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2008.1.1.3.1.3 · Item · 14 Apr. 1885 - 29 Jun. 1894
Part of Sir Samuel Steele Collection

Pocket-style leather memo book; hand-written entries, inscribed: "Throughout - I organized the Cavlary along with SBS 11 6 94"

Consists of hand-written standing orders for Steele's Scouts; dictated memo from [G.H.] Dale, Brigade Major, and a post-script which reads: "In compliance with your request [Steele's] - I send you all these Memo books. They recall old times but little else, except a heartfelt God bless you & may we be together when the Trumpet calls - Yours ever, J.K. Oswald 11 6 94".

A nominal troop roll is recorded at the back of the book.

Oswald, J.K.
Item · Aug., 1960
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

An insurance plan of the town of High River, Alberta from August 1960. The population at the time of the plan creation was 2250. The plan consists of a Master Title page which contains a Standard Key of Signs, two index pages, and 7 detail sheets. On the cover of the plan, there is a note indicating that the plan was made by and is the property of the Underwriters’ Survey Bureau Limited. The copyright for the plan is registered in Ottawa. This particular plan is listed as Copy No. 13 and was issued to Phoenix Assurance Company Limited of London in Calgary, Alberta. Each page of the detail sheets displays various streets and buildings in the town of High River and the colour of each building indicates the type of construction material used for that particular building. This plan consists of primarily retail areas.

Underwriters' Survey Bureau, Limited
Item · 1961 - 1972
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

The General Index to the Insurance Plan of the City of Calgary for 1961 to 1972. The index was created by the Underwriters’ Survey Bureau, Limited and the copyright was registered in Ottawa, Ontario. No copy number for the index is listed. At the beginning of the booklet is a map of the Calgary area divided into 10 sections. The index is divided into several sections with paper dividers. The sections are “Blocks,” “Specials,” “ Streets,” and “Volume 1” through to 10.

Underwriters' Survey Bureau, Limited
Item · Nov., 1954
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

An insurance plan of the city of Calgary, Alberta from November 1954 which was partially revised in 1961 and 1972. This particular plan is marked as Vol. 3. The plan consists of a master title page which includes a key of signs, and 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 Plan Division of the Canadian Underwriters’ Association in Toronto, Ontario. The copyright for the plan is registered in Ottawa, Ontario. No copy number or issue recipient is listed. Each page of the detail sheets displays various streets and buildings in the city of Calgary and the colour of each building indicates the type of construction material used for that particular building. Several of the pages are B&W paper copies as opposed to the original cardstock pages and are presumably the revisions done in 1961 and 1972. This particular plan consists of residential neighbourhoods as well as industrial areas, retail complexes, and main streets.

Canadian Underwriters' Association
Item · [after 1988]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A rosary and booklet containing instructions, prayers, and the twenty mysteries including artworks, packaged in a plastic baggie. The booklet and baggie both include contact information for Our Lady Queen of Peace Foundation Inc. A note on the baggie reads "This is a free gift."

Our Lady Queen of Peace Foundation Inc.
Item · 1905-06-25 - ?
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Two letters featuring idiosynchratic spelling and grammar from the Calgary Chief of Police Thomas English to boxer Walter W Weir in Vernon, B.C., dated June 25, 1905 and July 24, presumably of the same year but not indicated. The first letter discusses English's thoughts on Vernon and "the B C people," other boxers, and a potential tournament in Calgary where English hoped Weir would come and "put some quietus on some more of the hot air fraturnity." The second letter is informing Weir the tournament will be held on August 10-12.

English, Thomas
Item · Sept., 1954
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

An insurance plan of the city of Calgary, Alberta from September 1954 which was partially revised in 1961 and 1972. This particular plan is marked as Vol. 2. The plan consists of a master title page which includes a key of signs and 55 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 Underwriters Survey Bureau, Limited. The copyright for the plan is registered in Ottawa, Ontario. The plan is listed as Copy No. 166 but there is no issue recipient listed. Each page of the detail sheets displays various streets and buildings in the city of Calgary and the colour of each building indicates the type of construction material used for that particular building. Several pages have new drawings pasted over the originals, presumably due to the revisions. This particular plan consists of residential neighbourhoods as well as industrial and retail complexes.

Underwriters' Survey Bureau, Limited
Item · Nov., 1954
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

An insurance plan of the city of Calgary, Alberta from November 1954, which was partially revised in October 1963. This particular plan is marked as Vol. 4. The plan consists of a master title page which includes a key of signs, a revision page which consists of a list of block number changes in this volume, and 45 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 Underwriters Survey Bureau, Limited in Toronto, Ontario. The copyright for the plan is registered in Ottawa, Ontario. The plan is listed as Copy No. 114 and is issued to the Royal Agencies Limited in Calgary, Alberta. Each page of the detail sheets displays various streets and buildings in the city of Calgary and the colour of each building indicates the type of construction material used for that particular building. This particular plan consists of primarily residential neighbourhoods.

Underwriters' Survey Bureau, Limited
Item · Jun., 1995
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

An insurance plan of the city of Calgary, Alberta from June 1955, which was partially revised in June 1972. This particular plan is marked as Vol. 8. The plan consists of a master title page which includes a key of signs and 26 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 Toronto, Ontario. The copyright for the plan is registered in Ottawa, Ontario. No copy number or issue recipient is listed. Each page of the detail sheets displays various streets and buildings in the city of Calgary and the colour of each building indicates the type of construction material used for that particular building. This particular plan features numerous residential neighbourhoods.

Canadian Underwriters' Association
Item · Aug., 1963
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

An insurance plan of the city of Calgary, Alberta from August 1963. This particular plan is marked as Vol. 10. The plan consists of a master title page which includes a key of signs and 21 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 Underwriters' Survey Bureau, Limited in Toronto, Ontario. The copyright for the plan is registered in Ottawa, Ontario. The plan is listed as Copy No. 9 and is issued to the Legal & General Assurance Society Limited in Calgary, Alberta. Each page of the detail sheets displays various streets and buildings in the city of Calgary and the colour of each building indicates the type of construction material used for that particular building.

Underwriters' Survey Bureau, Limited
Item · 1926
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A 1926 Riley & McCormick, Limited catalogue titled “Cowboy Equipment Harness Saddles Catalogue No. 10.” The catalogue is from 1926 and the company was located in Calgary, Alberta. The catalogue provides instructions for ordering products or cancelling orders. The rest of the catalogue consists of illustrations of various products sold by Riley & McCormick, Limited along with short descriptions of each. The products listed in the catalogue range from saddles, to leather chapps, to hats, to harnesses. The final two pages of the catalogue are tearaway order forms that can be sent to the company.

