| Series 002.01 | Personal and Family Papers and Photographs. -- [1885-2003]. -- 295 cm of textual records. -- 33 photographs.The series consists of Beth’s personal diaries with supplemental information; bound volumes of literature from the Burnsites; family photographs from the Flints, the Sheehans, and Beth & Everett Sheehan; printed material from Beth's education at Alberta College; and some paper artefacts, family memorabilia. |
| SubSeries 002.01.01 | Diaries and supplements. -- 1939-2003. -- 272 cm of textual records.The sub-series consists of various types of diaries and notebooks starting in 1939. There is restricted access to personal diaries for all researchers except direct descendents until 2018. |
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9th Annual County Fair, 1959
poster
Creator: poster
Grande Prairie County Ag Society poster for the 9th Annual County Fair in 1959. Size is 12" x 18".
Location: 0002.01.01.1965
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"All My Sons" program, 1972
program
Creator: program
A Grande Prairie Little Theatre program from the production of "All My Sons", a play written by Arthur Miller. This production was directed by Sukumar Nayar.
Location: 0002.01.01.1972
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A Festival of One Act Plays program, 1974
program
Creator: program
A program of a two day festival, February 15-16, 1974, of seven plays produced by The Grande Prairie Little Theatre, and The Peace Players.
Location: 0002.01.01.1974-1
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Peace River Lamb Smorgasbord, 1974
program
Creator: program
Program and menu from the Peace River Lamb Smorgasbord held January 26, 1974. The lamb was prepared by the Lamb Producer's Wives.
Location: 0002.01.01.1974-2
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"Pioneer Artist of the Peace", 1982
programme
Programme for a display of paintings by Euphemia McNaught at the Prairie Art Gallery on August 24, 1982 includes a list of paintings on display and a lure card for the book, "Euphemia McNaught Pioneer Artist of the Peace."
Location: 0002.01.01.1982
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"Seasons From Memory", 1983
programme
Programme for an exhibition of works by Robert Guest at the Prairie Art Gallery from September 24 to October 16, 1983 includes a biography of artist Robert Guest and a list of the paintings on display.
Location: 0002.01.01.1983
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Poster for "The Hobbit", 1984
poster
12 x 18 poster for a College Players Production of Ruth Perry's musical version of "The Hobbit", written by J.R.R. Tolkien.
Location: 0002.01.01.1984
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Opening of Wild Rose Manor, 1985
programme
Creator: programme
Programme and invitation for the Official Opening of Wild Rose Manor on May 3, 1985. Wild Rose Manor is a senior's residence operated by the Grande Spirit Foundation in Grande Prairie, Alberta.
Location: 0002.01.01.1985
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Opening of the Beaverlodge Campsite, 1986
invitation
Invitation to the Opening of the Beaverlodge Campsite and dedication of the Lower Beaver Lodge School which had been moved to the site and restored for use as the information centre. A list of students from the Lower Beaver Lodge School is included.
Location: 0002.01.01.1986
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The Legal Status of Women, 1946
Booklet
This is an address delivered by J.E. Brownlee, K.C., LL.D., Vice-President of the United Grain Growers Ltd. to the Convention of the United Farm Women of Alberta on Friday, January 11, 1946.
Location: 0002.01.01.1946
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Good Farming -- Right Living, 1950
Booklet
Master Farm Family Award Record Book - a copy of the record book an applicant would have filled out in order to qualify for the award. Beth was one of the judges during 1950.
Location: 0002.01.01.1950
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1956 Prize List -G.P. County Agricultural Fair, 1956
The prize list booklet for the sixth annual Grande Prairie County Agricultural Fair, 1956.
Location: 0002.01.01.1956
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Pekin to the "Peace", 1968
diary
A diary of the trip of the Brekken Family of Pekin, North Dakota, to the Peace River country of Northern Alberta, Canada in the summer of 1910.
Location: 0002.01.01.1968
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Grande Prairie Music Festival Program, 1969
program
Program for the Grande Prairie and District Music Festival held on March 19-22, 1969.
Location: 0002.01.01.1969
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County Fair, Frontier Days & Rodeo, 1970
Booklet
Rules and descriptions of classes of entry for the 20th Annual Agricultural Fair, held on August 10-12, 1970.
Location: 0002.01.01.1970-1
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Grande Prairie Music Festival Program, 1970
program
Program for the Grande Prairie and District Music Festival held in 1970.
Location: 0002.01.01.1970-2
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Canada Winter Games, 1975
Booklet
Handbook for the 1975 Canada Winter Games held in Grande Prairie, Alberta.
Location: 0002.01.01.1975-1
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LaGlace and District Agriculture Fall Fair, 1975
Booklet
Handbook for the Fall Agricultural Fair held in LaGlace on November 1, 1975.
Location: 0002.01.01.1975-2
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| SubSeries 002.01.02 | Burnsites literature. -- 1885-1968. -- 16 cm of textual records.The Christian Association was formed in 1884 by a small group of Methodist ministers who became disenchanted with the Methodist doctrine of the time. Reverend Nelson Burns became their head, and his associates were known as "Burnsites". Among them, Mr & Mrs. Elias Smith, found that farming in Ontario was not profitable, and in 1909 decided to come West, where land was practically free, and sod had never been turned in many places. They did not come with the intention of converting anyone to their beliefs. When word got out of their plans, four more couples with their families decided to join the Smiths, then six young single men, looking for a lark, were added. Of the group some were adherents of the Christian Association, but the young men themselves did not belong although their parents did. None of them came as missionaries. They all settled in the Beaverlodge area in the Peace River Country.The sub-series consists of seven bound volumes and eight booklets of the publication "The Expositor of the Christ-Life" owned by Paul Flint and Elizabeth McNaught, all of which could be considered newsletters. They originated with Rev. Nelson Burns in 1879, and contain the teachings of the Christian Association, and articles and obituaries of members, including those in the south Peace. There is also a Centennial Edition of the Expositor printed in 1967 which gives the history of the organization, with a copy of "The Progress of Man: the Spirit of Man Versus the Machine" written by C.H. Partridge in 1943. Mrs. McNaught's copies contain hand-written notes by her. |
| SubSeries 002.01.03 | Family photographs. -- 1908-2001. -- 33 photographs.The sub-series consists of negatives from the Flint and Sheehan families: Mr. & Mrs. Victor Flint, their home and their children at Lower Beaverlodge; Beth's life in Toronto, where she worked as a secretary for 4 years; Beth & Everett Sheehan's wedding and subsequent life on Ox Shoe Farm south of Clairmont; activities she was involved in such as CGIT camp at Saskatoon Lake, the Smoky River Bridge Opening, and some travel photos; and a few photographs of the Tom Sheehan family and activities on their farm near Clairmont, including five photos of the Metis Camp and wives and children of the workers who would come each year to help with the harvest on the Sheehan farm. There are also 14 photographs of friends (Walter & Elva Schmidt and family, Rev. Bev Johnston, Denice Cook Kent, Vince & Anne Racicot family, Art & Agnes Lawlor Sovereign, and Clarice Paul) and 19 photographs, some of which were developed from the above negatives, and some of the Sills family siblings as they grew older. |
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Mr. & Mrs. Victor Flint, [1945]
1 negative; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
Victor Flint, with his brother George, came to the Peace Country in 1909 with a group of people from Ontario, some of whom belonged to the Christian Association (not as missionaries) when he was 19 years old. In 1915 he married Frances Sills who had come west with Mabel (her sister) and Hugh Allen. They homesteaded south and west of Beaverlodge, but in the 1950s began to spend winters in Pasadena, California. In 1967 they moved to Pioneer Lodge in Grande Prairie. Frances passed away in 1968 and Victor in 1969, both at the age of 80.
Location: 0002.01.03.001
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George Flint and Parents, [1930]
1 negative; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
George Flint came to the Peace Country in 1909 with his brother Victor and a group of people from Ontario when he was 21 years old. In 1910 their parents, Mr. & Mrs. Paul Flint joined them at Beaverlodge.
Location: 0002.01.03.002
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Mr. & Mrs. Victor Flint, 1919
1 negative; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
Victor and Frances Flint, shown here with their two eldest daughters Madelon and Pauline, homesteaded southeast of Beaverlodge.
Location: 0002.01.03.003
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Crescent Grove Farm, 1948
1 negative; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
Bird's eye view of Crescent Grove Farm at Lower Beaverlodge, where Victor and Frances Flint homesteaded and farmed.
Location: 0002.01.03.004
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Mr. & Mrs. Victor Flint, [1938]
1 negative; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
Victor Flint came to the Peace Country in 1909 with a group from Ontario when he was 19 years old. Frances Sills arrived in Beaverlodge with her sister Mabel and her husband Hugh Allen in 1911, but returned to Ontario in 1913. They were married in Ontario in February 1915.
Location: 0002.01.03.005
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"The Boston" Stopping Place, 1910 c.
1 negative; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
Homesteaders heading for the Peace Country outside of "The Boston", one of the Stopping Places on the Long Trail.
Location: 0002.01.03.006
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Flint family, [1925]
1 negative; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
Family portrait of the Flint family, with grandparents Paul and Lizzie Flint seated in armchairs, flanked by Victor, Frances and George Flint and their three daughters Pauline, Madelon, and Beth. Paul Flint was a co-founder of the Christian Association, and came to the south Peace 1910.
Location: 0002.01.03.007
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Flint family, [1925]
1 negative; b & w; 35 mm
35 mm copy of 002.01.03.007 (Family portrait of the Flint family, with grandparents Paul and Lizzie Flint seated in armchairs, flanked by Victor, Frances and George Flint and their three daughters Pauline, Madelon, and Beth. Paul Flint was a co-founder of the Christian Association, and came to the south Peace 1910.)
Location: 0002.01.03.008
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Pauline and Madelon Flint, 1922
1 negative; b & w; 35 mm
Victor and Frances Flint had three daughters: Laura Pauline, Madelon, and Frances Elizabeth. Pauline passed away in 1935 while a student at Olds Agricultural College at the age of 20.
Location: 0002.01.03.009
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Flint Children, [1930-1935]
4 negatives; b & w; 35 mm
Victor and Frances Flint had three daughters: Laura Pauline, Madelon, and Frances Elizabeth. Pauline passed away in 1935 while a student at Olds Agricultural College at the age of 20. This series includes a negative of a girl in a sleigh; she is neighbour Helen Stegmeir
Location: 0002.01.03.010-13
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Flint Family Home, [1930]
3 negatives; b & w; 35 mm
The Flints farmed in the Lower Beaverlodge district, calling it Crescent Grove Farm. Their first home was Victor's homestead "shack", made of logs with a sod roof. About 1917 they built a larger log home in a different location. The Beaverlodge Cemetery is on part of Victor's homestead, for which he donated the land.
Location: 0002.01.03.014-016
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Beth Flint, [1940]
5 negatives; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
Beth Flint attended school at Lower Beaverlodge, completing high school in Beaverlodge. She is seen here with Crescent Grove Farm in the background.
Location: 0002.01.03.017
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Crescent Grove Farm Garden, [1940]
1 negative; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
Beth Flint in the garden at Crescent Grove Farm.
Location: 0002.01.03.018
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Living in Sexsmith, [1940]
1 negative; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
After completing college Beth Flint worked as records keeper for the Grande Prairie Cooperative Livestock Marketing Association in Sexsmith.
Location: 0002.01.03.019
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Beth Flint & Sadie Kirkham, [1940]
1 negative; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
While Beth worked at the Marketing Association in Sexsmith, she lived with Sadie Kirkham in a small home behind the Sexsmith Hotel.
Location: 0002.01.03.020
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Beaverlodge River in Flood, 1935
1 negative; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
In 1935, there were floods all over the Peace Country, including the Beaverlodge River in between the town of Beaverlodge and Crescent Grove Farm.
Location: 0002.01.03.021
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Grande Prairie Co-operative Livestock Marketing Association, [1940]
5 negatives; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
Grande Prairie Co-operative Livestock Marketing Association holding pens at Sexsmith for pigs going to market by rail.
Location: 0002.01.03.022
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Crescent Grove Farm, 1942-1943
2 negatives; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
After working in Toronto for several years, Beth returned home. These two photographs show Beth unpacking inside the farmhouse at Christmas 1942, and a winter scene of Beth in the garden at Crescent Grove in 1943.
Location: 0002.01.03.023-24
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Working in Toronto, 1939-1942
14 negatives; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
After graduating from Alberta College in Edmonton, Beth worked in Toronto at Dearborn Chemical Co. Ltd., Goodwin Harris Co. Ltd., and the Royal Muskoka Hotel near Rosseau, Ontario.
Location: 0002.01.03.025a-n
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Royal Muskoka Hotel, 1939-1942
26 negatives; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
After graduating from Alberta College in Edmonton, Beth worked in Toronto at Dearborn Chemical Co. Ltd., Goodwin Harris Co. Ltd., and the Royal Muskoka Hotel near Rosseau, Ontario.
Location: 0002.01.03.026a-z
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Relatives in Ontario, 1939-1942
6 negatives; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
After graduating from Alberta College in Edmonton, Beth worked in Toronto at Dearborn Chemical Co. Ltd., Goodwin Harris Co. Ltd., and the Royal Muskoka Hotel near Rosseau, Ontario.
Location: 0002.01.03.027a-f
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Sheehan-Flint Wedding, 1943
1 negative; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
On October 20, 1943, Beth married Everett Sheehan at St. Paul's United Church in Grande Prairie. Maid of Honour and Best Man were Sadie Kirkham and Jim Cochrane.
Location: 0002.01.03.028
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Honeymoon in Banff and Calgary, 1943
15 negatives; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
Beth and Everett Sheehan on their honeymoon in Banff and Calgary in 1943.
Location: 0002.01.03.029a-o
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First Farm Home, 1944
1 negative; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
Beth and Everett with their first car (a Coupe) in the yard of their first farm home southeast of Clairmont.
Location: 0002.01.03.030
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The Sheehan Family, 1945
1 negative; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
Beth and Everett with the extended Sheehan family in 1945.
Location: 0002.01.03.031
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Remodeled Farm Home, [1950]
1 negative; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
Remodeled farm home for Everett and Beth Sheehan southeast of Clairmont. Note the ice house in the yard.
Location: 0002.01.03.032
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Building the Garage, [1950]
1 negative; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
Johnny Christian at work on the new garage at Beth and Everett's farm.
Location: 0002.01.03.033
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Beth & Everett Sheehan's Farm, 1948-1958
14 negatives; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
Farm buildings on the Sheehan farm from 1944 to the mid 50s. Photographs include an early snowstorm in August.
Location: 0002.01.03.034-47
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Arizona Vacation, [1950]
8 negatives; b & w; 2 x 3 in
Location: 0002.01.03.048-55
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Clairmont CGIT, 1951-1964
1 negative; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
First Clairmont CGIT (Canadian Girls In Training) Group.
Location: 0002.01.03.056
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CGIT Group, 1951-1964
1 negative; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
Small group of girls and instructor, possibly a CGIT group.
Location: 0002.01.03.057
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CGIT Camp, 1951-1964
2 negatives; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
CGIT Camp at Lake Saskatoon. Two photos, one of the complete camp and one of a small group of girls and their leader.
Location: 0002.01.03.058-59
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CGIT Camp, 1951-1964
22 negatives; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
CGIT Camp at Lake Saskatoon. Girls and their leaders are doing early morning exercises.
Location: 0002.01.03.060
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CGIT Camp, 1951-1964
1 negative; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
Doing chores at the CGIT Camp at Lake Saskatoon.
Location: 0002.01.03.061
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Camping at Sturgeon Lake, 1951-1964
4 negatives; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
Four images of camping at Sturgeon Lake: Norine and Jean with with the Redwood girls in the lake; float plane on the lake; weiner roast on the lakeshore with Beth, Norine, Joyce Jacques, Everett and Jack Sheehan; and campsite in the open beside the car.
Location: 0002.01.03.062-65
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Camping at Sturgeon Lake, 1951-1964
1 negative; colour; 2 x 3 in.
Bird's eye view of three home-made campers on the shore of Sturgeon Lake. They belong to Tom Sheehan, John Sheehan and Everett Sheehan.
Location: 0002.01.03.066
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Exploring the Simonette, 1951-1964
1 negative; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
A trip made by Everett and Beth Sheehan with aunt Pauline (Flint) and Sidney Green. Tom Sheehan is also in the photograph.
Location: 0002.01.03.067
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Family Picnics, 1951-1964
3 negatives; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
Three images of family picnics: a large group, sit-down picnic; a small group family weiner roast; and fishing in the river with tree branches for poles.
Location: 0002.01.03.068-70
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First Garden Tractor, 1951-1964
1 negative; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
Beth was very proud of her first garden tractor, purchased in
Location: 0002.01.03.071
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Infant Kells Sheehan, 1951-1953
10 negatives; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
Photographs of Beth's infant son, Kells, includes one of Beth, Kells and Everett's uncle, John Sheehan ca. 1955; and one of Beth and Kells with her sister Madelon ahd children Garnet and Linda.
