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Folder/portfolio containing five (5) prints of works exhibited at the 10th Annual Calgary Graphics Exhibition, as well as an exhibition guide.  Includes works by artists L. Pecknold, K. Hayano, D. Roberts, R. Achtemichuk, and J. Harris. 

The Old Time Range Men's Dinners are an annual event held in Calgary, AB at the Palliser Hotel. This collection holds twenty-one (21) dinner programs for the years 1929, 1932, 1942, 1946-1955, 1962, 1964, 1981-1984, 1989, and 1998.

Program titled: "The Armouries, Calgary, Alberta, Military Ball Given in Honour of HRH The Prince of Wales by Brig. Gen. H.F. McDonald, C.M.G., D.S.O. and Officers of M.D. NO. 13. September sixteenth, nineteen hundred and nineteen." Front cover also includes the Alberta Coat of Arms. Interior of the program contains a list of dances to be performed and the accompanying music, with the opposite page containing blank spaces for writing engagements and rendezvous. Back cover is blank.

Menu card for Town & Country Coffee Shop in the Greyhound Building in Calgary, AB.  The menu was printed by Hickey & Jones in Calgary on ivory card stock now showing numerous grease and coffee stains.  The front cover has an illustration of a friendly cowboy, and has  a visible indent on the top edge from a paperclip.  Inside are numerous Coffee Shop Specials, Salads, Sandwiches, Desserts, Beverages and Juices, and selections “From Our Soda Fountain.”  Sundaes include Cubanana (35 cents), 2 Good 2 be 4 Gotten (35 cents), Stop and Go (35 cents), and the “Awful Awful” Sundae / Awful Big, Awful Good (40 cents).  

Menu card for Pelican Fish & Chips in Calgary, AB.  This menu card has rounded corners and has a full-colour picture of a bowl of ice cream on the front.  Underneath it reads “Crystal Ice Cream.”  The back cover shows an illustration of three kids at a soda fountain counter with text encouraging parents to send their kiddies for ice cream.  Small printing says the menu was lithographed in the U.S.A. by The Weiller Co. in Philadelphia.  Inside is the name of the restaurant, address 35 Fourth St. N.E., and the names of management, Jack Anderson and Jack King.  They serve a long list of sandwiches and dishes served with french fries.

Menu for The Safari Tea Stop located at 507 – 8th avenue southwest Calgary, AB.  The cover is a copper foiled textured paper printed with dark brown ink.  The front cover is an illustration of a bare-chested man wearing a turban holding with one hand a diamond shape containing the word “Safari” while the other hand holds a knife.  Along the bottom are the words “Afternoon Tea Menu.”  The back cover is covered with a description of “The Bengal Safari” romantically detailing a hunting party adventure in India to which “Your Guides” have been C. W. Ainsworth and B. J. Harrison.  The cover and menu paper are punched with two holes but whatever cord or ribbon bound them is lost.  The menu paper is textured and sand-coloured.  It opens in a bi-fold door design and each menu item is framed in its own hanging wood sign illustration.  Along the top is a border of overlapping illustrations of exotic adventure.  

Menu card for The Skyline restaurant located at Macleod Trail, No. 2 Highway in Calgary, AB.  “Canada’s Finest Curb Service Restaurant and Golf Range.”  The cover is printed to look like cream leather and features an illustration of the restaurant on the front.  The back cover has a list of Fountain Specialties made with Palm Quality Products.  The front cover is cut away along the top right edge to show the name of the restaurant underneath. Inside, bound to the spine with two staples, is a small square booklet of Dinner entrees and facts both about the restaurant and Calgary.  Inside the back cover are printed two photographs of life-sized dinosaur sculptures captioned with information about the Calgary Zoo.   Printed by Albertan Job Press Ltd.

Poster, small size, advertising the 2004 Calgary Stampede in Calgary, Alberta. Poster mentions date, entrance/exit times, and some of the attractions for the 2004 Stampede, including Carrol Baker.