Riley & McCormick Limited
Item · 1932
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A brochure from 1932 celebrating 50 years of the Campbell Bros. & Wilson, Limited Company, a wholesale grocery and provision business. The brochure states that the company was founded in 1882 in Winnipeg, Manitoba and expanded to cities such as Saskatoon, Regina, Swift Current, Moose Jaw, Calgary, Lethbridge, Edmonton, Red Deer, and Grande Prairie. The brochure consists of various profiles of employees of the company and information about the different establishments in different cities.
Also includes an envelope for the brochure with a blue shield-shaped logo that says "Royal Shield Brand of Goods 50 Years."

Campbell Bros. & Wilson, Limited
Item · 1911
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A program for the First Motor Racing Meet for the Calgary News Telegram Cup. The racing meet was held on the Gridiron Course at the South East Calgary Corporation’s Boulevard in Calgary, Alberta, on August 12, 1911. The race was held by the Motor Racing Association and the program was printed by Star Printing Works. Inside the program is a list of all the participating cars, their names, owners, drivers, horsepower, the time it takes to start, and a blank column for their race time. Some of the times for the cars have been filled out in pencil. On the back of the program is a short list of rules and regulations.

Motor Racing Association
Item · [ca. 1935]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Hand-made photograph album documenting the history of G. F. Stephens & Co. Ltd. Paint & Varnish Makers. The album largely consists of exterior and interior photographs of prominent buildings across Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, with detailed captions explaining the services provided by G. F. Stephens & Co. Ltd., as well as buildings where G. F. Stephens paints and varnishes were manufactured, and copies of testimonial letters written by commercial businesses regarding the company's work.

Contents [Prominent Buildings]:
New Christie Brown Biscuit Factory - Winnipeg; Tuberculosis Sanatorium - Saskatoon; Salter Street Viaduct - Winnipeg; Deer Lodge Military Hospital; The Van Horne Farm - East Selkirk, Man.; Farm Buildings - George Wright - Penfold, Alta.; Winnipeg Winter Club Badminton Courts, Lounge, and Floors; Normal School - Edmonton; Bank of Montreal - Edmonton; Head Office - The Great-West Life Company - Winnipeg; Westminster United Church - Winnipeg; Misericordia Hospital - Edmonton; Grain Exchange - Winnipeg; C.N.R. Station - Edmonton [exterior and interior]; Corona Hotel - Edmonton [interior and exterior]; Union Station - Winnipeg; Police Station - Regina; The Balfour - Regina; University of Manitoba [New Science Building; New Arts Building]; St. Andrew's Locks - Lockport, Man.; Trianon Dance Gardens - Regina; Y.M.C.A. - Winnipeg; Hydro Show Rooms - Winnipeg; Wheat Pool Building - Winnipeg [exterior and interior]; Great Falls Power Development; Hydro Substations - Winnipeg.

Also of note are a composite photograph showing G. F. Stephens & Co.'s Head Office and Factory in Winnipeg and Warehouses in Alberta and Saskatchewan; a series of photographs under the heading "Glimpses of Paint Factory - Winnipeg" [depicting "Section of a Stock Room"; "Paint Grinding Mills"; "Section Mixing Floor"; "Putty Chasers"]; and copies of 16 testimonial letters from various commercial businesses [largely Hardware and Department Stores] based in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, all dated 1935.

G. F. Stephens & Company Limited
Item · May 1936
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Illustrated pamphlet prepared by Right Reverend L. Ralph Sherman, Bishop of the Diocese of Calgary, and published by the Missionary Society of the Church of England in Canada in May 1936. Contains information on the Diocese of Calgary, including its history, the Anglican Church's missionary activities in Calgary [including the operation of 4 residential schools in the Diocese of Calgary], and the church's needs [prayer; more clergy; financial support].

Contents:
The Diocese of Calgary; Day of Need and of Help from the Motherland; Indians; "The lack of clergy to meet the expanding work of the Diocese and means for their support became a matter of serious and outstanding importance."; the Archbishops' Western Canada Fund; The area covered by the Diocese; The Problem; Needs; Popular Information Series [Other M.S.C.C. Publications; The M.S.C.C. Lantern Slide Department].

Photographs:
"A Prairie town in the Diocese of Calgary - with "the Rockies" in the distance"; "The Right Rev. L. Ralph Sherman"; "The Pro-Cathedral Church of the Redeemer, Calgary" [2 photographs - interior and exterior images]; "Typical Prairie Scenery" [an automobile in a field]; "Indian representatives at Calgary Synod ..."; "After a Confirmation service - The Bishop of Calgary with a group of candidates at St. Paul's Blood Indian Residential School"; "Girl guides of the Blackfoot School on a formal occasion"; "St. Michael and All Angels at Strathmore ...".

Sherman, Louis Ralph, Right Rev.
Item · 1 May 1941
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

"Horse Shoe Brand Saddles and Cowboy Goods - The Best That's Made. For 72 years The Great West Saddlery Company have been making riding equipment in Western Canada. Through this experience in manufacture their merchandise has gained the greatest popularity and the most favorable reputation of dependability across Canada. You take no chances when you order Horse Shoe Brand."

Illustrated catalogue of riding equipment and "cowboy goods" sold by The Great West Saddlery Company in 1941. Includes Instructions for Ordering; alphabetical Index to products [p. 60] [includes saddles, bridles and bits, reins, stirrups, spurs, clothing, etc.]; and 2 blank mail order forms.

Great West Saddlery Company Limited
Item · 14 Nov. - 13 Dec. 2015
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Program for a 2015 performance of Agatha Christie's "The Mousetrap", directed by Kate Newby.

Includes:
Vertigo Theatre's 2015-2016 Season [schedule]; A Note from the Artistic Director; Audience Information; About Vertigo Theatre; The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie Directed by Kate Newby [The Cast; Creative Team; Time & Place; Special Thanks]; A Closer Look; Director's Notes; Cast Biographies [with cast photographs]; Creative Team Biographies [with team photographs]; Vertigo Theatre Gratefully Acknowledges the Support of Our Members and Donors; Vertigo Theatre Society [Board of Directors; Directors; Staff]; 2015/2016 Sponsors; advertisements for upcoming plays at Vertigo Theatre; and various advertisements for local businesses.

Vertigo Theatre
Item · 1 April 1923
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

"This Directory has no connection in any way with that issued by the Alberta Government Telephones."

Numerical Calgary telephone directory published by National Advertising Ltd. Includes a section of "Numbers Frequently Used" [Fire Department, Long Distance, Information, Trouble, Rural, Electric Light Trouble, Morning Albertan, Water Works Trouble, Herald, Ambulance, and Hospitals], other residential and business telephone numbers [organized into "M", "W", "E", "H", and "L" sections], and blank Memorandum pages.

