Photographs and images created between 1900 and 1919. Held within the Prairie Ephemera Collection.
Photographs and images created between 1920 and 1967. Held within the Prairie Ephemera Collection.
Advertising and promotional materials held within the Prairie Ephemera Collection.
Publications, reports, and song books from Agriculture Groups within the Canadian Prairie Provinces, such as: Alberta Wheat Pool, United Farmers of Alberta (U.F.A.), Saskatchewan Wheat Pool, United Grain Growers (U.G.G.), Saskatchewan Cooperative Wheat Producers, Canadian Wheat Board, and the Canadian Seed Growers' Association.
A wide variety of experiences are captured in the pages of these albums and scrapbooks. From family vacations to prisoner of war (POW) experiences, stories from a wide range of people are captured here in the materials arranged and saved by them. While names, places, and dates are not always available, there is much to discover in this collection.
Documents relating to the Chase and Neumeyer families of Strathmore, AB. Includes typescript biographies prepared for a local history of Strathmore, original Strathmore cemetery documents, notebooks, photographs, and other documents.
Artistic and crafted materials within the Prairie Ephemera Collection.
Documents relating mostly to the later life of Clayborne Stewart, who lived in Red Deer, Alberta. Includes a collection of letters and cards documenting his 1946-7 courtship and subsequent marriage with his second wife, Louise (legal name Zenobia) nee Taylor. The two exchanged letters while Louise was living in Calgary and Clayborne in Red Deer; many of Clayborne's letters to Louise and other correspondence are collected here. Stewart worked as an army cook in Red Deer, and attended an army cook training course at Camp Borden in Ontario in 1953; the file also includes letters written from Clayborne to Louise during this time.
Ephemeral materials produced by businesses. Includes publications relating to labour movements and unions. Held within the Prairie Ephemera Collection.
The Cultural & Historical events represented by this collection provide a sampling of the activities that so defined life on the Prairies.
Materials relating to D. Lamont of Maidstone, SK's personal involvement in WWI as a Corporal in the 9th Canadian Mounted Rifles Regiment (C.M.R.R.) and Sergeant in the 9th Regiment of the Canadian infantry Brigade.
A collection of cards, instruction booklets, letters, notes, a photograph, and a newspaper clipping all documenting Mary H. Jones' nursing school and career at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton, Alberta.
Report cards, certificates, exams, essays, and a wide variety of items to do with the educational and academic experiences of Prairie Province residents.
Commercial and marketing materials related to trapping and the fur trade. Consists of advertising documents, official correspondence, and reciepts, produced by the Hudson's Bay Company, and other purchasers of furs.
An assembly of material reflecting the breadth of government and political engagement across the Prairies, including election campaign materials, political party convention reports, and civic development activities. Two series within this broader category include ephemeral publications produced by government, and a collection of scrapbooks covering the history of the Social Credit party within Alberta.
Surveys, pamphlets, and papers produced by Prairie Province governments. Held within the Prairie Ephemera Collection.
Includes small collections of various types of items that are primarily linked by belonging or pertaining to an individual or a particular family.
Insurance plans held within the Prairie Ephemera Collection.
All of the letters in this collection are addressed to Irma Breadner, employee of Don Stanton's General Store of Westlock, Alberta, from her friends and family. The letters span the years 1941 through 1948, but the bulk were sent in the years 1944 and 1945. Together the letters offer an intimate view of Wartime as it was experienced by Central Albertans. Breadner's correspondents include servicemen and women working overseas, her sister, Jean, building airplanes in Ontario, and many Albertan women getting their educations or helping their families with the harvest against the backdrop of the final years of the Second World War. The collection also includes cards, postcards, pay stubs and a church program.
A collection of albums, loose photographs, and assorted ephemera documenting the northern mining development, projects, and exploration of the McNeil family, c. 1930-1950. Matriarch Pearl McNeil (nee Montgomery) was the niece of Bob Montgomery of Death Valley Skidoo Gold Mine fame. She had three sons; Bob, Tom, and Don. Locations of the photographs range from Ontario to northern Alberta and Saskatchewan, to the Yukon and the Northwest Territories. Collection contains two albums, three sets of loose photographs, and a selection of miscellaneous items including Christmas cards and a small bank/address book.
Menus from restaurants, cafes, and hotels from across the Prairie Provinces.
