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Forest Falk fonds

Forest Falk fonds. -- 1895-1988. -- 5 cm of textual records. -- 30 photographs. -- 1 postcards. -- 3 cards.

Biographical Sketch

Forrest Clinton Falk was born August 23, 1895 in Sumner, Iowa. When he was six years old, he was placed in the Lutheran Orphans’ Home in Waverly, Iowa by his father, but was retrieved 2 months later by his relatives. By the time he was 15, he had rejoined his father and was working at any odd jobs he could find in Muskogee, Oklahoma.
At the age of 17, Forrest travelled as a stowaway by train up to Edson, then drove a team over the Edson trail for Leonard Beard, a settler coming to Grande Prairie with his family. They arrived in September, 1911. After filing on a quarter southeast of Clairmont and helping the Beards start a cabin, Forrest worked as a farm labourer for ranch owners such as Sproule and Cochrane. In 1912, he was joined by his father, John Frederick Falk. Father and son worked at proving up their homesteads over the next years, with Forrest working out as a ranch hand and a hauler on the trails.
On September 23, 1917, Forrest enlisted as a Private 1st Class for World War I at Deer Lodge, Montana. He fought at Cierges Fermes and Soissons in 1918, and was injured during this last raid, on August 30, 1918. After 4 ½ months in an American Red Cross hospital in St. Aignon, France, he was released.
In 1927, Mr. Falk married Edith Catherine Paige.

Custodial History

Records were donated by Margaret Wood, daughter of Forrest & Edith Falk.

Scope and Content

The fonds consists of personal records and photographs; legal papers and financial records from the Falk’s homestead including his original homestead application; and papers and correspondence regarding Forrest’s tour of duty in France during World War I and his resulting injury.

Notes

Title based on the contents of the records.
Related records: A Bill of Sale included in personal papers relates to a saddle in the Grande Prairie Museum. Also in the museum collections is a Purple Heart World War I medal, awarded to Forrest c. Falk for Military Merit.

Table of Contents
Series 049.01Personal Papers
Series 049.02Falk Homestead
Series 049.03World War I Records
Series 049.04Falk Family Photograph collection

Series 049.01Personal Papers. -- 1895-1980. -- 2 cm of textual records. -- 7 photographs.

The series consists of correspondence, naturalization certificate, and copies of certificates regarding the birth and citizenship of John Frederick and Forrest Clinton Falk. Photographs include one portrait of John F. and Mary F. Falk, with their son Forrest in 1895, 1 photograph of the last home of Forrest and Edith Falk, and 4 photographs of Forrest Falk and Hazel Beard at the opening of the Smoky River Bridge in 1973. There are also four turn of the century cards from Edith Paige Falk’s family and the 1967 memoirs written by Forrest Falk for "Pioneers of the Peace".
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Series 049.02Falk Homestead. -- 1912-1965. -- 2 cm of textual records. -- 23 photographs.

The series consists of receipts for work done, land, livestock and machinery; transfers and leases of land between Forrest, his father and neighbours; sale agreements and loan agreements; and 20 photographs of the homestead between 1920 and 1930. One hand-painted photograph shows the wagon with four horses which Forrest drove over the Edson Trail, and a small cash book lists prices of items purchased for grubstake in 1912, as well as later purchases and records of work done for area farmers. Two aerial photographs show the Falk farmstead as it was in the late 50s or early 60s, and a 1965 Auction Poster advertises the farm sale when the Falks retired.
First Train into Grande Prairie in 1916, 1916
2 photographs; b & w; 4.5 x 3.5 in.
The first train into Grande Prairie in 1916.
Location: 1991.03.001

Roadside Snack on the Road to Pouce Coupe, [1925]
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
Forrest Falk's car pulled off onto the side of the road on a trip from Grande Prairie to Pouce Coupe, B.C.
Location: 1991.03.002

Work Train Building Track Into Grande Prairie, 1916
2 photographs; b & w; 4.5 x 3.5 in.
A work train building into Grande Prairie in Mar. 1916
Location: 1991.03.003

Mr. & Mrs. Tom Ogden Enroute to Bingley, 1910
1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 5 in.
Mr. & Mrs. Tom Ogden, homesteaders, enroute from Everretts to Bingly with oxen and wagon in 1910. They were originally from Boston.
Location: 1991.03.004