Also includes print advertisements for various local businesses.

National Advertising Limited
Item · [ca. 1937]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Program produced by the Victoria Arena Rink in Calgary, Alberta, ca. 1937. Includes photographs of arena management, coaches, and hockey players.

Contents:
President's photographs [Fred Johnston, President Rangers Hockey Club; Dr. J. H. Birch, President of the Calgary Artificial Ice Rink Co. Ltd.; Jim Hammill, President Bronks Hockey Club]; Official Ice Hockey Rules; message from J. Lloyd Turner, Manager of the Arena; "The Bronks" [hockey club update]; Pee-wee and Junior Lineup [page is left blank]; "The Rangers" [hockey club update]; Senior Hockey photographs and short player biographies [Lindsay Carver; Mike Onychuck]; Pee-wee Hockey photographs and short player [Jack "Morenz" Brackenbury; Frank "Primeau" Quigley; Red "Horner" Smith; "Boll" Crowley] and coach [Harold "Spud" Murphy, Coach; Leo Murphy; Angus McLellan; Gail Egan; Ed Gooder] biographies; Alberta Senior Six Hockey League Schedule; Senior Lineup and Scorecard [filled out for a game related to the Allan Cup Final played between the North Battleford Beavers and the Sudbury Tigers]; Introducing Junior Hockey; Junior Hockey photographs and short player biographies [Doug French; Lorne Metcalfe; Tim Stark; Jack Maher]; photograph of Cecil "Tiny" Thompson posing with 4 Pee-wee goaltenders; and Senior Hockey photographs and short player biographies [Bob Kennedy; "Shammie" Shamlock].

Additionally includes several print advertisements for local businesses.

Turner, J. Lloyd
Item · 1905-1906
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Mounted B&W portrait photographs of the Calgary Intermediate Hockey Team for 1905-1906. Each photograph is captioned with the individual's name and position.

Photographs [top down]:
H. Thorpe, C. [Centre], Capt. [Captain]
W. Bates, L.W. [Left Wing]
W. Henderson, R.W. [Right Wing]
J. Dalton, G. [Goaltender]
C. Rouleau, Mgr. [Manager]
H. Bailey, Sec. Treas. [Secretary-Treasurer]
A. McHugh, R. [Right Defence?]
H. Walton, P. [Position Player?]
J. Rilance, C.P. [Position Player?]

Calgary Intermediate Hockey Team
Item · Apr. 19, 1924
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

The final edition of The Calgary Albertan newspaper from April 19, 1924. The header indicates it is the twenty-third year of publication and it is newspaper No. 44. The story on the front paper is titled “Many Killed in Chicago Factory Fire.” The newspaper is filled with articles, numerous advertisements for businesses in Calgary, Alberta, and a few cartoon strips. The articles cover topics from world news to movie and actor profiles to automobile news to stories of Easter Sunday Services.

The Calgary Albertan Newspaper
Item · 1920
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A program and catalogue for the Calgary Spring Horse Show which was held from March 23 to March 27, 1920, in Calgary, Alberta. The cost of the catalogue is listed as ten cents. The catalogue includes daily programs most of which consist of various meetings of breeder associations, horse shows, contests, and a parade. The catalogue also includes various lists of competing horses categorized by breed and various advertisements for local businesses.

Item · [n.d.]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A Christmas card from Cam Burke, the manager of the Alexandra Hotel in Calgary, Alberta. The Christmas card is titled “Presenting ‘Good Night Irene’ in 3 Acts Featuring Cam Burke.” When the card is unfolded to a half fold, the panel on the left side features Act I and depicts a grey composite image of the face of Cameron Burke over a cartoon image of someone driving a car in the country. Some of the lyrics of the song “Goodnight Irene” are written at the top of the panel. The Act II panel on the right side depicts a grey composite image of the face of Cameron Burke over a cartoon image of a person dressed in a suit driving a car in the city. The next line of lyrics from “Goodnight Irene” are written at the top of the panel. Once the card is fully unfolded there is a cartoon image of Cam Burke standing in front of the Alexandra Hotel and the text reads “Merry Christmas… Happy New Year” along with the final lyric from “Goodnight Irene.”

Burke, Cam
Item · 1921
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A program and catalogue for the Calgary Spring Horse Show which was held from April 5 to April 9, 1921, in Calgary, Alberta. The cost of the catalogue is listed as ten cents. The catalogue includes daily programs most of which consist of various meetings of breeder associations, shows, contests, public addresses, and auction sales. The catalogue also includes various lists of competing horses categorized by breed and various advertisements for local businesses.

Item · 1954-05-26 - 1954-05-27
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

An advertisement book and program for the Optimists Club's Boys' Town annual meeting at Western Canada High School in Calgary, Alberta, dated May 26-27, 1954. It consists primarily of advertisements for local businesses, with the event program on a single-sided orange page in the center. Also includes a foreword, "The Optimist Creed," a photograph of the Royal Family, messages from Mayor D. H. Mackay and Chief Constable L. S. Partridge, a list the board of governors of the Calgary Optimist Club, captioned photographs of school sports teams, and information on some of the scheduled performers.

Optimist Club of Calgary
Item · 24-25 Nov. 1949
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Group photograph showing the attendees of the 15th Annual Convention of the Alberta Social Credit League. The large crowd is seated in a conference room in the Palliser Hotel in Calgary, Alberta. Alberta Premier Ernest Charles Manning is visible, seated fifth from the left in the front row of the photograph.

Cadman, E. W.
Item · 1917
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Informative promotional booklet produced by the Canadian Pacific Railway Company containing information intended for prospective settlers regarding the provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

Contents:
Answers to Some Settlers' Questions; Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba; The World's Greatest Field of Opportunity; For Those Who Are Not Farmers; Twenty Years to Pay $2000 Loan for Improvements; Advance of Live Stock on Loan Basis; Assistance of Experts; Western Canada's Climate; Handling the Grain Trade; Flour Milling; Grain Prices; Alberta; Alberta's Progress; Climate; Forage and Root Crops; Live Stock in Alberta; Saskatchewan; Grain Growing in Saskatchewan; Climate; Forage and Root Crops; Fruit Culture; Live Stock; Manitoba; Grain Growing in Manitoba; Fodders and Roots; Climate of Manitoba; Live Stock in Manitoba; Dairying in Manitoba; Poultry-Raising; Raising Small Fruits; Irrigation in Western Canada; "Ready-Made" Farms; What Is a Ready-Made Farm?; Loans to Home-Makers; General Terms of Sale; Townsites; Terms of Payment for Town Lots; Naturalization; Title; General Information [Public Worship; School System; Agricultural Education; Railway Facilities; Public Roads; Taxation; Voting Regulations; Rural Telephones; Domestic Water Supply; Fuel; System of Land Survey; Implements and Buildings; Investment in Live Stock; Capital Required; Cost of Living]; A Final Word; Cities and Towns [Alberta; Manitoba; Saskatchewan]; Experiences of Some Settlers' in Western Canada; and Information for Settlers [Timely Pointers on Customs, Quarantine and Transportation Regulations Affecting Settlers and Settlers' Effects Entering Canada].

