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PE002507 - Advertisement card and photograph of Louis Riel for Montreal tobaconists S. Davis & Sons

An advertisement card with a carte-de-visite photograph of Louis Riel. The advertising card is for the Montreal tobacconists S. Davis & Sons from the [1870s]. On the other side of the card are several quotes, presumably from previous customers, relating their positive thoughts about the tobacco being sold by S. Davis & Sons.

S. Davis & Sons

PE002899 - Collection of materials related to G.F. Landon, carpenter and builder in Winnipeg, Manitoba

A small collection of materials related to G.F. Landon, a carpenter and builder in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The first item is a photograph of a group of five men standing in a room and holding various carpentry tools. The next two items are advertisement cards. The location of the office is listed on both advertisement cards as 64 Fort St. The first card has a big red circle on the front that lists their telephone number as 172 and has a list of Manitoba legislature members on the back along with their constituency and political status. The second card advertises G.F. Landon’s services such as house-building, estimates given, additions, alterations, and repairs, and general carpentry work, and there is a list of towns and their distances from Winnipeg, Manitoba on the back.

Landon, G.F.

PE002358 - Photograph of ranchers, horses, and wagons on a field

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.

PE002457 - Cabinet card depicting Devil’s Lake

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.

PE002459 - Cabinet card depicting two horses hauling ice on Devil’s Lake

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.

PE002265 - 7 stereoscopic cards depicting Canadian scenery and people [The Canada View Company, Canadian Scenery]

Black and white [B&W] images that depict various scenes and people in Canada.

Cards include:
Untitled aerial view of city [identified by handwritten caption on verso as Brandon].
"Washing Gold by the "Pan" Process, N.W.T." depicting a man panning gold in a river.
"Chief Day, Blood Indian" depicting the side profile of a Kainai chief.
"Blackfoot Indians" depicting a Siksika family of 3 seated in front of a tipi with a horse.
"Indian and Horse" depicting a man holding a gun seated on a horse.
"Sarcee Indians and Tepee, Alberta" depicting 3 Tsuu T'ina women in front of a tipi.
"Cowboys at Home, N.W.T. - View on Line of Canadian Pacific Railway" depicting approximately 11 men lying together on grass or hay.

The Canada View Company

PE002511 - Pamphlet advertising a Narrative Lecture on David Corson by Rev. Hiram Hull

A pamphlet advertising a Narrative Lecture on David Corson by Reverend Hiram Hull, B.A. According to the pamphlet the lecture was scheduled for the evening of February 12th at 8:00 pm at the McDougall Methodist Church in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Tickets to the lecture cost 25 cents each. The pamphlet contains two reviews of the lecture, some advertisements for local businesses, and a directory of the McDougall Methodist Sunday School board of management. The lecture appears to be based on the book “The Redemption of David Corson” by Charles Frederic Goss, originally published in 1900. It is a story of a man whose faith is tested.

McDougall Methodist Church

PE001563 - Photographs: [Images of Calgary and surrounding area]

Born in Ontario, Harry Pollard (1880-1968) was the son of a photographer and established his own studio in Calgary in 1899. Although based in Alberta, his work documented people and places across Canada and around the world. From 1924 until his retirement in 1954, Pollard worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway producing promotional photographs and films of the various ocean cruises that the company operated. For more information, please see the biographical entry in the Provincial Museum of Alberta's Harry Pollard fonds (available online at https://hermis.alberta.ca/paa/Details.aspx?ObjectID=PR0125&dv=True&deptID=1 [accessed on 10 December 2018]).

The album contains views of Calgary and of various local buildings, churches, and residences. Agricultural and ranching scenes, including photographs of prize livestock and produce, are also present.

Pollard, H.

PE001561 - Postal souvenirs: [Images of East End, Saskatchewan]

Although the album does not contain manuscript annotations, many of the postcards possess captions identifying scenes in and around East End, Saskatchewan. The album contains images of the local landscape as well as of individuals captured in a variety of settings, both within the town site and outside its boundaries. The latter category of photographs includes several taken at a dam. There are also a number of images of cowboys and rodeo competitions.

Several of the rodeo postcards contain the date 17 July 1914. Although other images in the album are not explicitly dated, many would appear to be of a similar vintage. Several photographs capture individuals posing in front of a Royal North-west Mounted Police depot. Formed in 1873, the force took on its modern identity as the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in 1920.

PE002831 - French New Years greeting card from Catholic Reverend Frère Bergé at the Tawatinaw Reserve Parish, Alberta

A small French New Year's greeting card from Reverend Pierre Bergé who was stationed at the Tawatina Reserve Parish in Alberta, Canada. The front of the card has a small image of the Mother Mary praying over the Baby Jesus, and a silver embellished holly branch design encircles the image. The card reads “Meilleurs voeux de bonne at sainte année” which translates to “Best wishes for a happy new year.” On the back of the card, in handwriting, is written “Révérend Frère Bergé, Tawatinaw, Alberta, Canada.” The Tawatinaw Reserve was once a stop for the Canadian National Railway line.

Bergé, Rev.

PE002491 - Collection of 10 photographs of various places in the Waterton Lakes National Park

A collection of ten B&W photographs of various places in the Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta, Canada. The photographs are thought to have been taken by Samuel J. Hayward in the 1920s. There are photographs of the Prince of Wales Hotel, Cameron Lake, Blakiston Valley, Mount Blakiston, Bertha Mountain, Bertha Falls, Twin Falls, and Upper Waterton Lake, all of which are captioned or labelled on the back.

[Hayward, Samuel J.]