The program's front cover is filled with a green and white picture of an older woman sitting in a chair reading. She is positioned in front of a set of windows, and is surrounded by tables and books. A note written in pencil on the top right corner  states “Calgary” 20-. The cover reads at the top: "Mother’s Day Service Sunday, May 11th, 1924." Below the picture is simply the word Mother. The interior of the program indicates the order of service, including hymns and recitations. The back cover continues the order of service. A note on the bottom of the back page states: Prepared for and distributed by The Religious Education Council of Alberta, 302 I.O.O.F. Building, Calgary.

Train schedule for the Soo-Spokane Route run by the Spokane International Railway. Centrefold is a map of the route which runs from Portland, Oregon up through Calgary, Alberta and Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan and down to St. Paul, Minnesota. Includes time schedules of the international route and of connecting train lines, as well as a description of the trains and equipment in use.

American Scrip Company scrip coupon issued by Arcade Confectionery, Calgary, Alberta. The coupon owner is due a ½ mile of first class travel on any steam ship or steam railway in the world. Features two delicate line drawings of a steam train and a steam ship.

Promotional Leaflet for the Hotel Royal, in Calgary, AB. It is divided in two sections: the left side features a photograph of the hotel while the left side contains its address and nearby amenities. The proprietor is listed as Rob. C. Thomas on the bottom right corner.

Title reads: "Premier Truck Cabs and Bodies - Anthony Steel Dump Truck Bodies - D. Ackland & Son Limited - Winnipeg - Calgary - Chevrolet." Cover contains an ink drawing of a speeding truck with a farm scene in the background. Title and drawing are done in green ink. Interior contains descriptions and drawings of different truck parts and accessories available for purchase. A note on the back page says the booklet was printed by Birt Printing Co., Ltd, and compiled by W.H. Hart. There is an included page printed on thin green paper noting the Premier Truck, Cab and Body Price list at D. Ackland & Son, Limited, Winnipeg.

Promotional letter and brochure written by stock brokers Owens & Company, Limited in Calgary, AB dated May 22, 1915.  Owens & Company are promoting stock in Alberta Crude Oil Company Limited, which is drilling in the Dingman District and is expected to strike oil, although it has not yet done so.  

Typed letter from Alberta Distillers, Limited, addressed to a Mr. Hermann C. Sieburth of Vancouver, detailing the release and promotion of a new liquor. Includes an unused bottle label and a promotional poster. Letter features signature of Frank McMahon. Calgary, Alberta.

Blank counter cheque from a Royal Bank of Canada branch in Calgary, Alberta.

Nine (9) photographs depict images of Winnipeg, Brandon, Edmonton, Calgary, Moose Jaw, a standard passenger train, the train on the Canadian Pacific Railway, close-up of the Canadian Northern Railway Standard Passenger Train, and buffalo in the park at Wainwright, Alberta. These photographs are enclosed in a brown envelope containing various imagery typical of Western Canada. Printed by Hough Litho Limited (Toronto).

Many photos have fallen out or been removed from this photo album.  Contents include:

• Calgary Stampede with Edward, Prince of Wales (3),
• Ranching/farming, particularly with sheep (18),
• Aboriginal (4),
• Horses (7),
• Military (2),
• Miscellaneous.

B&W print, mounted, captioned, group portrait of men, the Calgary Golf & Country Club, Calgary.

B&W print, mounted, with accompanying list of names, of the Southern Alberta Institure of Technology (SAIT) staff, Calgary.

B&W print, mounted, of the Calgary Elks Concert Band. Made by Lane’s Studio.

B&W print of the grade two class at Sunalta School, Calgary.

B&W print, wide format, group portrait of the Southern Albertan 1st Conference for Girls, Calgary.

B&W print, captioned, of men at work on the Bow River, bridge in background, snow on ground, Calgary, AB.

B&W print, mounted, showing several horse teams and work crews in Calgary. Taken by Calgary Photographers.

