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A travel guide to western North America by the Standard Oil Company of California. It covers the western states from the Pacific coast and goes as far east as Nebraska and Texas, and also includes British Columbia. The first page has been removed, but it would have read: "Welcome to the West. Joaquin Miller, famous Western poet, once wrote that eyes were made for this land. Wherever you drive across its length and breadth you find endless scenery that lives in the memory...sweeping plains, silvery deserts, majestic forests and mountains, haunting lakes and streams. And, at its farthest Western reaches, the moving beauty of the Pacific Ocean and its matchless shoreline. This booklet can furnish only a brief glimpse into the treasure of color and drama that lies ahead, but we hope you will find it an interesting, helpful traveling companion. Have a wonderful trip!" The verso is a colourized photograph captioned "Bear Tooth Mountains, Montana - Wyoming."

An issue of St. John's College [University of Manitoba] student magazine, published April 1916. Includes 1 B&W photograph and list of St. John's College Magazine Staff [Editorial and Business] for 1915-1916.

Contents:
Editorial; "Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori" ["it is sweet and fitting to die for one's country"]; Our Empty College Halls; Election of Senior Student [Mr. N. C. Smith]; In Memoriam for Reginald E. "Rex" Parrott [with 1 photograph]; "Shakespeare" by The Warden; "Foreign Immigration (continued) II. initialed N. C. S. [N. C. Smith?]; "Running a Rapid" initialed H. C.; "The Clergyman's Problems in Our Rural Parishes" (continued from last issue) by the Reverend Canon Jeffery; Honor Roll [list of "St. John's Students on Active Service"]; Dining and Eating at the Olympia; Echoes from the Barracks by a "Linseed Lancer"; "My Youthful Attempts at a Menagerie" contributed by Doc. Pop, Our Zoological Expert; Athletic Association Notes; Literary Society Notes; Church Society Notes; Missionary Society Notes; Parlor Notes; Exchanges; Personals; Dry Humor from the Professors' Breakfast Table; and School Notes [Hockey, with 1 team photograph; Basketball; Personals].

A program for an event titled "Unveiling of Memorial Tablets to Engineering Graduates and Engineering Students of the University of Manitoba who gave their lives in the Great War." Dated Friday, April 4, 1924. Includes a list of names appearing on the tablets.

A document pertaining to the University of Manitoba that contains "the Act Respecting the University of Manitoba," 21 statutes, a list of bylaws and regulations, medals, and fees.

B&W prints, captioned, mounted, showing various scenes from Edmonton. Contents include:

• Dominion Day Parade 1923 (4), including 1 print each of Premier Greenfield and the C.N.R. Pipe Band,
• Images from around Edmonton (8), including 1 print each of the Saskatchewan River, stockyards, and 10439-69th Ave South,
• Provincial Houses of Parliament (2),
• University of Alberta buildings (2), including 1 print each of the Arts and Medical buildings.

Two page letter from “Dorothy” describing her life as a student at the University of Alberta. Edmonton, AB.

Two photographs taken at the University of Alberta. One of the Arts Building in 1923 and the other is the Medical Building in 1924.

1 photo of the University of Alberta taken from the High Level Bridge and another of Vermillion Valley near Innisfail, AB.

Invitation to “Mr. McAra” from the Agricultural club to attend an Undergraduate Dance held on February 8, 1929 in Athabaska Hall at the University of Alberta. The front of the card is shaped and illustrated to look like saloon doors. Inside the card is a dance program filled in with the names of Mr. McAra’s dance partners from the evening. Edmonton, Alberta.

Vol. IV, No. 1 of the STET, a collection of short stories by students of the University of Alberta, dated March, 1952. Includes advertisements for local businesses.

Of Treebank players playing Wawanesa on an outside ice rink. Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Group of men on an outdoor rink holding hockey sticks, Treebank, Manitoba

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.

Bilingual English and French booklet containing information regarding the history of and some statistics for the city of St. Boniface, Manitoba to 1938.

Contents:
[English] St. Boniface; Churches; Schools; Institutions; Industrial St. Boniface [includes information on location, transportation, power, water, communications, fire and police, and list of some local businesses]; [French] Saint-Boniface; Eglises; Maisons d'Education; Institutions; St-Boniface industriel.