PE002494 - Collection of 20 photographs of various places in the Canadian Rockies

A collection of 20 B&W photographs of various places in the Canadian Rockies. The photographs are thought to have been taken by Samuel J. Hayward in the 1920s. There are photographs of Lake Louise, Baff National Park, Bow River, Mt. Rundle, Castle Mountain, Johnston Canyon, Valley of the Twin Peaks, Mt. Assiniboine, and Moraine Lake.

[Hayward, Samuel J.]

PE002827 - Three photographs of various Edmonton Transit System machinery

A collection of three B&W photographs of various machinery for the Edmonton Transit System that were taken in the [1920s]. The first photograph is captioned “Edmonton Transit System, Switchboard” on looseleaf paper, and “Street Railway Machine and Switch Board. Edmonton Transit System” on the verso. The photograph depicts a group of six men standing in a large warehouse beside a flight of stairs leading up to a large switchboard and two men standing beside it. The second photograph is captioned on the verso “Boiler Room. City Power Plant. Edmonton 1920s” The photograph depicts a group of eight men standing in a boiler room. The third photograph is captioned Edmonton Transit System, Switchboard” on looseleaf paper, and “Williams-Robinson 4000 K.W. Turbine. Edmonton Transit System” on the verso. The photograph depicts four men standing in front of a large turbine in a warehouse.

PE001116 - Associated Mortgage Investors Loan Documents

Contains three descriptions of loans held by Associated Mortgage Investors, as advertising for re-sale to investors. Each description includes content on the debtor, and the land that they have provided as security for their loan. The loans comprise:

  • A $7,000 loan to Robert Carlton Morrow, of Ethelton, Saskatchewan, with one half-, and one quarter- section valued at $18,640 as security.
  • A $4,000 loan to Arthur Lewis, of Delia, Alberta, with a half-section valued at $11,685 as security.
  • A $4,500 loan to Andrew Aune, of Morrin, Alberta, with two quarter-sections valued at $14,100 as security.

In addition, the cover in which these documents are enclosed includes promotional information and newspaper extracts relevant to the load offerings.

PE001575 - Album: [Images of southern Alberta]

The album's images capture a wide range of subjects, including portraits, mountain and agricultural scenes, as well as residences, commercial buildings, and streetscapes from various towns. Although not all of the postcards possess captions or other information that identify the individuals or locales photographed, those that do are associated with southern Alberta or specific communities within the region. Images from Lethbridge, Cardston, Raymond, Magrath, and Waterton Lakes are all represented.

The 16 loose photographs generally capture individuals in various settings, although agricultural and logging scenes predominate. One image is of a mine or other industrial facility.

PE001113 - Pocket Compendium for the Friends of Massey-Harris Co. Limited

Notebook containing useful agricultural facts and tips. Subjects covered include measurement and conversion charts, postal information, individual first aid instructions, miscellaneous ‘household hints’, and cooking recipes. Additionally included is lined space for notes, and illustrations and advertisements of various pieces Massey-Harris Co. Ltd. farm machinery.

A brief pencil note has been written into the first page of line notes in the booklet.

PE002714 - Photograph of the large model city, The Holy Land, built by the Gauci Brothers

A B&W photograph of a massive miniature model of The Holy Land with two American flags hanging beside it. A sign in the background of the photograph indicates the model in a masonic hall in Detroit, Michigan. The caption on the photograph states that the model is made up of about 60,00,000 pieces and 1100 electrically moving figures. The model was created in Edmonton, Alberta by the Gauci Brothers Builders. They started building the model in 1914 and it took them around 10 years to complete. In the top right corner of the photograph is a composite photograph of the faces of the two brothers and their names captioned underneath. Joseph W. Gauci was the originator and designer, and Salvator Gauci was the mechanical supervisor. The model was so popular that it toured around Canada and the United States of America for nearly 40 years.

PE001573 - W.J. Oliver photographs of the Calgary Stampede

Born in England, William John Oliver (1887-1954) settled in Calgary and worked as a staff photographer for local newspapers. He also operated his own studio. Oliver's work explored many themes, but during the 1920s and 1930s he shot extensively at the Calgary Stampede. For more information, please see the biographical entry in the Glenbow Museum's W.J. Oliver fonds (available online at http://ww2.glenbow.org/search/archivesMainResults.aspx?XC=/search/archivesMainResults.aspx&TN=MAINCAT&AC=QBE_QUERY&RF=WebResults&DL=0&RL=0&NP=255&MF=WPEngMsg.ini&MR=5&QB0=AND&QF0=Main%20entry+%7C+Title&QI0=W.%20J.%20Oliver%20fonds [accessed on 9 December 2018]).

These 7 photographs document the Calgary Stampede rodeo, capturing cowboys competing in several events: bronc riding (5), chuckwagon racing (1), and calf roping (1).

PE001562 - [Photo album containing predominantly Edmonton and Alberta images]

Some of the images are identified as from Edmonton's Alfred Blyth Studios. Alfred Blyth (1901-1980) moved to Edmonton from Scotland around 1913 and began work as a darkroom technician in 1916. In 1928, he opened his own studio, which he operated until his retirement in 1970. For more information, please see the biographical entry in the Provincial Museum of Alberta's Alfred Blyth fonds (available online at https://hermis.alberta.ca/paa/Details.aspx?ObjectID=PR0607&dv=True&deptID=1 [accessed on 12 December 2018]).

Approximately half of the album's photographs document Edmonton and area landscapes, buildings, and events. These include images of the Legislature, the Public Library, local golf courses, the 1937 Coronation celebration, and the dedication of the Cenotaph. The remaining images capture scenes elsewhere in Alberta - for example, Banff, Jasper, and Cooking Lake - or outside the province. There are a number of photographs of Vancouver and the Pacific Coast of the United States. Northern scenes are particularly prominent, including images of Alaska and a page of photographs accompanied by the notation "Eskimo scenes."