Images:
Some Farm Operations [7 photographs]; Fodder Crops and Dairy Cows [9 photographs]; Western Canada Harvest Scenes [7 photographs]; The Stockman's Paradise [9 photographs]; Glimpses of Some Settlers' Gardens [10 photographs]; Scenes in the Irrigation Districts [10 photographs]; Some Settlers' Homes [11 photographs]; Typical Canadian Churches and Schools [11 photographs]; Good Sport and Good Health [7 photographs]; and "Map showing location of Western Provinces of Canada with chief railway connections".

Canadian Pacific Railway
Item · 1917
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Informative promotional booklet produced by the Canadian Pacific Railway Company containing information intended for prospective settlers regarding the provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

Contents:
Answers to Some Settlers' Questions; Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba; The World's Greatest Field of Opportunity; For Those Who Are Not Farmers; Twenty Years to Pay $2000 Loan for Improvements; Advance of Live Stock on Loan Basis; Assistance of Experts; Western Canada's Climate; Handling the Grain Trade; Flour Milling; Grain Prices; Alberta; Alberta's Progress; Climate; Forage and Root Crops; Live Stock in Alberta; Saskatchewan; Grain Growing in Saskatchewan; Climate; Forage and Root Crops; Fruit Culture; Live Stock; Manitoba; Grain Growing in Manitoba; Fodders and Roots; Climate of Manitoba; Live Stock in Manitoba; Dairying in Manitoba; Poultry-Raising; Raising Small Fruits; Irrigation in Western Canada; "Ready-Made" Farms; What Is a Ready-Made Farm?; Loans to Home-Makers; General Terms of Sale; Townsites; Terms of Payment for Town Lots; Naturalization; Title; General Information [Public Worship; School System; Agricultural Education; Railway Facilities; Public Roads; Taxation; Voting Regulations; Rural Telephones; Domestic Water Supply; Fuel; System of Land Survey; Implements and Buildings; Investment in Live Stock; Capital Required; Cost of Living]; A Final Word; Cities and Towns [Alberta; Manitoba; Saskatchewan]; Experiences of Some Settlers' in Western Canada; and Information for Settlers [Timely Pointers on Customs, Quarantine and Transportation Regulations Affecting Settlers and Settlers' Effects Entering Canada].

Images:
Some Farm Operations [7 photographs]; Fodder Crops and Dairy Cows [9 photographs]; Western Canada Harvest Scenes [7 photographs]; The Stockman's Paradise [9 photographs]; Glimpses of Some Settlers' Gardens [10 photographs]; Scenes in the Irrigation Districts [10 photographs]; Some Settlers' Homes [11 photographs]; Typical Canadian Churches and Schools [11 photographs]; Good Sport and Good Health [7 photographs]; and "Map showing location of Western Provinces of Canada with chief railway connections".

Canadian Pacific Railway
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].

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].

Item · 1928; 1930
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

2 price list booklets [No. 7 and No. 8] published by the Calgary Saddlery Company Limited. "Applying to Saddle Catalogue No. 4. All Previous Lists Cancelled."

Includes prices for:
Stock Saddles; Chaparejos; Cuffs; Stirrup Leathers [to Buckle; Lace; with Fenders]; Blankets; Spur Straps; Saddle Tie and Buckle Latigos; Short Latigos to Buckle; Saddle Strings; Latigo Leather Bridle Reins; Men's Belts [Plain; Stamped]; Gloves, Leggings, Etc.; Bridles; Stock Whips and Quirts; Lariats; Lariat Rope in Coils; Hondas; Conchas; Patent Rigging Dees; Bits; Spurs; Rowels; Cinchas; Stirrups; Pommel Slickers; and Oiled Suits.

Calgary Saddlery Company Limited
Item · 1937-1938
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Directory listing 77 local Calgary businesses and shops in 1937-1938.

"The Business and Professional men, whose names appear herein, have gone to considerable expense in publishing this booklet, so that they can place before you a convenient and reliable Directory for your requirements and professional appointments."

Includes an alphabetical index to the 77 businesses, listed by the type of service or product or offered.

Item · [ca. 1930]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Undated songbook containing the lyrics to 50 short songs.

Index of Contents:
All Through the Night; Blowing Bubbles; Boys of the Old Brigade; Carry Me Back to Old Virginny; Cockles and Mussels; Come You Back to Mandalay; Comrades; Daisy, Daisy; Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes; Happy Days Are Here Again; Home on the Range; Just a Song at Twilight; I Love a Lassie; I Want a Girl; I'll Be With You in Apple Blossom Time; In the Evening by the Moonlight; In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree; Let Me Call You Sweetheart; Let the Rest of the World Go By; Let's All Sing Like the Birdies Sing; Little Annie Rooney; Little Tommy Tinker; Loch Lomond; Long, Long Trail; My Carolina Rose; My Grandfather's Clock; My Old Kentucky Home; My Wild Irish Rose; Old Black Joe; Old Folks At Home; Pack Up Your Troubles; Pussy-Willow; Roamin' in the Gloamin'; Row, Row, Row Your Boat; School Days; Sidewalks of New York; Sing Along; Sing, Sing; Smile and the World Smiles With You; Smiles; Stout Hearted Men; The Band Played On; The Bells of St. Mary's; Three Blind Mice; The Star-Spangled Banner; Tipperary; Too Ra Loo Ra Loo Ral; Wait Till the Sun Shines Nellie; Waltz Me Around Again Willie; When Irish Eyes Are Smiling.

Item · 2012
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Program for a 2012 performance of playwright Alan Ayckbourn's satirical mystery play It Could Be Any One of Us.

Includes:
A Note from Craig Hall [Artistic Director]; Director's Notes; The Cast; Creative Team; Time and Place; Special Thanks; Playwright's Bio; Cast Biographies; Creative Team Biographies; A Closer Look [about the history of the play]; Vertigo Theatre: Who Are We?; Vertigo Theatre Society [Board of Directors; Staff]; Vertigo Theatre Gratefully Acknowledges the Support of Our Members and Donors; 2012-2013 Sponsors and Government Funders; upcoming plays at Vertigo Theatre; and various advertisements.