Location: 0002.01.03.072-81
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Preschooler Kells Sheehan, 1951-1964
7 negatives; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
Location: 0002.01.03.082-88
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Kells Sheehan in Grade School, 1951-1964
7 negatives; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
Location: 0002.01.03.089-95
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Cubs Camp, 1959
3 negative; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
Kells and his cub pack at the Lake Saskatoon Camp. His leader is Max Lorenz, and one of his fellow campers is Lorne Radbourne.
Location: 0002.01.03.096-98
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Spring Flood, 1952
1 negative; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
Everett Sheehan with boat preparing to go to Highway 34 when it flooded in the spring of 1952. Kells is in the basket on the garden tractor.
Location: 0002.01.03.099
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Family Home in North Dakota, 1957
3 negatives; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
Everett and Beth took a trip to North Dakota to visit Jennie Morken Sheehan's family home, where she lived with the Brekkens who raised her after the death of her mother.
Location: 0002.01.03.100-102
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Christmas at the Sheehan's, 1951-1964
8 negatives; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
Christmas and New Year celebrations at the home of Beth & Everett Sheehan.
Location: 0002.01.03.103-110
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Ox Shoe Farm, 1951-1964
9 negatives; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
Farm machinery in the field
Location: 0002.01.03.111-119
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Beth's Garden, 1951-1964
7 negatives; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
Beth's garden included peonies grown by C.M. Clarke from Teepee Creek.
Location: 0002.01.03.120-126
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Farm Livestock, 1951-1964
17 negatives; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
Horses and cattle on the farm. Photographs include Kells with his prize 4-H calf; Tom Sheehan driving Everett's horse; a horse-drawn wagon in front of the house; Beth and Everett on horseback; and horses and cattle on the farm.
Location: 0002.01.03.127-143
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Kleskun Hills, [1958]
3 negatives; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
Kleskun Hills was a popular outing during the 50s. Dinosaur bones had been discovered, and one of the hills had been re-named "Dinosaur Hill" by pioneer Bob Cochrane.
Location: 0002.01.03.144-146
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Inside the Farm House, [1950]
11 negatives; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
Evertt and Beth inside the first farm home.
Location: 0002.01.03.167-176
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The Cactus Garden, 1960
4 negatives; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
Beth's Cactus Garden inside her farm home.
Location: 0002.01.03.177-180
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Calgary Stampede, [1950]
8 negatives; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
Location: 0002.01.03.181-188
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Dunvegan Bridge, 1960
3 negatives; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
In 1960, the Dunvegan Bridge was built over the Peace River at Dunvegan.
Location: 0002.01.03.189-191
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Beth & Everett Sheehan, 1999
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Photograph of Beth and Everett Sheehan taken by photographer Randy van der Veen on October 8, 1999. Outside portrait on the deck of their farm home with grain fields in the background.
Location: 0002.01.03.192
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| SubSeries 002.01.04 | Education at Alberta College. -- [1900]-. -- 2 cm of textual records.From 1938-1939, Beth Flint was enrolled in the Department of Commerce at Alberta College in Edmonton, graduating with a Commercial Diploma in Secretarial Science (Shorthand, Typing and Bookkeeping).The sub-series consists of an Alberta College yearbook for 1939-1940, a Shorthand Vocabulary Drill workbook, and a Typewriting Course text for the “Keyboard Mastery of the Vocabulary of Business by the High Frequency Word-Pattern Method.” |
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Alberta College Yearbook, 1939-1940
Booklet
1939-1940 Calendar for Alberta College, teaching Preparatory, Matriculation, Commercial Correspondence, Music, Expression and Dramatic Art.
Location: 0002.01.04.01
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Shorthand Vocabulary Drill, [1938]
Booklet
Workbook for Shorthand Vocabulary Drill used by Beth Flint when she attended Alberta College in Edmonton from 1938-1940.
Location: 0002.01.04.02
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Complete Typewriting Course, [1938]
Book
Text for a Complete Typewriting Course to teach Keyboard Mastery of the Vocabulary of Business by the High Frequency Word-Pattern Method.
Location: 0002.01.04.03
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| SubSeries 002.01.05 | Family memorabilia. -- [1900]-. -- 5 cm of textual records.The sub-series consists of personal memorabilia as follows: three silk-fringed cards from the early 1900s; two 1930 birthday books belonging to Pauline and Beth Flint; 1930 poem written by Godfrey P. Gower (later Bishop Gower of the Anglican Church) to the three Flint girls; three autograph books dating from 1931-1939; a 1934 Church membership booklet for Beth Flint in the Lower Beaverlodge United Church; three hand-made “Mother & Daughter Banquet” place cards from 1935-1938 among various other cards; her 1939 writings upon leaving home and working in Toronto; her WW II Ration Book from 1943; and plans for her garden on the farm in 1950 |
| SubSeries 002.01.06 | Sheehan Family Negative collection. -- [1930]-1953.The sub-series consists of negatives of Pioneer Farm, the home farm of Tom Sheehan; Sheehan family and friends; camping, swimming and fishing; transportation with horses, cars and trucks; travel photographs, including some of a parade in Lethbridge; and some miscellaneous negatives of hunting, wooden towers (windmill, oil, forestry), Clairmont School, Lavern Sheehan and Jim Morken in war uniform, and the pass-by of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip in a royal limousine. |
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Pioneer Farm, [1930]
1 negative; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
Tom and Jennie Sheehan arrived in the Grande Prairie area in 1911. They established a farm southeast of Clairmont called Pioneer Farm. Their children were Bernard, Everett, Norine, Jean and Jack.
Location: 0002.01.06.01
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Tom Sheehan Home, [1930]
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
In 1928, Tom and Jennie Sheehan built a large new home on Pioneer Farm, southeast of Clairmont.
Location: 0002.01.06.02
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Horses on Pioneer Farm, [1930]
1 negative; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
Sixteen horses, harnessed and ready to work, in front of the barn at Pioneer Farm. A large number of horses were needed when all farming was done by horse power.
Location: 0002.01.06.03
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Shorthorn Bull on Pioneer Farm, [1930]
1 negative; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
Shorthorn bull eating from a rack of grain on Pioneer Farm, owned by Tom and Jennie Sheehan.
Location: 0002.01.06.04
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Breaking Land on Pioneer Farm, [1930]
1 negative; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
Breaking land with a steel-wheeled tractor on Pioneer Farm, owned by Tom and Jennie Sheehan.
Location: 0002.01.06.05
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Steel-wheeled Tractor on Pioneer Farm, [1930]
1 negative; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
Steel-wheeled tractor on Pioneer Farm, owned by Tom and Jennie Sheehan.
Location: 0002.01.06.06
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Horses on Pioneer Farm, [1930]
1 negative; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
Tom & Jennie Sheehan and children Norine, Jean and Bernard with the horses on Pioneer Farm.
Location: 0002.01.06.07
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Wheat Crop on Pioneer Farm, [1930]
1 negative; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
A wheat crop on Pioneer Farm taller than a man's waist.
Location: 0002.01.06.08
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Going to School, [1930]
1 negative; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
Everett and Bernard Sheehan going to Clairmont Lake School by horse in the summer.
Location: 0002.01.06.09
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Traveling by Cutter, [1930]
1 negative; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
Everett and Bernard Sheehan going to Clairmont Lake School by horse and cutter in the winter.
Location: 0002.01.06.10
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Traveling by Cutter, [1930]
1 negative; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
Two teams of horses and cutters traveling in the winter time.
Location: 0002.01.06.11
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Traveling by Box Sleigh, [1930]
1 negative; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
A common way to transport groups in the winter time was by box sleigh, with everyone standing in the sleigh.
Location: 0002.01.06.12
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Windmill Tower, [1930]
1 negative; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
Close-up of the windmill tower on Pioneer Farm.
Location: 0002.01.06.13
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Forestry Tower, [1930]
1 negative; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
Forestry tower, with stacks of logs ready to be transported in the foreground.
Location: 0002.01.06.14
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Building Highway 34, [1930]
1 negative; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
When Highway 34 was built ca. 1930, all of the work was done with horses. Here, three teams of horses transport culverts along the road allowance.
Location: 0002.01.06.15
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Norine and Archie Stirling, 1951
1 negative; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
Photograph of Norine and Archie Stirling in the living room at Pioneer Farm. Norine was the oldest daughter of Tom and Jennie Sheehan.
Location: 0002.01.06.16
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Hunting and Fishing, 1943-1953
5 negatives; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
These Sheehan family photographs are some hunting and fishing shots, showing Jack with a large goose, Jack with a bear cub, Tom Sheehan with fish, and one titled, "Digging for Fox".
Location: 0002.01.06.17-21
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Clairmont Sports Day, [1950]
1 negative; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
Norine Sheehan driving the new Garden Tractor and giving rides to the kids at Clairmont Sports Day.
Location: 0002.01.06.22
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Metis Wives and Children, [1933]
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
Wives and children of the Metis threshing crew at Tom Sheehan's farm near Clairmont include Louise Webber, Mrs. Dave Capot and Mrs. Dan McLean. The babies are strapped into the traditional moss bags which took the place of diapers.
Location: 0002.01.06.23
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Metis Threshing Crew Camp, 1933
1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 4 in.
Metis women, children and tents in the Metis threshing crew camp on Tom Sheehan's farm in the fall of 1933. Each year this crew would come and help the Sheehan family with the harvest.
Location: 0002.01.06.24
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Metis Wives and Children, [1933]
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
Metis women, Mrs. Dave Capot (left) and Mrs. Dan McLean with their children at Tom Sheehan's farm near Clairmont. The babies are strapped into the traditional moss bags which took the place of diapers.
Location: 0002.01.06.25
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Metis Children, 1933
1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 4 in.
Children of the Metis threshing crew in their camp on Tom Sheehan's farm in the fall of 1933. Metis tent, wagon and dogs can be seen in the background.
Location: 0002.01.06.26
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Metis Threshing Crew Families, 1933
1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 4 in.
Wives and families of the Metis threshing crew in their camp on Tom Sheehan's farm in the fall of 1933. Each year this crew would come and help the Sheehan family with the harvest.
Location: 0002.01.06.27
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| SubSeries 002.01.07 | Miscellaneous negatives. -- 1938-1951.The sub-series consists of miscellaneous negatives not included in the original order of the collection. They are in two formats (2 x 3 in. negatives and 35 mm negatives), and include negatives of activities on Crescent Grove Farm and Ox Shoe Farm, the Smoky River Bridge opening, traveling to Taylor Flats over muddy roads in the early 60s, Mr. & Mrs. Victor Flint in their later years, and family tombstones at the Beaverlodge Cemetery. |
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Alberta College, 1938-1939
1 negative; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
Bunny, Ruth and Beth at Alberta College in Edmonton, where Beth took Secretarial Science.
Location: 0002.01.07.01
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Crescent Grove Farm, 1943
1 negative; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
Sadie, Ray, Everett and Beth in the yard at Crescent Grove farm owned by the Victor Flints at Lower Beaverlodge.
Location: 0002.01.07.02
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House at Crescent Grove Farm, 1942
1 negative; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
Beth unpacking her trunks in the house at Crescent Grove Farm.
Location: 0002.01.07.03
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Everett Duck Hunting, 1944
1 negative; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
Everett with ducks shot while hunting, outside the Sheehan's first home on Ox Shoe Farm.
Location: 0002.01.07.04
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Everett & Beth on Horseback, 1943
1 negative; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
Everett and Beth on horseback at Crescent Grove Farm.
Location: 0002.01.07.05
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Everett with the Sleigh, 1943
1 negative; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
Everett Sheehan with horses and sleigh on Ox Shoe Farm south of Clairmont.
Location: 0002.01.07.06
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Tenting at Sturgeon Lake, 1943
1 negative; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
Everett Sheehan beside the tent at Sturgeon Lake in the summer of 1943.
Location: 0002.01.07.07
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Expecting a Child, 1951
1 negative; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
Beth Sheehan, in 1951, pregnant with son Kells.
Location: 0002.01.07.08
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Everett & Beth Sheehan, 1944
1 negative; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
Beth & Everett Sheehan, at the side of their first home on Ox Shoe Farm southeast of Clairmont.
Location: 0002.01.07.09
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Washing Clothes, 1944
1 negative; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
Beth Sheehan washing clothes on scrub board outside of their first home in the summer of 1944.
Location: 0002.01.07.10
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Winter on Ox Shoe Farm, 1944
3 negatives; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
Beth, with dog Daisy, on Ox Shoe Farm in the winter of 1944
Location: 0002.01.07.11a-c
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Skating on Sturgeon Lake, 1944
1 negative; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
Norine, Joyce and Jean skating on Sturgeon Lake in the winter of 1944.
Location: 0002.01.07.12
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New Tractor on Ox Shoe Farm, 1944
1 negative; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
Everett and Lavern Sheehan with the new tractor in 1944.
Location: 0002.01.07.13
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Ferry Landing at Dunvegan, 1944
1 negative; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
Sheehan party waiting for the Dunvegan ferry on the south side of the Peace River in 1944.
Location: 0002.01.07.14
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At Home on Ox Shoe Farm, 1947
7 negatives; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
Photographs of the old house, inside and out, taken in 1947 by Dr. McCrum. Includes Beth sitting at her dressing table and one of her on skis at the farm.
Location: 0002.01.07.15-21
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Clairmont Main Street, 1944
1 negative; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
Harlie Conrad's cutter on Main Street in Clairmont around 1947 with Florence Conrad, Beth Sheehan, Anne McDonald, and Elsie Floener.
Location: 0002.01.07.22
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| Series 002.02 | Beth & Everett Sheehan's Ox Shoe Farm. -- 1949-1994. -- 7 cm of textual records.The series consist of Income Tax Returns from 1949 to 1994 and some farm documents from 1967-1983: 1967 Land Title for the home quarter; 1975 indenture between Everett and Kells Sheehan to create a partnership raising purebred cattle; 1976 Lease Agreement on their farm land; 1980 transfer of land; 1981-1982 Canadian Wheat Board Permit Book; tax bills from 1982; and an Ox Shoe Farm business card. Photographs of the farm are included in the family photographs. |
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| Series 002.03 | Involvement in Organizations. -- 1947-1997. -- 8.5 cm of textual records. -- 291 photographs. -- 80 negatives.Beth Flint Sheehan has been involved in many different activities and organizations which have had an impact on the Peace Country and the area around Grande Prairie. She is well-known as a Peace Country historian, and is especially knowledgeable about the Clairmont area where she has farmed with her husband, Everett, for the past 60 years. Beth was a founding member of the Grande Prairie Agricultural Society, and interested herself not only in the current operations, but also in the history of its predecessors. Another of Beth’s hobbies is photography, and this is applied to her interest in the arts community of Grande Prairie, as well as her involvement with organizations and her historical research.The series consists of sub-series detailing Beth’s activities as a member of the Grande Prairie Agricultural Society, as an historian and as a photographer. The collection includes historical information and photographs of the County Fair; lists of historical material available in or donated by Beth to the Provincial Archives and the Glenbow Archives since 1971; a collection of cards listing the residents of the Clairmont area in 1978; and photographs taken by Beth Sheehan because of her interest in the history of people and events in Grande Prairie. |
| SubSeries 002.03.01 | Trumpeter Swan Society. -- 1947-1997. -- 1 cm of textual records.In 1900, the Trumpeter Swan was thought to be on the verge of extinction, with only a few known pairs nesting in Yellowstone Park and in north-western Canada. Even though their nesting places and breeding grounds were kept secret and protected by conservationists and enthusiasts, the situation was still serious in the late 1940s when Beth Flint Sheehan became involved in their cause. At that time, a pair was nesting on Clairmont Lake, not far from her farm home. She joined the Trumpeter Swan Society International and became more knowledgeable about their precarious situation. In 1985, she was asked by the Chamber of Commerce to create a pamphlet on the local swans, and later an update for Muskoseepi Park. Beth also spent time photographing the swans.The series consists of news clippings and articles on the conservation and phenomenal increase in population of the Trumpeter Swan especially in the County of Grande Prairie (including work done by Bernard Hamm), the use of the Swan as a symbol by many organizations, and productions on the life of the Trumpeter Swan. |
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Trumpeter Swans, Canada Geese and Blackbirds, 1912-1983
94 negatives; b & w colour; 4 x 5, 35 mm
The three oldest photographs are of Mr. & Mrs. Tomshak's tame swans in the 1940s and of Mr. Wishart with dead swan. The majority are of Trumpeter Swans and Canada Geese in the field at Ox Shoe Farm in the spring of 1974 and a flock of Blackbirds in 1975. There is also one swan on ice taken at Dorothy Mansfield's. P & G produced negative 94 from one of Beth's slides.