B&W print, mounted, of interior of home, poss. Calgary, AB.

B&W print taken at the Palliser Hotel at what appears to be a stockmen’s conference. Photograph taken by W. J. Oliver.

Campaign pamphlet with the heading “Building a NEW SOCIAL ORDER in Canada…” Illustration on front page shows a smiling family of five above the words “Liberal FAMILY ALLOWANCES provide food, education, health, security.” Pamphlet promotes the new Liberal Family Allowance plan as “the biggest step forward in our march to postwar prosperity!” Includes typed letter from Calgary West Liberal Candidate Charles C. Matthews asking voters for support in the upcoming election, with the heading “Let’s Stay Prosperous.” Authorized by the National Liberal Federation – Ottawa, printed by Albertan Job Press Ltd.

Program for the Palace Theatre in Calgary, AB for the week of June 13, 1927. Contents include news about various actors, current films, upcoming films, coming musical attractions, and advertisements from local businesses and schools.

Menu card and laid in sheet for White Spot located at 1101 – 4th street west in Calgary, AB.  Printed on white card stock, the front cover features an illustration of the restaurant and street in black ink with red accents.  Several small stains and some wear appear on the back cover, which is decorated with a smaller illustration in similar style for a Shamrock Grill restaurant located at 1048 – 21 avenue south east.  This smaller illustration has the name J. Bowen.  The list of menu items is decorated with red cartoon figures including a chef and a chicken (who says “alas my poor brother” next to the White Spot Specialty of Chicken in the Rough).  A few corrections to the menu have been handwritten in red pen.  Sunday Specials for November 28 are typewritten on a piece of orange paper and added to the menu card with a paperclip. 

Menu card for Eamon’s Drive-Inn Restaurant located on the Banff Highway seven (7) miles west of Calgary, AB.  Printed in burgundy and green on cream-coloured card stock.  The back cover has two photographs, one of the restaurant interior highlighting the large windows looking out on the Rockies, and a second of the outside of the restaurant with striped awning and numerous parked 1950s-era cars.  Inside is an a la carte menu with a Combination Salad struck through and the price of Calgary Ginger Ale adjusted.

Death certificate for Maud Mary Heathcote Comins. Signed by Registrar Michael Charles Bernard in Calgary, NWT.

Two (2) plastic souvenir spoons from the Calgary Stampede, one white, one yellow. 

"Songs that Live" contains the lyrics to Christian songs. The cover features the title “Calgary…Crusade for Christ: “Songs that live” and includes three (3) close-up photographs of the event’s evangelist, organist, and song evangelist.

Poster, mounted, sealed on corrugated board, advertising the Alexandra Hotel, Calgary.

“The Direct Route to Modern Transportation for Calgary” broadside produced by the Calgary Federated Automotive Industries, promoting the switch from trolley coaches to motor buses in Calgary. 

Tourism brochure titled “Hi, Stranger! Stay a day in Calgary: Sunshine City of Alberta’s Foothills.”  Published by the Young Men’s Section of the Calgary Board of Trade.  Gives a brief history of Calgary, highlights its proximity to the Rocky Mountains, describes places of interest in and around Calgary.  Includes a charming orange and black illustrated map of Calgary.  Mentions Calgary’s population is 85,000 strong, placing the brochure’s date of publication around 1940.  From the press of John D. McAra Limited, Calgary.

Six letters (one handwritten, five typed) concerning the business of S.C. Cooper. Includes bills, correspondence with London and Western Trusts co. Red ink drafts for outstanding payment letters have been written on the reverse of two sheets. Calgary, Alberta.

Receipt for an executed contract, on Irrigation Department, Canadian Pacific Railway Company letterhead. From J.S. Dennis to Mr. Edward L. Meece of Seattle, Washington. Sent from Calgary, Alberta.

One of two documents written by J.S. Dennis of the Irrigation Department of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company.