Vertigo Theatre
Item · 1928
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Canadian Pacific Railway Company advertisement for resorts in the Canadian Rockies, and a large fold-out double-sided map of the Rockies and CPR lines and connecting lines. Includes information on Where to Stay [Canadian Pacific Hotels in the Rockies; Bungalow Camps Reached by Canadian Pacific; Canadian Pacific Hotels on the Pacific Coast; Canadian Pacific Hotels on the Prairies; Canadian Pacific Hotels in Eastern Canada; and Other Hotels and Bungalow Camps Reached by Canadian Pacific]; and Canadian Pacific Agencies Throughout the World [Canada and United States; Europe; Asia; and Australia, New Zealand, etc.].

Map titled "The Canadian Pacific Rockies - Rocky Mountains Park - Yoho Park - Kootenay Park" shows Railway [Main and Branch Lines]; Steamship Route; Highways; Roads [Secondary]; Trails; Towns; Flag Stations; Post Offices; Hotels; Bungalow Camps; Tea Houses; Gas Stations; Wardens' Cabins; Mountain Huts; The Great Divide; Park Boundaries; Swamps and Muskeg; Waterfalls; Glaciers; and Elevation of Mountains and Lakes.

Map titled "Canadian Pacific Railway and Connecting Lines" shows "the main routes to and from the Pacific Coast" [Montreal Service; Toronto Service; To and From Chicago, St. Paul and Minneapolis [via Twin Cities, Emerson, Winnipeg]; To and From Chicago, St. Paul and Minneapolis [via Twin Cities, Portal, Moose Jaw]; The Great Lakes Route; The Southern British Columbia Route; Via Spokane; Routes Between Vancouver and Seattle; and Free Optional Routes [Between Montreal and Sudbury; and On the Prairies].

Canadian Pacific Railway
Item · [before 1905]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A copy of a speech " Delivered Before the Young Men's Liberal Club of Calgary" by Charles A. Stuart of Osgoode Hall, Toronto, Ontario. He is billed as a "Barrister at Law, Advocate, Sometime Fellow in English and Canadian Constitutional History in the University of Toronto." He discusses the formation of the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan, formerly the Northwest Territories, the financial implications, and relations with the Dominion Government and the British monarchy.

Stuart, Charles Allen
Item · May, 1946
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Vol. 11, No. 1 of "Historical Bulletin," a supplement to the "Historical Nights" publication from the Calgary Associate Clinic, dated May, 1946. Article titles are "Dr. Hermann Biggs," "Medical Anomalies," "Medical Pioneering in Alberta," "Unforgettable Incidents in Private Practice," and "A Medical Miscellany." A label and note on the front covers calls attention to a "Salutation to Dr. G.D. Stanley on the occasion of his seventieth birthday" on page ten.

Calgary Associate Clinic
Item · April, 1949
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

An article from Vol. 33, No. 4 of the Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists that has been "reprinted for private circulation." Includes information on the history, stratigraphy, formation, development, and yield of the Leduc oilfield in Alberta, with a focus on paleontological characteristics. It is signed "Compliments of D.B. Layer" on the front cover.

Layer, D. B.
Item · [ca. 1960]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

An Alberta guide to the proper handling and storage of beer. "This booklet is specially prepared to aid the dispenser or consumer in maintaining the high standard of quality which the brewery produces, until ultimate consumption."

Contents:
Foreword; Bottled Beer; Draught Beer; Flat Beer; Wild Beer; Cloudy Beer; Glass Conditioning; Complaints - Empty Containers; Conclusion.

Alberta Brewers' Agents Limited
Item · April 9, 1926
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Vol. I, No. 8 of the Alberta Sun. The headlining article is "Who's Who in the City of Calgary" and features a portrait of Geo. Ingraham, "one of Calgary's best known and most progressive young business men." Other articles include "Government Tells About Future of the Telephone," "Mussolini Showing Italy's Naval Force to Colonials in Tripoli," and "Crews of Ships Smuggle Drugs into Dominion." Numerous advertisements include three full page spreads from Calgary Bond and Security Company, Highland Oil Company, and The Calgary Dry Goods.

Alberta Sun
Item · 1912-07-01 - 1913-04-01
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A bound collection of handbooks from the Canadian Pacific Railway company, each titled the “Canadian Pacific Handbook of Information Regarding Business and Industrial Opportunities in Western Canada.” The handbooks were published monthly. The handbooks were published by the Department of Natural Resources located in Calgary, Alberta. This collection of handbooks, published monthly starting in July 1912, lists the positions needed in dozens of towns in Western Canada which are organized alphabetically. The collection includes handbooks published from July 1912 to April 1913.

Canadian Pacific Railway
Item · [19-?]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A pamphlet from the Canada Pacific Railway titled “The Staff of Life: A Story of Winter Wheat Production in Southern Alberta, Canada.” The pamphlet was printed by the Western Ptg. & Litho Co. in Calgary, Alberta. The pamphlet discusses wheat during winter, profits in winter wheat culture, irrigation, development policies, rainfall statistics, land values, and crop statistics among other topics. The map in the centre of the pamphlet illustrates Canadian Pacific Railway lines in the Western, Central, and Eastern sections of Southern Alberta.

Canadian Pacific Railway
Item · [1980?]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A handbook for the Canada West Foundation. The handbook is meant for prospective members and outlines the details of the non-partisan and non-profit research organization. The handbook states that the organization's offices are located in Calgary, Alberta. The handbook discusses the organization’s origins, funding, objectives, board members, and various projects. A blank membership application card is attached at the end of the handbook.

Canada West Foundation
Item · Jun. 23, 1947
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A program for the Governor’s Banquet in the Fairholme Dining Room at the Banff Springs Hotel in Banff, Alberta on June 23, 1947. The guest speaker of the evening is listed as Mr. Maurice Brown of Calgary, Alberta. The program outlines the order of events such as the invocation, several songs, introductions, and presentations. The program also includes the evening’s menu and the lyrics for the songs. The program was printed by General Printing and Bookbinding Limited in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Item · Sept., 1911
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A souvenir book commemorating the 27th Annual Convention of Trades and Labour Congress in Canada. The convention was held in Calgary, Alberta, in September 1911. The book includes various portraits and short biographies of members of the council. The book also includes group photographs of various labourer groups and short reports about each group, as well as various advertisements for local businesses. The book was published by the Calgary Trades and Labour Council and printed by the Typographical Union Label company in Calgary, Alberta.