Location: 0002.03.01.01-94
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| SubSeries 002.03.02 | Home & School Association. -- 1958-1965. -- 2 cm of textual records.The Home & School Assoc. was formed “to bring together parents, teachers and interested members of the community for the purpose of raising educational standards in the home, school, and community, and of serving the needs of children and youth at various age levels.” Beth Sheehan was a founding member of the Harry Balfour Home and School Assoc. for two years, served as president of the local assoc., then as a regional representative, and finally as the news editor for the provincial newsletter. As regional rep she also planned conferences for the Grande Prairie area.The sub-series consists of a 1960 handbook for The Canadian Home and School and Parent-Teacher Federation; Beth’s speech script on the benefits of having a Home & School Assoc.; skit scripts used for entertainment at conferences and meetings; annual banquet programs from The Alberta Federation of Home & School Assoc.; correspondence with other reps; and issues of the 1964 and 1965 newsletter, Home and School. |
| SubSeries 002.03.03 | County of Grande Prairie Agricultural Society. -- 1965-1982. -- 2 cm of textual records. -- 91 photographs. -- 80 negatives.Agricultural fairs in the early part of the 20th century were recognized as a way to promote the potential of the land and to encourage the spirit of the settlers. Thus, they were supported by government grants. The first fair in Grande Prairie was held in 1910, in the vicinity of 101 Street and 101 Avenue. By 1911, they were well established with president, vice-presidents, and secretary-treasurer. From then on, fairs were held annually until 1932 when, during the financial stress of the Depression, government grants stopped. This virtually put a stop to the fairs until 1951, when the Grande Prairie Agricultural Society was formed. At that time fair grounds were located north-east of the City where the city water towers and Crystal Park School now stand. In 1982, the fairgrounds moved to the dunes area south east of the City and was named Evergreen Park.The sub-series consists of historical notes and essays on the fairs in Grande Prairie from 1910 to 1951, photographs of fairs and parades from 1954 on, planning documents, programmes and news clippings from fairs following that time. |
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County of Grande Prairie Agricultural Fair, 1954
3 slides; colour; 35 mm
County Fair parade on Richmond Avenue, chuckwagon races and horse races for the 1954 County Fair.
Location: 0002.03.03.001-03
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County of Grande Prairie Agricultural Fair, 1957
3 slides; colour; 35 mm
Horses, clowns and Esso float in the 1957 County Fair Parade.
Location: 0002.03.03.004-06
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County of Grande Prairie Agricultural Fair, 1960
5 slides; colour; 35mm
Horse competitions and crowds at the 1960 County Fair.
Location: 0002.03.03.007-11
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County Fair Parade, 1961
3 slides; colour; 35 mm
Kinsmen float, 4-H float, and "Life begins at 80" Oldtimers float, in 1961 County fair parade.
Location: 0002.03.03.012-14
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County Fair Parade, 1964
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Stagecoach and horses, possibly carrying the mayor, in the 1964 County Fair parade.
Location: 0002.03.03.015
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County of Grande Prairie Agricultural Fair, 1965
3 slides; colour; 35 mm
Fair queen and floats in the 1965 County Fair Parade.
Location: 0002.03.03.016-18
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County of Grande Prairie Agricultural Fair, 1967
7 slides; colour; 35 mm
Costumed staff at 1967 County Fair: Lewis Hawkes, Gord Fried, Allan Drysdale, Alf Baum, Ruth Kenefick, Dick Foster. Grande Prairie Co-op and Holroyd Drugs floats in the parade.
Location: 0002.03.03.019-25
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County of Grande Prairie Agricultural Fair, 1968
10 slides; colour; 35 mm
Flower and fine arts displays, floats in fair parade (hospital, children on bikes, small tractor), and mud at the 1968 Fair. People identified are Ted & Evelyn Gammon, Russel Burgess, and Nan Stirling.
Location: 0002.03.03.026-35
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County of Grande Prairie Agricultural Fair, 1969
3 slides; colour; 35 mm
County Fair parade showing crowds, Mountview Trailer Sales float and Fred Dobbyn on his horse.
Location: 0002.03.03.036-38
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County of Grande Prairie Agricultural Fair, 1971
3 slides; colour; 35 mm
Holroyd Drugs float, Miss Canada float and City of Grande Prairie float in the 1971 County Fair Parade.
Location: 0002.03.03.039-41
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County of Grande Prairie Agricultural Fair, 1972
11 slides; colour; 35 mm
County Fair parade floats: Frontier Freddy, City of Grande Prairie, Foresters, German-Canadian Club, Alberta Government Telephones, Whitlock horses, Canfor.
Location: 0002.03.03.042-52
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County of Grande Prairie Agricultural Fair, 1975
1 slides; colour; 35 mm
Staburr Booth at the 1975 County Fair.
Location: 0002.03.03.053a
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Logger's Sports at the County Fair, 1975
2 slides; colour; 35 mm
Log chopping at the first Logger's Competition at the Grande Prairie County Fair in 1975.
Location: 0002.03.03.053b.c
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County of Grande Prairie Agricultural Fair, 1976
2 slides; colour; 35 mm
Clarice Paul and displays at the 1976 County fair; also horse judging, but not for competition.
Location: 0002.03.03.054-55
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County of Grande Prairie Agricultural Fair, 1980
4 slides; colour; 35 mm
Ferris Wheel and judging of Hereford cow & calf classes at the fair.
Location: 0002.03.03.056-59
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Logger's Sports at the County Fair, 1980
15 slides; colour; 35 mm
Events at the Loggers' Sports at the Grande Prairie County Fair in 1980.
Location: 0002.03.03.059a-o
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County Fair Parade, 1972
10 photograph; colour; 4 X 6 in.
1972 County of Grande Prairie Agricultural Fair Parade on Richmond Avenue.
Location: 0002.03.03.066-077
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County of Grande Prairie Agricultural Fair, 1985
43 photographs; colour; 4 X 6 in.
Events at the 1985 County of Grande Prairie Agricultural Fair included chuckwagon races, chariot races, horse pulls.
Location: 0002.03.03.078-089
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County Fair Parade, 1985
22 photographs; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Events at the 1985 County of Grande Prairie Agricultural Fair.
Location: 0002.03.03.090-111
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County Fair Parade, 1987
5 photographs; colour; 4 X 6 in.
Events at the 1987 County of Grande Prairie Agricultural Fair.
Location: 0002.03.03.113-117
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County Fair Parade, 1992
17 photographs; colour; 4 X 6 in.
Events at the 1992 County of Grande Prairie Agricultural Fair.
Location: 0002.03.03.118-134
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County Fair Parade & Farmers' Market, 1994
7 photographs; colour; 4 X 6 in.
Events at the 1994 County of Grande Prairie Agricultural Fair.
Location: 0002.03.03.135-141
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Evergreen Park Events, 1982
7 photographs; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Photographs of people and events at Evergreen Park in 1982 include fair official Johnny Stark; Henry Monkman, son of Alex Monkman; Dave Sample with his prize Appaloosa; Kelly Sutherland, World Champion Chuck Wagon driver; Chuckwagon races and horse pulling competitions at the Stompede.
Location: 0002.03.03.142-148
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Evergreen Park Events, 1982
6 photographs; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Phogoraphs of people and events at Evergreen Park in 1983 include Ralph Vigen and his horse; Max Sutherland; chuckwagon racing at the fair; County of Grande Prairie float in the parade; and a boy and his goat.
Location: 0002.03.03.149-154
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Evergreen Park Dedication, 1982
2 photographs; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Phogoraphs of commemorative rock and plaque marking the dedication of Evergreen Park. Plaque reads: "Grande Prairie County Agricultural Society. This exhibition complex is dedicated to the many volunteers who, with aid from the County of Grande Prairie and the Province of Alberta staged local fairs and special events from 1910 to 1982. Remembering the past, looking to the future for the the enjoyment of all. Dedicated July 31, 1982.
Location: 0002.03.03.155-156
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Lewis Hawkes Livestock Pavilion, [1982]
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Lewis Hawkes Livestock Pavilion at the County Fairgrounds in Evergreen Park during the Spring Livestock Show and Sale Days.
Location: 0002.03.03.157
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| SubSeries 002.03.04 | Grande Prairie Book Club. -- 1961-1972.The sub-series consists of program scripts for Grande Prairie Book Club meetings where Beth was the hostess in charge of the program. There is also some correspondence carried out in preparation for the meetings. |
| SubSeries 002.03.05 | Foster Parents Plan. -- 2 cm of textual records.The sub-series consists of photographs, letters and folders of information from Foster Parents regarding the children the Sheehan’s supported through the adoption program. |
| SubSeries 002.03.06 | Grande Prairie Hot Air Balloon Events Association. -- 1984. -- 1 cm of textual records.The sub-series consists of a proposed calendar of events for the 1984 North American Hot Air Balloon Championships; correspondence, budgets, and minutes of meetings; bios of pilots and information for sponsors. |
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| Series 002.04 | Beth Sheehan, historian. -- 1886-2000. -- 122 cm of textual records. -- 76 photographs. -- 12 sound recordings.Because of her activities as an historian, Beth kept a collection of files on people and places she actively researched. This research would take the form of interviews from which she recorded notes or transcripts; photographs taken by Beth during the process of her research; biographies collected from other sources or written by her mother, Frances Flint, or herself; clippings collected from local papers and magazines; and notes taken from historical sources.The sub-series consists of an index of material collected from pioneers in the Peace Country of Alberta by York University; a source list of material compiled in the Provincial Archives of Alberta on the Grande Prairie area before 1982; lists of archival material donated by Beth Sheehan to the Provincial Archives and the Grande Prairie Public Library; and cards with the names of Clairmont residents prepared for the 1978 Census. |
| SubSeries 002.04.01 | "And We Come After". -- 1961-1986. -- 4 cm of textual records.For some years, Mrs. Sheehan was the secretary of St. Paul’s United Church, and when they celebrated their 50th Anniversary in 1961, she wrote a history of the church called “And We Come After.” For the 75th Anniversary in 1986, Patricia Schneider wrote an update to cover the years from 1961-1986, while Beth added to the original history.The sub-series consists of a series of St. Paul’s Calls, a newsletter produced by St. Paul’s United Church, from 1958-1961; correspondence written and received by Beth when she wrote the first issue in 1961; the original draft of the 1986 booklet; and bulletins and programmes for the 75th Anniversary. |
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And We Come After 1911-1986, 1986
booklet
History of McQueen Presbyterian Church and St. Paul's United Church, Grande Prairie from 1911 to 1986.
Location: 0002.04.01.1
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And We Come After, St. Paul's United Church 1961, 1961
booklet
History of McQueen Presbyterian and St. Paul's United Church in Grande Prairie from 1911 to 1961.
Location: 0002.04.01.2
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| SubSeries 002.04.02 | "People of the Pass". -- 1988-1992. -- 2 cm of textual records.The Monkman Pass Highway was a volunteer project from 1937-1939 to build a highway between Rio Grande, Alberta and Hansard, B.C. on the British Columbia highway system, giving the Peace Country an “outlet to the Coast”. Madelon and Beth Flint were teenagers at the time of this momentous and popular project, and in the late 1980s collaborated to write a book about the people involved in the project. Beth is credited with the organization and editing of the book.The sub-series consists of a corrected copy of People of the Pass, written by Madelon Flint Truax and Beth Flint Sheehan and a letter from the Alberta Historical Society acknowledging receipt of the book. |
| SubSeries 002.04.03 | "Turn Back the Pages". -- 1970-1992. -- 6 cm of textual records.Turn Back the Pages: Clairmont 1908-1992 is the history of the community of Clairmont (originally called Twin Lakes) written by Beth Sheehan in 1992. The book contains the history of the hamlet/village and its schools, churches, organizations and sports, illustrated by stories of local characters, maps, photographs, art work and clippings from the Clairmont Independent newspaper.The sub-series consists of a series of handwritten cards with the names and locations of residents in the Clairmont area; a 20 page document from the Provincial Archives of Alberta detailing all the records with material about Clairmont in their holdings; correspondence, newsclippings, a hand-out on “How to Prepare a Local History” by Hugh Dempsey; and a copy of the published book. |
| SubSeries 002.04.04 | Peace Country Maps. -- 1965-1993. -- 3 cm of textual records.The sub-series consists of five land ownership maps from the County of Grande Prairie from 1972-1993; four road maps of Alberta, Canada and the United States from 1926-1969; and three maps of the Peace River Country and northern Alberta from 1926-1962. |
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Forestry Map #83 ML, 1962
map
bottom half of map showing the Wapiti, Kakwa and Smoky River areas.
Location: 0002.04.04.01
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County of Grande Prairie No. 1, 1972
map
Quarter section map showing landowners and school districts in the County.
Location: 0002.04.04.02
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County of Grande Prairie No. 1, 1979
map
Quarter section map showing landowners, with lakes hand-labeled in
Location: 0002.04.04.03
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County of Grande Prairie No. 1, 1982
map
Quarter section map with names of landowners
Location: 0002.04.04.04
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County of Grande Prairie No. 1, 1989
map
Quarter section map with names of landowners
Location: 0002.04.04.05
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County of Grande Prairie No. 1, 1993
map
Quarter section map with names of landowners
Location: 0002.04.04.06
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Sectional Map -Automobile Roads -Canada & United States, 1928
map; 40x36
This is a sectional map showing main roads between Canada and the United States, the western section.
Location: 0002.04.04.07
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Sectional Map -Automobile Roads -Canada & United States, 1928
1 map; 30x36
This is a sectional map showing main roads between Canada and the United States, the eastern section.
Location: 0002.04.04.08
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Northern Alberta, 1928
map; 36x45
Map shows disposition of lands: vacant surveyed lands, forest reserves, Dominion parks, Timber berths, Grazing leases, Boundaries of Dominion Lands Agencies, Dominion Land Offices and main roads.
Location: 0002.04.04.09
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Peace River-Grande Prairie-Grouard, 1926 c.
map; 24x36
This map shows the land surveyed in these three districts. Hon. Hugh Allen is the name attached to the back
Location: 0002.04.04.10
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Official Highway Guide - Province of Alberta, 1926
map; 18x24
This map shows the main highways in Alberta in 1926, and the nature of the road surfaces. It includes attached folded mileage tables.
Location: 0002.04.04.11
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Province of Alberta, 1969
1 map; 12x24
This map shows the municipal districts of the province
Location: 0002.04.04.12
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| SubSeries 002.04.05 | The Peace River. -- 1992. -- 5 cm of textual records. -- 12 photographs.In 1955, Beth Flint Sheehan undertook a river boat trip on the Peace, from Dunvegan to Hudson’s Hope and back. Her companions on this trip were Mr. & Mrs. W. P. Loggie and their daughters, Isabel and Margaret, who were collecting material that summer on the pioneers of the south Peace and the importance of the river to the development of the country for the Glenbow Archives. The boat was skippered by Harry Taylor. Beth’s diary about this trip concludes that it was “one of the most wonderful experiences I ever expect to have.” This is evidenced by her continued interest in the Peace River for many years after the trip.The series consists of “‘Firefly’ on the Peace,” the diary written by Beth Sheehan during her river boat excursion in 1955, a scrapbook of news articles kept by Beth from 1956-1979, and some articles on the Peace River written by Margaret Loggie in 1959. There are also files on the history and development of the Peace River with hydro-electric dams such as the Bennett Dam, the boats which plied the Peace and the communities along the Peace River: Hudson’s Hope, Taylor, Fort St. John, Dunvegan, Peace River, Fort Vermilion, and Watino. |
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The Mighty Peace River, n.d.
1 postcard; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Aerial view of the Peace River as it winds its way from the Rocky Mountains, near Taylor Flats.
Location: 0002.04.05.01
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Collapse of the Taylor Bridge, 1957
1 negative; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
Centre section of the Taylor Bridge left standing after the collapse, with debris visible in the river.
Location: 0002.04.05.02
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The Peace River Bridge, 1957 c.
5 negatives; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
Suspension bridge crossing the Peace River at Dunvegan.
Location: 0002.04.05.03-7
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River In Canyon, Hudson's Hope, n.d.
1 postcard; b & w; 3.5 x 5.5 in.
The river runs through the canyon at Hudson's Hope. The photograph appears to have been taken from the river's edge. Chas. Stredulinsky is stamped on the back of the postcard.
Location: 0002.04.05.08
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Church Of The Immaculate Conception, n.d.
1 postcard; b & w; 3.5 x 5.5 in.
Interior view of the sanctuary of the Church Of The Immaculate Conception at Peace River. A decorated altar, paintings and statues are in the sanctuary. The painting in the background is the work of the late pioneer Bishop Grouard, O.M.I. It was created on moose hide with home-made paint taken from the soil.
Location: 0002.04.05.09
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Fort Fork Cairn, Peace River, 1979
1 photograph; colour; 3.5 x 5 in.
View of the cairn and surrounding fence as they sit by the highway in Nov. 1979. This cairn on the Shaftsbury Trail along the Peace River commemorates Alexander Mackenzie's western base in 1792 Fort Fork.
Location: 0002.04.05.10
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Fort Fork Cairn, Peace River, 1979
1 photograph; colour; 3.5 x 5 in.