Repairing Roads in the Peace River Country, [1915]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
Two Harmon Boys along with Cliff & Frederick Falk repaired roads in the Peace River Country about 1915.
Location: 1991.03.005

Making Camp on the Trail, 1912
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
Setting up camp in the bush on the journey into the Peace River Country.
Location: 1991.03.006

Montana Style Gate, 1918-1926
2 photographs; b & w; 4.5 x 3.5 in.
The Montana style gate used for access into the Falk farmyard from 1918-1926.
Location: 1991.03.007

Falk Farm 1926, 1926
2 photographs; b & w; 5 x 3 in.
Plowing at the Falk farm in 1926. The farmyard is in the background
Location: 1991.03.008

Binding the Crop at Falk Farm, 1942
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
Forrest Falk with steel-wheeled tractor and binder harvesting a crop.
Location: 1991.03.009

Forrest Falk, 1915
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
Forrest Falk immigrated to the Peace Country over the Edson Trail in 1911. He is shown here with horse and lariat.
Location: 1991.03.010

Forrest Falk and "Mike", 1915
1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 2.5 in.
Forrest Falk at the age of 18 on "Mike", the saddle horse he rode over the Edson Trail. Photograph taken on Tom Cochrane's farm.
Location: 1991.03.011

Forrest Falk on "Mike", 1920
2 photographs; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
Forrest Falk on "Mike" the saddle horse he brought over the Edson Trail. The saddle is now in Grande Prairie Museum.
Location: 1991.03.012

Log Barn At the Falk Farm 1920-21, 1920 c.
2 photographs; b & w; 5 x 3 in.
A new barn being built at the Falk farm about 1920-21. The roof is yet to be installed.
Location: 1991.03.013

Horse-Drawn Seed Drill, 1930
1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 3.5 in.
Horse-drawn seed drill on the Falk farm, south-east of Clairmont.
Location: 1991.03.014

Forrest Falk at Butte, Montana, 1919
1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 3.5 in.
Forrest Falk upon his return from the First World War, with family or friends in Butte, Montana.
Location: 1991.03.015

John F. Falk Frame House, 1920 c.
2 photographs; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
Falk frame house on the farm in the early 1920s.
Location: 1991.03.016

Falk Farm Woodshed, 1930
1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 3.5 in.
One of the outbuildings on the Falk farm storing wood for the coming winter.
Location: 1991.03.017

Edith Falk, Clairmont Farm, 1929
1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 3.5 in.
Fonds 049
Location: 1991.03.018

Edith Falk, Clairmont Farm, 1929
1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 3.5 in.
Fonds 049
Location: 1991.03.019

"All The Essentials", 1920 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3 in.
A sow with piglets and several chickens roam the yard on the Falk Farm in the 1920's.
Location: 1991.03.020

Hauling Grain Across Clairmont Lake, [1925]
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3 in.
Forrest Falk hauling grain across Clairmont Lake with a six horse team pulling two wagons.
Location: 1991.03.021

Going Homesteading, 1912
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3 in.
Floyd Totten and Forrest Falk traveling to the new homestead with borrowed transportation from Robert Cochrane in May 1912.
Location: 1991.03.022

Falk Farm Horses, 1922
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3 in.
A six horse plow on the Forrest Falk farm in 1922.
Location: 1991.03.023

Edith Falk, a new bride, 1927
2 photographs; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
Edith Paige Falk, the new bride, in the grainfield outside her farm house.
Location: 1991.03.024

Forrest Falk at Hammonds' Ranch, 1920
2 photographs; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
Forrest Falk with the two Hammond boys and their familyin April, 1920.
Location: 1991.03.025

Arthur Gunn's Home, 1950
1 negative; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
Arthur Gunn's log house and new frame house.
Location: 1991.03.026

Threshing Crew, Falk Farm, 1940
1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 3.5 in.
Threshing the 1940 crop on Forrest Falk's farm south-east of Clairmont, Alberta.
Location: 1991.03.027

Hauling Grain, Falk Farm, 1938
1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 3.5 in.
Two teams of horses hauling grain to the elevators at Clairmont, Alberta.
Location: 1991.03.028

A Herd of Pigs, 1920 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3 in.
Pigs in front of their shelter on the Forrest Falk Farm near Clairmont in 1920's.
Location: 1991.03.029