Typed letter on Buckhorn Ranch letterhead from Bruce Bohne to Fred Patterson of Calgary requesting a bill of sale and wishing Merry Christmas. Included in the envelope was a rifle registration form filled out in the name of Fred Patterson. Beaver Mines, Alberta.

B&W print, wide format, framed, of Calgary in 1890. Photograph is actually two photographs printed together to create a panoramic shot, though the lighting is slightly different between the two photographs.

B&W print of crowd, mostly children, outside the Empress Theatre in Calgary. -- portions of photo have been removed prior to printing

Sepia print, wide format, captioned, group photograph of the visitors and delegates at the BPO Elks Grand Lodge Convention, in Calgary, Alberta, in 1930. Photograph is of a large group – mostly men, but with a few women and children – in front of a large building. Photographed by W. J. Oliver.

B&W print, wide format, framed, captioned, group photograph of the Plumbers and Steamfitters Picnic Group in Shouldice Park, Calgary, Alberta. Photograph is of a large group of people – men, women, and children (and dog). Photograph taken by Kilroe Photo.

B&W print, captioned, of the Calgary Stampeders ice hockey team. Names of hockey players printed on image.

B&W photograph of “G” Flight, No. 17 Squadron, No. 2 Aircrew Graduates Training School in Calgary, AB on 12/9/1944.  Photographed by Harry Pollard of Calgary.  In the centre of the group of forty-five men, one individual has been circled with blue pen.  

B&W print of the class composite for the Calgary General Hospital Training School for Nurses graduating class of 1937. 

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.

B&W print, mounted, captioned group portrait of the 1916 S.P.A League baseball champions, in Calgary, Alberta. Team members are in suits with three trophies, with pitcher in separate oval in top left corner. Names and positions of players are captioned. Photographed by A. L. Hess of Calgary. Brown string through a single punched hole in the center at the top allows item to hang.

B&W print, mounted, of the graduating class of 1917 from Calgary Nursing Central Division, No.39, VAD, in front of the Union Jack and an image of King George.

Book titled: "City of Calgary, Province of Alberta, List of Properties in Arrears for Taxes, Which Will be Sold by Public Auction, Commencing at 10 A.M., April 22nd, 1919." Calgary, March 7th, 1919. Book contains 219 pages of tables listing properties - some pages have hand-written marks in them. The final page has a printer’s mark: "The Avenue Press Printers, 610 Centre St. –Calgary."  

Two (2) photocopies of a newspaper clipping featuring a photograph of the 2nd Annual Provincial Convention of the Alberta Social Credit League and names register, from ‘The Albertan’. See also PE000120 (F-3-3-0-14) for the photograph itself.

Federal election campaign sign for Steve (Stephen) Harper, Reform Party candidate for Calgary West.

Essay, typed, imagining a trip back in time to observe the dinosaurs that lived near Drumheller, Alberta. Titled, "Une Excursion Fantastique à Drumheller." Likely written by a student for a junior high or high school assignment. Written in French. Reference to the “Centre des Arts Allies” or Allied Arts Centre, which was open in Calgary in the 1960s, dates the essay and locates its creation in Calgary, Alberta.

Two (2) B&W prints of First Nations people in full dress on horseback, in what appears to be a parade or other official gathering. Stamped on the back ‘Alberta Film Service 129 - 7th Ave. E. Calgary.'

Thirty-six (36) B&W prints depicting various aspects of the Calgary Stampede. Prints are enclosed in a blue envelope with “Stampede” written on the front.

B&W print showing eight (8) men on a truck for the Calgary Paint and Glass Co. Ltd. 

B&W print of a man driving a truck for the Calgary Paint and Glass Co. Ltd.  The truck is blazoned with the motto, “Everything for a Building.”

B&W photograph depicting several men working on a railroad line. There are some women and children acting as spectators. In the foreground is the railroad lines and several men working around it. In the background is a steam train, wheat silo, and a town. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph states: "Repairing the lines and putting in new lines at Calgary." There are also the numbers 762 next to this note, and the number 20 in the bottom right corner.