PE000713 - C.P.R. publicity shots taken in the Rockies

Six (6) Canadian Pacific Railway publicity shots taken in the Rockies.  Prints bear captions on back:

  • Lake O’Hara cabins, Lake O’Hara, BC;
  • Yoho Lodge, BC;
  • Train along the Bow River near Lake Louise, Alberta;
  • C. P. Passenger Train – Spiral Tunnels near Field, BC;
  • C. P. Passenger Train nearing Banff, Alta.;
  • Banff Springs Hotel and Bow Valley, Banff, Alta.

PE002715 - Hotel stationery for the Hotel MacDonald of the Grand Trunk Pacific Hotels in Edmonton, Alberta

One blank page of hotel stationery for the Hotel MacDonald of the Grand Trunk Pacific Hotels in Edmonton, Alberta. The resident manager of the hotel is listed as J.V. Henderson. At the top of the page is a blue vignette of the Hotel MacDonald. The other Grand Trunk Pacific Hotels are listed as Chateau Laurier in Ottawa, Ontario, The Fort Garry in Winnipeg, Manitoba, The Qu’Appelle in Regina, Saskatchewan, and The Prince Rupert in Prince Rupert, British Columbia.

Grand Trunk Pacific Hotels

PE001569 - Photographs: [Images of a tour of Alberta mining towns]

The album appears to document a tour through Alberta. Industrial and transportation themes are particularly prominent. Many of the photographs capture scenes from coal-mining communities such as Mercoal, Coleman, and Frank, There are several photographs of aircraft and boats in Fort McMurray and elsewhere in northern Alberta. The remaining images capture mountain scenes as well as various towns and cities across Alberta, including several photographs of Edmonton and Calgary.

Paulsen, J.G.?

PE002284 - Hudson’s Bay Company Winnipeg department store promotional brochure

A brochure from the Hudson’s Bay Company Winnipeg department store promoting “Two Hundred and Sixty Years of Romantic Trading.” The brochure details the company's history, where its goods come from, the types of products offered, U.S. customs reminders, and a guide to the departments in the Winnipeg store. Includes several sepia photograph prints throughout the brochure including one of the S.S. “Distributor” on the MacKenzie River in Alberta.

PE002946 - Advertisement brochure for Regina, Saskatchewan

An advertisement and tourism brochure for Regina, Saskatchewan, the “Queen City of the Plains.” The booklet was published by the Regina Board of Trade in the [1940s]. The booklet provides a brief description of Regina’s history and its current industry. The booklet is full of various photographs of places in Regina such as main streets, important buildings, parks, and industrial scenes.

The Regina Board of Trade

PE002465 - Map from Grimshaw to Yellowknife printed on B. E. Geyer letterhead

Untitled map [no scale given] showing route and mileage from Grimshaw, Alberta, to Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. Includes communities and settlements along the given route [Peace River, North Star, Notikewin, Keg River, Carcajou, Fort Vermilion, Upper Hay River, and Fort Providence] as well as rivers and bodies of water [Lesser Slave Lake, Peace River, Hay River, Buffalo Lake, Tathlina Lake, Kakisa Lake, and Great Slave Lake].

Map also indicates natural resources and patterns of land use along the route, making note of: Boating and Fishing; Gas - Oil - Asphalt; Game and Furs; Grazing Lands; Caribou; Fine Agricultural Land; Timber; Gypsum; Zinc; and Lead.

Printed on B. E. Geyer's general store [Grimshaw, Alberta] letterhead. Text along the top of the page reads "Dry Goods - Groceries - Boots and Shoes".

PE001556 - Photographs: [Images of Rocky Mountain tourist camps]

The album's photographs capture Rocky Mountain scenes. Some of these are generic landscapes, but most are associated with tourist camps operated by Fred Brewster (1884-1969). Brewster, born in Banff, was a central figure in the development of the tourism industry around Jasper, establishing a number of camps and tours in the region. For more information, please see the biographical entry in the Jasper Yellowhead Museum and Archives' Fred Brewster fonds (available online at https://albertaonrecord.ca/fred-brewster-fonds [accessed on 12 December 2018]).

The album contains photographs from Brewster's Tonquin Valley Chalet, Maligne Lake Chalet, Medicine Lake Chalet, and Black Cat Guest Ranch. The images capture camp buildings and equipment as well as staff and guests. Staff members are also shown in various activities related to the operation of the facilities and tours, such as opening and closing the camps for the season.

Some annotations list only the first names of the people shown, but in some instances - for example, Bud and Myra Patterson, manager and hostess of the Maligne Lake Chalet - the surname is also provided. One of the individuals identified, George Chopey, is also listed as having taken several of the photographs.

Lord, Robert G.

PE001567 - Photographs: [Images of First Nations communities at an Oblate mission, Buffalo Narrows, Saskatchewan]

Several photographs are noted as having been taken at Buffalo Narrows, a community in northern Saskatchewan. Two of the captions identify the person pictured as Reverend Edward Bleau, an Oblate priest. The necrology section of the Oblates communications Web site (available online at http://archive.omiworld.org/en/necrology/all/ [accessed on 10 December 2018]) lists an Eduardus Bleau as dying in the Pas in 1956.

Certainly the contents of the album appear to capture life in a missionary community. There are numerous images of First Nations children and adults in various settings. There is also a photograph of a priest celebrating mass in a small clearing in the woods, Several First Nations congregants are kneeling in the background. Also among the photographs is an image of Bishop Martin Lajeunesse arriving on the shore after a canoe trip.

Approximately half of the album's photographs appear to document life in the missionary community. Several others capture scenes related to clerical life, such as the interior of a church and a portrait of what appears to be a group of first communicants. The remaining images consist mostly of family photographs and souvenirs of a trip to Niagara Falls and other locations in southern Ontario.