The cairn is made of cemented stone and bears a plaque on the front, Nov. 1979. Part of the fence surrounding it is visible. It commemorates Fort Fork, Alexander Mackenzie's winter base.
Location: 0002.04.05.11
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Plaque On Fort Fork Cairn, Peace River, 1979
1 photograph; colour; 3.5 x 5 in.
The cairn plaque reads in French and English: "Fort Fork The remains across the river are those of Fort Fork, built by the North West Company in 1792 as a western base for Alexander Mackenzie's search for a route to the Pacific. The explorer wintered here before setting out in May 1793, on his historic journey to the Pacific. Fort Fork was subsequently abandoned for McLeod's Fort on the north bank, but was reoccupied about 1800. Until it was replaced by Fort Dunvegan in 1805, this was the North West Company's uppermost post on the Peace River." Photograph taken in Nov. 1979.
Location: 0002.04.05.12
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Confluence Of The Peace & Smoky Rivers, Twelve Foot Davis Cairn, 1979
1 photograph; colour; 3.5 x 5 in.
The confluence of the Peace and Smoky Rivers is seen behind the cairn of Twelve Foot Davis, near the town of Peace River in Nov. 1979.
Location: 0002.04.05.13
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| SubSeries 002.04.06 | Peace Country pioneers. -- 1886-1999. -- 16 cm of textual records. -- 64 photographs.Because of her activities as an historian, Beth kept a collection of files on people and places she actively researched. Some research took the form of transcripts of interviews; photographs taken by Beth during the process of her research; biographies collected from other sources or written by her mother, Frances Flint, or herself; clippings collected from local papers and magazines; and notes taken from historical sources.The series consists of files on pioneer families, artists and communities in the south Peace: Hugh Allen, the Brainard Stopping Place, Oswald & Thea Brekkin, Maude & Harry Clifford, Betty Coone, P.V Croken, Agnes & Alexander Forbes, Montrose House, Bob Guest, Tim Heimdal, Jessie Holmes, Kleskun Lake, Lake Saskatoon, Johnny Macdonald, Rose Pitts, the R.C.M.P., Bad Heart Straw Church, Carl Tracie, Anson Wagar and Jessie Wishart. There are also three documents with supporting correspondence and notes by Beth: an index of written materials on pioneers in the Peace Country and where they are available, compiled by J.D. Wood of York University from 1967-1969; a source list of documents available at the Provincial Archives of Alberta; and a list of the historical materials donated by Beth to the Provincial Archives and to the Grande Prairie Public Library. |
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William Allen and Mary Wright Marriage License, 1886
licenser
Creator: licenser
The original marriage license of William Allen and Mary Wright signed March 10, 1886.
Location: 0002.04.06.01
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Wanted -Knobby Clarke, 1976
poster
Creator: poster
A poster advertising the Stage Door Theatre production of The Balled of Knobby Clarke, April 21, 1976.Artist is Tim Heimdal.
Location: 0002.04.06.02
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Alberta Wheat Pool Meeting, 1947
card
Creator: card
A card inviting the recipient, Mr. Crosbie Mc Naught of Halcourt to a meeting of the Alberta Wheat Pool
Location: 0002.04.06.03
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Hugh Allen, Member Of The Legislative Assembly, 1926
1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 6.5 in.
This portrait of Hugh Allen was taken for the Legislative Assembly. He was an MLA (Member Of The Legislative Assembly) from 1926-1939, serving as the Minister of Lands, Mines and Natural Resources and the Minister of Municipal Affairs. He arrived in the Peace Country in 1911, a pioneer devoted to promoting and bettering agriculture in the West. He served as president of the Alberta Livestock Commission for many years and was a Director for United Grain Growers
Location: 0002.04.06.01
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Mary Wright Allen, Stella, Ontario, n.d.
1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 4 in.
Mary Wright Allen, Hugh's mother is sitting in a chair inside her home in Stella, Amherst Island, Ontario.
Location: 0002.04.06.02
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Election Campaign Banner For Hugh W. Allen, 1926
1 photograph; b & w; 3.5 x 5.5 in.
A banner is suspended across a John Deere dealership. Farm equipment and an automobile are visible. The banner reads "Vote Hugh Allen 1".
Location: 0002.04.06.03
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Allen Home at Huallen, 1931 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
Front view of the Hugh Allen home, Huallen, taken in the summer.
Location: 0002.04.06.04
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Allen Home at Huallen, 1931 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
Side view of the Hugh Allen home, Huallen, taken in the summer.
Location: 0002.04.06.05
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Allen Home at Huallen, 1931 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 4 in.
Front view of the Hugh Allen home, Huallen, taken in the winter.
Location: 0002.04.06.06
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Hugh Allen Camping, n.d.
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
Hugh Allen as a young man camping in Ontario. He is holding a pot and frying pan, with a white tent in the background.
Location: 0002.04.06.07
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Elderly Hugh and Lulu Allen, n.d.
1 photograph; colour; 3.5 x 3.5 in.
An elderly Hugh and Lulu Allen are standing by a garden in Flint's yard. Flint's house is in the background. They were married in 1957. This was the second marriage. Hugh's first wife was Mable Sills, who died in 1956. Lulu's first husband, Charles Edgerton, was killed in a car accident.
Location: 0002.04.06.08
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Brainard's Stopping Place, 1974
1 photograph; colour; 3.5 x 5 in.
Thirteen colour photographs and 2 colour slides of the old Brainard Stopping Place, taken Nov.5, 1974. The buildings on site include the Stopping Place built ca. 1910, a log building known as "Blake's House", "Blake's barn", a lumber building which was the sub-station for the Indian agent, the old Provincial Police barracks, and the Chicken House. There are also photographs of Inez Brainard Henderson at the 76 year old family stove where her mother, Ma Brainard, cooked thousands of fried chicken meals between 1918 and when she died in 1967. Her guests were sometimes influential people such as the governor-general of Canada.
Location: 0002.04.06.09-23
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Twinning Celebration, Woking, 1983
1 photograph; colour; 3.5 x 5 in.
Ten colour photographs of the meeting between Woking Post Office and Woking, England Post Office on July 3, 1983. The idea was spear-headed by Betty Coone, Woking, Alberta post-mistress and Jane Pearce, editor for the Woking, England newspaper. A community pancake breakfast was held for the English guests so the the whole community could meet them. Photos are of this event as well as the English guests Mr. & Mrs. Butt and Mr. & Mrs. Pearce; Woking, Alberta friends; and Woking landmarks such as the Alberta Wheat Pool Elevator and Woking Greek Orthodox Church. Betty Coone returned the visit a year later.
Location: 0002.04.06.24-33
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P.V. Croken, Lyall, Morrison, Pollack & Field, 1971
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 8 in.
P. V. Croken is presenting checks to Jack Lyall and Gladys Morrison for the crippled children and to Iris Pollack and Mary Field for retarded children.
Location: 0002.04.06.34a
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P.V. Croken and Randy Zutter, 1971
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 6.5 in.
P.V. Croken is presenting the PV Croken scholarship to Composite High School student Randy Zutter.
Location: 0002.04.06.34b
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Euphemia McNaught Paintings, [1985]
11 photographs; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Photographs of Euphemia McNaught paintings.
Location: 0002.04.06.35-45
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Herman Trelle Family, 1930 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 in.
Herman & Louise (nee Smith) Trelle are sitting in wicker chairs outside their home with their three young children.
Location: 0002.04.06.46
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Herman Trelle Family, 1940 c.
2 photographs; b & w; 2.5 x 4 in.
Outside winter snapshots of Herman Trelle family with three children. Herman Trelle was home on leave from the WW II. He was in the Canadian army for two years then became ill.
Location: 0002.04.06.47a-b
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Lord's Prayer On Wheat Kernel, n.d.
1 photograph; b & w; 3.5 x 5 in.
"Micrograph of a part kernel of Herman Trelle World Championeship Wheat, on which the Lord's Prayer is written in ink, so small that it may be repeated ten times on the surface of this same kernel. This world record writing was only made possible on a perfectly smooth kernel of Trelle's wheat." The kernel has "July 19, 1935 Edmonton Fair" on it.
Location: 0002.04.06.48
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Lake Saskatoon Anglican Cemetery, 1982
2 photographs; b & w; 3.5 x 5 in.
The sign outside St. Andrew's Church provides a written history of the cemetery and the community. It reads "Anglican Churchyard Cemetary Lake Saskatoon This cemetary was opened Sept. 19, 1911 when the Lake Saskatoon Municipal Cemetary was established. The last burial was that of early pioneer Mrs. Holmes in May 1971. A memorial stone with the family names inscribed was installed by the community in 1975. Many were the accidents occuring in these trying times, County of Grande Prairie 1977." Photograph taken Sept. 3, 1982.
Location: 0002.04.06.49-50
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Straw Church At Bad Heart, 1954
1 photograph; b & w; 3.5 x 6 in.
Three men, a woman and a child are standing near the Bad Heart Roman Catholic Church in 1954. The church has no door or window. This was before stucco was put over the bales of straw in the walls of the church. Part of an automobile is visible in the right side of the photograph.
Location: 0002.04.06.51
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Straw Church At Bad Heart, 1992
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Two men are standing near the Bad Heart Roman Catholic Church. The church has no door or window. This was before stucco was put over the bales of straw in the walls of the church. The church's official re-opening day was August 22, 1992.
Location: 0002.04.06.52
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Church At Bad Heart, 1992
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 in.
The Bad Heart Roman Catholic Church has stain glass windows and a cross on its steeple. The photograph was taken on August 22, 1992, the official re-opening day.
Location: 0002.04.06.53
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Church At Bad Heart, 1992
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Close up of the Bad Heart Roman Catholic Church with its stain glass windows and a cross on its steeple. The photograph was taken on August 22, 1992, the official re-opening day.
Location: 0002.04.06.54
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Church At Bad Heart, 1992
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Close up of the Bad Heart Roman Catholic Church with its stain glass windows and a cross on its steeple. The photograph was taken on August 22, 1992, the official re-opening of the restored church.
Location: 0002.04.06.55
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"Winter Camp On Denning Creek", Painting By Bob Guest, 1990
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Photograph of the painting "Winter Camp On Denning Creek" by Bob Guest. Photograph is included in "Trail North-A Journey In Words And Pictures" by Robert Guest p. 118
Location: 0002.04.06.56
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"Moonlit Trail Through The Poplars", Painting By Bob Guest, 1990
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Photograph of the painting "Moonlit Trail Through The Poplars" by Bob Guest. Quote from "Trail North-A Journey In Words And Pictures" by Robert Guest p. 120: "As the long Trail from the Athabasca Valley reached the Peace country, the forest gradually changed. By the time it had crossed the Wapiti River it was winding its way through endless stands of aspen poplar. During the dark days of winter with cold weather and deep snow, travellers felt isolated and were glad to reach their destinations. Some people wore snowshoes, which were not always practical. The painting was based on a trail located close to my cabin."
Location: 0002.04.06.57
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On A Clear Day You Can See For A Few Blocks!, 1972
1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 in.
Thick black smoke hangs in the air above Canfor Plywood Division buildings and trucks.
Location: 0002.04.06.58
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Mural In Stony Plain Park By Tim Heimdal, 1993
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 in.
On April 7, 1992, Tim Heimdal completed a mural of multicultural individuals and flags behind Shikaoi park in Stony Plain. It is a tribute to early pioneers and sister city in Japan. The park contains a wooden bridge, large rocks and trails.
Location: 0002.04.06.59
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York Hotel/Beer Box Mural By Tim Heimdal, 1993
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 in.
In October 1995, Tim Heimdal completed a mural of horses in the clouds and descending to the earth. A bicycle is parked outside the Beer Box. Several "Beer Box Customer Parking" signs are on the bottom part of the mural.
Location: 0002.04.06.60
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Mural In Stony Plain Park By Tim Heimdal, 1993
2 photographs; colour; 4 x 6 in.
On April 7, 1992, Tim Heimdal completed a mural of early pioneers and flags behind Shikaoi park in Stony Plain. It is a tribute to early immigrants and their sister city in Japan. The park contains benches, a garbage container, a wooden bridge, large rocks, winding paths and a wooden gazebo-like structure.
Location: 0002.04.06.61-62
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Mural Of Hythe Volunteers By Tim Heimdal, 1996 c.
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 in.
In 1993 or 1995, Tim Heimdal completed a mural of actual volunteers at work in Hythe. Olive Stickney is identifiable in the lower left corner of the mural.
Location: 0002.04.06.63
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Kleskun Ranch Bison, n.d.
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Two bison are standing in a field at Kleskun Ranch. On the back of the photograph: "Kleskun Ranch Pages 29,30,31 John Clark story (nephew of Knobby) Wagon Trails Grown Over".
Location: 0002.04.06.64
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| SubSeries 002.04.07 | Peace Country oral histories. -- 1967-1991. -- 9 sound recordings.The sub-series consists of 9 taped interviews of people with history in the Peace Country: H.W. Allen, P.V. Croken, Inez Brainard Henderson, Mr. & Mrs. George Sayle, Johnny Macdonald, Betty McNaught, Oscar Gudlaugson, and Eleanor Clifford Thorpe. There is also a sound recording of the Bull Sale at the Innisfail Test Centre. |
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H.W. Allen and P.V. Croken Interview, 1967-1971
Sound Recording
On Track 1, the oral history interview of Hugh Allen, MLA, upon his acceptance to the Alberta Agricultural Hall of Fame in 1967. On track 1, side 2 Kells and Lynn Sheehan, ages 16 and 19 in June 1967. On Track 2, both sides, an interview of P.V. Croken in 1971 when he was 81 years old.
Location: 0002.04.07.01
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Inez Henderson Interview, 1974
Sound Recording
Oral history of Inez Henderson, daughter of Ma Brainard, who had a Stopping Place at Brainard Lake in the 1920s.
Location: 0002.04.07.02
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Innisfail Test Centre Sale, 1980
Sound Recording
Side 1 is the Innisfail Test Centre Bull Sale in 1980, recorded by Beth Sheehan. There is a note that says "side 1 with Capstan."
Location: 0002.04.07.03
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George Sayle Interview, 1980
Sound Recording
Interview of George Sayle in November 1980. The topic is Tom Corlett and Clairmont.
Location: 0002.04.07.04
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Mrs. George Sayle Oral History, 1980
Sound Recording
Interview of Mrs. George Sayle on January 20, 1980 regarding oldtimers in the Clairmont area: Tom Corlett, Johnny Christian, Jack Kerr, Lee Alward and Billy Kinvig. This tape also contains Mrs. Sayle's own story.
Location: 0002.04.07.05
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John A. Macdonald Oral History, 1982
Sound Recording
Interview of John A. Macdonald in October of 1982.
Location: 0002.04.07.06
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Interview with Betty McNaught, [1985]
Sound Recording
Interview with artist Euphemia (Betty) McNaught.
Location: 0002.04.07.07
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Interview with Oscar Gudlaugson, 1991
Sound Recording
Interview with Oscar Gudlaugson on October 27, 1991.
Location: 0002.04.07.08
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Interview with Eleanor Clifford Thorpe, 1991
Sound Recording
Interview with Eleanor Clifford Thorpe in Yuma, Arizona in 1991. Eleanor was the youngest (second) daughter of Maude Wescott and Harry Clifford, who arrived in the south Peace in 1906 and set up a small store in the Metis settlement of Flying Shot Lake.
Location: 0002.04.07.09
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| SubSeries 002.04.08 | Beth Sheehan library. -- 1992. -- 68 volumes.The sub-series consists of 68 volumes of Peace Country history |
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Beaverlodge to the Rockies, 1974
Author: Beaverlodge and Dist Historical Society
Location: 2003.54.01
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Peace Country Heritage, 1974
Author: E.C.Stacey
Location: 2003.54.02
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Challenge of the Homestead, 1988
Author: letters of Clyde Campbell
letters of Clyde and Myrle Campbell
Location: 2003.54.03
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This Was No Picnic, 1991
Author: John Schmidt
WWll as it affected Dawson Creek -Fort St. John area
Location: 2003.54.04
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The Unexploited West, 1914
Author: Ernest J. Chambers
a compilation of information on natural resources of northern Canada
Location: 2003.54.05
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Summer of Childhood, 1978
Author: Barbara Cox
story of the Harry Hartley family
Location: 2003.54.06
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Where the River Ran, 2000
Author: Thelma Irvine
writings covering historical events from 1793-1978
Location: 2003.54.07
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Suitable for the Wilds:Letters from Northern Alberta 1929-1931, 1995
Author: Dr. Mary Percy Jackson
Location: 2003.54.08
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Trucking the Tote Road to Alaska, 1989
Author: Cyril Griffith
memories of the early days of the Alaske Highway
Location: 2003.54.09
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Halfbreed, 1973
Author: Maria Campbell
Location: 2003.54.10
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Judge of the Far North, 1968
Author: Jack Sissons
memoirs of Jack Sissons
Location: 2003.54.11
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The Land of Twelve-Foot Davis, 1952
Author: James G. MacGregor
Location: 2003.54.12
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Emporium of the North, 1987
Author: James Parker
Fort Chipewyan and the fur trade to 1835
Location: 2003.54.13
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Misfortune, Miracles and Motivation, 1992
Author: Roy Housworth with Delored T'u
the story of Roy and Margaret Housworth and how they established the Grace Children's Home
Location: 2003.54.14
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The Webbers' Invasion of Canada, 1977
Author: Jonas Webber
the story of Jonas Webber
Location: 2003.54.15
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W.D.Albright, 1974
Author: E.C.Stacey
Location: 2003.54.16
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Poems of W.D.Albright 1881-1946, n.d.
