; "Mayors of Southern Alberta Towns"; "Our Fine Schools - Lethbridge has Buildings and Equipment equal to the Best"; "Our Civic Progress - Gratifying Story of Municipal Development"; "Transportation - Lethbridge, Strategically Situated, will be Important Railway Centre"; "Lethbridge Exposition - Story of Growth as told by the Secretary"; "Lethbridge Parks and Boulevards" by H. J. Goode, Chairman Parks and Boulevards Committee, of City Council, 1911; "Industrial Lethbridge - Splendid Vantage Point for Manufacturers"; "Lethbridge in Summer Time"; "Southern Alberta - An Agricultural Paradise"; "The Lost Mounted Policeman" by J. D. Higinbotham [poem]; "Our Natural Resources - Their Conservation an Imperative Patriotic Duty"; "Farm Woman's Problems - What the New Movement Means to the Farmer's Home"; "Women as Farm Owners" by Clinton M. Shultz; "The Dry-Farming Congress - What it Means to the Future of Southern Alberta"; "Southern Alberta - Land of 12 Hours a Day Sunshine"; "Lethbridge in 1911 - Essay by Lethbridge School Boy which won premier honors in Board of Trade Contest"; "Warner - A Town that Keeps Growing"; "Stirling - A Town With a Future"; "Thriving Taber - One of the coming big places of the South"; "Magrath - The Garden City"; "Cardston - Situated in one of the richest belts in Alberta"; "Raymond - The Home of Opportunity"; "Carmangay - Leading Centre of a Populous District"; "New Dayton - One of the Garden Spots of the South"; "Will Transform Vast Country - South Alberta Land Company"; "Medicine Hat, Alta. - The Industrial Centre of the Great North West, and the Centre of the Largest Field of Natural Gas in the World"; "Woman's Activities - Lethbridge Ladies do much for advancement of the City"; and "Story of Progress - Told by Statistics".
Also includes approximately 170 black and white [B&W] photographs, portraits, and illustrations.
Lethbridge HeraldThe breakfast menu offered at Lake Louise Chalet as part of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Back side contains a b&w picture of the Empress Hotel in Victoria, B.C.
Front cover features a B&W photograph of the Banff Springs Hotel and Bow River Valley, captioned as such. Interior printed with the Luncheon and Beverages menu of the Canadian Pacific Railway Dining Car Service intended for “The British Association for the Advancement of Science, Ninety-Fourth Year” on the occasion of their “Transcontinental Tour, Toronto-Vancouver And Return, August 17 - September 4, 1924.” Beverages menu includes prices and a selection of cigars and cigarettes. Back cover is printed with an oval B&W photograph of Lake Louise and the Chateau, labelled as such, and a smaller photograph of a figure canoeing. A blurb describes features of the “Canadian Pacific Rockies,” including the Canadian Pacific Hotels and bungalow camps located there.
Luncheon menu from the Chateau Lake Louise, at Lake Louise, Alberta. The front cover of the menu features a color photo of the hotel exterior.
Four menu cards from the Jasper Park Lodge, owned by the Canadian National System. The menus correspond to June 20, 22, 29, and Sept. 11, for the year 1946. Each menu features a color photograph or illustration of location or landscape, with the text of the dinner menu underneath.
Dinner menu for the Banff Springs Hotel. The front cover carries an illustration of two horsemen in front of the hotel; the back cover features a listing and accompanying photographs of the hotels that comprise the Canadian Pacific Hotels chain.
Dinner menu for the Chateau Lake Louise. In addition to the menu items, the booklet also carries a notice detailing the requirements of government rationing regulations, as well as information about available activities and entertainment. The front cover features a photograph of a couple on a walk, with the Rocky Mountains in the background; the back cover lists the hotels that comprise the Canadian Pacific Hotel chain.
Dinner menu for the Chateau Lake Louise; the additional enclosed sheet contains the ‘Table D’Hote Dinner’ menu, for the same date as the larger booklet. The front cover of the booklet features an illustration of two diners, overlooking a mountain scene; the back cover carries a list of Canadian Pacific Hotels. The smaller sheet likewise features a listing on its reverse, with numbered accompanying black and white photographs of the hotels.
Dinner menu for the MacDonald Hotel in Edmonton, Alberta, operated by Canadian National Railways. Menu items are divided into three categories: ‘Table d’hote’, ‘dinner de lure’, and ‘dinner a la carte’. The front cover of the booklet features an illustration of the royal train carrying George VI and Queen Elizabeth, and the back cover carries text that provides further background on that subject.
