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Item · 1946-1961
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Pamphlets, titled: "Wheat Pool Committee Program," or simply "Committee Program," issued by the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool in Regina, Saskatchewan. Some are tri-fold, some quad-fold, and some are booklets. Topics range, and include: organization and operation of the wheat pool, meeting minutes, pool elevator deliveries, livestock pool, pool policies, Co-operative education and studies of the co-operative movement, relations with other co-operative associations and junior organizations, The Western Producer Circulation, The Saskatchewan Federation of Agriculture, committee conventions, boxcar allocation, flour sales.

Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Item · Jan. 1936
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Booklet titled: "Addresses by Junior U.F.A. President and Vice-President to the U.F.A Convention." Below this is written: "Masonic Temple, Edmonton-January, 1936." Cover is printed on plain white paper with black writing. Front cover contains a black border with the title within this border, and a small image consisting of a torch with a ribbon wrapped around it and tied in a bow. The five (5) pages that follow detail the addresses given by the Junior President and Vice-President of the United Farmers Association Co-op at the convention. A small publishing mark on the back cover noted: Allied Printing Edmonton-Trades Council-Union Label. 

Item · 1916
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Booklet titled: "United Farmers of Alberta Annual Convention, 1916-Calgary-Annual Address." Below this is written: "Delivered by S.S. Dunham. L.L.B., Lethbridge-Second Vice-President." 

Cover is printed on light brown paper with blue flecks. Front cover features a black decorative border surrounding an image of a torch entwined with a ribbon alongside the title. The back cover contains only the union label for printing, and notes: Quick Print, Calgary. The interior contains fifteen (15) pages denoting the address given by S.S. Dunham at the annual U.F.A. Convention in Calgary. There is also a b&w portrait of S.S. Dunham on the second page.

Item · 1926-?
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Booklet titled: "Report of the Investigation in to the Milling Industry," by George F. Edwards, Director of Research Department, United Farmers of Canada, Saskatchewan Section. Booklet is eleven (11) pages in length, with a simple white cover. Contains the Allied Printing Trades Council stamp on the front page.

United Farmers of Canada
Item · 1948
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Pamphlet titled “The Search for Security” that describes “vital points about the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool and its policies.” The document provides an overview as to the way in which the Pool was created and organized, its purposes, and its relationship with farmers and governments, as well as a brief account of its financial records and the industry’s impact on Canadians’ living standards. Published by the Saskatchewan Co-operative Producers Limited. The cover is printed on blue paper and contains an illustration comprised of a farmhouse, a barn, a grain elevator, a boat, a train, and the legislature.

Saskatchewan Co-operative Producers
Item · 1953-1969
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An equity record booklet for the Central Alberta Dairy Pool that belonged to George Landis in Rose Lynn, Alberta. The organization is based in Red Deer, Alberta and based on the instructions on the slip, the owner is instructed to mail the booklet to Red Deer each year after January 1st to verify all earnings and deductions for the previous fiscal year. George Landis, whose birth year is written as 1916, logged records from 1953 to 1969. Rose Lynn is notable for being a very small town in Alberta.

Landis, George
Item · 1989
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An Alberta Horticultural Guide pamphlet from the Alberta Horticultural Advisory Committee for the period of 1989 to 1991. The pamphlet was printed by the Print Media Branch in Edmonton, Alberta. The pamphlet provides information to assist the growth of various fruits, vegetables, and ornamental plants. Small advertisement card inlaid in pamphlet for the London and Lancashire Guarantee & Accident Co.

Alberta Horticultural Advisory Committee
Item · 1928
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"The material in this pamphlet is largely reproduced from a special co-operative issue of The Western Producer, published November 24, 1927. On no occasion prior to the publication of this issue had Saskatchewan Wheat Pool members been given so detailed a review of all the activities and departments of the organization. In view of the reception which was accorded the issue by Pool members, and in view of the fact that newspapers are not adapted to convenient preservation, this pamphlet has been issued in the hope that it will be preserved by Pool members and used for reference purposes whenever the need may arise."

Contents:
Index; The Wheat Pool in Perspective; How the Pool is Organized; Recording Pool Contracts; Field Service Department; The Treasury Department; Recording Reserve Credits; Handling Growers' Assignments; Pool Country Elevators; The Pool Checks Government Grading; Relation With Line Companies; The Central Selling Agency; International Co-operation in Prospect; Large Staff at Pool Head Office; Head Office Staff of Pool Elevators; The Winnipeg Office; The Saskatoon Office; Supplying Information to Pool Members; and A Chart of the Organization.