PE000785 - International Cartage Service Ltd. Brochure

This brochure is for International Cartage Service Limited, a truck service in Manitoba. Located at 363 William Ave. Phone 23 196. The inside of the brochure contains rates, contact information, and company features, while the back outlines rates for express services. All trucks are from General Motors Corporation in Winnipeg.

PE001554 - Photos: [Images of a buffalo hunt in northern Alberta]

The locations of the photographs are not identified, but the locales seem likely to be in northern Alberta. One photograph shows three men standing in front of a building with the sign Embarras Airport over its entrance - presumably from Embarras, Alberta. Another photograph shows a man standing on one of the pontoons of a Territories Air Service plane. The content of the newspaper clipping also suggests a northern-Alberta setting, as it discusses a proposed buffalo hunt in Wood Buffalo National Park. Indeed, many of the photographs in the album likely capture this event.

The album contains several photographs of buffalo and, more specifically, of buffalo hunting. These include images of hunters posing beside dead buffaloes and field dressing carcasses. The album also contains photographs of more generic hunting and fishing scenes as well as of lakes and other northern landscapes. Images of town sites (some of which are aerial shots) are also present.

The album also contains images of airplanes, ferries, canoes, and other forms of transportation. Groups of men (perhaps the hunting parties) have been captured in various settings. The album also contains several photographs of a game warden or other uniformed official caring for young animals.

PE001012 - Portrait, presumably of Gladys Jean Lowe

Black and white photograph portrait of a woman. The photograph is mounted to a slightly larger piece of cardboard. On the reverse, written in pencil: “Return to: Glady Jean Lowe 1727 McDonald St.” and “Social / Sa(?) Island / 3” x 4” ” and “A to match ‘B.’ ”

PE002450 - French advertisement cards for Liebig’s Extract of Meat Company

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

PE001004 - Album of a Trip across Canada

An album of photographs by an unidentified but accomplished photographer, with some commercial photos from Barclay and Steele & Co. mixed throughout. The album documents a trip across Canada, from sea to sea, taking place in the late 1800s. Many scenes in British Columbia, the Rocky Mountains, the Prairies (including Aboriginals and cowboys), and Ontario and Quebec, but the album does not seem to be arranged chronologically.

26 photographs in B.C.,
22 in the Prairies,
10 in Quebec and Ontario.

PE001356 – Nicholas Garry Letter

Letter by Nicholas Garry who gave his name to Fort Garry, now Winnipeg. Removed from album with a few marks on the last (blank) page. Sent from conduit St. (London), 18th March 1828.
“Sir, I request you will permit Sam Gale to visit the Travellers Club….” Garry (1782 - 1856) was a deputy governor of the HBC. In 1821 he was in Canada to facilitate the merger of the HBC and the North West Company. Samuel Gale was active in Quebec and testified three times in 1828 before the committee of the House of Commons inquiring into the Government of Canada.

Nicholas Garry

PE001696 - The Life of Our Lord

Compilation of clippings from the Edmonton Journal comprising a serialized publication of Charles Dickens’ “The Life of Our Lord,” together with background materials, including a facsimile of a letter from Dickens to his children, dedicating and introducing the work to them. Published during Easter 1934.

Dickens, Charles

PE002019 - Album compiled as a memorial of Catherine Fraser and her daughter Cassie

An album compiling manuscripts and newspaper clipping of songs and other verses, quoted and original. Inscription states that the album was presented to Catherine Fraser by her Uncle P.G. McGregor on January 20th, 1853, to commemorate a pleasant visit. It includes poems by Catherine and James A. Fraser, written prior to her death. It was then repurposed as a memorial to Catherine Fraser following her death during the birth to her daughter, Cassie, on January 23, 1860. Goes on to include verses in memory of Cassie, who died aged 2 on August 6, 1862.
Contents:
Dedication of the album to Catherine Fraser, by her uncle P.G. McGregor, January 20th 1853, Halifax.
“Meditations” on death in childbirth, author not named.
Epitaph in memory of Catherine Fraser, written by her husband Rev. Allan Pollold. Records her date of birth as August 26, 1832, date of marriage as July 4th 1854, and date of death as January 23, 1860. A note was added, dated August 6th 1860, stating that the epitaph was too long to be included on the gravestone.
A newspaper clipping of lines by John Gibson Lockhart on his wife’s death.
A newspaper clipping of lines by an English labourer mourning the death of a child.
A newspaper clipping of “Til Death Us Part” by Dean Stanley.
Manuscript copy of “The Old Armchair” by Eliza Cook
Manuscript copy of “Song of ___” begins “As the bark floateth on”
Manuscript of a poem titled “The Sister to the Bride.” Dated July 4th 1854. Author not named, but presumably Catherine Fraser.
Manuscript of a poem titled “My Album.” Author not named, but presumably Catherine Fraser.
A newspaper clipping of a poem titled “Just as of Old.”
A poem titled “A Song” by J.A. Fraser, mourning Catherine’s death.
Manuscript of a poem titled “Change” by Sarah Fraser.
Manuscript of a poem titled “Stages” by J. A. Fraser, dated July 6, 1854
Manuscript of a poem titled “Is it Well With the Child?” written after Cassie’s death.
Manuscript of a poem titled “[?] of the Evening Main” by James A. Fraser, dated October 18, 1859.

