B&W print showing the threshing outfit of Frank Lucas and son near Wetaskiwin, Alberta.
An insurance plan of the city of Wetaskiwin, Alberta from August 1959. The population at the time of the plan creation was 4850. The plan consists of a master title page, a key of signs page, and 8 detail sheets of the city. On the cover of the plan, there is a note indicating that the plan was made by and is the property of the Canadian Underwriters’ Association in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The copyright for the plan is registered in Ottawa, Ontario. The plan is listed as Copy No. 39. Each page of the detail sheets displays various streets and buildings in the city of Wetaskiwin and the colour of each building indicates the type of construction material used for that particular building.
Canadian Underwriters' AssociationTwo men wearing jackets and caps sit atop numerous large sacks containing furs piled on an uncovered wagon. Two horses are hitched to the wagon. One man is holding the reins, ready to drive the wagon. There is snow on the ground and the roofs of the various buildings visible in the background.
Rodell, A.1 photograph postcard showing Alexandria Public School, built ca. 1904 in Wetaskiwin, Alberta, and 12 small double-sided photo cards showing various scenes and locations captured in Alberta and Wetaskiwin area.
Images include:
"Alexandria Public School"; "Birds-Eye View Wetaskiwin"; "Indians in Camp"; uncaptioned image of a Books and Stationery retail store; "Merchants Bank Block"; "Luca's Grove"; "A Good Crop of Oats"; "Pearce Street" [Wetaskiwin]; "Battle River"; "A Pretty Drive"; "A Row of Elevators"; "Hauling Firewood"; "Prince of Wales Hotel".
A photograph album created by an unknown person, documenting the 1910 train trip completed by Sir Wilfrid Laurier, as Prime Minister, across western Canada. In July and August, Sir Laurier traveled on a special Grand Trunk Pacific train from Fort William, ON to Prince Rupert, B.C. and back, returning to Ottawa September 7, 1910. He was accompanied by numerous colleagues, including his private secretary, E. J. Lemaire; Minister of Railways and Canals, George Perry Graham, M.P.; Edward Mortimer Macdonald, M.P.; and Frederick Forsythe Pardee, M.P.
The B&W photographs are captioned in white on the black paper pages of the album. The photographs are only roughly in chronological order. The owner of the album titled the first page, "The Grand Trunk Pacific Trip." The acronym "G.T.P." is used for Grand Trunk Pacific railway throughout the album. Minister Graham is identified in the photographs by the acronym "G.P.G."
Photographs include:
Various photographs of the group chatting and milling around the train, occasionally posing for the photographer. Several of these photographs also show the train's crew.
A large welcome sign on the bridge in Fort William, ON.
Two photographs of the August 5th train wreck between the Laurier special train and a freight train on the C.P.R. track east of Moose Jaw between Belle Plaine and Pense. The train car is torn apart like a toy. No one in the prime minister's party was seriously injured.
One photograph of a man in a buggy, captioned "Joe" Clarke. This appears to be the future mayor of Edmonton.
Captioned photographs of the welcome received at Inverness [?], Winnipeg [MB], Melfort [SK], Selkirk [MB], Yorkton [SK], Medicine Hat [AB], Calgary [AB], Wetaskiwin [AB], Rosthern [SK], Banff [AB], Golden [B.C.], Prince Rupert [B.C.], and Victoria [B.C.].
Photograph of the "Welcome to our Premier" arch made of oats in Yorkton, SK.
Several photographs of Indigenous people.
Two photographs of "Buffalo at Banff," including a calf.
Several beautiful photographs of the Rocky Mountains.
Several photographs taken from the deck of a ship off the coast of Prince Rupert, B.C.