Menu for the MacDonald hotel in Edmonton, Alberta. In addition to food items, the menu also contains a detailed beverage list, with a notice that the sale of bottled beer to registered guests has been authorized.
Menu card for Hotel Brunswick, Winnipeg, MB for April 12, 1908. Front cover features an engraved illustration of the hotel on Main Street. Proprietor is “Jas. Fowlie.” The wine and spirits list features eight (8) Scotch whiskeys.
Commercial Café paper menu in original plastic-window cover, edged in burgundy with three of the four gold corners intact. Windows have dried spills. Front of the menu includes advertisements for Barrett & Olson Men’s Wear and Bates Electric as well as the Commercial Café name and address (10333 – 82 AVE) in South Edmonton. Menu prices are often obscured by black marker with new prices handwritten beside. A typewritten page dated Sunday, April 25th shows specials and lists desserts such as “Flapper Pudding.” Back page has four advertisements for Hollywood Coldwaves, McBeth Agencies, Self’s Meat Market, and Capitol Cleaners and Laundry Limited.
A menu in the shape of a tasseled fez hat. Burn marks and drink stains on the front cover. This menu is the Wine List and Cocktail Menu for the Calgary Elks Club located in the Elks Building in Calgary, AB. It is bound with two staples. Inside the front cover is a B&W photographic collage of the inside of the Elks Club, while the collage inside the back cover features photographs of teepees, city skyline, a dinosaur sculpture and the Banff Springs Hotel. The menu is eight (8) pages of alcoholic drinks. Printed by Foothill Printers Limited.
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.
Menu for ‘The Shanty’, the restaurant of the Queen’s Hotel in Ethelbert, Manitoba. In addition to food, the booklet also contains the wine and beverage menu.
Menu for the Elite Cafe in Banff, Alberta. In addition to food items, the menu also contains a selection of fountain ice cream and soft drink items on the reverse. Some items and prices have been added in either pencil handwriting, or as typed text.
A menu for New Year’s Dinner on January 1st, 1917. The dinner was held by the No. 4 Company of The Canadian Scottish “In a Field” and “Somewhere in France.” The menu lists food being served such as soup, various roasts, vegetables, and sweets. Inside the menu on the first page are the handwritten names of Bob Wilson, Harry A. [Binnis], and E.B. Barker. On the back of the menu is a small illustration of candles and a mirror showing the path leading to a town. The menu was printed by The Brazier Press.
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.
Song book prepared by the Transcona Public Parks Board, Entertainment Committee, titled “Community Song Book: for Open Air Concerts to be held in the Transcona Public Park.” Contains the lyrics to 45 songs. Transcona [Winnipeg], Manitoba.
Dance card for an evening at the Trianon Ballroom in Regina, Saskatchewan. Card is partially filled in with partners’ names. Features advertisements for the Cameo Café and Checker Cabs on the back.
Program for the Winnipeg Inter-High Schools Swimming Gala, put on by the Manitoba Section of the Canadian Amateur Swimming Association. Includes a list of the gala officials on the front and a listing of the swimmers for each event.
Season Ticket for the 1954 Edmonton High School’s Senior Rugby season. Price is listed at $1.50 for games held at Clarke Stadium. Good for League Games only. Ticket is numbered 1539, and has been stamped 4 times out of a possible 5. The back of the ticket lists the dates of particular games, as well as the teams playing.
Booklet titled, "1956 Red Deer Exhibition Prize List for Ladies and Junior Activities Day, August 2-3-4." Cover is done in a thick, cream-colored paper stock with red writing, and includes ink drawings of fair activities, including a Ferris wheel, food for judging, and cows. The back cover contains the address of who the list was sent to: "Mrs. F. Grimson, Box 1115 RR 1, Red Deer." A 2 cent Canadian stamp was put over the opening upon mailing. The interior contains lists of the committees in charge, regulations for entry, and the class numbers and categories for entry. Inserted into the booklet are entry forms for the event. Printed by Advocate Press of Red Deer.
Brochure of the lectures and demonstrations featured at the fourth winter session. It also contains a listing of the members of the organization.
Manuscript in commemoration of the Golden Anniversary of Powered Flight in Canada. This is a collection of transcripts of 67 interviews conducted with pilots and flight engineers of the golden age of bush flying. These first person narrations are biographical and the manuscript's multiple parts constitute different experiences and perspectives of the birth and development of Canadian aviation, forming a comprehensive body of literature relating to the history of the Canadian aviation industry. The 64 transcripts are photocopies and vary in length. Also enclosed are photocopies of newspaper stories featuring members of the Canadian Aviation Hall of Fame, as well as a brief description of the manuscript and its origins by Tony Cashman.