Horse-Drawn Mower, 1925-1926
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3 in.
Cutting hay with two horses and a horse drawn mower on the Falk farm in 1925.
Location: 1991.03.030

Cattle on The Falk Farm, 1920 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 2.5 in.
Falk cattle in front of a dilapidated log building in the late 1920's.
Location: 1991.03.031

Horses At The Falk Farm, 1920 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3 in.
Horses in front of a barn at the Falk farm near Clairmont in the 1920's.
Location: 1991.03.032

Forrest Falk, [1919-1920]
2 photographs; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
Forrest Falk on his horse "Mike" with his dog "Major" on behind.
Location: 1991.03.033

Homestead Garden, 1920
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
Forrest Falk homestead outbuildings, with garden in the foreground.
Location: 1991.03.034

Breaking Land on Falk Farm, 1925
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3 in.
Breaking land with a steel wheel tractor on the Falk farm in 1925.
Location: 1991.03.036

Forrest Falk's Horse Mike with 1892 saddle, 1920s
1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 3.5 in.
Location: 1991.03.037

Forrest Falk and "Mike", 1913
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3 in.
Forrest Falk at the age of 18 on "Mike", the saddle horse he rode over the Edson Trail. Photograph taken on Tom Cochrane's farm.
Location: 1991.03.038

1925,
1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 3.5 in.
Location: 1991.03.039

" King & Queen" cutler - Falk farm, 1938
1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 3.5 in.
Margo Falk
Location: 1991.03.040

Original Gate 1926, replica in museum,
1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 3.5 in.
Location: 1991.03.041

Gate on Falk Farm, 1918-1926
1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 3.5 in.
Fonds 049
Location: 1991.03.042

Forrest Falk Farm 8" snow on stooks, 1936
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3 in.
There is 8" of snow on these stooks at the Forrest Falk Farm on Sept. 13, 1936
Location: 1991.03.043

F. Falk Place in Canada,
1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 3.5 in.
Location: 1991.03.044

John Falk And Horse,
1 photograph; b & w; 5.5 x 3.5 in.
Forrest's father, John Falk, standing next to his horse.
Location: 1991.03.045

Steam Threshing on Falk Farm in 1917, 1917
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3 in.
A threshing outfit and straw pile at the Falk farm near Clairmont in 1917.
Location: 1991.03.046

Straw Stack - Falk Farm, 1930
1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 3.5 in.
The straw stack towers above horses and wagon on the Falk farm in 1930.
Location: 1991.03.047

Threshing - Falk Farm, 1930 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 3.5 in.
Fonds 049
Location: 1991.03.048

Stewart's Threshing Machine, 1917
2 photographs; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
Stewart's Threshing Outfit at Bezanson.
Location: 1991.03.050

Steam Tractor threshing on Peace River farm, 1917
1 photograph; b & w; 5.5 x 3.5 in.
A photo showing a steam tractor, thresher, teams & wagons at Threshing Time on a Peace River Farm
Location: 1991.03.051

Falk Homestead, 1927
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
Four horses pull a plow at the Falk homestead near Clairmont.
Location: 1991.03.052

Straw Shed on F. Falk Farm, 1922
1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 3.5 in.
Location: 1991.03.053

Horse-Drawn Binder, Falk Farm, 1936
1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 3.5 in.
Horse-drawn McCormick binder in operation.
Location: 1991.03.054

Six Horse Team, Falk Farm, 1930 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 3.5 in.
A team of six horses with screens around their muzzles to protect them from the nose fly.
Location: 1991.03.055

Harrowing on Falk Farm, 1938
1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 3.5 in.
Worker with a team of eight horses harrowing the land on Falk farm.
Location: 1991.03.056

F. Falk Farm, 1938
1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 3.5 in.
Fonds 049
Location: 1991.03.057

Horse-Drawn Seeder, Falk Farm, 1940
1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 3.5 in.
A team of six horses pulling a seeder for the spring planting.
Location: 1991.03.058

Original Log House, Falk Farm, 1920 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
The original log house on the Falk farm. The roof was raised to make a loft for a barn in 1920-1925.
Location: 1991.03.060

Threshing, Falk Farm, 1946
1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 3.5 in.
Threshing at the Falk farm in the late 1940's. By now tractors have rubber tires rather than steel wheels.
Location: 1991.03.061