"Settlement by Dutch families - Rocky Mountain House District" [pp. 1-7] includes general information about the town and district [location; soil type and agricultural prospects; commercial and social services such as produce markets, schools, and hospitals; employment opportunities outside of the agricultural sector; and recreation]. Contains photographs of farms and farmland, machinery, a planing mill, school buildings [Rocky Mountain House and Arbutus School], Rocky Mountain House main street, rivers and lakes, and groups of people ["Some of the farmers at the Dutch Field Day, Lacombe, June 21st, 1951"].

"Short histories of some of the Dutch settlers in the Rocky Mountain House district" [pp. 8-31] includes personal histories and photographs of 14 Dutch families who have settled in the district.

"... four representative listings in the district which show the type of farms available" [pp. 32-37] includes information and photographs regarding four farms for sale in the Rocky Mountain House district. Listings are subject to prior sale.

A French booklet outlining the history of two statues, and the men they were modeled after. The statue on the cover is Pierre Gaultier de Varennes de la Vérendrye. The statue was created by Jan Bailleul and was unveiled in Québec on September 28th, 1922 and currently stands in front of the Parliament building in Québec. La Vérendrye was a French-Canadian military leader, fur trader, and explorer. He explored areas from Lake Superior to the Saskatchewan River. The second statue on the back cover is Pierre Boucher de Grosbois. The statue was created by Alfred Laliberté and unveiled in Québec on the same day, September 28th, 1922. This statue also currently stands outside the Parliament building in Québec. De Grosbois was a French soldier, interpreter, and eventual governor of Trois-Rivières in what is now Québec.

A manuscript of a report for the Game and Fisheries Branch of the Department of Mines and Natural Resources, dated August, 1948 and compiled of data gathered in May, July, and August of 1947. The report examines the potential effects of the Manitoba Central Basin Project on the birds, fish, and "fur animals" along the Saskatchewan River, and includes information on topography, geology, soils, climate, hydrology, and vegetation, as well as a description of the project, and conclusions and recommendations. 48 b&w numbered and captioned photographs, primarily of terrain and river-related facilities and activities, have been mounted onto various pages, and a large fold out map of the Manitoba central basin is laid-in after the last page.

Grey paper program for the University of Alberta Commerce Club’s Dividend Day party held at the Macdonald Hotel in Edmonton, AB on Wednesday, March 30, 1949.  This program certifies that R. Beere is the holder of five ten shares of the Preferred Stock of the club.  The club declared a dividend of one-fifth of one evening’s enjoyment per share.  The evening included grace, dinner, “The King,” Toast to Graduates by club president Mr. J. D. Campbell, reply by D. M. Wilson, speech by Chairman of the Provincial Board of Public Utility Commissioners Mr. G. M. Blackstock, which was then followed by dancing. 

A program for the "Northern Alberta Old-Timers’ Association Banquet and Dance at The MacDonald Edmonton Thursday, January 12, 1928." 

Front cover also contains a small flower drawing, and a poem titled "The Pioneer." Back cover contains a larger b&w photograph of seven (7) men and one (1) woman standing around a bust, with log buildings in the background. It’s captioned: 
"Oliver Bust Committee-Left to Right-K.A. McLeod, Campbell Young, J.E. Reilly, C.C. Batson, Kathleen McLeod, W.J. Carter, Howard Douglas, W.R. West. This bust was erected during his lifetime by the Northern Alberta Pioneers’ and Old-Timers’ Association, July 1, 1927, as a part of Canada’s Jubilee Celebration, and as a mark of their respect for an outstanding Pioneer, Publisher, Statesman, and Friend of Western Canada." 
The interior of the program contains a toast list and a menu for the night.

A program for the "Northern Alberta Old Timers Banquet and Dance at the MacDonald Hotel Wednesday, December 16th, 1925 at 7 p.m." Front cover also contains a long b&w photograph depicting a train of wagons pulled by oxen, with old wooden buildings in the background. A figure sits in the lead wagon. This picture is folded down over the top of the program, and covers the top 1/3 of both the back and front covers. The back cover contains a poem by Frank C. Steele titled: "The Pioneer Dead." The interior contains the program and menu for the banquet. Printing attributed to Douglas Printing.

