Buffalo on the Prairies, 1930 ca
1 postcard; b & w; 4 x 6
"Into the Land where the Buffalo Roamed", the cover photograph for Ann Macklin's photograph album.
Location: 177.001
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Travelling to the Peace Country, 1916
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Dave and Annie Philips Roberts traveling to the Peace Country on their honeymoon.
Location: 177.002
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Travelling to the Peace Country, 1916
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Dave Philips Roberts hands a pail of snow to Annie to melt for water in the caboose while traveling to the Peace Country.
Location: 177.003
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Travelling to the Peace Country, 1916
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Annie driving the oxen, Jimmy and Nigger, which took them into the Peace Country.
Location: 177.004
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Travelling to the Peace Country, 1916
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Dave and Annie Philips Roberts beside the caboose in which they traveled from Grouard to the Clairmont area.
Location: 177.005
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Travelling to the Peace Country, 1916
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Dave and Annie Philips Roberts traveling with oxen and caboose in 50 degree below weather from Grouard to the Clairmont area in January 1916.
Location: 177.006
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Trevor Farm, 1916
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Dave and Annie Roberts first homestead buildings, a cabin and a barn for the oxen.
Location: 177.007
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Trevor Farm, 1916
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Dave and Annie Roberts first homestead buildings, with Jimmy and Nigger the oxen and Daisy, the first cow.
Location: 177.008
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Trevor Farm, 1916
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
First load of wood brought in by oxen to Dave and Annie Roberts first homestead.
Location: 177.009
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Trevor Farm, 1916
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Team of oxen coming out of the barn on Dave and Annie Roberts homestead.
Location: 177.010
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Trevor Farm, 1916
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Team of oxen coming out of the barn on Dave and Annie Roberts homestead.
Location: 177.010
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Off to the Waterhole, 1916
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Annie Roberts driving team of oxen with waterbarrel on a flatbed sleigh.
Location: 177.011
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Building of the Railway, 1916
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Trainload of railway ties for the building of the E.D. & B.C. Railway line in March 1916.
Location: 177.012
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Building of the Railway, 1916
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Crew and machinery used for building the E.D. & B.C. Railway line in 1916.
Location: 177.013
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Velma and Victor Macklin, 1916
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Velma and Victor, the children of I.V. and Nellie Macklin.
Location: 177.014
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I.V. & Nellie Macklin, 1916
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
I.V. and Nellie Macklin came to the Grande Prairie area in 1910.
Location: 177.015
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Nellie Cass Macklin, 1916
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Nellie Cass Macklin with her sisters.
Location: 177.016
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Victor and Velma Macklin, 1916
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Preschoolers Victor and Velma Macklin with pretend guns and dead chickens.
Location: 177.017
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Dave Roberts and oxen, 1916
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Dave Roberts with his oxen, Nigger and Jimmy.
Location: 177.018
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First Furrows, 1916
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
The first furrows turned on Trevor Farm, the homestead of Dave and Annie Roberts.
Location: 177.019
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First Seeding, 1916
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
The first seeding on Trevor Farm, the homestead of Dave and Annie Roberts.
Location: 177.020
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Moving House, 1916
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
The Ward Brothers, neighbours of the Roberts family, moving his house to another location with a team of eight horses.
Location: 177.021
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Mr. & Mrs. Fletcher Bredin, 1921
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Fletcher and Anna Bredin met on the Hay River near Great Slave Lake. Anna Marsh was originally from Lindsay, Ontario and served as the first Anglican missionary nurse at Great Slave Lake. She was there with her brother Rev. Tom Marsh.
Location: 177.022
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Mr. & Mrs. Fletcher Bredin, 1933
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Mr. & Mrs. Fletcher Bredin at their home, "The Twin Shacks", on the shores of Bear Lake. Their home was built as two log cabins on two quarters of land with a breezeway in between to serve the purpose of "prooving up" both quarters.
Location: 177.023
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Mr. Fletcher Bredin, 1930 ca
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Fletcher Bredin was a fur trader and buyer for Revillon Freres when he met Anna Marsh near Great Slave Lake. He went on to become the owner of a chain of trading posts with James Cornwall and a Member of the Legislative Assembley.
Location: 177.024
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Mr. & Mrs. Fletcher Bredin, 1939
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Mr. & Mrs. Fletcher Bredin at their home, "Twin Shacks", on the shores of Bear Lake.
Location: 177.025
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Mr. & Mrs. Fletcher Bredin, 1939
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Mr. & Mrs. Fletcher Bredin at their home, "Twin Shacks", on the shores of Bear Lake.
Location: 177.026
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"Twin Shacks", 1920 ca
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Mr & Mrs. Bredin with Marjory Bradford, daughter of Dr. Andrew Bradford, at their home, "Twin Shacks", (also Bredin Post Office) on the shores of Bear Lake.
Location: 177.027
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Shores of Bear Lake, 1920 ca
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Mr & Mrs. Bredin with Marjory Bradford, daughter of Dr. Andrew Bradford, on the shores of Bear Lake near their home.
Location: 177.028
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Boating on Bear Lake, 1920 ca
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Mr & Mrs. Bredin with Marjory Bradford, daughter of Dr. Andrew Bradford, in a canoe on Bear Lake.
Location: 177.029
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Mr. Bredin's Goats, 1921
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Herd of goats showing fenced field and shelter belonging to Fletcher Bredin.
Location: 177.030
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Mr. Bredin's Sheep, 1921
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Herd of sheep with Fletcher and Anna Bredin and a tent in the background. "Camping out at Twin Shacks" is the inscription on the back of the photograph.