Short Biography of Artist Tom Roberts. The cover features a headline announcing “an exhibition and sale of paintings by Tom Roberts.” The inside of the slip contains a biography of the artist, while the back has the company name, the Eaton Company Limited, printed at the centre.
Set of four laminated placemats depicting sepia scenes of prairie life, celebrating the centennial of the Rural Municipality of St. Clements, Manitoba.
Souvenir ‘Stampede City Dollar’ coin, in accompanying cardboard holder and envelope addressed to a Mr. Frank De Man in Granum, Alberta.
Booklet with a grey cover and a red border titled "1919 Prize List Spirit River Agricultural Society, Third Annual Fall Fair, Tuesday, Sept 16, 1919." Includes 23 pages detailing the prizes of the fair, along with advertisements.
The Great War Veterans’ Association of Canada Calgary Branch Constitution & By-Laws.
Book bound in black leather, containing instructional information, (in French), on how to learn Cree. Contains over 200 pages on Cree language and grammar, and looks to have had additions added to the back. Binding came from The Willson Stationary Company Limited.
Book titled: "Bramshott Souvenir Magazine, The Maple Leaf for Ever." Front cover is decorated with a large ink drawing of a soldier holding an early Canadian flag, with a military camp in the background. The border on the front cover contains the various coats of arms for Canadian provinces along with maple leafs. The interior contains 128 pages depicting the various battalions and regiments at Bramshott Camp, poems and songs, and many b&w photographs of soldiers and regiments, as well as advertisements. Printed by the Press Bureau.
Typewritten letter to members of Aleph Zadik Aleph (AZA) sent by Sam Beber. Contents include a listing of the Supreme Advisory Council members of the Aleph Zadik Aleph of the B’Nai B’rith. The letter implores the visiting members of the A.Z.A. to comport themselves properly during their visit. The letter is in good condition and includes the A.Z.A. seal on the bottom left corner.
Certificate for contributions to the Polish-Jewish Family Loan Association.
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.
Fabric patch for the House League Basketball of E.P.S. Patch is cream colored with red writing, and depicts a basketball with the title. Patch is in very good condition.
34th Annual Games by the Scottish Amateur Athletic Association of Manitoba. Content includes a list of the members involved in the organization, advertisements of local businesses, the president’s address, and a listing of the games to take place. The cover includes the organization’s symbolic mascot and flag.
Poster for 1988 Calgary Winter Olympic Games. Poster depicts the official mascots, Hidy and Howdy, with a snow covered mountain as backdrop.
Dance card from the Saskatoon Graduates’ Association’s “First Formal Function.” The seal of the University of Saskatchewan is printed on the front. The card is filled with hand-written women’s names. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
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.
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.
These three volumes contain 847 pages of transcript recording the Supreme Court of Alberta, Macleod Judicial District's coroner's inquest into the Bellevue Colliery Explosion. The third volume also contains the coroner's ruling. The inquest was held at Bellevue, Alberta on January 3, 1911. The cave-in incident under investigation occurred at a mine owned by West Canadian Collieries Company at Bellevue on December 9, 1910. The coroner, Frederick M. Pinkney, ruled that 30 men died of carbon monoxide poisoning and 1 man died of a combination of carbon monoxide poisoning and a fractured skull.
Advertising poster for a stunt driving show by Flash Williams, to be held on May 24, 1939 at the Regina Exhibition Grounds. The poster contains promotional text about the upcoming performance, a photo of a car crashing through a burning structure, and admission prices.
Poster advertising ‘Saskatchewan’s Greatest Rodeo’, to be held at the exhibition grounds in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The poster includes two photographs, taken from the Calgary Stampede, depicting horseback riding and wagon events.
Poster advertising The Works visual arts festival occurring in downtown Edmonton from June 26 – July 8, 1992. Has a collage of images of eyes and reads “Super Vision.” Lists sponsors.
Edmonton Downtown Business AssociationCatalogue and poster for the Against Great Odds: Posters of Nicaragua exhibition held at the Peter Whyte Gallery in Banff, AB. Catalogue features a reproduction of a poster made by the Nicaraguan Ministry of Culture from a Solentiname painting, and a description of the exhibition’s source material written by curator Elizabeth Brown. Details the Sandinista revolution, criticizes the CIA-backed Contras that opposed it, and describes the emergence of a popular artistic movement from this political climate, which included the creation of the posters displayed in the exhibition. A large sticker on the poster side reads “please return to the Edmonton Art Gallery.”