Images:
The Home of The Saskatchewan Wheat Pool - The Wheat Pool Building, Regina; A View of the Grower's Ledger and Grain Departments of the Pool; Map Showing Distribution of Pool Membership [map]; Inside a New Pool Elevator - Interior of Pool Elevator No. 587 at Austum, Sask.; 2,000,000 Bushel Transfer Elevator at Buffalo; The Smallest Saskatchewan Terminal - Pool Terminal No. 5 at Port Arthur, Owned by the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool; Saskatchewan Pool Elevators Limited at Work - An Interior View of a Portion of the Head Office Elevator Staff at Regina; One of the Latest - Saskatchewan Pool Elevator No. 679; Saskatchewan Poolers Own This Elevator - Pool Terminal No. 4 at Port Arthur, Owned by the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool; Pooling the World Over - Delegates to the Second International Wheat Pool Conference at Kansas City, Missouri, May, 1927; The First Sign of Growth - Saskatchewan Pool Elevator No. 1, at Bulyea, Sask.; At the Summer Fair - Wheat Pool Tent at Weyburn Fair; Twenty Comptometer Operators - Comptometer Department in the Head Office of the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool [photograph]; The Largest Pool Terminal - Pool Terminal No. 6, at Port Arthur; and Organization Chart Sask. Cooperative Wheat Producers Ltd. [fold-out flow chart].

Item · 5-7 June 1928
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Record of the proceedings of the Third International Wheat Pool Conference, which was also the First International Pool Conference [open to other agricultural product cooperatives], held in Regina, Saskatchewan, between 5-7 June 1928.

Index:
Chairman's Address; Secretary's Report; Appointment of Committees; Addresses; Discussions; Sub-Conferences [Discussions on Contracts; Central Sales Agency for Livestock; National Wool Co-operative; Long Term Contract; Marketing Dress Poultry; Marketing Registered Seed; Organizing Local Co-operative Seed Growers' Associations; Financing Co-operative Dairies]; and List of Delegates and Press Representatives.

Burnell, C. H.
Item · 1956
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A foldout map and pamphlet titled “Varieties of Grain Crops for Saskatchewan 1956” from The Saskatchewan Advisory Council on Grain Crops. The pamphlet was published under the authority of the Saskatchewan Co-operative Agricultural Extension Programme. The pamphlet discusses bread wheat, durum wheat, winter wheat, oats, rape seed, field peas and beans, barley, rye, and flax. The included map displays the Cereal Variety Zones of Saskatchewan, and there is a list of variety recommendations for each zone in 1956.

Saskatchewan Advisory Council on Grain Crops
Item · [c. 1912]
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Information on the grain trade in Canada, prior to World War I but after the establishment of the Grain Act, and in-depth proposals for its improvement. Subtitle reads "Conditions which make such a system necessary. A detail of the system showing its practicability. Results of such a system in operation."

De Montfort Press
Item · 23-26 Aug. 1910
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Prize list and regulations for the Edmonton Provincial Stock Show and Race Meet held by the Edmonton Exhibition Association Limited in 1910. Also includes program of events and blank entry form tucked in centrefold of booklet. Categories to be judged include livestock, agricultural products, manufactured products, and horse races.

General Index [alphabetical]:
Advertiser's, List; Butter; Cattle; Committees; Dates of Other Fairs; Dairy Products; Delivery of Exhibits; Directors in Charge; Domestic Manufacturers; Dogs; Entrance Fees for Stock; Entry Rules; Fire Protection; Horses - Directors in Charge; Horses - Regulations; Horses; Horticulture; Judges and Judging; Manufacturers and Industrial Department; Miscellaneous Rules; Officers; Programme General; Poultry; Police Protection; Races; Rules and Regulations; Tickets, Price of; Sheep; Special Prizes, Names of Donors and Conditions; Swine.

Additionally contains several print advertisements for various local businesses, indexed by type at the back of the booklet.

Edmonton Exhibition Association
Item · 1912
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The share certificate indicates the share amount of the company Price Jones, which was founded in the 1860s in Newton, Wales. It sold locally produced Welsh flannel and eventually expanded and became the first mail-order shop in the world (Queen Victoria was known to be a customer), and issued catalogues in Canada as well. In 1911 the company erected a store in Calgary but it ultimately went out of business in 1916. 