Calgary Trades and Labour Council
Item · 1927-1949
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

The album largely consists of B&W photographs of hydroelectric dams and power plants in the Canadian Rockies, particularly Banff, Kananaskis Country, Seebe, Ghost River, and the Horseshoe Dam. Of particular note are approximately 24 photographs showing the aftermath of the fire that destroyed the Horseshoe plant in 1940 and approximately 20 photographs showing the construction of the Ghost Hydroelectric Dam.

The album also contains some personal photographs, including landscapes, wildlife, Boy Scout and Cub Scout events, houses, family portraits, children, Indigenous people in Banff, and photographs commemorating trips taken in Western Canada and the United States.

Allan, R.
Item · 1 Nov. 1970
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

"Special Collectors Issue" Glenbow-Alberta Institute reproduction of the 9 March, 1912, issue of satirical newspaper the Calgary Eye Opener. Includes political cartoons, short local and federal news updates, and humourous or satirical paragraphs and jokes.

Edwards, Robert Chambers
Item · 1 Aug. 1946
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Military bulletin published by the Calgary Headquarters of Military District 13 in Canada (Western Command).

Contents:
Editorial - Citizenship [p. 1]
D.O.C.'s Corner by Colonel T. E. Snow O.B.E. [pp. 2-3]
Report on Reserve Force Committees from Western Command Bulletin, Colonel T. E. Snow [pp. 4-8]
Biographies of Reserve Force Committee Chairman; Lt-Col [Lieutenant-Colonel] H. Pryde E.D. Calgary; Lt-Col H. C. L. Gillman V.D. Edmonton; Mr. E. L. Skerritt Bassano [pp. 9-13]
Lacombe Community Hall [p. 14]
Notes for Talks on Citizenship by "Andy" [pp. 15-17]
Reserve Force "Circus" [p. 18]
The 68th Light Anti Aircraft Regiment [p. 19]
Innisfail - Military History - from the Innisfail Province [pp. 20-23]
Notes from Committees, War and Peace - Major H. J. Towerton E.D. [pp. 24-25]
The 19th Medium Regiment R.C.A. [p. 26]
Camp Notes - Winterburn 1946, The Loyal Edmonton Regiment - By Capt. [Captain] E. M. Mason [pp. 27-30]

Cover and illustrations by S/Sgt. [Staff Sergeant] Inman H.Q. Western Command.

Headquarters Military District 13, Calgary
Item · 1962
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

B&W group photograph of the McDougall School Patrol, captioned "McDougall School - Awarded the Alberta Motor Association top aggregate trophy for best school patrol in Calgary - Term 1960-1961". Monthly card calendar attached below.

McDougall School Patrol children pose in rows, smiling. Seated children on either end of the front row hold stop signs. Two large trophies placed on floor in front. Caption in black ink on verso reads "Clayton [P or D?]" [possibly one of the children pictured].

E. S. and A. (Canada) Limited
Item · [19-?]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Two second-place blue ribbons that were awarded to Mrs W.R. Gibson from the Calgary Horticultural Society. One ribbon was awarded for a Scabiosa plant and is listed as class number 73 and exhibit 5. The other ribbon was awarded for a Double Blue plant and is listed as class number 111 and exhibit 2. The Double Blue ribbon is listed as a Constance Hanson exhibit and on the back of the paper tag is stapled a handwritten note with potting instructions. The paper tags include advertising for garden supplies from Vigoro.

Calgary Horticultural Society
Item · May 1, 1920
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A Canadian Pacific Railway Company Social and Athletic Club caution card no.2. The card is a pass for the final dance and whist drive of the organization at the Palliser Hotel on May 1, 1920, in Calgary, Alberta. Inside the card is the order of scheduled dances and on the back of the card is a list of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company Social and Athletic Club officers.

Canadian Pacific Railway
Item · [19-?]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A Sky Line Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies maps and constitution booklet. The booklet lists the council members of the organization and outlines the various articles of the constitution such as meetings, funds, by-laws, notices, and amendments. The booklet also includes several maps of locations in the Canadian Rockies such as Emerald Lake and Yoho Valley, trail routes to Mount Assiniboine, and trails around Lake Louise, Moraine Lake, Lake Wapta, and Lake O’Hara. The booklet was printed in Canada.

Item · 1923-07-09 - 1923-07-14
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Calgary Exhibition official catalogue and programme booklet of livestock entries. The Calgary Exhibition was held from July 9th to July 14th, 1923. The catalogue lists various kinds of livestock entered into the exhibition and the order of events. The booklet was printed by A.R. Littlebury, a printer in Calgary, Alberta.

Littlebury, A. R.
Item · Jan. 1937
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Telephone directory [phone book] for Calgary and area published by Alberta Government Telephones.

Includes Calgary business and residential phone numbers; Calgary Classified Telephone Directory; and District business and residential phone numbers.

Print advertisements for businesses included throughout.

Alberta Government Telephones
Item · [ca. 1950]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

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 · [ca. 1920]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Old-Fashioned Gospel Meeting Starts April 30.
Miss Zelma Argue, a gifted Trombonist and Song Leader will assist her father throughout the campaign.

Subjects for the first week:
Sunday: "The Age Terminus, is it in sight?"
Monday: "And When shall these things be?"
Tuesday: "Jerusalem and the Jews"
Wednesday: "The World's Greatest Message"
Thursday: "Divine Healing Service"
Friday: "The Sky Shout"

Includes 2 black and white [B&W] reproductions of photographs: portrait of Miss Zelma Argue, posing with a trombone; and portrait of Reverend A. H. Argue.

Argue, Andrew Harvey, Rev.
PE002532 - Stampede Luncheon
Item · 8 July 1952
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Program for Stampede Luncheon on 8 July 1952 hosted by the Calgary Branch of the Canadian Women's Press Club at the Palliser Hotel. Illustration of cowgirl riding a rearing horse on ffep.

Includes poem [" 'Sprise Package"] about the lack of official program for the Stampede Lunch, Menu, Presentation of Awards [the Albertan Award for news writing and the CFAC Award for radio writing, and honorable mentions], and poem ["Come Again"] regarding guests returning for the next Stampede Luncheon.

2 full-colour reproductions of photographs including cover image of 3 women and back cover image of industrial building; 5 black and white [B&W] reproductions of photographs on inner covers depicting the city of Calgary and the Calgary Stampede; and approximately 9 illustrations depicting wild roses, a man fishing, horseback riding, saddles, a campfire, cattle brands, and industrial building.

Canadian Women's Press Club - Calgary Branch
Item · [ca. 1955-1965]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

"Set amid rolling hills and picturesque mountain views, Calgary's most complete facilities for all your social events, small or large."

Large display brochure advertising "Rockyview Park", an event facility capable of hosting 150-1500 attendees located outside of Calgary, Alberta operated by Dale and Bev Hari. Brochure includes information on hosting Banquets, Barbecues, Entertainment, Christmas Parties, and Conventions. Also provides information on "Facilities unequalled in Calgary" and "Select[ing] your menu and style".