Items relating to military events and activities, as well as those documenting individuals' participation in the military.
Materials that do not clearly or readily align with other existing categories.
Newspaper supplements, clippings, and obituaries from the Prairie Ephemera Collection.
Undated photographs and images from the Prairie Ephemera Collection.
Publications or materials belonging to non-commercial organizations, such as associations, foundations, clubs, societies and volunteer groups, that cannot be otherwise located in one of the other sub-fonds.
The donation of the family of Frank and Mary S. Parker, these scrapbook collections of newspaper articles, greeting cards, and photographs cover four (4) decades of Alberta political history, seen from inside the Social Credit party.
"50 Plus Proverbs We Learned" self-published monograph by Margaret Harder with illustrations by Malyssa & Cora Wiens. The monograph contains 52 pages of memoir on growing up in Manitoba. Inserted with the work are:
- four (4) pages of B&W photographs of family and life in rural Manitoba (some annotated), affixed to paper (with photocopies);
- loose B&W photograph of author’s father in Russian ‘Forstei’ uniform;
- photocopies of other photographs, not annotated;
- Manitoba Dept. of Education Grade 12 report on final examinations (with photocopy) 1947;
- photocopy of Manitoba Dept. of Education Interim First-Class Teacher’s Certificate, Grade B, 1949;
- Manitoba Bible College report cards, signed by Esther Horch 1954-1955;
- Manitoba Dept. of Education Interim Collegiate Certificate (with photocopy) 1965;
- Winnipeg School Division No. 1 hiring agreement (with photocopy) 1965.
B&W print of an aerial photograph of the Chateau Lake Louise, taken for the Calgary Herald
B&W print, mounted, captioned, of women in the interior of the Empress Hotel - Swift Current, Saskatchewan
B&W print of buildings in Bankhead, Alberta
B&W wide format print of Royal Canadian Mounted Police horse parade, poss. Regina
B&W print, mounted, captioned, of a man and woman each on horseback, Indian Head, Saskatchewan
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 of George Mekee threshing outfit - men, horse teams, and farm equipment. Hanley, Saskatchewan
B&W print, mounted, captioned, of children and teachers (Miss M. Staples & Miss McDiarmid) in front of Earl Grey Public School, Earl Grey, Saskatchewan.
B&W print, mounted, of men and farm equipment engaged in threshing
B&W print, captioned, of Harwood Hotel building construction, with notes on construction, poss. by labourer in photo, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
B&W print, mounted, captioned, of the International Hod Carriers and Building Labourers Union of America and Canada local No. 180, on street with wagon and banners, Regina, Saskatchewan.
B&W print, mounted, captioned, of two men and two women with a horse and buggy, Lanigan, Saskatchewan.
B&W print, mounted, of a wheeled cookhouse on a southern Alberta ranch.
B&W print, mounted, damaged, of a group of men, women, girls and boys in front of a building, with a ballpoint-pen marking one woman
B&W print, mounted, of two men and a dog outside a Canadian Elevator Co. elevator at Zealandia, Saskatchewan. Paired with PE000017, F-3-2-0-8.
B&W print, mounted, of two men and a dog inside a Canadian Elevator Co. elevator at Zealandia, Saskatchewan. Paired with PE000016, F-3-2-0-7.
B&W print of people in the street surrounded by damaged buildings following the tornado known as the ‘Regina Cyclone,' Regina, Saskatchewan
B&W print of Elm Park, Winnipeg, Manitoba
B&W print, mounted, of men with large horse team and threshing machine.
B&W print, mounted, of group of men (many labourers) in front of two large houses, with right-hand drive car, poss. Edmonton, Alberta.
B&W print, mounted, of group of people in front of James A Sutherland Lumber and Hardware Store, Crossfield, Alberta
B&W print, mounted, of central fire station with cars and fire trucks, Brandon, Manitoba
B&W print, mounted, of labourers at construction site
B&W print, mounted, of bartenders and men at bar, poss. Dauphin, Manitoba
B&W print, mounted, of men and horses outside National Hotel and Wisler’s Wardrobe, Stettler, Alberta
B&W print, mounted, captioned, of group of men and one woman with threshing equipment and horse and buggy, Mullin Farm
B&W print, mounted, of Garrison Sergeants of the 90th Winnipeg Rifles (names listed on mat) at Sturgeon Creek Camp, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
B&W print, mounted, of the staff at the General Hospital in Medicine Hat, North West Territory [present day AB]. Staff names are marked on the mat. Possible damage to photograph by backing paper.