PE002412 - Pair of drawings by an unknown artist from 1860

Two drawings that are done in the same style. The first drawing is a print that depicts either a mother or a governess with two children playing around her. It is captioned “In the Nursery.” The second drawing is a print that depicts the London Bridge and various industrial activities taking place around it. It is captioned “London Bridge.” The stamps on the backs of the drawings indicate that the originals are circa 1860. The stamp on the drawing of the nursery mentions that the artist is unknown. No mention is made of any artist on the drawing of London Bridge either. Both stamps specify that the prints are reproduced from the collection in Allegra’s Mews Gallery in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Unknown

PE002862 - The Grain Trade of the North-West - Proposed Ship Canal Through Canada

A newsprint supplement to the Free Press August 1863 issue regarding the possibility of an binational shipping canal being built through Canada and the Great Lakes, by way of which the Northwestern United States would be able to ship grain to England. Although it largely focuses on the grain trade between the United States and England, the section titled "Canadian Report - The Proposed Ottawa Canal" features some discussion of Western Canada, with specific attention paid to the "almost inexhaustible" amount of timber available in much of the Western Canadian wilderness that could be accessed as part of the canal project.

PE002443 - Drawing of Hawarden Castle ca. 1870

A drawing of Hawarden Castle Pavilion, which is just south of Liverpool in the United Kingdom. The drawing depicts a man sitting on a log on the castle grounds, and the castle can be seen in the background. The stamp on the back of the print indicates that the drawing was potentially done by G. Montbard in the 1870s. G. Montbard was the signatory name for the notable English artist Charles Auguste Loye. The stamp on the back also indicates that the print is reproduced from the collection in Allegra’s Mews Gallery in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

PE002708 - Speech by the Honourable Zachariah Chandler regarding the proposed annexation of Winnipeg

The printed text of a speech delivered by the Honourable Zachariah Chandler of Michigan in the Senate of the United States on April 22, 1870. The subject of the speech was the proposed annexation of Winnipeg, Manitoba. The speech was a proposal for the President of the United States to appoint two or more diplomatic commissioners to open a dialogue with the people of Winnipeg, Manitoba and propose the annexation of the city as a territory or state of the United States. Throughout the speech, several responses from others are recorded such as the vice-president, but the majority of the content was said by Zachariah Chandler. The President of the United States at the time of this speech was Ulysses S. Grant. The pamphlet was printed at the Office of the Congressional Globe.

Chandler, Zachariah

PE001059 - Army Medical Department Report for the Year 1870

Comprehensive report by the Army Medical Department in the United Kingdom, providing statistical information and descriptive reports on disease, mortality, sanitation and healthcare among the troops. The overall report is divided geographically, with areas covered including the British Isles, Ireland, the Mediterranean, Canada, the Caribbean, Sierra Leone and the Gold Coast, Mauritius, Ceylon and Labuan, China and Japan, and India, as well as a section devote to troops embarked on ships. For most areas, statistic appear to be for Caucasian troops only. In addition, twenty-one appendices are included, covering reports and papers, case notes, orders and administrative documentation, and statistical abstracts.

Of particular interest, in the context of the Prairie collection, is the information on Canada, from pages 62 – 67, and medical history of the Red River Expedition on pages 448 – 473.

PE002200 - "Winnipeg 1872"

A small, hand-trimmed, yellow sepia-toned photograph of people and horse-drawn wagons standing in a road with buildings in the background. A short letter on the back provides information on one of the buildings, the "Custom's House and offices for the Canadian officials."

Penrose, James

PE002623 - Dominion of Canada. Immigration.

Print advertisement encouraging immigration to and settlement in Manitoba and other parts of Canada. Includes information on available land grants; Assisted Passages for Emigrants from the United Kingdom; and Care of Emigrants.

"Free Grants of 160 Acres of PRAIRIE LAND are offered to actual Settlers in the Province of MANITOBA. Dominion Lands sold for $1 per acre. Free Grants of 100 to 200 acres of WOOD LAND are offered to actual Settlers in other parts of Canada. Partially cleared Farms and Buildings may be bought at reasonable prices."

McKellar, Archibald

PE002704 - Notes on the Migration of the Locust in Manitoba and the North-west Territories. Summer of 1875.

Article written for the Canadian Naturalist by George M. Dawson, Assoc. R.S.M., F.G.S. regarding the appearance and migration patterns of locusts in Manitoba and the Northwest Territories in the summer of 1875.

"During the summer of 1875 two distinct elements were concerned in the locust manifestation. First, the insects hatching in the Province of Manitoba and surrounding regions from eggs left by the western and north-western invading swarms of the previous autumn; second, a distinct foreign host, moving, for the most part, from south to north."

Dawson, Dr. G. M.

PE002573 - Invitation to a lecture by the Bishop of Saskatchewan, 1878

An invitation to a lecture on “Manitoba and the Northwest Territories with special reference to the Saskatchewan District and the Indian Tribes” by the Bishop of Saskatchewan. The lecture was held in the Railway Committee Room of the House of Commons on February 14, 1878. The invitation was created on February 12, 1878, in Ottawa and printed by the Free Press Print. The Bishop of Saskatchewan druing this time was John McLean.

PE002753 - Manitoba and the North-West, the Great Wheat Fields, and Stock-Raising Districts, of Canada - Facts and Information for Settlers, with a Map of the Country

Informational booklet about Manitoba and the Northwest Territories, created [by or in conjunction with] Charles John [C. J.] Brydges, Hudson's Bay Company Land Commissioner.

"The attention of two continents is now earnestly directed to the great wheat fields and cattle raising districts in the British possessions in Manitoba and the North-West. It is intended in these pages to give some information about that country, and to point out the great advantages which will result to those who desire to settle upon those prolific lands."