Breaking land on the Falk Farm, 1925
2 photographs; b & w; 5 x 3 in.
A Steel wheel McCormick Deering tractor was used to break land on the Falk farm in 1925
Location: 1991.03.062

Falk House Canada, 1925
1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 3.5 in.
Location: 1991.03.063

Revillon Freres store & Beaverlodge Post Office, 1912
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3 in.
Revillion Freres store and Beaverlodge Post Office at Saskatoon Lake.
Location: 1991.03.064

Hudson's Bay Company at Saskatoon Lake 1910, 1910
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3 in.
Unknown persons at the Hudson's Bay Company Post at Lake Saskatoon
Location: 1991.03.065

Richmond Avenue, Grande Prairie, [1957]
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
Richmond Avenue, from the 99th Street intersection, looking west.
Location: 1991.03.066

Granny Beard, 1961
1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 3.5 in.
Granny Beard lived on the next quarter to Forrest Falk.
Location: 1991.03.067

Kleskun Hill Ball Team, n.d.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
Kleskun Hill Ball Team pose for a group photo
Location: 1991.03.068

Kleskun Hill Ball Team, n.d.
1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 3.5 in.
Fonds 049
Location: 1991.03.069

Falk Family, 1890 c.
1 print; b & w; 8 x 10 in.
Portrait of Forrest Falk's family of origin, taken in the United States at the turn of the century. Front Row: Charles, Elizabeth, Grandma, Eva. Back Row: Leonard,age 16, John Frederick (father of F.C. Falk), Will, George. F.C. Falk was born in 1893. Grandmother passed away in 1891 or 1892. The photo was oriinally in a frame constructed from wood taken from John Frederick's homestead cabin built in 1912, 8.5 miles NE of Grande Prairie.
Location: 1991.03.087

Falk Family Farmstead, 1925 c.
1 framed print; b & w; 8 x 10 in.
The Forrest Falk farmstead near Clairmont, Alberta.
Location: 1991.03.096

(Carousel of Slides),
1 ; ;
Location: 1991.03.105

(Carousel of Slides),
1 ; ;
Location: 1991.03.106

Forrest Falk and Hazel Beard, 1973
1 photograph; colour; 3 x 5 in.
Forrest Falk and Hazel Beard at the Smoky River, celebrating their first crossing of it in 1911.
Location: 1991.03.107

Forrest Falk and Hazel Beard, 1973
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Forrest Falk and Hazel Beard at the Smoky River, celebrating their first crossing of it in 1911.
Location: 1991.03.108

Sign Celebrating Crossing of Smoky River, 1973
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Close-up of sign "Our First Crossing of the Smoky River Sept. 2, 1911 (Ferry)
Location: 1991.03.109

Forrest Falk and a Two Horse Team, 1919-1920
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7 in.
Forrest Falk (on right) driving wagon with two horse team.
Location: 1991.03.110

Traveling the Edson Trail, 1911
1 photograph; colour; 8 x 10 in.
Hand-painted and enlarged photograph of the Falks team and wagon coming through the bush on the Edson Trail.
Location: 1991.03.111

New Mexico, 1908
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3 in.
Note on the back of the photograph identifies this as "New Mexico 1908."
Location: 1991.03.113

Steam Driven Tractor 1900's, 1900 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3 in.
A steam driven tractor from the early 1900's
Location: 1991.03.114

Freres store & Beaverlodge Post Office, 1910
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3 in.
Revillion Freres store and Beaverlodge Post Office in 1910 at Saskatoon Lake
Location: 1991.03.115

Postcard Addressed to Miss Edith Paige,
1 postcard; b & w; 3.5 x 5.5 in.
A postcard of "Uncle Bert's daughter" in a stroller. The postcard was mailed to Edith Page.
Location: 1991.03.116

Haying Season,
1 photograph; b & w; 5.5 x 3.5 in.
Men and horses gathering and loading loose hay during haying season.
Location: 1991.03.117

George Breeden "Hotel", 1910
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3 in.
George Breeden's "Hotel" was one of the first buildings on the future site of "Grande Prairie City."
Location: 1991.03.118

Richmond Ave Grande Prairie c. 1915, 1915 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3 in.
Looking westward down Richmond Avenue in Grande Prairie about 1915
Location: 1991.03.119

Richmond Ave Grande Prairie 1915, 1915
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3 in.
Looking eastward down Richmond Avenue in Grande Prairie in 1915
Location: 1991.03.120