Author: W.D.Albright
Location: 2003.54.17
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Grouard-Peace River Trail, 1984
Author: E.William Marx
Location: 2003.54.18
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Power of the Peace, 1972
Author: Phyllis James
Location: 2003.54.19
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To the Peace Country and On, 1974
Author: Ida Scharf Hopkins
Location: 2003.54.20
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Alberta Writers Speak - Centennial Issue, 1967
Author: Beatrice Todd, editor
a variety of stories and articles about early Alberta, including the Peace Country.
Location: 2003.54.21
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Alberta Writers Speak - Overland to the Klondike, 1969
Author: Beatrice Todd, editor
stories basedon Alberta's history
Location: 2003.54.22
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It Was Very Mysterious, 1989
Author: Jan and Jim Zurcher
children's story set in the park
Location: 2003.54.23
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Fort St. John Pioneer Profiles, 1971
Author: Marguerite Davies, Cora Ventress
Location: 2003.54.24
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Peace River Past - A Canadian Adventure, 1981
Author: David L. Macdonald
an overview of Peace Country history from explorers to settlement
Location: 2003.54.25
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Faith in a Fertile Land, 1982c.
Author: Mabel Lillian Harper
Location: 2003.54.26
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In Search of a Dream, 1990
Author: Nora K. Hogg
Location: 2003.54.27
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Blankets and Beads, 1949
Author: James G. MacGregor
a history of the Saskatchewan River
Location: 2003.54.28
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The Emperor of Peace River 1886-1952, 1965
Author: Eugenie Louise Myles
the story of Sheridan Lawrence
Location: 2003.54.29
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Land of the Fireweed, 1985
Author: Hope Moritt
a young woman's story of the Alaska Highway construction days
Location: 2003.54.30
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North-West of 16, 1958
Author: J.G.MacGregor
Location: 2003.54.31
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Where Go the Boats - Navigation on the Peace, n.d.
Author: Evelyn Hansen
navigation on the Peace River 1792-1952
Location: 2003.54.32
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The Peace River Country Canada -Its Resources and Opportunities, 1927
Author: F.H.Kitto, F.R.G.S.
Location: 2003.54.33
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Memory Wall, 1989
Author: Grace Diesel
the memories of Grace Diesel as homesteader, trapper, big game guide and mother
Location: 2003.54.34
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On the North Trail - The Treaty 8 Diary of O.C.Edwards, 1998
Author: David Leonard and Beverly Whalen, editors
Location: 2003.54.35
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A Jewel of the Wilderness, 1978
Author: Mildred Pratt
memories of the Peter La Forge family, Swan Lake, B.C.
Location: 2003.54.36
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The Big Dam Country, 1969
Author: Bruce Ramsey and Dan Murray
history leading to the building of the W.A.C. Bennett Dam
Location: 2003.54.37
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Sideswipe, 1987
Author: Arthur B. Patterson
nature poetry
Location: 2003.54.38
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Poetic Impressions, 1978c.
Author: Wilfred Guest
collection of poetry
Location: 2003.54.39
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Poetic Fancies, 1978
Author: Wilfred Guest
collection of poetry
Location: 2003.54.40
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Lebenslaufe, 1998
Author: Peter von Tiesenhausen
published on the occasion of the artist's exhibition in Kelowna
Location: 2003.54.41
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Beyond Rock and Coal, 2000
Author: Charles Helm
the history of the Tumbler Ridge area
Location: 2003.54.42
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The First Post - A History of the Police Force in Peace River 1898-1998, 1998
Author: Barbara Crawford, editor
history of the North West Mounted Police and RCMP in Peace River
Location: 2003.54.43
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The Monkman Pass Highway, 1974
Author: E.C.Stacey
A history of the Monkman Pass beginning with the settlement of the Peace River region in the 1910s and ending in the late 1930s with the Pass's commercial development.
Location: 2003.54.44
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The First Fifty Years, 1978
Author: Grande Prairie Catholic School Dist. 28
Grande Prairie School System 1928-1978
Location: 2003.54.45
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A Glimpse of the Past, 1989
Author: Angus. G. Fraser, editor
an anecdotal history of health services in Grande Prairie
Location: 2003.54.46
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Songs of the Wind, 1996
Author: Hazel Bean
collection of cowboy poems
Location: 2003.54.47
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Reminiscing With Walt, 1964
Author: Gertrude Bryan
memoirs of Walter Mueller, Spirit River
Location: 2003.54.48
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The History of Our Church - St. Paul's United, Fairview, 1966c.
Author: Mrs. D.M. Kennedy
Location: 2003.54.49
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History of Grovedale, 1971
Author: Grovedale Community Club
memoirs of Haan, Kimmerly, Gabler, Penson Pender Smith, Ray Smuland, Grubert, Shand, Comeau families and others, Bridge Creek and Grovedale Schools, community clubs and schools
Location: 2003.54.50
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The Land Beyond the Peace, 1959c.
Author: Silas Trepus, editor
facts and figures about Fort St. John B.C.
Location: 2003.54.51
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A Narrative History of Fort Dunvegan, 1993
Author: Daniel Francis and Michael Payne
Location: 2003.54.52
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Home on the Range, 1982
Author: Nancy Millar, Susan Morash, Karen Burgess
cookbook with pioneering stories
Location: 2003.54.53
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Place Names of Alberta Vol 1, 1991
Author: Aphrodite Karamitsanis, editor
place names and locations of Mountains, Mountain Parks, and Foothills in Alberta
Location: 2003.54.54
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Edmonton to Peace River and the North Country Guide, 1916
Author: Mahar & Charlesworth Publishers
a pocket guide to Edmonton and the North containing information for the benefit of settlers and tourists seeking pleasure or business
Location: 2003.54.55
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Alberta Golden Jubilee Celebrations, 1955
Author: The Edmonton Journal
a souvenir program of the fiftieth anniversary of the inauguration of the province of Alberta 1905-1955.
Location: 2003.54.56
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The Countrywoman Handbook, 1945
Author: Country Guide Ltd.
A guide to modern rural living - Book No. 1- includes kitchen tools and labor saving devices, washday shortcuts, sewing hints, housecleaning aids, how to get rid of flies and bugs…
Location: 2003.54.57
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The New Farmer's Manual, 1905 c.
Author: Family Herald and Weekly Star
A guide to farming covering a broad range of topics from crops, building construction, pest and disease control
Location: 2003.54.58
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Sixty Years to the Peace -1916-1976, 1978
Author: The Canadian Railroad Historical Assoc.
Peace River's railway history described in photos and text.
Location: 2003.54.59
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Feist Dance Folio, 1937
Author: Leo Feist Inc.
A music book cotaining music for popular dance hits - waltzes and fox-trots
Location: 2003.54.60
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Monkman Pass Highway, 1974
Author: E.C. Stacey
A history of the efforts of a Peace River district group inspired by Alex Monkman's research of the area, to build a highway through the Monkman Pass of the Rockies in order to link up with Prince George and provide a transportation route for shipping grain to ports on the west coast.
Location: 2003.54.61
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W.D. Albright, 1974
Author: E.C. Stacey
A history of the contributions of W.D. Albright to agriculture in the Peace Country, particularly his work with the Beaverlodge Experimental Station.
Location: 2003.54.62
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Across the Years, 2000
Author: Mary Nutting
A history of the Red Cross and its services to Northwestern Alberta from WW1 on.
Location: 2003.54.63
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Alaska-Western Canada Milepost, 1984
Author: Alaska Northwest Publishing Co.
A travel guide for northwestern Canada, Yukon and Alaska, following 28 highways, describing places and features along the routes.
Location: 2003.54.64
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Turn Back the Pages, 1992
Author: Beth Sheehan
A history of Clairmont district from 1908-1992.
Location: 2003.54.65
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A History of Lesser Slave Lake, 1981
Author: Geoff Sawyer
A history of the Lesser Slave Lake area including Grouard. This document was printed for use by the Archaeological Society's Grouard Field Trip.
Location: 2003.54.66
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Alberta Plains Prehistory: A Review, 1986
Author: Roderick Vickers
Articles written for specialists in archaeological research covering the prehistory of areas in Alberta.
Location: 2003.54.67
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Archaeological Survey Occasional Paper No. 34, 1992
Author: Walt Kowal
Archaeological investigations at historic Waterhole in July, 1990 resulted in this paper which includes lists of artefacts found and historical photographs.
Location: 2003.54.68
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| SubSeries 002.04.09 | Peace Country people. -- 1932-2000. -- 86 cm of textual records.Mrs. Sheehan’s interest in the accomplishments of people in the Peace Country extended to a thorough reading of the local papers, from where she clipped any articles regarding the development of the south Peace and the accomplishments of its people. This could be in any area—agriculture, business, culture, education, environment, government, history, sports or technology. These articles were clipped, dated and filed. Although the majority of them are from the 1970s to 2000, some date back as far as the 1930s.The series consists of newspaper and magazine clippings of topics relevant to the development of the Peace Country and the accomplishments of its citizens. |
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| Series 002.05 | Photograph Collection. -- [1915]-1999. -- 1,223 photographs.As an historian and a photographer, Beth Sheehan collected and took photographs spanning a long period of time and a great variety of interests. As a meticulous researcher, she added notes and observations on the back of each photograph, recording the date, the event and the people in the photograph.The series consists of various sub-series: historical photographs from the Peace Country dating from 1915 to 1948; her own photographs of scenes and events in the Peace Country from 1948 onwards; and her own photographs of events in the City of Grande Prairie from the same time period. Because of Beth’s skill as an artist, many of the photographs are of superior quality, with hand-written notes on the backs of many, giving details. Negatives of these photographs are also available. |
| SubSeries 002.05.01 | Historical Photographs and Slides. -- 1915-1948. -- 66 photographs.The sub-series consists mainly of original photographs collected by Beth Sheehan to record the history of the Grande Prairie area: children swimming and water-sliding at Benson’s Point, early planes, vehicles and homes, Patterson’s barn fire, the interior of the Donald Hotel. There are also 3 photographs of the Leduc Oil Well which blew on February 22, 1948. |
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Benson's Point Slide, Bear Lake, [1922]
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
Children ranged at the top of the long metal slide at Benson's Point on the north side of Bear Lake include Everett, Bernard and Lavern Sheehan. Everett is coming down the slide. Benson's point was a popular group and family picnic area from the early 1920s to the late 1960s.
Location: 0002.05.01.001
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Benson's Point Swimmers, Bear Lake, 1922 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
A large group of people in swimsuits are playing in the water and on a dock at Benson's Point, Bear Lake. Herman Trelle and his son Kay are in the centre of the photograph.
Location: 0002.05.01.002
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Benson's Point, Bear Lake, 1922 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
People are playing in the water at Benson's Point, Bear Lake. In the background a person is climbing up a large metal water slide.
Location: 0002.05.01.003
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Threshing Machine at Beaverlodge, 1924 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
Paul Flint and George Anderson (first two men from left) with the stationary threshing machine at the Beaverlodge Experimental Farm. Note that the thresher is protected inside a building, with the pulley run through a hole in the wall.
Location: 0002.05.01.004
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Early Plane, 1925 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
A crowd is standing in a field watching an airplane flying.
Location: 0002.05.01.005
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Early Pilot & Plane, 1925 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
Three people are talking to the pilot in the cockpit of an airplane.
Location: 0002.05.01.006
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Street Full of Chevys, 1929
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
Six automobiles (Chevy's?) are parked in front of a building with a false front. Another building is in the background on the main street of Grande Prairie.
Location: 0002.05.01.007
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Early Settler's Cabin, n.d.
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
A wooden chair is sitting outside a large log cabin. Trees are in the background.
Location: 0002.05.01.008
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J.O. Patterson Barn Fire, n.d.
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
Flames and smoke cover the Patterson's barn as it burns.
Location: 0002.05.01.009
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J.O. Patterson Barn Fire, n.d.
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
Flames and smoke cover the Patterson's barn as it burns.
Location: 0002.05.01.010
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Bird's Eye View Of Richmond Avenue Grande Prairie, 1920 c.
1 postcard; b & w; 3.5 x 5.5 in.
Salmond's Hotel, the confectionery and other businesses are visible from a roof.
Location: 0002.05.01.011a
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View of Richmond Avenue, Grande Prairie, 1935 c.
1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
The Imperial Bank of Canada on the north-west corner of Richmond Avenue. Occupied by Central Jewellers on the ground floor and Cal's Barber Shop at a later date.
Location: 0002.05.01.011b
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Frank Donald & Car, 1925 c.
1 postcard; b & w; 3.5 x 5.5 in.
Frank Donald is sitting in his automobile wearing goggles. He is surrounded by people.
Location: 0002.05.01.012
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Dog Team At Northern Winter Carnival, 1929 c.
1 postcard; b & w; 3.5 x 5.5 in.
A dog team is crossing the main street of Grande Prairie. A group of people are watching.
Location: 0002.05.01.013
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Settlers Bringing in Winter Supplies, 1915 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 3.5 x 5 in.
Settlers with teams of horses are pulling sleighs full of supplies.
Location: 0002.05.01.014
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Setting up for a Sports Day, 1920 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 3.5 x 5 in.
Bird's eye view of two automobiles and a group of people beside a corral-like structure.
Location: 0002.05.01.015
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Interior of the Donald Hotel, 1935 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 5 in.
Interior view of the Donald Hotel, Grande Prairie. Leather chairs, exotic plants are lining the front entrance of the hotel. Electric lights hang from the ceiling.
Location: 0002.05.01.016
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Alloway & McQuat, Snow Taxi, 1939 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 5 in.
Passengers Jack Alloway, Sue McQuat and Mr. & Mrs. George McQuat (left to right) are standing in the snow beside a snow taxi snowmobile. Mr. & Mrs. McQuat appear to be wearing skis and are holding ski poles.
Location: 0002.05.01.017
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Leduc Oil Well, 1948
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 4 in.
A new oil well is blowing at Leduc on Feb. 22, 1948, as people stand on a snowy road watching.
Location: 0002.05.01.018
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Leduc Oil Well, 1948
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 4 in.
Automobiles are parked on a snowy road beside an oilfield station. In the background a new oil well is blowing.
Location: 0002.05.01.019
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Leduc Oil Well, 1948
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 4 in.
A new oil well is blowing at Leduc on Feb. 22, 1948, as people stand on a snowy road watching.
Location: 0002.05.01.020
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Clairmont, Alberta, 1920 c.
1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
View east down Clairmont Main Street with George Evans' Hardware, Joe Roth's Poolroom, Lee Curtis' Store and Kirkham General Store on the left and Hotel and Sims Livery Barn on the right.
Location: 0002.05.01.021
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Grande Prairie Flood, 1920
1 photograph; b & w; 6 x 10 in.
Bear Creek in flood in the spring of 1920. Photograph is taken from the creek bank south-west of the Richmond Avenue bridge, with Cook's Lumber Mill in the foreground.
Location: 0002.05.01.022
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Royal Bank, Grande Prairie, [1920]
1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 in.
The Royal Bank in Grande Prairie was constructed as the Merchant Bank of Canada and later re-named the Royal.
Location: 0002.05.01.023
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Wembley Train Station, 1972
1 photograph; b & w; 6 x 8 in.
Rear view of the Wembley Train Station about the time passenger train service was discontinued.
Location: 0002.05.01.024
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Northern Alberta Railway Station, 1972
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7 in.
N.A.R. Station in Clairmont, boarded and ready to move west of Grande Prairie where it was renovated for a home. In 1972 passenger service was discontinued in the south Peace River Country, and many train stations started second lives as homes, commercial establishments or farm buildings.
Location: 0002.05.01.025
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Fishing at Big Mountain Creek, [1948]
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Reuben Morris, Dr. Dick McCrum, Tom Sheehan, Russel Hart and Everett Sheehan fishing at Big Mountain Creek in the late 1940s.
Location: 0002.05.01.026
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Ross'es Crossing, 1949
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Ross'es Crossing on the Wapiti River where Big Mountain Creek joins the Wapiti.
Location: 0002.05.01.027
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Digging Fossils, 1954
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Digging out fossils in Cadotte River in July 1954.
Location: 0002.05.01.028
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Rebuilding Dunvegan Hill Road, 1954
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Road construction rebuilding the Dunvegan Hill road, with traffic attempting to get through the mud.
Location: 0002.05.01.029
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Dunvegan Hill, 1954
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Tom Sheehan in trouble on Dunvegan Hill during the reconstruction of the road in 1954.