Includes:
The Extent of the Territory; The Productiveness of the Soil; Coarse Grains, Root Crops and Vegetables; Cattle Raising; Climate; Water Supply; Means of Inter-communication; Present Settlements; Map of the Territory [description of map only - mentioned map is not present]; Timber and Fuel Supply; Coal; Experience of Settlers; Cost of Transport for Crop; Government Grants of Land; School System; How to Reach the Country; Hints as to Capital Required; Hudson's Bay Company Farming Lands for Sale; City and Town Lots; "Schedule of lands belonging to the Hudson's Bay Company in fractional townships"; and Schedule of farms fronting on the Red and Assiniboine Rivers".

Brydges, Charles John

PE002929 - Horse-drawn Red River cart; [Winnipeg (Man.), c. 1880]

A sepia-toned photograph of an aen charet, or Red River cart, pulled by a horse and stopped in front of a clothing store. A First Nations man is standing behind the horse while holding a rifle, a child is standing in the cart, and a woman is standing behind the cart with her arm on the child's shoulder. Several white men are watching from the boardwalk, one of them holding a child. Location and date estimate are dealer-provided.

PE002837 - German booklet titled “General Ordinance for Orphans of the Municipality of Chortik”

A booklet in German titled “Allgemeine Waisen-Verordnung der Gemeinde Chortik, Eastern Reserve, Manitoba” which translates to “General Ordinance for Orphans of the Municipality of [Chortik], Eastern Reserve, Manitoba.” The booklet was published by the Northwest Publishing Company in Winnipeg, Manitoba and written by K.L. Frans Dück in 1880. The booklet, when translated to English, outlines guidelines created by a group of Mennonites who immigrated to Manitoba, regarding special property and inheritance regulations with regard to the benefit of orphans.

Frans Dück, K.L.

PE001458 - Two rare photographs of the Manitoba and North-Western Railway

Two rare photographs of the Manitoba and North-Western Railway.
The first photo is titled "Valley of Assiniboine River & Manitoba and North-Western Railway". Portage La Prairie, Man. 1880s. Albumen print. 13" X 16", edge to edge. Small ticket of photographer J.F. Rowe posted on the rear.
The other photo is titled "Passenger Station and General Offices (Portage La Prairie), Manitoba and North-Western Railway. Albumen print. 13" X 16", edge to edge. Small ticket of photographer J.F. Rowe posted on the rear.
The Manitoba and North-Western Railway was granted a charter in 1882. Before being bought out by CPR, they operated from 1883 - 1891. The M. & N.W. Railway built their main line between Portage La prairie and Yorkton, Saskatchewan.

J.F. Rowe

PE002287 - First communion certificate from St. Boniface Cathedral

A certificate of first communion for Marie Josephine, dated June 12, 1881. The communion was performed at the St. Boniface Cathedral by Monseigneur Alexandre-Antonin Taché, a Canadian Roman Catholic priest, and the Archbishop of the St. Boniface. All the text on the certificate, which includes written and printed words, is in French. The text at the top of the certificate reads “Souvenir Précieux à L'âme Fidèle'' which translates in English to “Precious Memory for the Faithful Soul.” Beneath this text is a printed image of a priest offering communion to several young women veiled and dressed in white.

PE003007 - Extracts from Surveyors' Reports of Township Surveys in Manitoba, Keewatin and North-West Territories (1882)

List of short descriptions of townships in Manitoba, Keewatin and the North-West Territories extracted from surveyors' reports in 1882. The descriptions generally relate to the geographical features and the suitability for farming of each township. The townships are located in the electoral districts of Provencher, Lisgar, Selkirk, Keewatin, Marquette East, Marquette West, and the North-West Territories. Many, but not all, of the townships in the listed ranges are described and listed in numerical order.

Contents:
Ranges East of the 1st Principal Meridian [Range I - Range XXXI]; Ranges West of the 1st Principal Meridian [Range I - Range XXXIV].

Dominion of Canada, Department of the Interior

PE002215 - Two photographs of Galt coal mine; 1883

A pair of sepia toned photographs of coal miners and mining equipment around Galt Mines. The North Western Coal and Navigation Company, formed by Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt, operated in the area of what is now Lethbridge, Alberta. Captioned photo reads "Job of Coal Chutes and part of Lethbridge."

PE002821 - "The Leader" building; Regina (Sask.), c. 1883

A sepia-toned photograph of a building with men, boys, horses, and horse-drawn wagons outside. The boys appear to be loading newspapers into one of the wagons, and there is paper mess on the dirt road, mostly in front of the door to the building. Other distant buildings are visible in the background.

PE003017 - Prize List of the Ninth Provincial Exhibition, To be held, under the Auspices of the Board of Agriculture, at Portage la Prairie, October 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, & 6, 1883.

Regulations and prize list for the Ninth Provincial Exhibition held by the Manitoba Board of Agriculture in Portage la Prairie from 1-6 October, 1883. Also includes program of events for the Exhibition. Categories to be judged include livestock, agricultural products, handcrafted products, and school work.

Contents:
List of Officers and Board; Programme; Regulations; Transportation; Prize List.

Prize List:
Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Pigs; Poultry; Dogs; Manufactures; Agricultural Products; Horticultural Products; Dairy Products; Domestic Manufactures; Fine Arts; Natural History and Mineralogy; Education; Leather Work; Ladies' Work; Plants and Flowers; Bands ["Best Band of Music"]; Essays; List of Exhibitions in Province; List of Exhibitions elsewhere; Advertisements.

Additionally includes a blank entry form on attached perforated sheet at front of booklet, a pre-addressed envelope for the entry form, and several print advertisements for various local businesses. The final advertisement ["10 Reasons Why Everybody Should Buy the "Chatham" Wagon"] is printed on a folded pink page attached at end of booklet.

Board of Agriculture of Manitoba

PE002770 - Report on Manitoba Products Exhibited at St. John, N.B., and Boston, U.S., 1883.