Includes a sample menu displaying "Year-round Favorites" and their Christmas Menu, as well as a building plan of the facilities and a map to the Rockyview Park grounds.

Rockyview Park
Item · 12 Jan. 1891
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Certified copy of marriage certificate between Harold Redgrave, bachelor, of Golden, British Columbia, and Emma Frances de Vere, widow, of Donald, British Columbia. Certificate affirms that their marriage was solemnized at Calgary, Alberta by Reverend J. G. Herdman, in the presence of Minnie Herdman and Lizzie Londoun, on 8 Feb. 1887, and was registered on 13 May 1889.

Caption on verso reads "Redgrave & Redgrave - Certified Copy of Certificate of Marriage".

Item · Aug. 23, 1936
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A program for the Thanksgiving service in celebration of the first anniversary of the Social Credit Party victory. The service was held on August 23rd, 1936 in Victory Park, Calgary. The program outlines the order of service which includes several hymns, prayers, and anthems. Several of the songs and their lyrics are listed on the other page. On the back of the program, there are four portrait photographs of Calgary Social Credit M.L.A.s. The program was published by Albertan Publishers Limited.

Albertan Publishers Limited
Item · [n.d.]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A brochure about the history of Fort Calgary and the North-West Mounted Police. The brochure includes information a great deal of information about Captain Richard Burton Deane, the commanding officer of the N.W.M.P. Calgary detachment from 1906 to 1914, as well as some colour illustrations of the inside and outside of the Deane House. The printed pages inside the file folder contain various pieces of information about the Calgary N.W.M.P. The file folder, which was printed by the Fort Calgary Preservation Society, has a B&W photograph of a line of N.W.M.P. officers that wraps around the folder. The brochure and the file folder were developed with the assistance of NOVA, An Alberta Corporation, Alberta Culture, and the Junior League of Calgary. The photographs from both are courtesy of the Glenbow Alberta Institute.

Fort Calgary Preservation Society
Item · [n.d.]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A book about the benefits of owning an irrigation farm in Alberta. The book, published by the Department of Colonization and Development and the Canadian Pacific Railway, claims that because the railway owns lands in Alberta that are both irrigated and non-irrigated, they represent an unbiased voice on the subject. Throughout the book, there are B&W printed photographs of farmers, different irrigation systems, livestock, and barns.

Canadian Pacific Railway
Item · 2000
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A satirical twenty dollar bill for Ralph Bucks from Calgary, Alberin 2000. The writing on the bill states that it is for use in private hospitals and is a “legal tender for increased administration costs, advertising, unnecessary treatments, and profit.” On the front of the bill, there is an unflattering cartoon illustration of Ralph Klein, former premier of Alberta who was in office from December 14, 1992, to December 14, 2006. The bill is meant as a satirical commentary on rising private healthcare costs. On the back of the bill are several phone numbers for key political figures in Alberta whom people are encouraged to call to oppose hiked health care costs. The bill is presumably a response to the Klein government’s decision to cut healthcare spending by 21% between 1994 and 1996 and the increase in the privitization of healthcare systems.

Item · 1939
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Newsletter issued by the Motor Car Supply Company of Canada Limited themed as a Christmas greeting card.

Includes Christmas and New Year's greetings from Vice-President Colin Mackenzie ["The Old Wish"]; musings on luck in business ["This Thing Called Luck"]; a humourous account of a writer getting into 5 accidents rather than 1 while moving bricks ["Accident or Accidents"]; 5 black and white [B&W] reproductions of photographs of warehouse stocks, display selling service, a storefront, machine shop service, and sporting goods ["Greetings from Our Store to Yours"]; a reproduction of the war poem "In Flanders' Fields" by John McCrae; a list of company personnel [with special mention of staff members currently on military service]; and a holiday poem ["Merry Christmas"].

Motor Car Supply Company of Canada Limited
Item · 1946
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

1946 Lethbridge "Native Sons" 77's program and yearbook gives the names and write-ups of the 1946-1947 team, with a black and white [B&W] photograph of each player. Includes the Southern Alberta Junior 'A' Hockey League Schedule for 1946-1947, and a blank score card at centrefold for a game between Calgary and Lethbridge Native Sons. Also present are greetings from Lethbridge's Mayor A. W. Shackleford, Arena Director Gordon A. Frisby, and the President of the Lethbridge Native Sons Hockey Club Ed Bruchet, and various local advertisements and sponsors.

The 1946-47 Penalty Rules are listed throughout the program, with one rule or subsection of rule listed under each player write-up.

1944 Buffaloes versus Stampeders program [No. 2174] gives the player roster, coach, and manager for each team for the 6 Nov. 1944 game. Also advertises a muskrat coat as the draw prize that will be presented to the holder of the program with the number drawn "immediately after the game". Program is missing the middle panel, and only the front and back panels are present.

Lethbridge Native Sons Hockey Club
Item · 1893
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A collection of cabinet cards depicting notable Calgarian figures posed in front of the same background which consists of a wolf head mounted on the wall, and various photographs hanging over a table with some books and flowers on it. All of the men in the photographs are sitting in a chair. All of the photographs were taken in Calgary, Alberta in 1893 by [R. Randolph Bruce]. These four cabinet cards and photographs are from a series of photographs taken of members of the Calgary organization known as the Pack of the Western Wolves. The first card depicts D.H. Andrews with the caption “I have used no other.” The second card depicts Dr. Lorne Campbell and the caption reads “$10 or 40 days!!” The third card depicts J. Stone and the caption reads “The farming sportsman.” The fourth and final card depicts R.W. Richardson and the caption reads “The Agricultural Monopolist.”

Bruce, Robert Randolph
Item · [189-?]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A photograph depicting two horses hauling ice across the frozen Devil’s Lake. Two people are pictured using the iceboat and a third person is standing on the frozen lake. There is snow on the mountains and the hillside in the background. The photograph was taken by S.A. Smyth who was located in Calgary, N.W.T. The caption in the lower left corner of the photograph reads “602, Raising ice on Devil’s Lake.”

Smyth, S. A.
Item · Jul., 1892
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A holiday cabinet card that reads “Wishing You A Merry Christmas And A Happy New Year” embossed in gold with small embossed designs around the words. The photograph depicts a large herd of sheep and two herders on horseback in the background. The creators' names, “Boorne & May,” are listed on the back of the card. They were photographers in Calgary, N.W.T., and there is handwriting on the back stating the photograph was taken in July 1892.