Location: 0002.05.01.030
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CGIT Camp, 1954
2 slides; colour; 35 mm
CGIT camp at Lake Saskatoon in 1954, with Kay Frost from Calgary as the Leader.
Location: 0002.05.01.031-032
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Road to Nose Mountain, 1954
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Road to Nose Mountain in October 1956.
Location: 0002.05.01.033
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Smoky River, 1956
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
The Smoky River, all blue and gold, in 1956. This slide was made into a 10 x 14" print in 1975.
Location: 0002.05.01.034
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Dunvegan before the Bridge, 1958
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Dunvegan on the Peace River in 1958, before the bridge was built.
Location: 0002.05.01.035
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Dunvegan before the Bridge, 1960
3 slides; colour; 35 mm
Crossing Peace River on the ice on April 3, 1960. Unfinished bridge and Mission are in the photographs.
Location: 0002.05.01.036-038
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The Last Ferry at Dunvegan, 1960
3 slides; colour; 35 mm
Crossing the Peace River on the Dunvegan Ferry for the last time in June 1960. Slides show the lineup of cars waiting to cross and the ferry on the river, with St. Charles Mission in the background.
Location: 0002.05.01.039-041
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Tourist Camp Sign, 1960
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Sign at Tourist Camp near Alberta-British Columbia border shows a bear family crossing river rapids on a log.
Location: 0002.05.01.042
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Oil Rig Near Valleyview, 1960
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
This oil rig near Valleyview, taken December 10, 1960, operated right through the winter.
Location: 0002.05.01.043
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Lake Saskatoon Bandshell, 1961
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
The Bandshell at Lake Saskatoon, shown here in July 1961, was constructed for Alberta's Jubilee Year in 1955.
Location: 0002.05.01.044
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Sturgeon Lake, 1961
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Sturgeon Lake, in the summer of 1961, with St. Francis Xavier visible across the lake.
Location: 0002.05.01.045
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Robert Cochrane's Fossil Collection, 1959-1961
4 slides; colour; 35 mm
Robert Cochrane's collection of rocks and fossils displayed in his yard. Also shown is a burled jackpine and a totem pole made by Cochrane.
Location: 0002.05.01.046-049
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Pipestone Creek, [1960]
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Wapiti River bed at Pipestone Creek around 1960.
Location: 0002.05.01.050
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Smoky River Bridge, 1962
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Smoky River bridge on highway 43 in September 1962.
Location: 0002.05.01.051
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Gymkana Club, 1964
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Kells and Beth Sheehan (5 and 6 from left) with the Gymkana Club at Pine Valley.
Location: 0002.05.01.052
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Mackenzie Days, 1965
5 slides; colour; 35 mm
Mackenzie Days were held at Dunvegan to re-enact the voyage and tell the story of Alexander Mackenzie's trip down the Peace River in 1793.
Location: 0002.05.01.053-057
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Skate Tracks, 1969
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
The art of skate tracks on a slough at Grimshaw.
Location: 0002.05.01.058
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Dunvegan Days Art Display, 1970
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Art display at Dunvegan days in July 1970.
Location: 0002.05.01.059
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Nose Lake, 1970
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Nose Lake in September 1970.
Location: 0002.05.01.060
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Kinuseo Falls, 1970
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Kinuseo Falls on the Murray River.
Location: 0002.05.01.061
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Smoky River, 1970
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Pipestone Creek
Location: 0002.05.01.062
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Chief Dan George, [1980]
1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 in.
Chief Dan George, of the B.C. Haida Indians, was also an actor in many movies.
Location: 0002.05.01.063
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Premier William Aberhardt, [1935]
1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 in.
William Aberhardt, premier of Alberta during the Social Credit era.
Location: 0002.05.01.064
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Prime Minister Diefenbaker, [1955]
1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 in.
John G. Diefenbaker, Progressive Conservative Prime Minister of Canada in the 1950s.
Location: 0002.05.01.065
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Prime Minister Trudeau, [1980]
1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 in.
Pierre Elliot Trudeau, Liberal Prime Minister of Canada during the 1980s.
Location: 0002.05.01.066
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| SubSeries 002.05.02 | Peace Country Scenes and Events. -- 1948-1999. -- 221 photographs.The sub-series consists of photographs taken by Beth Sheehan to record historical events in the Peace Country: the Smoky River Bridge Opening, the Alberta Resources Railway Opening, RCMP musical rides in Grande Prairie and Dawson Creek, Willie de Wit day, and a tour of the Museums of the Peace. General record shots include photographs of schools and churches in the Wabasca-Demerais area, a trail ride in the Nose Mountain and Kakwa areas, views of Kleskun Hill Park, grain elevators in the County of Grande Prairie, and unusual sights and people in the south Peace. |
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Old Ferry At Moodie's Crossing, 1948 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 3.5 x 5 in.
Three automobiles and two large trucks are waiting at Moodie's Crossing. The ferry is in the middle of the river. On the other side are visible another road and several buildings.
Location: 0002.05.02.001
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Ferry At Moodie's Crossing, Smoky River, 1949
1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 3.5 in.
The ferry is docked at Moodie's Crossing on the Smoky River, east of Bezanson.
Location: 0002.05.02.002
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Smoky River Bridge Construction, 1948 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 4 in.
One span of the bridge over the Smoky River is complete. A bridge crosses the river in the background. A building and equipment are also visible.
Location: 0002.05.02.003
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Sexsmith Parade Float, Opening of Smoky River Bridge, 1949
1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 3.5 in.
A row of model grain elevators and a Sexsmith sign are on the back of a float on Aug. 14, 1949 to celebrate the opening of the first bridge over the Big Smoky River, east of Bezanson. A woman's head blocks a row of people on the right side of the photograph.
Location: 0002.05.02.004
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Oxen Pulling Wagon In Parade, Opening of Smoky River Bridge, 1949
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
Two men are sitting in a small wagon pulled by two oxen over the Smoky River Bridge in a parade celebrating the opening of the first bridge over the Big Smoky River on Aug. 14, 1949, east of Bezanson. Bill Yates is driving his team with I. V. Macklin as his passenger.
Location: 0002.05.02.005
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La Glace Parade Float, Opening of Smoky River Bridge, 1949
1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 3.5 in.
Close up of a parade float containing models of the origional sod-roofed log buildings of La Glace in 1910 for the celebration of the opening of the first bridge over the Smoky River on Aug. 14, 1949.
Location: 0002.05.02.006
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Opening of Smoky River Bridge, 1949
1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 3.5 in.
Slim Finch dressed up as "Baldy Red" standing beside a pack horse. Beside him, Art Balfour, manager of the CFGP radio station, is speaking into a microphone on the Smoky River Bridge for its opening celebration of Aug. 14, 1949.
Location: 0002.05.02.007
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Stagecoach In Parade, Opening of Smoky River Bridge, 1949
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
Four horses are pulling an origional stagecoach driven by Hugh Thompson and Dr. L.J. O'Brien Sr. in the parade for the celebration of the opening of the first bridge over the Big Smoky River on Aug.14, 1949.
Location: 0002.05.02.008
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Rycroft Float, Opening of Smoky River Bridge, 1949
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
An uncovered covered wagon reveals people frying food, washing hanging on the back, etc. A crowd is looking at the float and the back of an automobile in the parade for the opening of the Smoky River Bridge on Aug. 14, 1949.
Location: 0002.05.02.009
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Sons Of Bezanson Pioneers Float, Opening of Smoky River Bridge, 1949
1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 3.5 in.
A man is driving a tractor and pulling a log cabin past spectators. This was "Sons of Bezanson Pioneers" in log building. You can see back of piano. They had whole orchestra (Ford's orchestra) there & others. Played & danced through parade.
Location: 0002.05.02.010
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Hythe Float, Opening of Smoky River Bridge, 1949
1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 3.5 in.
Bird's eye view of the Hythe float pulled by four horses and a float with grain elevators are passing spectators seated on the side of the road on Aug. 14, 1949.
Location: 0002.05.02.011
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Sleigh & Dogs On Float, Opening of Smoky River Bridge, 1949
1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 3.5 in.
Husky sleigh dogs are standing by a loaded sleigh with a banner partially visible on Aug. 14, 1949 for the opening of the Smoky River Bridge. The float is possibly Calais or Slave Lake's entry.
Location: 0002.05.02.012
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Model On Automobile Roof, Opening of Smoky River Bridge, 1949
1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 3.5 in.
Two men are walking by a car with a model on the roof during the parade for the opening of the Smoky River Bridge on Aug. 14, 1949. The model depicts the bridge linking Edmonton to Dawson Creek. Various towns are in between.
Location: 0002.05.02.013
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Clown On Unicycle, Opening of Smoky River Bridge, 1949
1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 3.5 in.
Dr. Cece Compton is the clown is riding a unicycle on the Smoky River Bridge as spectators watch. The parade celebrated the opening of the Smoky River Bridge on Aug. 14, 1949.
Location: 0002.05.02.014
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DeBolt Float, Opening of Smoky River Bridge, 1949
1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 3.5 in.
Four women are sitting on the DeBolt float with a model of the ferry. The float is covered with clover blossoms for the opening of the Smoky River Bridge on Aug. 14, 1949.
Location: 0002.05.02.015
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Booths, Opening of Smoky River Bridge, 1949
1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 3.5 in.
View from the Smoky River Bridge looking down to automobiles & booths set up on the other side of the river for the opening of the bridge celebration on Aug. 14, 1949.
Location: 0002.05.02.016
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Ribbon Cutting, Opening of Smoky River Bridge, 1949
1 photograph; b & w; 3.5 x 5 in.
People are crowded onto the Smoky River Bridge to see the official ribbon cutting on Aug. 14, 1949.
Location: 0002.05.02.017
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Opening of Smoky River Bridge, 1949
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 5 in.
A large crowd is standing on the Smoky River Bridge during its opening celebration on Aug. 14, 1949.
Location: 0002.05.02.018
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Men At Gate, Opening of Smoky River Bridge, 1949
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 5 in.
Dr. L. J. O'Brien, an unknown man and E. J. Holtom (left to right) are standing by a gate blocking the Smoky River Bridge during the opening celebration, Aug. 14, 1949.
Location: 0002.05.02.019
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Opening of Smoky River Bridge, 1949
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 5 in.
People are walking by a lot of automobiles & a truck parked in a field for the opening of the Smoky River Bridge celebration on Aug. 14, 1949.
Location: 0002.05.02.020
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Food Booths, Opening of Smoky River Bridge, 1949
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 5 in.
Crowds are gathered around food booths at the opening celebration of the Smoky River Bridge, Aug. 14, 1949. One banner reads "Belloy Friendly Town". Several trucks are in the background.
Location: 0002.05.02.021
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Road to Taylor Flats, 1959
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 5 in.
Many vehicles are mired in the mud on Highway 2 near Brainard, coming from Moberly Lake in Aug. 1959.
Location: 0002.05.02.022
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Road to Taylor Flats, 1959
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 5 in.
Many vehicles are mired in the mud on Highway 2 near Brainard, coming from Moberly Lake in Aug. 1959.
Location: 0002.05.02.023
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Junior High School, Wabasca, 1963
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 4 in.
Shrubs and grasses grow in front of part of the Junior High School at Wabasca-Demerais.
Location: 0002.05.02.024
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Anglican Church School Residence, Wabasca, 1963
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 4 in.
The Anglican Church School Residence is in front of other buildings. A flag is flying on a tall flag pole.
Location: 0002.05.02.025
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Roman Catholic Church, Wabasca, 1963
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 4 in.
Side view of the Roman Catholic Church at Wabasca-Demerais.
Location: 0002.05.02.026
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Church & School, Wabasca, 1963
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 4 in.
A church, school and other buildings of Wabasca-Demerais are in the distance.
Location: 0002.05.02.027
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Anglican Church, Wabasca, 1963
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 4 in.
The Anglican Church and cemetary is in the distance. A gate and fence is in the foreground.
Location: 0002.05.02.028
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Residential Indian School, Wabasca, 1963
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 4 in.
Front view of the Desmerais Residential Indian School, Wabasca .
Location: 0002.05.02.029
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Mistassiniy Junior High School, Wabasca, 1963
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 4 in.
The coat of arms, words " Mistassiniy Jr. High School" and words in aboriginal writing are on the outside of the Junior High School at Wabasca, north of Slave Lake. A note on the back of the photograph also reads "Believe it later burned down".
Location: 0002.05.02.030
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Mistassiniy Junior High School, Wabasca, 1963
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 4 in.
Front view of Mistassiniy Junior High School in Wabasca. Note the mural to the right made of ceramic tile by Eugene Chagnon of Grande Prairie.
Location: 0002.05.02.031a
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Desmerais Residential School, Wabasca, 1963
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 4 in.
Close up of the front entrance of the Desmerais Residential Indian School in Wabasca. The sign is visible above the front door.
Location: 0002.05.02.031b
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Alberta Resources Railway Opening, 1969
22 slides; colour; 35 mm
The Alberta Resources Railway was built from Hinton to Grande Prairie. The grand opening was held on May 26, 1969.
Location: 0002.05.02.032-053
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Thurston & Men By Helicopter, 1970
1 photograph; b & w; 3.5 x 5 in.
The Province Of Alberta helicopter left to take Government of Alberta photographer Norm Thurston to Kakwa Forestry Tower in Aug. 1970. Norm Thurston is in the plaid shirt with two other men beside the helicopter. The pilot is opening the door.
Location: 0002.05.02.054
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View From Nose Mountain, 1970
1 photograph; b & w; 3.5 x 5 in.
The vast valley as seen from the top of Nose Mountain, Aug. 1970.
Location: 0002.05.02.055
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Man By Helicopter, 1970
1 photograph; b & w; 3.5 x 5 in.
A man is standing by the Province Of Alberta helicopter which flew to Kakwa Forestry Tower. Nearby are the Porcupine Forestry Cabin and Indian "house" graves.
Location: 0002.05.02.056
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Road To Nose Mountain, 1970
1 photograph; b & w; 3.5 x 5 in.
View down the road to Nose Mountain. Nose Mountain peak is in the background.
Location: 0002.05.02.057
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Grande Prairie Gymkhana Club, Nose Mountain Trail, 1970
1 photograph; b & w; 3.5 x 5 in.
Members of the Grande Prairie Gymkhana Club are on horseback riding the trail to Nose Mountain.
Location: 0002.05.02.058
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Grande Prairie Gymkhana Club, Nose Creek, 1970
1 photograph; b & w; 3.5 x 5 in.
Members of the Grande Prairie Gymkhana Club are on horseback leaving Nose Creek and heading for Nose Mountain.
Location: 0002.05.02.059
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Grande Prairie Gymkhana Club, Nose Creek, 1970
1 photograph; b & w; 3.5 x 5 in.
Members of the Grande Prairie Gymkhana Club are standing around a farm truck, horse trailer and horses.
Location: 0002.05.02.060
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Grande Prairie Gymkhana Club, Nose Creek, 1970
1 photograph; b & w; 3.5 x 5 in.
Two people are standing beside Nose Creek. Horses and other members of the Grande Prairie Gymkhana Club are on the road in the background.
Location: 0002.05.02.061
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RCMP Musical Ride, Dawson Creek, 1971
5 slides; colour; 35 mm
Royal Canadian Mounted Police performing the Musical Ride in Dawson Creek.
Location: 0002.05.02.062-066
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RCMP Musical Ride, Grande Prairie, 1977
10 slides; colour; 35 mm
Royal Canadian Mounted Police performing the Musical Ride in Grande Prairie in July 1977.
Location: 0002.05.02.067-076
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Larry Crerar's Monoplane, 1981
4 slides; colour; 35 mm
Larry Crerar built the monoplane he is shown flying in these photographs.
Location: 0002.05.02.077-080
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Sweet Adelines, 1984
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Group portrait of the Sweet Adelines in concert on Willie de Wit Day, June 24, 1984.
Location: 0002.05.02.081
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Hamer kids Juice Stand, 1984
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Lemonade Stand on 102 Street, manned by a group of five children.
Location: 0002.05.02.082
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Willie de Wit Day, 1984
9 slides; colour; 35 mm
Presentations and entertainment on Willie de Wit Day, June 24, 1984. Also photograph of the de Wit family.
Location: 0002.05.02.083-091
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Dimsdale, 1955, 1972
2 slides; colour; 35 mm
Dimsdale Elevators in the far distance, with crops in the foreground; later photograph shows road to Dimsdale with no elevators in sight.
Location: 0002.05.02.092-093
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Huallen, 1977
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Grain Elevators at Huallen, Alberta.
Location: 0002.05.02.094
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Wembley, 1985
5 slides; colour; 35 mm
Elevators and churches at Wembley, Alberta.
Location: 0002.05.02.095-099
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Beaverlodge Tourist Centre, 1989
10 slides; colour; 35 mm
Lower Beaverlodge School becomes the Beaverlodge Tourist Centre.