Report regarding agricultural products from Manitoba exhibited at the Dominion Exhibition, held in Saint John, New Brunswick, and at the American Exposition, held in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1883. Includes lists of the products exhibited, the names of exhibitors, and flattering "Press Comments on Manitoba Exhibits" [from both N.B. and Mass. news sources].

Clarke, William C.

PE001626 - Plains Indian Women with Children in Carriers

Three photographs of Indigenous women with babies in carriers. First photograph features a baby in board baby carrier with ornate beadwork. The second features a mother with her child in a board baby carrier with plaid and striped cover and tumpline support strap across forehead. The third features a women with child in baby belt tumpline and plain blanket. On each mounting board is written “Hall & Lowe – 499 Main Street, Winnipeg”

Hall J. and S. Lowe

PE001329 - Stores Record 1880-1883

Contains a handwritten record of various goods received at an unnamed disembarkation point – likely a Canadian Pacific Railway station. Each entry identifies the item, as well as the associated date, quantity and the sender of the item.

The additionally enclosed receipts are from the Canadian Pacific Railway Co. Store Department; one is blank, but has its reverse used to tally up an order, while the other is partially filled out.

PE002848 - President’s report for the annual meeting of the Qu’Appelle Valley Farming Co Limited

The president’s report from the annual meeting of the Qu’Appelle Valley Farming Co. Limited, proprietors of the Bell Farm, on January 9, 1884, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The report was printed by the “Times” Steam Book and Job Printing House. The report covers various subjects such as cultivation, improvements, the town site, squatters, expenditure and receipts, and a colonization scheme.

Qu'Appelle Valley Farming Co. Limited

PE002699 - Presbyterianism: What it has done and What it may do in the Canadian North-West

"Being a Sermon preached in Knox Church, Winnipeg, July 16th, 1884, at the opening of the First Synod of Manitoba and the North-West Territories, by the Moderator, Reverend Professor George Bryce, LL.D., by request of Synod."

A review of some of the work of the Presbyterian Church in Canada. Provides some of the ecclesiastical history of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, from its earliest beginnings to "Its [the Presbyterian Church's] Childhood"; "Its Youth"; and "Our Majority" [the increasing number of families belonging to the Presbytery].

Additional sections include:
"Be a Preaching Church - Preach the Word" - regarding the importance of preaching the word of God.
"Be a Church for the Times" - regarding adapting the teachings of the church to the times.
"Be a Faithful, Not a Time-Serving, Church - Reprove, Rebuke, Exhort" - regarding the importance of righteousness and purity in the church.
"Be an Aggressive Church" - regarding the need for missionaries and evangelism in the church.

Bryce, George, LL.D.

PE001613 - Six Original Historical Photographs by Prof. Buell

Six photographs taken at or around Fort Qu’Appelle. Each photograph has a description on the back. Descriptions: “A Barber’s Emporium, Riel Rebellion. Page 31 Scarlet & Gold 13th Annual, Legislature Library,” “Lebret Mission Fort Qu’Appelle,” “The Tenth Royals E.R. Transportation Riel Rebellion 10th Royals Toronto,” “Certainly. The Tenth Royals at Fort Qu’Appelle E.R.,” “Winnipeg Cavalry Troop escorting 12th Battalion out of Fort Qu’Appelle 1885,” “Winnipeg Cavalry Troops at Fort Qu’Appelle Rebellion 1885.” Underneath each photograph is “Entered According to Act of parliament of Canada in the Year 1885 by Prof. Buell in the Office of the Minister of Agriculture.”

Prof. Buell

PE001357 – Metis Land Scrip

Dominion of Canada department of the interior. The bearer hereof is entitled to an allowance of ….. Dollars in any purchase of dominion lands. Issued at the department of the Interior, Ottawa … 18 authority of the order of the hon. The Privy Council. Dated the 20th of April 1885. Boldly written over in red ink: “Specimen for agent. Manitoba supplementary half breed scrip.” There are a number of these scrips this one has an engraved vignette of 5 deer at its centre.

Dominion of Canada, Department of the Interior

PE002508 - Letter and envelope addressed to Henry [James Morgan] from N. D. Flood, 1885

A letter from N. D. Flood addressed to Henry [James Morgan]. The letter was stamped on May 7, 1885. The letter discusses military drills and some legal business. The letter is presumably from Nicholas Flood Davin, a lawyer, journalist, and politician, the first MP for Assiniboia West, and one of the architects of the Canadian residential school system.

[Davin, N.F.]

PE002682 - Letter addressed to a "Tiffany" from C. H. Connon regarding Mistahimaskwa (Big Bear) and the NWMP after the North-West Resistance

A handwritten letter addressed to "My dear Tiffany" [probably Edward H. Tiffany, barrister], from North West Mounted Police sergeant C. H. Connon, written after the 1885 North-West Resistance. The letter makes clear Connon's displeasure with public and media perception of the N.W.M.P. and its role in the Resistance, especially in comparison to General [Frederick Dobson] Middleton and his volunteers, of whom he writes that "the sickening drivel and slobbery mass of fulsome adulation bestowed on the volunteers coupled with the utterly unjust criticism of the Police and studied and insulting silence as to what they really did during the late troubles make one much in love with one's grateful country and impartial public press".

The letter also makes the claim that Connon and Commander A. G. [Acheson Gosford] Irvine's unit, stationed at Prince Albert and Fort Carlton, "were out for a month in search of Big Bear and we [underlined for emphasis] got him", refuting what he called General Middleton's "calm assurance to claim credit for his capture". Connon further explains that "we travelled three or four hundreds of miles after him over country which Gen Middleton pronounced to be impassable and an outpost of our own men at last grabbed the redoubtable Big Bear when Middleton and his "heroic" volunteers were over a hundred miles away".