Boorne, William Hanson
Item · [189-?]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A cabinet card with a photograph depicting Devil’s Lake. The photograph was taken by S.A. Smyth who was located in Calgary, N.W.T. The caption in the lower left corner of the photograph reads “137, Devil’s Lake, from the west, winter.” Snow can be seen on the ground and there is a small iceboat on the lake.

Smyth, S. A.
Item · Aug, 1, 1914
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Certificate No. 39 from Brooks Petroleum Products Company, Limited and the registered office location is listed as Calgary, Alberta. The certificate indicates that Walter Russell of Calgary, Alberta purchased 50 shares at one-dollar each, numbered 511041 to 511090. The certificate was signed on August 1, 1914, by the secretary and the president of the company.

Russell, Walter
Item · May 6, 1915
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

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 · Jun. 1, 1914
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

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 · Jul., 1892
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A cabinet card with a photograph depicting a farmer harvesting grain while being pulled in a cart by three horses. The photograph is captioned “1005, Harvesting Scene in Alberta, Near Calgary.” Underneath the photograph, the photographer’s names “Boorne & May Limited” and the location “Calgary, Alberta” are embossed into the cabinet card.

Boorne, William Hanson
Item · Jul., 1892
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A cabinet card with a photograph depicting a large herd of horses. The photograph is captioned “1026, Ranching Scenes in Alberta, A Band of Horses.” Underneath the photograph, the photographer’s names “Boorne & May Limited” and the location “Calgary, Alberta” are embossed into the cabinet card.

Boorne, William Hanson
Item · 14 Feb. 1921
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

"The President and Members of the Calgary Kiwanis Club request the pleasure of the company of Mrs. F. J. Taylor at a Valentine Party in honour of the Lady Old Timers to be held in the Elizabethian [sic] Room at the Hudson's Bay Company on Monday the fourteenth of February nineteen hundred and twenty-one at seven o'clock, p.m."

Calgary Kiwanis Club
Item · 1935-1936
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Catalogue of plays and songs intended for purchase by "Schools, Associations, Little Theatre Groups and Dramatic Societies".

Items listed for order include: Books on Production and Stagecraft; Collections of Plays; One Act Plays; Three Act Plays; Dialogues; Monologues; Recitations for Children; Drills and Marches; Specialties for Women; Specialties; Party Fun; Minstrel Material and Songs; Song Books; Operettas; Specialties for Seasons; Christmas; Properties; Crepe Paper Accessories; Make-up Materials; and Hats, Noise Makers, and Balloons.

Item · May 1907
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Two handwritten letters from Charles French to his wife and children. The first letter dated May 29th, 1907, was sent from Calgary, Alberta, and was written on Grand Central Hotel stationery. Charles French writes about the current state of Calgary and opportunities for making money there. He describes Calgary in a favourable light. The second letter dated May 30th, 1907, was sent from Edmonton, Alberta, and was written on The Hotel Cecil stationery. In this letter, he writes that he does not like the area at all and does not think he will stay there. The third letter, which is typed on C.A. French & Sons Grain, Flour, Coal, and Mill Feeds stationery, is written to Charles French from one of his sons, H.G. French. The letter informs Charles that he must purchase more corn. The last item is a business card for Charles A. French in Bellmont, Illinois.

French, Charles A.
Item · 18 Oct. 1979
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Program issued in accordance with the Young Women's Christian Association [YWCA] Calgary chapter's Women of the Year Awards (1979).

The booklet gives a brief history of the Persons case [the 1929 judgment by the Privy Council of England which ruled that Canadian women were to be considered persons], a list of Women of the Year award nominees, a list of 50 women of achievement invited as special guests, the program of events and dinner menu, and brief profiles of the "Famous Five" [Nellie McClung, Henrietta Muir Edwards, Louise Crummy McKinney, Emily Gowan Murphy, and Irene Parlby].

Includes 1 complete sheet of 54 commemorative stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the Persons case judgment.

Young Women's Christian Association
Item · May, 1939
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

B&W photographs of the Royal visit of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and George V1 to Calgary, Alberta in May 1939. The photographs were taken by W. J. Oliver. One photograph documents the Royal couple riding in the back of a car, and another shows them meeting a group of Indigenous peoples. There is also a photograph of the Royal couple exiting Calgary City Hall on a red carpet that was borrowed from St. Augustine’s Church. The photographs come with a brown envelope addressed to Mrs. E. B. Mckay in Calgary, Alberta from W.J. Oliver. The envelope advertises that Oliver takes commercial, press, and portrait photographs.

Oliver, W. J.
Item · Mar., 1962
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

The original manuscript for Prairie Manna: A Brief History of the United Church of Canada in Southern Saskatchewan during the Thirties by [R.] A. Collins. The manuscript was finished in March 1962, and at the time the author was part of the Bowness United Church in Calgary, Alberta. The purpose of the essay is to document and highlight the contributions made by the United Church of Canada to various communities in southern Saskatchewan. The author gathered information from numerous different sources about the United Church of Canada and also provided information on southern Saskatchewan's historical and economic background.

Collins, [R.] A.
Item · [189-?]
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A photograph of a group of people, a dozen horses, and several wagons standing outside in a field. The photographer, known as “The Ranchmen’s Photographer” according to the embossment under the photo, was S. A. Smyth from Calgary, Alberta. Sydney Alfred Smyth was a well-known photographer who was active in the late 1800s.

Smyth, S. A.
Item · 1894
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

photograph of three men on horseback in polo gear from 1854. The note on the back of the photograph indicates that the men are part of the Beaver Creek Polo League. There is a small crowd of people and several wagons in the background. There is also a very faint mark on the photograph in the bottom right corner listing the photographer’s name: A. S. Smith in Calgary, Canada. Sydney Alfred Smyth was a well-known photographer who was active in the late 1800s.

Smyth, S. A.
Item · Oct. 23, 1940
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

A letter written on a typewriter from Walter G. Wright in Buenos Aires, Argentina to Harold Hawes in Calgary, Alberta on October 23rd, 1940. Walter inquires about Harold’s health, gives updates about the current wartime climate in Argentina, and provides some updates about their personal life as well. The envelope has a label on the side indicating the letter had been "Checked by Censor."

Wright, Walter G.
Item · 1945-1946
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

The photo album may have belonged to Robert John Hamilton. Contains several B&W photos of gas and oil fields and equipment, and a handbook clipping regarding oil industry information. The majority of the photo album, however, contains recreational photos of a group of several people travelling, hiking, and camping around the Rocky Mountain areas in Alberta. A mix of scenic photos and portraits. Several notable locations in the Rocky Mountains are photographed such as Mt. Rundle, Lake Louise, Mt. Edith Cavell, and Athabasca Falls.

[Hamilton, Robert John ?]