Item · Nov. 30, 1912 – Dec. 29, 1913
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Two documents issued by Kindersley (Saskatchewan) Farm Lands Ltd.

  • A signed stock certificate, No. A0297, for ten shares of stock in the company, owned by Liang & Cruickshauk.
  • A signed mortgage debenture certificate, No. B1014, for £100, owned by the Canadian and Empire Investment Trust Ltd., and later resold to Charles James Proud on Dec. 29, 1913. Text on the back refers to the original terms of the debenture; a stamp on the back indicates changes made to the repayment terms.
Item · Jun. 1, 1914
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Two certificates for oil company shares belonging to J. J. McRobbie. The first certificate is No. 757 from the Alberta Pacific Oil Company Limited and the registered office location is listed as Calgary, Alberta. The certificate indicates that McRobbie purchased 20 one-dollar share. The certificate was signed on June 1, 1914, by the secretary and the president of the company. On the back of the certificate is a confirmation section for the number of shares purchased, and a blank transfer of shares notice. The second certificate is No. 8930 from the Prudential Oil and Gas Company and the head office location is listed as Calgary, Alberta. The certificate indicates that McRobbie purchased 25 one-dollar shares in the company. This certificate was signed on June 4, 1914, by the secretary and the president of the company. The back of this certificate is identical to the back of the other.

McRobbie, J. J.
Item · May 6, 1915
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Certificate No. 21238 from Beaver Oils Limited and the head office location is listed as Calgary, Alberta. The certificate indicates that C. A. [Knechtel] purchased 100 shares at 25 cents each, numbered 2617754 to 2617853. The certificate was signed on May 6, 1915, by the secretary and president of the company.

[Knechtel], C. A.
Item · 1881
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Book titled "A New Route from Europe to the Interior of North America with a Description of Hudson’s Bay and Straights," issued by the Nelson Valley Railway and Transportation Company, Montreal. Publishers are John Lovell & Son, Montreal, 1881. The cover is a dark green with gold writing, as well as drawings of plants and bugs. Cover itself is very thin and delicate. Inside is a pull-out map titled "Public Lands, also its Geographical Relation to the British Islands." Book contains 19 pages describing the new route from Europe to the interior of North America. Includes a page which lists the Board of Provisional Directors for the company, as well as its address.

Item · Jun. 7, 1939
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Flyer titled “Fifty Years of Progress: 1889 – 1939,” telling the story of the creation of the Lethbridge, Alberta, Board of Trade and the board’s role in the development of the local airport, Kenyon Field. The back of the flyer is titled “Autographs” and features the signatures of pilots who flew in the air show celebrating the opening of Kenyon Field: Charles E. Selge, Charles Zmuda, George Starr and Arthur Davis.

Item · ca. 1945?
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Folded paper souvenir featuring six (6) B&W photographs and an advertisement for Alberta Slim’s latest releases. There is no price on it, so it could also be a record insert or advertisement. Each photograph is of a scene at the Alberta Slim RCA Victor Records Circus, including images of a performing elephant, horse, dog, and bear, as well as a portrait of Alberta Slim and the Bar X Cowboys.

Item · 1915
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Royal Alexandra Hotel Guest Book from 1915.  Blue paper cover with the name of the hotel letter-pressed in gold ink on the front, and an advertisement for Blackwoods Dry Ginger Ale and Blackwoods Aero-distilled Drinking Water printed in black ink on the back cover. Inside the front cover is an advertisement for The Princess candy store.  Inside are forty (40) pages of glossy white paper bordered with a repeating maple leaf pattern printed in pale blue ink.  The left page is usually an advertisement for a local business, with the opposing page giving information and an image for a local Winnipeg attraction.  “This book designed and compiled for and with the approval of the Royal Alexandra Hotel by G. E. Webb” and printed by Sulman Bros. Ltd in Winnipeg.

Item · 1955
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Book titled: 1905-1955 After Fifty Years Mendham. Book contains 16 pages detailing the beginnings of Mendham and its progression over 50 years. Contains stories, (including one in German), poems, b&w photographs of life in the village, and advertisements of supporters of the book. Cover is a dark yellow, and contains a small b&w photograph of the village on the front. Inside the front cover is a forward from the Mendham Teachers and Pupils. The inside back cover notes it’s for autographs, though this particular book’s autograph page is blank. Book has been dedicated to the brave pioneers of the prairies.