Also of note, the letter dates the fire that destroyed Fort Carlton as having happened on 28 March 1885, stating that they evacuated the post at that time.

Connon, C. H.

PE002635 - A Dutch booklet about living in Manitoba, Canada

A booklet written in Dutch about living in Manitoba, Canada in 1885. The title and caption on the front cover, translated to English, reads “200 million fields for colonization in Manitoba and the great Northwest of America. A free hearth of 160 fields (65 hectares) is available to every head of a family as well as to every male colonist who has reached the age of eighteen.” The foldout map at the beginning of the booklet depicts Manitoba which is outlined in red. The booklet discusses various topics about Manitoba such as the climate, dairy farming, land grants, and labour wages. There are also several information sections about the other provinces in Canada. The booklet was printed by Turner & Dunnett in Liverpool, England.

PE001677 - Letter concerning business as General Emigration Agent for the Canadian Pacific Railway

Letter written from Alexander Begg, Emigration Minister for Canadian Pacific Railway in London, England, to Henry Morgan, Chief Clerk at the Department of State of Canada, in Ottawa, Canada. Autograph letter signed. Begg requests that his title be corrected in the publication “Ages and other data respecting Canadian public men,” and asks for the date of the next issue to be published in order to submit information regarding the role of his office in promoting Canada among the British public.

Begg, Alexander

PE001678 - Letter describing a North West Police mutiny

Letter from Rev. Andrew Baird in Edmonton addressed to a Miss P.L. Cook of Toronto. Describes a mutiny that took place among the North West Police over promotions. Thanks her affectionately for a photograph she sent. Autograph letter signed.

Transcription:
My Dear Miss Cook,

I began a note acknowledging yours of last week before the last mail left but I did not get time to finish it before the mail closed and know although I have left it off till the last day before the mail goes out again, I cannot deny myself Mrs. Johanson [?] of writing a few words before your next letter comes.

I do not know why you think your photograph had a depressing effect on me. Was it because I spoke of home sickness in the last letter? Now I must tell you that home sickness, in this mild form in when it attacks me is not this morbid and dispiriting thing you suspect, but a tender and refining influence which I welcome rather than otherwise, because it shows me that the wild west with its cowboys and its broncos and and its gaudy spectators has not hardened me beyond this humanizing grown of our affection that I sometimes find myself looking upon as old fashioned. Your inscriptions banish it -- from a wrong diagnosis of the case. On the mantelpiece it is --. It is to be my inspiration.

Edmonton is all excitement over a mutiny in the Mounted Police force which has been going on for the last four or five days. Six new men were promoted to corporals over the heads of men of longer experience and the men rebelled. The commanding officer Major Griesbach is a man of small caliber and form in at first and then the men made other demands. Matters went on from bad to worse till today when by a man, the malcontents were divided and and 18 arrests were made. The town had to be ransacked for chains to make the shackles for them. 12 men were interviewed, the Major confessed that they were equally with those arrested and asked to be imprisoned too!!

The weather is beautiful. Every day for the past week has been warm and sunshiny a decided change from January.

Yours willfully,
Andrew Baird

Baird, Rev. Andrew

PE001225 - The Short Stories and Essays of “Kismet”

This book collects the writings of ‘Kismet’ (pseudonym of John Little), which were published in the Calgary Tribune between February and July 1886. The writings contained in the book consist of creative essays and short fiction, generally set in contemporary Western Canada; the editor notes that some reformatting and minor editing of the works has been performed to enhance readability. Nine pieces by the author are included in the book, as is the author’s obituary, a brief news excerpt regarding the author, and an introduction and comment by the editor.

Additionally enclosed with the book is a letter from the editor, Bruce Bailey, to Robert Cole of the University of Alberta Library, which accompanied the book’s donation to the University of Alberta.

Little, John

PE002542 - Warning poster regarding cutting timber without authority

Poster warning settlers and others against cutting timber on government lands under pain of prosecution. Explains that homesteaders "having no timber of their own" can apply for a Free Permit from an Agent of the Crown to cut a quantity of timber not exceeding 1800 Lineal feet of Building Logs, 400 Roof Polls, 2000 Poplar Fence Rails, and 30 cords of dry Wood for fuel. Any settlers or others not entitled to the Free Permit can apply for a Permit to cut timber at rate, and includes list of rates.

Liability of Persons Cutting Timber Without Authority explains the punishment for cutting timber without a permit.

Additionally includes an envelope addressed to Stuart Criddle, Esq. and stamped 22 May 1936.

Stephenson, E. F.

PE002205 - Bylaws governing commercial vehicles; Winnipeg (Man.), 1882-1888

A collection of documents relating to Bylaws 135, 136, 183, and 424 regarding "vehicles used in the conveyance of passengers for hire" as well as "vehicles used in transporting goods, wares, merchandize, or any article or thing." Includes a printing of Bylaw 183 from June 26, 1882, which repeals Bylaws 135 and 136, a printing of Bylaw 424 from October 22, 1888, which amends Bylaw 183, and two printed cards listing tariff amounts for the various types of services. All documents include a map of the "First Division" of the City of Winnipeg, Manitoba.

PE002647 - A report titled “The Abortive Fenian Raid on Manitoba” by the Honourable Gilbert McMicken, 1888

A report titled “The Abortive Fenian Raid on Manitoba” which was written by the Honourable Gibert McMicken in 1888. The report was delivered to the Historical and Scientific Society of Manitoba on May 11, 1888. The subject of the report is “An Irish Republic in Manitoba planned but crushed early” and McMicken outlines the series of events that led to the avoidance of a raid by the Fenian Brotherhood, an Irish republican organization.

McMicken, Gilbert, Hon.

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