B&W print of North Battleford Royal Canadian Mounted Police staff (names listed below each portrait), 28 individuals, North Battleford, Saskatchewan.
B&W print, mounted, of Her Majesty The Queen with Officers of the Saskatoon Light Infantry as part of presentation of colours, Caterham, Surrey, England. Paired with PE000033.
B&W print, mounted, of Officers of the Saskatoon Light Infantry, Caterham, Surrey, England. Paired with PE000032
B&W portrait, mounted, of Lloyd Turner. Caption below photograph reads ‘To Winkie With all my Best –Lloyd Turner’. Taken during photo shoot for hockey hall of fame (see Glenbow Archives acc. # NA-5093-765). Includes article ‘Will the Real Turner Please Stand Up?’
B&W print, wide format, group portrait of the Southern Albertan 1st Conference for Girls, Calgary.
B&W print, mounted, of store interior and display cases.
B&W print, mounted of store interior and display cases.
B&W stereoscopic print, captioned, of Tipis, cart, and travois.
B&W stereoscopic print, captioned, of street scene with dog teams, sleds, people, and store fronts, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
B&W print, mounted, framed, of First Nations person, wearing war bonnet, astride a horse that pulls a travois, with second horse in tow, on riverbank. No date. -- reverse caption reads “Indian Travois” but also “Chief Duck’s Squaw” -- Provincial Archives of Alberta traces this photo as ‘Indian travois’ by Harry Pollard ca. 1910, as well as ‘Mrs. Duck Chief’ ; Glenbow Archives traces this photo as ‘Duck Chief’ ca. 1930-1937 by Reeves.
B&W print, mounted, framed, of Duck Chief and John Drunken Chief with horses at water’s edge.
B&W print of two airplanes with people beside.
B&W print of a man smoking a pipe in front of a building.
B&W print of three young boys.
B&W print of a woman with boy, girl, and dog on the steps of a house.
B&W print of piglets suckling, caption reads “poor old Susie that died and left them little pigs”.
B&W print of man training a dog.
B&W print, damage to corner, of creek/valley.
B&W print of two-story house at forest edge.
B&W print, captioned, of young girl in dress, caption reads “[?]innie – 3 year in July”.
B&W print of children posing in car.
B&W print, captioned, of young girl feeding horse/pony, caption reads “Mary feeding old Cap some chop”.
B&W print, captioned, of people watching a rodeo.
B&W print of cows in pens.
B&W print of a two-story house, car out front.
B&W print of elevators, including Pioneer and Alberta Pacific Grain Co. Ltd.
B&W print of child with dog on walkway.
B&W print of men on a straw[?] pile with horse team, horse and buggy.
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, mounted, captioned, of threshing scene, caption reads “Harry Steve’s Thrashing Crew West of Olds, Alberta”.
B&W print, mounted, of men with agricultural engine, farm equipment, dogs, in the snow.
B&W print, mounted, of woman and children at table for a party, poss. Lethbridge, AB.
B&W print, captioned, of two (2) First Nations men on horseback, with Canadian National Railways stamp on reverse.
B&W print, mounted, damaged backing, of a large group of men on horseback and in carriages, caption mostly missing “?? Annual Hunt”, J. Lowndes photographer, poss. Calgary.
B&W print, mounted, captioned, of Coleman’s first baseball team, includes names of players, Coleman, AB.
B&W print, mounted, captioned, of Retail Clerks’ Association Relay Team, includes names of athletes, Calgary.
B&W print, mounted, captioned, damaged, of Regina landscape and men outside the Leader Company Limited (i.e. Regina Leader-Post) building.
B&W print, mounted, captioned, of First Nations men and women on horseback, caption reads “Uncle John from Father”.
B&W stereoscopic print, captioned, of a man on horseback speaking to two First Nations men, caption reads “Indian Talking to a Cowboy in Sign Language”.
B&W print, mounted, of men on horseback with polo mallets, women behind with carriages, poss. Calgary area.
B&W print, captioned, of men at work on the Bow River, bridge in background, snow on ground, Calgary, AB.
B&W print, captioned, of bridge under construction, Lethbridge, AB.
B&W print of a large number of labourers and one woman, in front of building.