Poster for the art exhibition “Dennis J. Vance: Rainbow Matrix,” shown at the Richmond Art Gallery in Richmond BC from December 9 – January 9, 1984. Features a block of repeating text stylized to mimic a dot matrix display, set against a rainbow-coloured background.
Richmond Art GalleryPoster advertising the Beneath the Ice: The Art of the Fish Decoy exhibition held at the Kamloops Art Gallery from September 12 to November 3, 1991. Features a photo of a wooden fish decoy.
Kamloops Art GalleryPoster advertising exhibitions being shown at the Maltwood Art Museum and Gallery, at the University of Victoria, in Victoria, BC from May to August, 1982. Exhibitions listed: The Victorian Toy Theatre, Chinese Art from the Maltwood Collection, Furniture Designers and Craftsmen in the Victoria Region, Pasquale Verdicchio: photographs, Vrian Grison – Paintings and Alan Brooks – Wildlife Art. Includes an image of a Ming-dynasty era artwork, Spring in the Woods at Dawn, attributed to Ch’iu Ying.
Maltwood Art Museum and GalleryPoster advertising the exhibition Floral Watercolours: Don McVeigh, shown at the Mendel Art Gallery in Saskatoon, SK, from September 3 – 27, 1981. Includes a list of the works shown and an image of a painting from the exhibition.
Mendel Art GalleryPoster for the Separate Spaces art exhibition held at the Second Storey Gallery in Calgary AB from Jan 16-27, 1985. Artists featured: Peter Ackerman, Mirian Fabijan, Amy Gogarty, Deborah Brown-Ridley and Norman White. Poster appears to be an original screen print.
From http://www.truck.ca/blog/1985/1/16/seperate-space:
In late November, 1984, Second Story Gallery was forced to cancel their 1985 exhibition schedule due to a lack of funds. As a result, five of the artists scheduled to show got together and organized an alternative exhibition. What evolved was a cooperative effort between Suzanne Agopsowicz, Director of Second Story Gallery, Miriam Fabijan, Exhibition Coordinator, and four other Calgary artists - Peter Ackerman, Amy Gogarty, Deborah Bornw-Ridley, and Norman D. White. In order to accomodate all the artists involved, the studio spaces were incorporated with the gallery to enlarge the exhibition area. Each artist has selected her/his own space - hence the title: Separate Spaces. A wide variety of work and varying concerns will be presented.
Poster for the “Exhibition of Structurist Reliefs” held at the University of Saskatchewan’s Snelgrove Gallery in Saskatoon, SK, from May 17-31, 1984. “Featuring works from the Art Dept. Structurist Area, 1983-1984.”
Structurism was a school and theory of art and art criticism founded by Eli Bornstein at the University of Saskatchewan, ca. 1960. See https://bookstore.usask.ca/structurist.php#About.
University of SaskatchewanPoster advertising the Mackenzie Outreach art exhibitions for 1991-92. Describes a program put on by the Mackenzie Art gallery in Regina SK, where they would transport travelling exhibitions and provide interpretive materials and the services of an art educator to rural communities that provided a space. Includes a form for applying to hold the exhibitions. Exhibitions advertised for the year: Travel and Identity; If the Walls Could Talk: Images from the Interior; Connie Freedy – Signs Along the Way; and Storm Warning.
Mackenzie Art GalleryPoster advertising a tour of the newly-opened facility housing the University of Alberta Museums’ clothing and textiles collection, taking place on November 7, 1999.
Friends of the University of Alberta MuseumsTwo copies of a poetry book compiled by William Cranston and Roy H. Wright, who hosted a morning radio show on CJCA in Edmonton, Alberta titled "Morning Meditations" featuring organ music and recited verse. The booklet contains the poems "which have proven the most popular."
CJCAA segment taken from the book “The Engineers Club of Philadelphia Volume XVII, No 2”, and published separately as “The Canadian Pacific Railway, from Laggan to Revelstoke B.C” by William S. Vaux Jr. in 1900. The book outlines the construction, the history, and the current course of the Canadian Pacific Railway. The book includes several maps and graphs demonstrating the ground conditions and varying elevations of the railway route.
Vaux, William S., Jr.The Macoun Post Christmas Illustrated Number publication from 1910. The price is marked as 25 cents. The publication includes numerous B&W printed photographs of various buildings and locations in Macoun, Saskatchewan. Near the back of the publication, there are also several advertisements for local businesses.