Item · Feb. 1, 1902
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Small, bound notebook with graph paper and a red cover, advertising for the Great-West Life Assurance Co. Front inside cover, centrefold and back cover of the book are stamped with statistics about the company. There are a few handwritten notes inside, including two short love poems.

Item · 1931-1935
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Two small, bound notebooks with graph paper advertising for Holland Extra Prime Binder Twine sold by Harold & Thompson, Regina, Saskatchewan. Both notebooks include four pages of facts and testimonials about Holland Twine. The second book includes hand-written notes on hours worked and tools purchased.

Item · ca. 1950
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Collection of five (5) posters showing various images related to Edmonton.  All rolled into scrolls but otherwise undamaged.

  • Interior of McNeils Cigar Store 1920,
  • Old CNR (Canadian National Railways) Station showing 101 St. and 104 Ave. 1945,
  • View of Edmonton from the Southwest around 1912,
  • First Social Credit Script passed 1936,
  • Sulky racing around 1912.
Item · [19-?]
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Brochure advertising for Canada Paint, sold at Alsip Brick, Tile & Lumber Co. of Portage Ave. [Winnipeg, Manitoba]. Includes 32 paint colour samples, suggested exterior painting colour schemes and bright colour illustrations on the front and back cover.

Item · [19-?]
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Duco Paint Flyer: "Brighten Up Your Home with Duco." Promotional colour flyer for Duco, a line of paint targeting home redecoration. This is a product of Flint Paint & Varnish, based in Toronto, Ontario. The illustration includes a woman in a maid’s uniform painting a chair, and a man painting a headboard.

Item · [19-?]
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Drumheller District Tourist Guide put together by the Drumheller Junior Chamber of Commerce. It is divided in six sections and the back side of the document opens into a 45.5 x 29.5 cm map of the area, which marks the regions with their thriving industries. There is also a close-up map of the city of Drumheller. The triptych includes a directory for Drumheller, statistical information, tourist attractions, and historical facts.

Item · 1914
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Brochure promoting the brand Jack Wood Limited, a “Men’s Head-to-Foot Outfitters.” Clothing descriptors include suits, shoes, overalls, gloves, and underwear. On the right side there is a photograph of a young woman, and there is an August 16 calendar on the bottom left corner. The document is framed by ornamental flowers printed in silver ink. Printed by Gerlach-Barklow of Canada, Limited, Toronto, ON.

Item · 1960
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Poster promoting the Alexandra Hotel. The slogan is written on the top centre, and reads “When in CALGARY stay at the Alexandra Hotel” with the hotel name printed in large type. At the centre of the poster there is a 16 x 12.5 cm b&w photograph of the hotel and a caption that reads “Fire-proof.” Amenities and rates are listed on the bottom. 

Item · 1912
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Leaflet titled: "Marquis Wheat - The World’s Best Wheat." The rest of the ad states: "Seed for sale by F.A. Adams, Macleod, Alberta. Producer of the best bushel; best 100 pounds; best 5 bushels of hard wheat at Alberta Provincial Seed Fair, March, 1912. Also grew and sold to H. Holmes, Raymond, seed from which he produced the best bushel at this Congress. My Marquis Wheat Strain is Right. GET THE BEST. Exhibit Under Grand Stand on Grounds. Price $2.00 a bushel F.O.B. Macleod, Alberta." 

Item · 1914-1920?
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Leaflet titled: "Across the Atlantic How Canada’s Grand Trunk Railway System (and connections) 'Gets You There'.” Below this are two watercolour pictures, one depicting a steamship, and the other depicting a famer and his horses plowing a wheat field. Below the pictures is a caption: "Harvesting Along Canada’s Grand Trunk Pacific Railway." The back of the leaflet is a slogan: "You Need Canada Needs You.” Below this are the addresses for European Traffic Offices, and an advertisement for Canadian Express Money Orders.