B&W print, curled into a scroll.  Image shows a meeting at Hotel MacDonald for the Northern Alberta Agents of the United Grain Growers Association.

Advertising brochure for the Macdonald Hotel in Edmonton, Alberta. The brochure contains promotional text describing the hotel and available accommodations and amenities within, and also features several photographs of the hotel interior.

Menu and program for the 19th Annual Maritime Provinces Banquet, held at the MacDonald hotel in Edmonton. The booklet additionally contains a list Maritime Provinces Association executives, sponsors, and, on the back cover, information and sponsors for a scholarship award to Jean Keeley of Edmonton in 1947. The front cover features an illustration of a lighthouse on the coast.

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.

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.

An aerial view of Jasper Ave facing east from the 10th floor of the MacDonald Hotel in Edmonton, Alberta, dated 1953.

Three programs for the "Annual Round-Up Banquet and Dance" held at the Macdonald Hotel in Edmonton (Alta.) by the "Northern Alberta Pioneer & Old-Timer's Association." All three bear an identical illustration of the "Old-Timers' Cabin at Exhibition Grounds, Edmonton" on the front and contain a "Toast List," a menu, and lyrics to a song on the back. The 1931 and 1932 programs have "Red River Valley," and the 1935 program has "Old Friends." Menu items are themed to Alberta locations, such as "Tofield Noodles" and "Wetaskiwin Potatoes."

20 blank souvenir postcards featuring Kodachrome prints of photographs taken in Banff National Park and the Canadian Rockies.

Photographs titled as follows:
"Banff Springs Hotel and Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Banff National Park."
"Moraine Lake in the Valley of the Ten Peaks. Banff National Park."
"Chateau Lake Louise and Swimming Pool. Banff National Park."
"Cascade Mountain (alt. [altitude] 9836 ft.) and Banff. Banff National Park."
"Black Bear "roamin' in the gloamin' " at Lake Louise. Banff National Park."
"Stoney Creek Bridge - Highest Bridge on the Canadian Pacific Rly. [Railway] and "The Canadian." "
"Cathedral Peak and "The Canadian" - Alt. 10464 feet - Yoho National Park - Canadian Rockies"
"Takakkaw Falls (1346 feet high). Yoho Valley. Yoho National Park, B.C."
"Mount Rundle (alt. 9665 ft.) from Vermillion Lake. Banff National Park."
" "The Canadian," Trans-Canada luxury train entering the Lower Spiral Tunnel. Field B.C. Yoho National Park."
"Lake Louise and Victoria Glacier. Banff National Park."
"Black Bear Cubs"
"Bow Valley and Fairholm Range from Banff Springs Hotel. Banff National Park."
"Buffalo in Banff National Park."
"The Three Sisters near Banff. Banff National Park. Alt. 9744 ft."
"Mount Rundle (alt. 9675 ft.) from Banff Chair Lift on Mount Norquay."
"Banff Springs Hotel - Bow Valley and Fairholm Range - Banff National Park."
"Chateau Lake Louise. Banff National Park."
"Lake Louise and Mount Lefroy. Banff National Park."
"Mt. Eisenhower (alt. 9390 ft.) - Banff National Park. Named after President Eisenhower when General of the Armies."

A coverless album of b&w photographs on black card with captions. Subjects include son Don McNeil, landscapes, towns, camps, and mining equipment, and range from Ontario to Saskatchewan, Alberta, and the N. W. T.

Three photographs of a banquet in the woods hosted by the King Edward Hotel in Edmonton, Alberta, dated 1914. One image shows the event, with table and chairs set up in a forested area and a large group of people seated. Another image shows a group portrait of kitchen staff posed on a bench outside, presumably in the same wooded area. The final image is of the kitchen, with staff preparing a large amount of baked goods and one man in a suit supervising. Date and host information provided by dealer.

Blank sheet of Jasper Park Lodge stationery with coloured illustration of original single-storey log main building, and set between Lake Beauvert and the mountains.

Two handwritten letters, on Jasper Park Lodge stationery, written by ‘Ed’ to his brother ‘Art’. Jasper, Alberta , July 22nd, 19[??].