A Second Supplement report from May 5, 1885, in Regina, Saskatchewan. The report outlines the battle at Battleford and the attack on Poundmaker’s Reserve where 100 Indigenous people were killed. On the back of the report, there is information about Lord Dufferin’s resignation and a funeral for two men.
Souvenir book produced by the Royal Canadian Golf Association [R.C.G.A.] for the 1929 golf season, including the Open Championship, the Amateur Golf Championships, and the Lesley Cup Matches.
Contents:
C. E. Harvey, President R. C. G. A. [p. 9]
Past Presidents, R. C. G. A. [p. 11, 13]
Executive Committee R. C. G. A. [p. 15]
Open Championships R. C. G. A. [p. 17]
Kanawaki - A Championship Test [p. 19, 21]
Officers of the Kanawaki Golf Club [p. 23]
Historic Kanawaki [p. 25, 27]
Professional Golfers' Association [p. 29, 31]
Amateur Championships, R. C. G. A. [p. 33]
The Canadian Amateur Champion (by Ralph Reville) [p. 35]
Jasper National Park Golf Course (by A. J. Hills) [p. 37]
The Amateur Championship at Jasper (by B. L. Anderson) [p. 39]
His Excellency the Governor-General of Canada [p. 40]
Interprovincial Matches [p. 41]
Provincial Associations [pp. 43-45, 53]
Canadian Ladies' Golf Union [C.L.G.U.] [p. 47]
Championships of the C. L. G. U. [p. 48]
Lesley Cup Matches [p. 49, 51]
History of the R. C. G. A. [pp. 52-53]
"Our Advertisers" [p. 54]
The Canadian Open Champion [p. 54]
A Page of Champions [p. 55]
Also includes list of entry requirements, entrant list, and tournament bracket for the 1929 Amateur Golf Championship at Jasper, Alberta.
Royal Canadian Golf AssociationA pamphlet advertising Hardcover, Edmonton’s artist’s book and zine fair on December 6th and 7th, 2014. The pamphlet advertises various workshops occurring at Snap Printshop, some talks occurring around the city, and the various participants in the book and zine fair. When the pamphlet is unfolded to a half and trifold, there are instructions for some zine and bookbinding techniques as well as some book terminology. When the pamphlet is fully unfolded, there is a poster on the back that reads “I have always imaged that paradise will be a kind of library” which is a quote by Jorge Luis Borges.
Hardcopy EdmontonA souvenir book commemorating the 27th Annual Convention of Trades and Labour Congress in Canada. The convention was held in Calgary, Alberta, in September 1911. The book includes various portraits and short biographies of members of the council. The book also includes group photographs of various labourer groups and short reports about each group, as well as various advertisements for local businesses. The book was published by the Calgary Trades and Labour Council and printed by the Typographical Union Label company in Calgary, Alberta.
Calgary Trades and Labour CouncilAn article from Vol. 1, No. 6 of the Canadian Magazine, published August, 1893 by Geo. B. Brooks. Concerns the involvement of the "Chippewayan" (Chipewyan of the Dene) First Nations peoples in the North-West Resistance of 1885. The single leaf (4 pages) have been tipped-in to a plain card cover.
Brooks, George B."A Handbook of Manitoba and the City of Winnipeg" prepared by the Publication Committee of the Winnipeg Local Executive Committee to present to the members of the British Association for the Advancement of Science for their visit from August 25 to September 1, 1909 (with options for extension based on member interests). Includes a proposed program and tentative itinerary, photographs, meteorological observations, information on locations within Winnipeg, Manitoba including a map marked with "probable meeting places," and another fold-out colored map of Canada.
Publications Committee of the Winnipeg Local Executive CommitteeThe fourteenth annual Vegreville Summer Fair Prize list and Exhibition Guide which was held in Vegreville, Alberta, from July 28 to July 30, 1930. The guide includes two entry forms, one for livestock and one for all departments aside from livestock, that could be submitted to the exhibition before July 25, 1930. The book includes information about the rules and regulations for the exhibition, prize options for the different livestock categories, and prize options for the various agriculture and horticulture categories. The booklet also includes various advertisements for local businesses.