Item · 1940
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Tourism brochure titled: "All Expense 'Stop-Over' Tours Canadian Rockies Banff…Lake Louise and Emerald Lake, by Canadian Pacific - World’s Greatest Travel System." Brochure opens up to a three page spread depicting the three major hotels the tour stops at - Banff Springs, Lake Louise Chateau, and Emerald Lake Chalet. Has large b&w pictures of all three areas, a list of Canadian Rockies Feature Events for 1940, and a small map of the Canadian Rockies. The back pages contain information on things to see and do in the Canadian Rockies, and information on how to get to the Canadian Rockies, as well as information on an Alaska Cruise with Princess Cruises.

Item · [19-?]
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Advertising brochure, issued by the Tea Kettle Inn of Calgary, Alberta, which promotes Calgary as a tourist destination. The brochure includes background on Calgary in general, and detail on particular tourist attractions in the city. A substantial portion of the item, however, concentrates on promoting the Tea Kettle Inn specifically to tourists, including a photo of the Inn’s kitchen and an illustration of the business’ exterior.

Item · 1928
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Advertising booklet for a camping trip to the Canadian Rockies being organized by Caroline Hinman of New Jersey. The booklet describes the route and basic itinerary of the planned trip, the qualifications of the organizer, and provides a brief overview of the pricing structure for the trip. The back cover carries a list of previous members of the organizer’s prior trips. The sheet affixed inside the booklet provides a list of suggested personal equipment for those intending to join the trip.

Item · [19-?]
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Promotional booklet on the Canadian Rockies and Jasper, released by Canadian National Railways. The bulk of the booklet provides background and description of major landmarks in the Rockies from the point of view of the prospective tourist, with the remainder of the text being devoted to describing tourist accommodations along the CNR line through the mountains. Also included are a list of available gold courses, an advertisement for Canadian National Railways Hotels, and a list of worldwide agency representatives for the company. Amongst the photographs and illustrations contained in the booklet, depicting area landmarks and accommodations, are color paintings by Emily Carr.

Item · [1928]
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Promotional booklet on Lake Louise and the Chateau Lake Louise. The booklet provide some brief description of the lake itself, as well as available and suggested activities, including driving and pony trips, for visitors to the Chateau.

PE001224 - Maligne Lake
Item · [19-?]
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Promotional booklet which illustrates the Maligne lake region, located in Jasper National Park, south of Jasper. Includes text extolling the natural beauty of the area, and a number of color illustrations of the lake environs. Additionally included is a map of the area, showing the position of the lake relative to Jasper and nearby highways.

Item · August, 1944
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Informational booklet on the feeding of fur-bearing animals such as minks and foxes, although the bulk of the booklet contents promote the products of the booklet’s publisher, Anderson Grain & Feed Co., Ltd. Much of the booklet is taken up by advertisements for animal rations and supplements produced by the company, as well as other sundry farm supplies. The remainder of the content serves to complement the advertisements, by providing information such as user testimonials, or lists of ingredients found within company products; also included are some tips on animal nutrition, and a chart of fox breeding and whelping dates.

Item · Jan. 26, 1910
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Poster advertisement for a public auction of “Cattle, Harness, Farm Machinery and Household Effects”, to be held in Quill Lake, Saskatchewan. A list of the items to be offered for auction is featured on the poster, as are the terms for payment.

Item · 1947
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Advertisement for Purity Ice Cream featuring a road map of Saskatchewan and smaller maps of Saskatoon and Regina, with the location of the Purity dairy plants marked. Includes copy promoting ice cream as food for a king, explaining “why ice cream is good for you,” and encouraging farmers to sell their cream to purity. Also includes photos of the Purity Dairy Company plant in Saskatoon.

Purity Dairy Company
Item · 1992
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Program detailing the 1992 Banff Publishing Workshop. Includes workshop descriptions, application information, and participant testimonials. Back is a poster with a view of Banff from on a nearby mountain and text that reads “The Banff Publishing Workshop is no holiday in the mountains.”

Banff Publishing Workshop
Item · [ca. 1946]
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Promotional booklet "designed to answer your first queries about Edmonton - briefly and clearly - with many pictures which speak better than words". Includes approximately 135 black and white [B&W] historical and modern photographs, 8 maps, and 10 tables or lists of figures and statistics.

Index is alphabetical and lists the following topics: Climate; Communications; Education; Foreword; Fuel; Historical; Industrial Data; Labor and Labor Relations; Maps; Marketing and Location; Modern Edmonton; Population; Power Supply; Public Services; Recreation; Resources; Statistics; Transportation; and Water Supply.