Forrest Falk, n.d.
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3 in.
Forrest Falk poses on horseback in front of a log barn. The saddle shows was made in the early 1900's
Location: 1991.03.121

Original Log House, Falk Farm, 1916-1918
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
The original log house on the Falk farm. The roof was raised to make a loft for a barn in 1920-1925.
Location: 1991.03.122

Threshing on the Forrest Falk Farm, 1920 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3 in.
Men and equipment thresh on the Forrest Falk farm in the late 1920's.
Location: 1991.03.123

Plowing with horses, 1928
1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 3.5 in.
Location: 1991.03.124

Forrest Falk Farm, 1928-1929
2 photographs; b & w; 5 x 3 in.
Frame farm house & log outbuildings on Falk Farm.
Location: 1991.03.125

Moving Granery, 1930
1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 3.5 in.
Forrest Falk moving a granary with his steel-wheeled tractor in a field of heavy snow.
Location: 1991.03.126

Winter Scene, Falk Farm, n.d.
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3 in.
The Forrest Falk farm buildings and corals during winter.
Location: 1991.03.127

"Forrest Falk Farm in Canada", 1930 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 3.5 in.
Falk farm in the distance, behind a field of stooked oats.
Location: 1991.03.128a

In the Oat Field, 1930 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 3.5 in.
Fonds 049
Location: 1991.03.128b

In the Oat Field, 1930 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 3.5 in.
Edith Falk and daughter in the center of a field of oats on Falk farm.
Location: 1991.03.128c

Early Snowfall, 1936
1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 3.5 in.
A September snowfall covers the crops on Falk farm.
Location: 1991.03.129

Spring Planting, 1933
1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 3.5 in.
Rear view of horse-drawn seeder behind a team of six horses.
Location: 1991.03.130

Hauling hay with horses, 1930 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 3.5 in.
Location: 1991.03.131

Forrest Falk Farm House, 1925
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 2.5 in.
New frame house on the Forrest Falk farm in 1925.
Location: 1991.03.132

Moving a granary, 1930 c.
3 photographs; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
Forrest Falk moving a granary with his steel-wheeled tractor in a field of heavy snow.
Location: 1991.03.133

Root Pile - Falk Farm, 1932
1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 3.5 in.
Fonds 049
Location: 1991.03.134

Clearing Land, 1930
1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 3.5 in.
Fonds 049
Location: 1991.03.135

Spring Planting, Falk Farm, 1933
1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 3.5 in.
Preschooler Mary Falk with her father's seeding outfit and horses.
Location: 1991.03.136

Threshing on Falk Farm, n.d.
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3 in.
A threshing outfit on the F Falk farm showing equip, granary and straw pile.
Location: 1991.03.137

Farm Pets, 1930 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 3.5 in.
Fonds 049
Location: 1991.03.138

Oat Crop, Falk Farm, n.d.
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3 in.
Oat stooks on the Falk farm in the south Peace River country.
Location: 1991.03.139

F Falk Farm, n.d.
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3 in.
Building an outbuilding on the Forrest Falk Farm
Location: 1991.03.140

Machinery & Truck on Falk Farm, 1930 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
Machinery and truck used during threshing on Falk Farm.
Location: 1991.03.141

Spring Planting, 1933
1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 3.5 in.
Rear view of horse-drawn seeder behind a team of six horses.
Location: 1991.03.142

Edith & Mary Falk, 1932
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3 in.
Edith Falk, with her daughter Mary beside a McCormick-Deere binder.
Location: 1991.03.143

Forrest Falk & his Saddle Horse, 1919
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
Location: 1991.03.144

F. Falk Farm, n.d.
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3 in.
Location: 1991.03.145

Harrowing, Falk Farm, 1938
1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 3.5 in.
Team of eight horses pulling a harrows over the field.
Location: 1991.03.146

Threshing - Falk Farm, 1940's
2 photographs; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
Steam Tractor running the threshing machine at Falk farm in the 1940s.
Location: 1991.03.147

Threshing - Falk Farm, 1940 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 3.5 in.
Fonds 049
Location: 1991.03.148

Garden Scene, Falk Farm, 1930
1 photograph; b & w; 5.5 x 3 in.
Preschooler Mary Falk poses next to a spruce tree in front of her farm house.
Location: 1991.03.149a