Booklet titled: "Summary of Proceedings of Thirteenth Annual Meeting of Alberta Wheat Pool Delegates 1935, held at Calgary, Alberta November 26-30, 1935." Back cover contains a listing of the Alberta Wheat Pool delegates elected August 15th, 1935. The interior contains the proceedings of the event, including reports, elections, statements of operations, and a map of Alberta showing the wheat pool elevator points.

Menu card and tipped in sheet for W. K. Chop Suey Restaurant located at 209 Centre Street in Calgary, AB.  The menu shows numerous stains and is printed in green ink on a paler green card stock.  The menu is creased across the lower left corner.  There are forty-six (46) items on the menu.  The tipped in sheet is pink and features the menu in Chinese characters.  Printed by Hickey & Jones of Calgary, AB.

Menu for Sammy’s Coffee Bar in Calgary, AB.  The cover features a charcoal sketch of Sammy and the sentiment “Eat well my Friends as we are here to please you – Sammy.”  The sketch is signed Bowen.  The back cover carries another message in Sammy’s handwriting, “I have a jewelry store just around the corner.  I call it Switzer’s because it happens to be my last name.  We feature costume jewelry of the latest design.  Drop in and see for yourself. – Sammy P.S. Bring your dark glasses; the place will dazzle your eyes. P.S. We also have the finest in quality watches and diamonds priced just for you.”  Both fore edges of the cover have stains from what looks to be binder ring holes, suggesting this menu was stored in a sleeve in a binder at some point.  The restaurant makes its own ice cream and claims to be the first coffee shop in Alberta with T.V.  Sketches on the walls are by Calgary’s John Bowen.

Poster and calendar for the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede. Calendar starts December 1957, and dates for the 1958 and 1959 Stampede are advertised. Caption at top of poster reads ‘The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth’. Item has poster-hanging at top and bottom, with eye for hook at top.

Christmas Card from the President and Members of the Calgary District South African Veterans’ Association. Handwritten notes on a variety of subjects on the back.

Advertisement for Little Bros., of Calgary, Alberta. This thick, rectangular, paper hand bill describes the business as offering “Everything in furnishings for Men” and features three small portraits of men. Printed by Claresholm Pub. Co., Claresholm, Alta.

Riley and McCormick Cowboy Equipment Harness Saddles Catalogue. Catalogue of cowboy equipment from a cowboy supply store based in Calgary, AB. Content includes various cowboy articles with prices and illustrations.

Contains: One handwritten letter and sympathy card, addressed to Margaret Hughes, the wife of Dr. Raymond Hughes, from Eleanor (Robertson) Tregillus on behalf of the Calgary General Hospital nursing class of 1937. ca. 1959 -- [copy of obituary clipping has been included]; A typed letter addressed to Dr. M.G. McCallum referring to a letter (missing) written by Dr. Raymond Hughes concerning pensioners Mr. And Mrs. Harding. June 30th, 1953.

Wanted Poster – Wanted for Murder by the Headquarters of the Police Department, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, under Chief Constable Alfred Cuddy. Offering a $300 Reward.  The wanted individual goes by Samuel Sullivan or Salvatore Sarravalli.  Broadside is 18.5 x 26.5 cm, with a 4.5 x 8 cm photograph of Sarravalli.  Pasted onto browning album leaf, on the back of which is another (non-Canadian) wanted poster.  Shows two stamps, one dated Nov. 9, 1912 showing receipt by the Chief of Police and a second stamp by the Bureau of Identification, Hall of Justice, San Francisco, California dated Nov. 11, 1912.