Maps include:
"Edmonton - Strategically Located as Distributing Center for Western Canada" [loose].
"Edmonton, Greater Edmonton, Retail Trading Population" [p. 8].
[Untitled - air routes connected to Edmonton in Alberta, B.C., N.W.T., and Yukon] [p. 10].
[Untitled - railways in Alberta] [p. 11].
[Untitled - highways and roads in Alberta] [p. 12].
[Untitled - air routes connected to other countries from Edmonton] [p. 15].
"Map of the City of Edmonton Showing Properties Zoned for Industrial Purposes" [pp. 22-23].
"The City of Edmonton - Official street map ... showing numbers and names of streets and avenues. Revised to January, 1945" [pp. 42-43].

Edmonton Industrial Development Board
Item · [ca. 1940s?]
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A travel brochure advertising the Astoria Hotel in Jasper, Alberta. The hotel was owned and operated by George Andrews and his sons and marketed itself as open all year round. The brochure claims that guests will “be impressed with the homelike atmosphere and personalized attention [they] will receive.” The Astoria Hotel, which still stands today, is located very centrally in Jasper. The brochure lists the prices of different kinds of rooms and also provides information about various sightseeing tours and services provided by the hotel. The brochure was printed by Bulman Bros. Ltd. in Winnipeg.

Bulman Bros. Ltd.
Item · [ca. 1800s?]
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Three advertisement cards for the Liebig’s Extract of Meat Company. The company was started in the United Kingdom and named after Baron Justice Von Liebig, the organic chemist who developed this particular method of beef extract. The images on the fronts of the cards depict various Canadian scenes with information on the back describing the scenes, as well as some information about the meat extract product. The backs of the cards also have printed blue signatures of Justice Von Lieberg, the company’s namesake and director. The first card depicts the Canadian Pacific railway. The second card depicts a camp of fur trappers near Mount Robson in the Rocky Mountains. The third card depicts “Lentil Lake” in the Rocky Mountains, although the French translation for this card may not be entirely accurate, as “lentilles d’eau” can also mean “duckweed.”

Liebig’s Extract of Meat Company
Item · 1914
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Print advertisement encouraging the purchase of shares in the Nakamun Asphalt and Oil Co., Ltd. The final page of pamphlet is a blank form of application to purchase shares.

"The Nakamun Asphalt and Oil Co., Ltd., of Edmonton, is incorporated under the laws of Alberta, Canada. The holding of shares involves the Shareholders in no further liability. The authorised capital of the Nakamun Asphalt and Oil Co., Ltd., is $1,200,000 (say £240,000), divided into 1,200,000 dollar (say 4s. 2d.) shares. There are no Debenture or Preference Shares; the whole profits of the undertaking will be available for division among the holders of these Ordinary Shares."

Pamphlet includes 4 reproductions of photographs, captioned as follows:
"An oil gusher spouting twenty thousand barrels of oil a day."
"Guiding the Sinking of the 18-inch Pipe at Nakamun"
"Steamers taking Oil Propectors up the Athabasca River"
"Oil derrick on the Nakamun property."

Nakamun Asphalt and Oil Co., Ltd.
Item · 1888
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A short paper book titled “Sport in Manitoba” by Miller Christy. The book was published in 1888 by Turner & Dunnett, Printers in Liverpool, England. The book discusses various animals, methods, and locations for hunting in Manitoba. Throughout the book, there are several illustrations of hunters, animals, and outdoor scenes.

Christy, Miller
Item · [ca. 1950]
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Stockmen's Supply Company catalogue.

Contains saddles, harness parts and accessories, riding accessories [halters and hackamores; bridles; stirrups; reins; cutting and riding whips; saddle blankets; chaps, scabbards, slicker; ropes and lariats; bull calf and cow halters; and bits and spurs], Western wear [clothing, roper gloves, cowboy boots, and cowboy hats], Western home goods and gift suggestions, veterinary instruments, and vaccines.

Stockmen's Supply Company
Item · 3 Feb. 1939
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Advertisement letter addressed to Icelandic Lutheran, in care of Social Secretary. Recommends hosting a "Toboggan Party" at River Park Toboggan Co. as part of their program for outdoor sports. Lists rates for parties of up to and over 35 persons and contact information.

Menu card lists prices for individual food items and meals at River Park Toboggan Company's Lunch Room.

River Park Toboggan Company
Item · 1905
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Poster advertising the availability of townsite lots in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, being sold by E. H. White.