Location: 0002.05.02.100-109
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Beth Sheehan On Bus, Museums of the Peace Tour, 1991
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Beth Sheehan is speaking to those seated on the bus about pioneer life near Beaverlodge.The Spirit of the Peace Bus tour visited many museums in the Alberta and British Columbia Peace Country.
Location: 0002.05.02.110
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Beaverlodge & Hythe Pioneer Museum, 1991
3 photographs; colour; 4 x 6 in.
NAR Railway car at Hythe and Pancake breakfast at Beaverlodge Museum.
Location: 0002.05.02.111-113
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Tomslake Sudetan Museum, 1991
10 photographs; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Interior and exterior of the Sudetan Museum, as well as bronze monument and cemetary on the grounds.
Location: 0002.05.02.114-123
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Pouce Coupe Museum, 1991
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Exterior of Pouce Coupe Museum, a former railway station house.
Location: 0002.05.02.124
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Dawson Creek Museum, 1991
2 photographs; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Entrance and interior of Dawson Creek Museum, also a former railway station.
Location: 0002.05.02.125-126
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Bennett Dam, 1991
4 photographs; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Tools, machinery and displays inside the Bennett Dam.
Location: 0002.05.02.127-130
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Hudson's Hope Museum, 1991
4 photographs; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Exterior of buildings at the Hudson's Hope Museum, plus signage and view of the Peace River.
Location: 0002.05.02.131-134
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Ft. St. John North Peace Museum, 1991
9 photographs; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Exterior and interior of museum, showing major displays, also the dining room for visitors.
Location: 0002.05.02.135-143
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Hines Creek End of Steel Museum, 1991
7 photographs; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Exterior of buildings which make up the Hines Creek Museum, including a French House (Half House), Church and woven willow fence.
Location: 0002.05.02.144-150
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Peace River Museum, 1991
2 photographs; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Exterior of the Peace River Centennial Building, on the banks of the Peace River.
Location: 0002.05.02.151-152
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Nampa Museum, 1991
4 photographs; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Scenes of the Peace River and the exterior and interior of Nampa Tourist Information Booth and Museum, a renovated 1960 style church.
Location: 0002.05.02.153-156
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McLennan Museum, 1991
3 photographs; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Railway artefacts and sleeping coach at Railway Museum in McLennan.
Location: 0002.05.02.157-159
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Triangle Hall, 1991
3 photographs; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Yard and entrance of Triangle Hall, under the care of the Pioneer Thresherman's Association.
Location: 0002.05.02.160-162
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Old Bezanson Townsite, 1991
7 photographs; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Monument at the Old Bezanson Townsite, including a sign for the Croken House and Barn, and views of the Simmonette River.
Location: 0002.05.02.163-169
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Canola Processing Plant, Sexsmith, 1990
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Frontal view of the Rapeseed Crushing Plant at Sexsmith, Alberta.
Location: 0002.05.02.170
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Driftwood Ranch horses, 1990
2 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Horses at Driftwood Ranch crossing a river.
Location: 0002.05.02.171-172
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Sturgeon Lake Tornado, 1991
14 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Damage suffered by nature and buildings during 1991 tornado at Sturgeon Lake.
Location: 0002.05.02.173-0186
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Adam's Buffalo Ranch, 1991-1997
5 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Photographs of buffalo at Adam's Buffalo Ranch in the Bezanson District east of Grande Prairie.
Location: 0002.05.02.187-191
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Elderhostel, 1991
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Elderhostel at Head's Ranch in the Bezanson District east of Grande Prairie.
Location: 0002.05.02.192
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Ben Foster's log house, 1996
2 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Log house belonging to Ben Foster at Goodfare.
Location: 0002.05.02.193-194
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Wild Turkey Ranch, 1996
14 photographs; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Jerry Kitt's wild turkey ranch at Goodfare, Alberta.
Location: 0002.05.02.195-208
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Skye Rider Aerochute, 1997
5 photographs; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Rudy Schmidt demonstrating his Skye Rider Aerochute west of Clairmont.
Location: 0002.05.02.209-213
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Kleskun Hill Park, 1999
8 photographs; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Photographs of natural wonders at Kleskun Hill park and historical additions: replica of aboriginal teepee; wood carving of aboriginal woman; Garrett Hill sign; Ray Boyer Hill sign; and Robert Cochrane acknowledgement.
Location: 0002.05.02.214-221
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| SubSeries 002.05.03 | Grande Prairie Scenes and Events. -- 1949-1995. -- 675 photographs.The sub-series consists of photographs taken in and around the City of Grande Prairie. The largest portion of this collection was taken in 1983, and records all the major streets in the City of Grande Prairie as well as portions of each residential area. Negatives of these photographs are also available. |
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Moving Clairmont NAR Water Tower, 1949
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Moving the Northern Alberta Railways water tower by train, from Clairmont to Grande Prairie, October 26, 1949.
Location: 0002.05.03.001
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Richmond Hill Golf Course,, 1955
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Signage and view of Richmond Hill Golf Course, the first golf course for Grande Prairie.
Location: 0002.05.03.002
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Spring on 101 Avenue, 99 Street, 1956
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
County of Grande Prairie admin office, Masonic Hall, Legion Hall and Montrose School on a sunny spring day. Snow melt leaves the road covered with water.
Location: 0002.05.03.003
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Plywood Factory, 1956
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Piles of large logs at the Plywood Factory in Grande Prairie.
Location: 0002.05.03.004
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Arts & Crafts Display, 1956
3 slides; colour; 35 mm
Display of ceramics and painting for the Edmonton Craft Fair, April 26, and the Grande Prairie Craft Fair in the "old" Court House, May 12. The largest artwork is a tile mosaic of a Trumpeter Swan created by Beth Sheehan.
Location: 0002.05.03.005-7
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Grande Prairie City Celebrations, 1958
3 slides; colour; 35 mm
Celebrations for the 1958 inauguration of the City of Grande Prairie: Henry McCullough bringing in the charter; Ice Palace built for the event.
Location: 0002.05.03.008-10
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Grande Prairie Swimming Pool, 1958-1960
3 slides; colour; 35 mm
Swimming pool in the area of 101 Street and 99 Avenue, showing pool, dressing rooms, and children swimming. Same pool in 1960 showing downtown buildings in the background.
Location: 0002.05.03.011-13
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Grande Prairie Auction Mart Bull Sale, 1961-1962
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Exterior and interior of Auction Mart during the Bull Sale, showing farm trucks in the yard and bulls, handlers and bidders inside.
Location: 0002.05.03.014-15
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Plywood Factory at Grande Prairie, 1962
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Piles of logs at the plywood factory, with steam from the kilns rising in the background.
Location: 0002.05.03.016
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Grande Prairie Gymkhana Club, 1964
4 slides; colour; 35 mm
Hamburger Fry at a Gymkhana Club outing at Pine Valley when it was just a picnic site.
Location: 0002.05.03.017-20
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Richmond Hill Golf Course, 1964
2 slide; colour; 35 mm
View from the top of Richmond Hill.
Location: 0002.05.03.021-22
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Grande Prairie Bath-tub races, 1967
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Pre-fair bath-tub races on the Bear Creek Reservoir.
Location: 0002.05.03.023
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Grande Prairie on a Winter's Day, 1968
2 slides; colour; 35 mm
Winter backyards from 111 Ave. looking north, and newly-planted Jubilee Park on a frosty day in January.
Location: 0002.05.03.024-25
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Alderman Simmons' Back Yard, 1969
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Flora Simmons' back yard, on 112 Avenue, still deep in snow in April of 1969. Ms. Simmons was Grande Prairie's first female alderman.
Location: 0002.05.03.026
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Bear Creek Reservoir, 1970
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Two slides, one of gulls on Bear Creek Reservoir, and one of canoes on Bear Creek Reservoir.
Location: 0002.05.03.027-28
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Proctor & Gamble Opening, 1974
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Proctor & Gamble Cellulose Ltd. pulp mill buildings on the day of the grand opening, June 18, 1974.
Location: 0002.05.03.029
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Grande Prairie Court House, 1974
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Grande Prairie Court House on a sunny summer day.
Location: 0002.05.03.030
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Grande Prairie from the Fairgrounds, 1969
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Snowy roads at the fairgrounds, with the city of Grande Prairie in the distance.
Location: 0002.05.03.031
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Elevator Row, 1977
2 slides; colour; 35 mm
Elevator row on the north side of Grande Prairie, across the fields and from the highway by-pass.
Location: 0002.05.03.032-33
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First Solar House, 1977
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
First solar-heated house in Grande Prairie, located on 114 Avenue and 103 Street, just inside the highway by-pass. McLaurin Baptist Church is visible across the road.
Location: 0002.05.03.034
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Royal Canadian Legion, Grande Prairie, 1978
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Royal Canadian Legion building, located on 101 Avenue and 99th Street, on a windy, rainy day in June.
Location: 0002.05.03.035
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Avondale School, Grande Prairie, 1962
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
View of Avondale School from 108 Avenue and 103 Street, with classrooms in the foreground and gymnasium in the background.
Location: 0002.05.03.036
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Montrose Junior High School, Grande Prairie, 1965
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Winter shot of the new Montrose Junior High School on 99 Street and 101 Avenue.
Location: 0002.05.03.037
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Composite High School, Grande Prairie, 1974
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Frontal view of the Composite High School, previously called Grande Prairie Vocational School, on 104 Street at 114 Avenue.
Location: 0002.05.03.038
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Gardens Between Auxiliary & Swanhaven Hospitals, 1974
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
View of flower gardens in between the Auxiliary and Swanhaven hospitals.
Location: 0002.05.03.039
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Auxiliary Hospital, 1974
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Side view of the Auxiliary Hospital, with the Grande Prairie Municipal Hospital in the background.
Location: 0002.05.03.040
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Gardens Behind Hospital, 1974
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Side view of paths and gardens leading to the south side of the Grande Prairie Municipal Hospital.
Location: 0002.05.03.041
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Forbes Presbyterian Church, 1974
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Volkswagon Bug on Clairmont Road at 101 Avenue. Forbes Presbyterian Church is visible across the road.
Location: 0002.05.03.042
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Faith Lutheran Church, 1976
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
West view of Faith Lutheran Church on the corner of 108th Avenue and 96 Street.
Location: 0002.05.03.043
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St. Joseph's Junior & Senior High School, 1977
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
East view of St. Joe's High School, on 104 Street at 114 Avenue, with the Recreation Complex in the background.
Location: 0002.05.03.044
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School Busses at Harry Balfour, 1978
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
School busses waiting for students on the west side of Harry Balfour School, on 104 Street and 109 Avenue.
Location: 0002.05.03.045
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Wading Pool, Grande Prairie Rec Plex, 1978
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Children's wading pool in the RecPlex, Grande Prairie.
Location: 0002.05.03.046
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Unveiling Alexander Forbes Cairn, 1979
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Three men (Paul Pivert is one) unveiling the cairn identifying Montrose House, on 96 Street and 107 Avenue, as the home of Rev. Alexander and Agnes Forbes.
Location: 0002.05.03.047
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Demolition of Old High School, 1980
2 slides; colour; 35 mm
Crane and machinery demolishing the old Grande Prairie High School on 99 Street and 102 Avenue.
Location: 0002.05.03.048-49
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Demolition of Motel, Clairmont Road, 1985
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Partly demolished hotel on Clairmont Road and 118 Avenue, where Arby's was later built.
Location: 0002.05.03.050
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Construction kitty-corner from A.G.T., 1985
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Alley view of construction on a building across the road from City Hall and kitty-corner from AGT.
Location: 0002.05.03.051
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Smitty's Restaurant, Clairmont Road, 1985
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Brick restaurant on Clairmont road and 123 Avenue.
Location: 0002.05.03.052
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Boston Pizza, Clairmont Road, 1985
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Frontal view of Boston Pizza on Clairmont Road and 121 Avenue.
Location: 0002.05.03.053a
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Motel Demolition, Clairmont Road North, 1985
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
North view of older hotel on Clairmont Road being demolished for new construction of Arby's restaurant..
Location: 0002.05.03.053b
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Views from 214 Place, 1983
14 photographs; colour; 4 X 6 in.
Wintery scenes of business, industrial, residential and public sectors of Grande Prairie taken from the top floor of 214 Place with normal and telephotic lens.
Location: 0002.05.03.054-67
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94 Avenue in Bloom, 1983
4 photographs; colour; 4 X 6 in.
Springtime shots of blossoming trees on 94 Avenue, between 100 and 102 Street.
Location: 0002.05.03.068-71
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95 Street (Resources Road), 1983
24 photographs; colour; 4 X 6 in.
Summer shots of development along Resources Road from 98 Street south: Church of Christ; Parkside School; residences; CNR yards and trains; and the Grande Prairie Golf & Country Club.
Location: 0002.05.03.072-96
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95 Avenue, 1983
1 photograph; colour; 4 X 6 in.
Village Green Apartments on 95 Avenue and Poplar Drive.
Location: 0002.05.03.097
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Seniors' Housing on 96 Street, 1967; 1983
6 photographs; colour; 4 X 6 in.
Pioneer Lodge as it appeared in 1967, and Heritage Lodge and Aurora Court in 1983.
Location: 0002.05.03.098-103
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98 Street, 1983
1 photograph; colour; 4 X 6 in.
Wapiti Lodge, built as a residence for Grande Prairie High School students and later used as a dorm for the homeless.
Location: 0002.05.03.104
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99 Street, 1983
4 photographs; colour; 4 X 6 in.
Aspects of the Provincial Court House on 99 Street and 102 Avenue.
Location: 0002.05.03.105-108
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99 Avenue, 1983
16 photographs; colour; 4 X 6 in.
Scenes along 99 Avenue from 100-102 Street, including City Hall, Alberta Government Telephones, Alberta Power, Grande Prairie Curling Rink, Alberta Liquor Store and the back entrances to the Park Hotel and the Bay.
Location: 0002.05.03.109-124
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100 Street, East Side, 1983
38 photographs; colour; 4 X 6 in.
East side of Clairmont Road, beginning at vacant fields in the north end and ending on 92 Avenue. Includes agricultural industrial, auto dealerships, commercial, churches, Provincial Building, residential and apartments.
Location: 0002.05.03.125-162
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100 Street, West Side, 1983
54 photographs; colour; 4 X 6 in.
West side of Clairmont Road, beginning at vacant fields in the north and ending with 93 Avenue. Includes "Grande Prairie Welcomes You" sign, industrial, auto dealerships, hotels, commercial, Daily Herald-Tribune, post office and Swanavon School.
Location: 0002.05.03.163-216
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100 Avenue, North Side, 1983
34 photographs; colour; 4 X 6 in.
North side of Richmond Avenue, beginning at 93 Street and ending in vacant fields to the west of the City. Includes commercial, residential, parks, industrial, St. Paul's United Church.
Location: 0002.05.03.217-250
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100 Avenue, South Side, 1983
16 photographs; colour; 4 X 6 in.
South side of Richmond Avenue as it enters the City from the west. Includes "Welcome to Grande Prairie" sign, industrial, hotels, commercial and residential.
Location: 0002.05.03.251-266
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101 Street, 1983
14 photographs; colour; 4 X 6 in.
Views along 101 Street from 90-103 Avenue: Grande Prairie Police Building, York Hotel, car dealerships, commercial, City Hall, Armouries and old Barracks.
Location: 0002.05.03.267-279
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101 Avenue, 1983
10 photographs; colour; 4 X 6 in.
Views along 101 Avenue from 99-102 Street: commercial, restaurants, office blocks, Grande Prairie Christian School.
Location: 0002.05.03.280-289
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102 Street, 1983
36 photographs; colour; 4 X 6 in.
Views along 102 Street from 85-112 Avenue: residential (including William Innes' 1914 log house), downtown construction, church (built by Anglican, now occupied by Full Gospel), commercial & office blocks, Salvation Army church, Oliver Funeral Chapel, Latter Day Saints Church. 214 Place is seen in the background of 0002.05.03.314
Location: 0002.05.03.290-325
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102 Avenue, 1983
9 photographs; colour; 4 X 6 in.
Views along 102 Avenue: Grande Prairie Central Fire Station (interior and exterior), Grande Prairie Police Building, Panda Camera.
Location: 0002.05.03.336-344
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103 Avenue, 1983
5 photographs; colour; 4 X 6 in.
Views along 103 Avenue: James Manor, Catholic Church.
Location: 0002.05.03.345-349
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104 Street, 1983
9 photographs; colour; 4 X 6 in.
Views along 104 Street: St. Joseph's Separate School, Composite High School, Leisure Centre (RecPlex), McLaurin Baptist Church, Composite High School grad exercises in Johnny Macdonald Area.
Location: 0002.05.03.350-358
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105 Street, 1983
1 photographs; colour; 4 X 6 in.
Youth Assessment Centre on the west side of 105 Street, across from the B.P.O.E. (Elks) Hall.
Location: 0002.05.03.359
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107 Avenue, 1983
4 photographs; colour; 4 X 6 in.