The second wanted poster is in the form of a letter from the Sheriff’s Office in Vanderburgh County, Evansville, Indiana and is dated November 5, 1912. Addressed to the Superintendent of Police of San Francisco, California, the letter reads “This A.M., after knocking the jailer in the head, the following prisoners escaped from the Vanderburg County jail: Levey Lockhart (White man, 34 yrs., 5 ft. 10 or 11, 180 lbs., smooth face, dark hair. Held on a charge of murder.) / Henry Miller (White man, 55 yrs., 5 ft 6, 150 lbs. Sandy beard and hair, bald in front. Serving jail sentence for Passing Fraudulent Check.) / Frank Kelley (White man, 34 yrs., 5 ft. 5, 150 lbs. Smooth face, black hair. Serving jail sentence for Petit Larceny.) / Clint Crow (White man, 45 yrs., 5 ft 10, 175 lbs. Black mustache, stoop shoulders. Awaiting trial on charge of Rape.) If located, arrest and notify – John J. Davis, Sheriff.” Stamped as received by the Chief of Police on November 9, 1912.

B&W print, mounted, of men on horseback with polo mallets, women behind with carriages, poss. Calgary area.

Men and women in “western” dress, seated on the grass around a man holding a soft-cover book entitled "Focus on Calgary."

B&W print, framed, captioned, group portrait of a portion of Garbutt Business College's day class, in Calgary, Alberta. Photograph is of a large group of men and women taken in front of a convenience store/office.

Two B&W prints of members of the Loyal Order of Moose Lodge. The first was taken c. 1957 according to a hand-written annotation on the back. A stamp credits David Colville of the Calgary Herald as photographer. A sign in the second photo dates it to January 27, 1957; a stamp on the back credits Jack DeLorme of The Albertan as photographer. Calgary, Alberta.

B&W print of the Alberta Government Telephones service desk in Calgary.

B&W print, mounted, showing the Joint Industrial Council of the Calgary Refinery, 1957.  

Nine (9) press photographs of Stoney Indians, several probably taken during Indian Days in Banff. Photos have captions on the back:

• 8" x 10" B&W print. Caption: "Annual Indian Day at Banff, Alberta; Stoney Indian Medicine Man in his medicine teepee [sic] (Courtesy Canadian Pacific Railway)."
• 7" x 9" B&W print. Newspaper clipping showing printed photograph identifies figure as Walking Buffalo, former chief of the Stony Indians of Western Canada.
• 7" x 10" B&W print. Caption: "Indians, Stoney; parade around village and ride into Banff."
• 8" x 10" B&W print. Caption: "Four minutes after the construction job was begun, the Stoney squaw and papooses are comfortably established in their new home—with a slight touch of modern conveniences to get the housework done."
• 7" x 9" B&W print. Caption: "Stoney Indian 'Mr. Big,' This is Jonas Roder, second chief of the Stoney Indians tribe, dressed in full regalia for the annual Calgary, Alberta stampede. Far from the 'vanishing American,' the chief has much to say about how his tribesmen live."
• 8" x 10" B&W print. Caption: "Golfing in the Canadian Rockies has its illusions. Chief John Hunter, a full blooded Stoney Indian, makes a picturesque caddy on the Banff course."
• 7" x 9" B&W print. Caption: “ 'From where he sits' This papoose seems quite interested in the goings-on at the Calgary, Alberta, stampede. His mother, a Stoney Indians squaw stoops to squint, yet keeps a supporting hand against her back-riding youngster."
• 7" x 8" B&W print. Caption: " 'The end of a busy day' Chief Spotted Eagle and his squaw Red Cloud Woman finish their shopping trip by indulging in a strawberry soda. Their eight-year-old daughter, Big Bird Woman (center), was a little shy." Print is very wrinkled.
• 8" x 10" B&W print. Caption: "Indians, Stoney, fashion show at Banff Spring, Alberta."

B&W print, mounted, captioned, of Retail Clerks’ Association Relay Team, includes names of athletes, Calgary.

A group photograph of four (4) men in regular military uniforms and fifteen (15) cooks in their kitchen whites. Identified as Cooks 82nd O.Batt. C.E.F. Calgary 1916. Large British flag in background. Photograph taken by W. V. Ring Wright Block 221A Eighth Avenue Calgary.