Garden Scene--Falk Farm,
1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 3.5 in.
Location: 1991.03.149b

Threshing at R.J. Oatway's, 1946
1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 3.5 in.
Threshing crew gathers at Oatway's farm. Vehicles are parked to the left.
Location: 1991.03.150

Work Train Building Track Into Grande Prairie, 1916
2 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 3.5 in.
Track-laying engine building the train track into Grande Prairie in Mar. 1916
Location: 1991.03.151

September 1936--Early Snowfall, 1936
2 photographs; b & w; 4.5 x 3.5 in.
Location: 1991.03.152

Forrest Falk & Hazel Beard at the Smoky, 1973
2 photographs; colour; 3 x 3 in.
Location: 1991.03.153

Falk Farm Dog,
1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 3.5 in.
A dog on the Forrest Falk farm resting on the grass.
Location: 1991.03.154

On Falk Farm, 1930 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 3.5 in.
The best horse on Falk Farm
Location: 1991.03.155

Early Snowfall, Falk Farm, 1936
1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 3.5 in.
A September snowfall covers the crops on Falk farm.
Location: 1991.03.156

Steel Wheeled Tractor, 1920-1930
1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 3.5 in.
Steel-wheeled tractor being used for field work on the Falk farm.
Location: 1991.03.157

Trumpter Swans, n.d.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 3 in.
Trumpeter swans rescued as cygnets in the Clairmont area and raised as pets.
Location: 1991.03.158

New House on Falk Farm, n.d.
1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 3.5 in.
New white frame farmhouse built on Falk farm.
Location: 1991.03.159

Building Under Construction,
1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 3.5 in.
New outbuilding on Falk farm under construction.
Location: 1991.03.160

New Outbuildings, Falk Farm, n.d.
1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 3.5 in.
Winter scene of more modern outbuildings on Falk Farm.
Location: 1991.03.161

Falk farm - New Barn, n.d.
1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 3.5 in.
Fonds 049
Location: 1991.03.162

Log Barn Under Construction,
1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 3.5 in.
Location: 1991.03.163

Forrest Falk Farm, Clairmont, 1922
2 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 3.5 in.
Fonds 049
Location: 1991.03.164

Saddle Ponies And Riders, n.d.
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3 in.
Forrest Falk and friend riding horses.
Location: 1991.03.165

Falk Threshing Crew,
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
Seven man threshing crew at the mobile threshing bunkhouse on Falk Farm.
Location: 1991.03.166

Forrest Falk and his saddle horse, 1919
2 photographs; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
Forrest Falk, his horse Mike, and the Saddle as they came over the Edson Trail.
Location: 1991.03.167

Harvest Scene,
1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 3.5 in.
Location: 1991.03.168

Peace River, Alberta, n.d.
1 postcard; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Bird's eye view of town of Peace River.
Location: 1991.03.169

Forrest Falk on saddle pony, 1913
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3 in.
A horse on the Forrest Falk farm in 1920. The Circa 1892 Saddle is in the G.P. Museum
Location: 1991.03.170

Falk Farm Field, n.d.
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3 in.
Field ready for seeding on Falk Farm.
Location: 1991.03.203

Dinner for Two, 1920
1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 2.5 in.
Farmdog and piglet eat out of the same dish on the Forrest Falk farm near Clairmont.
Location: 1991.03.204

Horses with Cutter,
1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 3.5 in.
Horses with Cutter
Location: 1991.03.205

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Series 049.03World War I Records. -- 1917-1933. -- 1 cm of textual records.

The series consists of communications from the war department regarding the "wounded in action" of Forrest Falk, and the resultant compensation; dismissal papers such as the enlistment record and soldier’s affidavit; and a small diary used while at the American Red Cross hospital, with addresses and records of the treatment of his injury.
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Series 049.04Falk Family Photograph collection. -- 1917-1933. -- 100 photographs.

The series consists of communications from the war department regarding the "wounded in action" of Forrest Falk, and the resultant compensation; dismissal papers such as the enlistment record and soldier’s affidavit; and a small diary used while at the American Red Cross hospital, with addresses and records of the treatment of his injury.
John & Mary Falk with child Forrest, 1893
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7 in.
John F. Falk and Mary E. Falk, with their son Forrest C. Falk, born 1893 in Sumner, Iowa.
Location: 1991.03.104

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