Buildings on 107 Avenue: residence and Odyssey House (101 St.), apartment & residences (100 St.), original telephone office (98 St.)
Location: 0002.05.03.360-363
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108 Street, 1983
6 photographs; colour; 4 X 6 in.
Businesses on Wapiti Road (108 St.): Canfor, County of Grande Prairie, old Wapiti Drive-in movie site.
Location: 0002.05.03.364-369
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108 Avenue, 1983
7 photographs; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Scenes along 108 Avenue: Harry Balfour School, Avondale School, commercial strip.
Location: 0002.05.03.370-376
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116 Avenue, 1983
2 photographs; colour; 4 X 6 in.
The two strip malls on 116 Avenue, either side of 99 Street.
Location: 0002.05.03.377-378
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Elevator Row, 98 Street and 132 Avenue, 1983
16 photographs; colour; 4 X 6 in.
Elevators and agribusinesses on the east side of Clairmont road at about 132 Avenue.
Location: 0002.05.03.379-394
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Hillside Area, 1983
13 photographs; colour; 4 X 6 in.
Scenes from the Hillside area between 100-108 Avenues and 90-96 Streets: Hillside Community School, residential areas, water towers, Masonic Hall, German-Canadian Hall, Centennial Exhibition Hall on former fairgrounds.
Location: 0002.05.03.395-407
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Mission Heights, 1983
5 photographs; colour; 4 X 6 in.
Mission Heights sub-division's first buildings--Kateri Mission Catholic School and a few residences.
Location: 0002.05.03.408-412
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Patterson Place Sub-division, 1983
8 photographs; colour; 4 X 6 in.
Scenes from Patterson Place sub-division between 68-84 Avenues and between 96-100 Streets: Patterson Village Shopping Centre, Ranchlands apartments, Coachman Village Trailer Park, Alexander Forbes School, Haywood Court Apartments.
Location: 0002.05.03.413-420
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Centennial (Muskoseepi) Park Events, 1982-1988
55 photographs; colour; 4 X 6 in.
Construction and completion of Muskoseepi Park, also known as Centennial Park and Bear Creek Park, along Bear Creek. Includes Fred Abbott's home, the last hold-out on Mocassin Flats--destroyed October 1985, and events (Dinosaur Days, Canada Day, school programs, Golden Age Centre events).
Location: 0002.05.03.421-475
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Pioneer Museum, 1983-1998
16 photographs; colour; 4 X 6 in.
Exterior shots of the Grande Prairie Museum and its Heritage Village buildings in Muskoseepi Park, including antique equipment, and the unveiling of the new mural by Tim Heimdal.
Location: 0002.05.03.476-491
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Grande Prairie Regional College and by-pass, 1984, 1997
7 photographs; colour; 4 X 6 in.
Scenes from the highway by-pass to the north-west of Grande Prairie: Composite High School, Rotary Campsite, Grande Prairie Regional College, Bear Creek Reservoir and residences.
Location: 0002.05.03.492-498
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113 Avenue, Avondale Park, 1985
5 photographs; colour; 4 X 6 in.
Avondale Park area signage, park and residences.
Location: 0002.05.03.499-503
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Grande Prairie Airport, 1986
1 photograph; colour; 4 X 6 in.
North view of Grande Prairie Airport terminal.
Location: 0002.05.03.504
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Second Street Theatre, 1987, 1995
4 photographs; colour; 4 X 6 in.
Original Second Street Theatre on 98 Avenue, and renovated theatre with Ballad of Knobby Clarke mural.
Location: 0002.05.03.505-508
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West Entrance to Down Town Grande Prairie, 1987, 1993
4 photographs; colour; 4 X 6 in.
"Grande Prairie Welcomes You" display, Christmas lights downtown at night, and the new Bowes Family Crystal Gardens.
Location: 0002.05.03.509-512
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Springtime Blooms on 89th Avenue, 1993
2 photographs; colour; 4 X 6 in.
Blossoming Crabapple trees on 89 Avenue between 100 & 102 Street.
Location: 0002.05.03.513-514
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Dunvegan Gardens, Wapiti Road, 1994
3 photographs; colour; 4 X 6 in.
Gardens and signage at Dunvegan Gardens, a nursery just outside of the city limits on Wapiti Road.
Location: 0002.05.03.515-517
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Bird's Eye View of Grande Prairie's Central Business District., 1990 c.
1 postcard; colour; 4 X 6 in.
Postcard of downtown Grande Prairie from about 98 st. and 99 ave. to 102 st. and 104 ave.
Location: 0002.05.03.518
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101 Street, Grande Prairie, 1983-1992
7 photographs; colour; 4 X 6 in.
Second Montrose School on 101 St. and 101 Avenue being used as the facility for Grande Prairie Regional College Nursing Program and the 1995 Canada Games admin, GPSD #2357 admin building, and 1929 Grande Prairie High School (Central Park) before its renovation for the Prairie Art Gallery.
Location: 0002.05.03.519-525
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Prairie Art Gallery, 1985-1989
46 photographs; colour; 4 X 6 in.
Tenth anniversary of the Prairie Art Gallery, located in the renovated Grande Prairie High School, built in 1929. The Gallery is on 99th Street between 101 and 103 Avenues.
Location: 0002.05.03.543-588
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Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, 1983-1984
13 photographs; colour; 4 X 6 in.
Construction and grand opening of the new QEII hospital on June 15, 1984, and views of Grande Prairie from the 5th floor of the new QEII hospital.
Location: 0002.05.03.589-601
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Heritage Day, Muskoseepi Park, 1984
8 photographs; colour; 4 X 6 in.
Dancers and performers in Muskoseepie Park bandshell for Heritage Day celebrations.
Location: 0002.05.03.602-609
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Crystal Park School, 1983-1984
34 photographs; colour; 4 X 6 in.
Interior and exterior shots of the construction and grand opening of Crystal Park School, a special needs integrated school, on November 22, 1984. The school is on 116 Avenue and 98 Street.
Location: 0002.05.03.610-643
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Muskoseepi Park Opening, 1986
32 photographs; colour; 4 X 6 in.
Muskoseepi Park Official Opening on July 26, 1986. Includes shots of the park, the swimming pool, the fishing pond, the ceremonies, "Borstad Lookout", Grande Prairie Museum events and the Hot Air Balloon Championships.
Location: 0002.05.03.644-675
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| SubSeries 002.05.04 | Miscellaneous photographs. -- 1958-2000. -- 261 photographs.The sub-series consists of 35 mm negatives of a wide variety of photographs: family and friends, home and farm, travel, people she interviewed or kept clippings on, buildings in Grande Prairie (including her 1983 project for Grande Prairie's 25th anniversary), events they attended, art in nature. This collection includes all the negatives of sub-series 002.05.02, and 002.05.03. |
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Children playing in Muskoseepi Park, 1983
6 photographs; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Photographs of children playing in Muskoseepi Park: Chonkolay, Jones, Kiawaso,
Location: 0002.05.04.001-006
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"Grande Prairie" Book Committee, 1983
2 photographs; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Six member book committee meeting in Grande Prairie City Hall Board Room
Location: 0002.05.04.007-008
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"Grande Prairie" Book Committee, 1983
5 photographs; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
Members of the 1983 "Grande Prairie" book committee and the presentation to secretary Renee Oliver for a job well done. Members are Beth Sheehan, Carmen Haakstad, Hugh Impey, Mal Menzies, Nadia Karpus, Betty McArthur and Renee Oliver. Missing are Donna Tink and Paul Pivert, who is taking the photograph.
Location: 0002.05.04.007a-e
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Reidmore Publishing Office, Edmonton, 1983
1 photograph; colour; 3 x 4 in.
Malcolm Menzies and Pat Reid meeting regarding the publishing of "Grande Prairie"
Location: 0002.05.04.009
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Canadian National Railways, Grande Prairie, 1983
1 photograph; colour; 3 x 5 in.
Looking south along the railway lines to the CNR yard in Grande Prairie.
Location: 0002.05.04.010
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Under Stormy Clouds, 1983
1 photograph; colour; 3 x 5 in.
View from the corner of 101 Ave. and 100 St. (Post Office) looking towards the hospital.
Location: 0002.05.04.011
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The Evans House on 102 Street, built in 1916-1917, 1983
1 photograph; colour; 3 x 5 in.
House built by James Evans in 1916-1917, who built a new house two doors down in 1965. Sold to Royal Bank in 1945.
Location: 0002.05.04.012
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M.F. Wagner Shows Midway at the Stompede, 1983
3 photographs; colour; 3 x 5 in.
Rides, booths and people at the 1983 Stompede midway, an M.F. Wagner display.
Location: 0002.05.04.013-015
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Grande Prairie Stompede, 1983
4 photographs; colour; 3 x 5 in.
People and boothes at the Grande Prairie Stompede on June 3, 1983.
Location: 0002.05.04.016-019
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Grande Prairie Stompede, 1983
8 photographs; colour; 4 x 6 in.
People and boothes at the Grande Prairie Stompede on June 3, 1983.
Location: 0002.05.04.018a-h
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Grande Prairie County Fair, 1983
5 photographs; colour; 3 x 5 in.
Horse Events and people at the August 1, 1983 Grande Prairie County Fair.
Location: 0002.05.04.020-024
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Ice Palace built for Inauguration of Grande Prairie as a City, 1958
1 photograph; colour; 2 x 3 in.
Night shot of electrically lit ice sculpture constructed at 99 Street and Richmond Ave in February 1958.
Location: 0002.05.04.025
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Grande Prairie Regional College, 1974-1977
16 photographs; colour; 3 x 5 in.
During its first years of operations, Interior and exterior views of Grande Prairie Regional College, designed by Douglas Cardinal. Students, the fine arts department, and art instructor Robert Guest are some of the subjects.
Location: 0002.05.04.026-41
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Grande Prairie Regional College, 1983-1985
11 photographs; colour; 3 x 5 in.
Sculpture by Rudy Schmidt, grounds, Fairview College Electrical building added to grounds.
Location: 0002.05.04.042-52
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Grande Prairie Regional College, 1985
4 postcards; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Exterior, interior of theatre, and close-up of sculpture "Forever Lost" by Rudy Schmidt.
Location: 0002.05.04.053-56
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Grande Prairie Regional College, 1989-1994
15 photographs; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Exterior of Grande Prairie Regional College, showing the southern addition constructed in 1990. Architects were Field, Field & Field.
Location: 0002.05.04.057-71
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Grande Prairie Regional College, 1997
10 photographs; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Sculptures added to College landscape. Artists are Leanne Elias, Wendy Fath, Helena Peters, Sherri Onushko.
Location: 0002.05.04.072-81
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Provincial Building and Jubilee Park, 1982
23 photographs; colour; 3 x 5 in.
Views of the new Provincial Building and Court House, with Jubilee Park on its west extremity.
Location: 0002.05.04.082-104
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Grande Prairie School District Admin Building, 1982; 1989
2 photographs; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Frontal view of the GPSD #2357 Administration building at 10213-99 Street. One photograph includes then superintendant Derek Taylor.
Location: 0002.05.04.105-106
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Montrose Junior High School, 1982
3 photographs; colour; 3 x 5 in.
Frontal views of Montrose Junior High School when it was located at 10201-99 Street, Grande Prairie.
Location: 0002.05.04.107-109
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Old Court House with Grand Prairie, Texas statue, 1982
5 photographs; colour; 3 x 5 in.
Views of the old Court House, vacated in 1982, fronted by a statue from sister-city Grand Prairie Texas.
Location: 0002.05.04.110-114
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Swan Statue in Jubilee Park, 1983
3 photographs; colour; 3 x 5 in.
Views of the Swan Statue in Jubilee Park, just west of the new Provincial Building and Court House.
Location: 0002.05.04.115-117
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Multi-cultural Fair at Grande Prairie Regional College, 1983 c.
24 photographs; colour; 3 x 5 in.
Displays by artist Anton Kohalyk, Artists North, spinner Sandra Spicer, potters Jack Rogers & Kay Langenbach, quilters Mary Ann Smith & Natalie Stoddard; German-Canadian club; Aboriginal, Welsh, Polish, Philippino, Chinese, Irish groups in costume; Clowns Skippy (Holly Schnellback, Grande Prairie) and Beans (Brenda Fox, Calgary).
Location: 0002.05.04.118-141
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The Adventures of Robin Hood, by Jim Nelson, 1983
20 photographs; colour; 3 x 5 in.
Outdoors theatre with medieval props and costumes, played out on Grande Prairie Regional College grounds and near-by reservoir.
Location: 0002.05.04.142-160; 193
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Replacing the Storm Sewers, 1985
2 photographs; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Storm sewers ready for placement on Clairmont Road North in front of McDonalds Drive-In and Silver Crest Motel.
Location: 0002.05.04.161-162
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All Breeds Horse Show, 1986
6 photographs; colour; 4 x 6 in.
All breeds horse show held at Evergreen Park on June 6, 1986.
Location: 0002.05.04.163-168
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Canada Day Celebrations, 1985
12 photographs; colour; 3 x 5 in.
Activities in Jubilee Park for Canada Day Celebrations in 1985: children wading in the Reflecting Pool, models of church and store c. 1911, historic costumes, fiddlers and hot air balloons.
Location: 0002.05.04.169-180
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Canada Day Celebrations, 1986
12 photographs; colour; 3 x 5 in.
Activities in Jubilee Park for Canada Day Celebrations in 1986: children wading in the Reflecting Pool, Scottish Dancers, Fire Department mascot and crane, crowds and helium balloons release.
Location: 0002.05.04.181-192
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Murals in the City of Grande Prairie, 1984-1996
18 photographs; colour; 3 x 5 in.
Murals on buildings: Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (Luther Kozowan), Grande Prairie Public Library (Trina Irons), City Hall (Fred Weiss), Grande Prairie Music, Park Hotel, Parks & Recreation (Luther Kozowan), Focus Publishing, A.G.T. Building (Tim Heimdal), York Hotel (Tim Heimdal), Picture Perfect (Tim Heimdal).
Location: 0002.05.04.194-211
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Royal Mounted Police Hot Air Balloon, 1998
12 photographs; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Sequence of photographs showing the inflation of a hot air balloon in the shape of a mounted RCMP in red serge. This event took place in Muskoseepi Park.
Location: 0002.05.04.212-223
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Twinning the Highway to Edmonton from Grande Prairie, 2000
9 photographs; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Sequence of photographs showing construction on the Sheehan property, during the twinning of Highway 43.
Location: 0002.05.04.224-232
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London Drugs, 1992
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 in.
London Drugs in the old Safeway Plaza at 11515-100 Street in Grande Prairie.
Location: 0002.05.04.233
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Pottery at Bibi Clement's, 1999
2 photographs; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Pottery on display in the yard at Bibi Clement's. The class was taught by Yasus Terada, a Master Potter from Japan.
Location: 0002.05.04.234-235
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Winter Camping, 1986
23 photographs; colour; 3 x 5 in.
From December 28-30, 1986, Beth Sheehan went on a winter camping trip to Two lakes with Fred and Ruth Estlin. Ted Watt, a teenager, also accompanied them. These photographs document the packing, building the shelter, furnishings, cooking, relaxing and ice fishing.
Location: 0002.05.04.236-258
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Official Opening of Centre 2000, 2002
3 photographs; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Official opening ceremonies at Centre 2000 in Grande Prairie, and the christening of the huge sun dial in front of the building in 2002. Trenton Perrott popping the champagne cork and Carmen Haakstad watching the accuracy of the shadow marking 6:00 p.m.
Location: 0002.05.04.259-261
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| SubSeries 002.05.05 | Negative collection. -- 1963-2001. -- 60 cm of textual records.The sub-series consists of 35 mm negatives of a wide variety of photographs: family and friends, home and farm, travel, people she interviewed or kept clippings on, buildings in Grande Prairie (including her 1983 project for Grande Prairie's 25th anniversary), events they attended, art in nature. This collection includes all the negatives of sub-series 002.05.02, and 002.05.03. |
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| Series 002.06 | Beth Sheehan, collector. -- 1 cm of textual records. -- 3 photographs.While Beth collected history and photographs from the Peace River Country, she also collected physical objects, such as samples of wood and a wide variety of sea shells. Her collection of shells from all over the world is housed at the Grande Prairie Museum.The sub-series consists of a story and photographs of wood samples collected by Beth in the local area and on travels. In 1954 her husband Everett gave her a wooden Valentine he made while camped on the dessert in Arizona. She thought it so lovely that together they made more. Everett made boards approximately 1/4 inch thick with a band saw. Beth traced heart shapes on the boards then cut them out with a coping saw. She filed and sanded them meticulously, making them into three-dimensional hearts. Oiling brought out the natural beauty and grain of the wood. On the back of each heart was noted the name of the wood, where it was from, the year, and in some cases, who gave it to her. She didn't make duplicates. She also made pictures of polished wood and some wooden jewellry. Athritis in 1985 made it too difficult to hold and work on the small pieces, and no more were made, though many pieces had been prepared. |
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