Catalogue of art pieces included in the Edmonton Art Club's 40th Annual Exhibition, held 3-8 April 1961. Includes "President's Message" digitally signed by Miss Berangere Mercier [President]; list of Executive Members; Catalogue of art pieces for sale and not for sale [alphabetical list by artist's last name]; "Selections from the Edmonton Art Club Exhibition 1961" [reproductions of 7 paintings included in the exhibit]; Acknowledgement of annual donation from Hudson's Bay Company Retail Store; list of Province of Alberta Scholarships 1961 [in Visual Arts, Music, Drama, Recreation, Handicrafts, Librarianship]; and various print advertisements for local businesses.
Edmonton Art ClubCommemorative booklet produced in honour of the September 2016 opening of Rogers Place Arena in Edmonton, Alberta. Construction on the multi-use arena began in March 2014 and was completed on 8 September 2016. The arena is the home of the Edmonton Oilers [NHL] and the Edmonton Oil Kings [WHL] hockey teams.
Contents:
"The Journey"; "This Is Your Building" [comments from Edmonton mayor Don Iveson and Oilers Entertainment Group CEO Bob Nicholson]; Ford Hall [entrance]; "Tsą Tsą Ke K'e - Iron Foot Place" [mosaic art piece by Alex Janvier]; "Pure Entertainment" [Centre-Hung Scoreboard; 1,200 TV Screens; Wi-fi]; "Food Fix" [food and beverage options in Rogers Place]; photograph captioned "The First Skate - Connor McDavid and a few of his teammates joined some local minor hockey players for the first informal skate in Rogers Place history."; 5 maps showing Rogers Place Main Concourse; Mezzanine Level [Mezzanine Clubs]; Scotiabank Suite Level [Scotiabank Suites; Theatre Boxes]; PCL Loge Level [Sportsnet Club]; Upper Concourse [Sky Lounge]; "Rogers Place - By the Numbers" [figures and fun facts about some of Rogers Place's features]; Downtown Community Arena; Public Art ["Figures in Motion" sculpture and painting by Al Henderson; "Skater's Arch" sculpture by Douglas Bentham; "Essential Tree" sculpture by realties:united].
A note card for the Freeze Your Cask Off Event on February 20, 2020, at the Ritchie Community League in Edmonton, Alberta. The event featured 16 winter-inspired cask ales from around Alberta. Inside the card is a list of each featured brewery along with their respective beers, a brief description of each beer, and a lined, blank section next to each beer for written notes. On the verso of the card, the price of beer tokens is listed as $3.50, which could be exchanged for a 10oz beer.
Ritchie Community LeaguePhotographs and images within the Prairie Ephemera Collection are organized into five (5) series based on dates of creation: No date, pre-1900, 1900-1919, 1920-1967, and post-1968. Where possible, an estimated date of creation is given.
B&W print, mounted, of a grain elevator, Myrtle, Saskatchewan. Note: There does not seem to be a Myrtle in Saskatchewan, but there is one in Manitoba with a grain elevator.
B&W print, mounted, of store interior and display cases.
B&W stereoscopic print, captioned, of Tipis, cart, and travois.
B&W print of a woman with boy, girl, and dog on the steps of a house.
B&W print of man training a dog.
B&W print, mounted, captioned, of men with farm equipment engaged in threshing, caption reads “Harry Steves threshing crew west of Olds”.
B&W print of a large number of labourers and one woman, in front of building.
B&W print, mounted, captioned, of people in canoes, caption reads “Indians arriving for Treaty Money” The Pas, Manitoba.
B&W print, mounted, of men with agricultural engine and threshing machine, poss. Edmonton area.
Set of photographs showing scenes of the Canadian Rockies. Photos contained in cardboard envelope.
Harmon, ByronPhotograph showing Alexander Corner in Calgary, Alberta. A traffic cop is in the square.
Description information taken from paper enclosed with photo: “Several miners and officials are posed in front of the log cabin office of the Bingo Gold Mines in Northern Manitoba. Bingo Gold Mines was one of the first Canadian mining companies to be convicted of tampering with gold samples. They were convicted of fraud in 1925 for salting ore samples with gold to encourage investors to buy stock in the gold mine.”
Three (3) men in the Brocks Calgary Wholesale warehouse.
Image show a crew of twelve (12) men in front of a piece of farm machinery, possibly a thresher. Caption reads, “H.T. Kruse, Tuxford, Sask.”
Image shows a group of people outside, possibly Aboriginal, gathered around teapots and biscuits. Caption reads, “Summer in the barren lands.”
Image shows four (4) men standing in front of a propeller plane: (from left to right) John J. O’Connor, Vice President; Grant McConachie, President; unidentified; and Henry V. O’Connor, of Yukon Southern Airlines.