"New Townsite Lots in North Battleford. The C.N.R. Passenger and Freight Divisional Point. At Reduced Prices From $75.00 Up. Easy Terms of One Third Cash. No Building Restrictions. The Greatest Chance for Investment of the Year. E. H. White, Battleford, Sask."

White, E. H.
Item · [1958]
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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."

Standard Oil Company of California
Item · 1930
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An advertisement calendar for "Public Lunch, Wong Pong Prop., Best Eating Place in Town" in Olds, Alberta. Two logos for different Buckingham tobacco products are printed in the bottom left and right corners. Art print is a painting of a woman in a chair with a little boy holding a toy elephant and sitting in her lap while they both look at a yellow bird singing in a hanging cage. It is captioned "Mother's Hour" and the artist's signature has been slightly cropped out but the surname may be "Hintermeister." The print can be lifted from the bottom and underneath is a "List of Premiums" that can be paid for with certain collectable cigarette cards. Calendar contains moon phase information.

Wong Pong Proprietors
Item · [1914]
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A booklet with in-depth information regarding farming and homesteading opportunities in Western Canada, "the Granary of the British Empire," published by the Canadian Pacific Railway Department of Natural Resources. It covers Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia and contains photographs of geographical features and agricultural functions. A large fold-out map is tipped-in after the last page and shows "system of land survey and lines of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company."

Canadian Pacific Railway
Item · 1924
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The “44th Annual List of Popular Books and Other Goods from Russell-Lang’s, Western Canada’s oldest and best bookshop.” The bookshop was located in Winnipeg, Manitoba and the booklet is for the 1924-1925 season. The bookstore, officially named Russell-Lang & Co, Ltd., is listed as opening in 1880. The booklet is divided into sections based primarily on genre, although some sections are based on age or book series. Several books are listed in each category along with the author’s name, the price, and a general comment about the book. Near the back of the booklet are four order forms that recipients of the booklet can tear out and send to the bookstore.

Russell-Lang & Co. Ltd.
Item · [1912]
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A booklet from The Tuttle Land Company in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, titled “Evidence.” The company sells and rents out farmland. The booklet includes various testimonies from farmers and photographs of farms and farmers in the Macoun-Halbrite District in Saskatchewan. The photographs were taken in the Fall of 1911. The purpose of the booklet is to provide evidence that scientific farming produces results and that “Farming Pays” in the district. The Tuttle Land Company advertises their propositions such as securing renters from their customer's land, refunding money to farmers who purchase their land and cultivate at least 75% of it, and they will refund car fare and expenses to anyone who inspects their land and is unsatisfied. The final page of the booklet includes a cropped photograph print of the private train car owned by The Tuttle Land Company.

Tuttle Land Company
Item · [c. 1920]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

An advertisement for the Mount Royal Hotel in Banff, Alberta. Includes "Facts and Figures," a list of names of surrounding mountains and their peak altitudes, distance (in miles) from various Rocky Mountain locations, photographs, and mentions of other amenities and offerings. Manager N. H. Murray's name has been crossed out, and "Bert McCallum, Manager" printed underneath. Date estimate is dealer-provided.

Traveller Publishing Co.
Item · 1906
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Promotional booklet containing statistics and illustrations showing the city of Calgary, Alberta.

"Calgary - A Thriving City in a Thriving Country - The city of Calgary is the financial wholesale distributing centre of Alberta and is the largest city in that district. It has a population of 13,000."

"Calgary has 10 chartered banks; 11 churches; 64 wholesale houses; 4 Masonic lodges; and everything else which is necessary to make Calgary an up-to-date, progressive city."

Images on recto [unfolded accordion fold, left to right]:
McDougall Block; C.P.R. Depot, Calgary; P. Burns, Residence, Calgary; Burns Building, Calgary; "Langmore" Residence of Wm. Roper Hull; Alberta Block; I.S.G. van Wart's Residence; Bank of Montreal, Calgary; Calgary Brewery; Court House; Central School, Calgary; Central Methodist Church, Calgary.

Images on verso [unfolded accordion fold, right to left]:
Alberta Farm Scene; Alberta Oat Field, 109 Bushels to Acre; Cattle Near Calgary; Flour Mill, Calgary; Calgary Range Cattle, Out All Year; Calgary, 1906 [2 panel panoramic photograph].