Location: 177.031
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Mr. & Mrs. Angus Campbell, 1921
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Annie Roberts with Mr. & Mrs. Angus campbell. Mr. Campbell was the first grain buyer at the Alberta Pacific Elevator.
Location: 177.032
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Peggy and Desmond Campbell, 1921
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Peggy and Desmond Campbell, children of Angus Campbell, first grain buyer at the Alberta Pacific Elevator.
Location: 177.033
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The Morgan Family, 1930 ca.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
The Morgan family, Welsh friends of the Roberts family: Mr. Morgan, Myfanwy, Gordon, Irene, Mrs. Morgan and Gwen.
Location: 177.034
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Mr. & Mrs. Bob Griffiths, 1930 ca.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Friends of the Roberts family, Mr. & Mrs. Bob Griffiths with their children Ritchie and Trevor.
Location: 177.035
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Rev. Abbot's family, 1933
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Rev. & Mrs. F.V. Abbott with their children Kathleen Amy, Edwin Vale, Harold Spencer, Margaret Anna, and Helen Irene. Rev. Abbott was with the Anglican Church at Lake Saskatoon.
Location: 177.036
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Mr. & Mrs. S.D. Griffiths, 1930 ca.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Mr. & Mrs. S.D. Griffiths, friends of the Roberts family.
Location: 177.037
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On the Dunvegan Ferry, 1914
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Dave Roberts on the ferry crossing the Peace River at Dunvegan.
Location: 177.038
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Road Gang, 1914
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Road gang working on the roads leading down to the Peace River at Dunvegan. Road crews were usually made up from homesteaers in the area.
Location: 177.039
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Road Gang, 1914
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Road gang working on the roads leading down to the Peace River at Dunvegan. Road crews were usually made up from homesteaers in the area.
Location: 177.040
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Charlie, 1930 ca.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
The Roberts frist horse was Charlie, "a noted and lovable character. He came to Trevor farm in 1916. He featured in nearly all the runaways. He was the most brilliant thinker of his time."
Location: 177.041
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Nurse Grant and Ann, 1917
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Ann Philips Roberts was born at the Pioneer (Kathryn Prittie) hospital in 1917. Nurse Grant is holding her.
Location: 177.042
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Leaving Grande Prairie Hospital, 1917
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Dave and Anne Roberts leaving the Pioneer (Kathryn Prittie) hospital with their daughter Ann.
Location: 177.043
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Pioneer Baby, 1917
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Ann Philips Roberts in a fur lined baby reclining chair.
Location: 177.044
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First Pets, 1918
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Ann Philips Roberts and her first cats outside the family home.
Location: 177.045
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Ann and the Cows, 1918
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Ann Roberts at age two with the family cows.
Location: 177.046
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Ann and the Chickens, 1918
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Ann Roberts at age two feeding the hens and turkeys.
Location: 177.047
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Hunting for Dinner, 1918
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Annie Roberts with her gun on the snowy trail of prairie chickens.
Location: 177.048
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Roberts Home near Clairmont, 1920 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
In the early 1920s, the Roberts returned back home to the Clairmont homestead. Inscription reads "Back to the Little Gray Home in the West."
Location: 177.049
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Riding in Style, 1920 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Annie Roberts, Aunt Noo and Ann riding in a buckboard behind Charlie.
Location: 177.050
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Homestead Yard, 1922
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Annie and Ann Roberts in yard of their homestead near Clairmont.
Location: 177.051
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Mr. Longear & children, 1922
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Mr. Longear, the first bank manager at Clairmont, with his two sons.
Location: 177.052
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United Farm Women Meeting, 1924
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Meeting of United Farm Women of Alberta (accompanied by their children) at Bredin on Bear Lake. In the background is "Twin Shacks" the home of Mr. & Mrs. Bredin.
Location: 177.053
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Women's Auxiliary Meeting, 1926
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
"The Grande Prairie Women's Auxiliary Deanery being entertained by Holy Trinity Bredin Branch at the "Twin Shacks" on June 29, 1926.
Location: 177.054
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"Cap" Roberts family, 1930 ca.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Dick, Jack and Mrs. "Cap" Roberts, with Mrs. Bredin, Margaret and Ted
Location: 177.055
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The MacKinnon Children, 1930 ca.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
The MacKinnon children
Location: 177.056
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Tour of the Dam, 1930 ca.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Ann Roberts and her friend Gwen with a home-made raft on the farm dug-out.
Location: 177.057
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Swimming in Bear Lake, 1930 ca.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Ann Roberts swimming in Bear Lake with Jessie and Mrs. Evans and Mrs. Cameron.
Location: 177.058
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Skating on the Dam, 1930 ca.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Ann Roberts skating on the farm dug-out surrounded by farm animals.
Location: 177.059
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A New Family Car, 1930 ca.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Ann Roberts with the Durant, the new family car.
Location: 177.060
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Grande Prairie High School, 1935
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Grade eleven and twelve class at Grande Prairie High School including Mr. Sterle-Smith, Mr. Fowler and Miss Saunders.
Location: 177.061
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Grande Prairie Business College, 1936
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Grande Prairie Business College class of 1936. Mrs. M. Stokes, P.C.T. was the principal and the subjects taught were short hand, typing, book keeping and letters.
Location: 177.062
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Ploughing with Horses, 1930 ca.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Dave Roberts ploughing with a team of five horses, with a sixth pulling a harrows at his side.
Location: 177.063
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Drilling Outfits, 1930 ca.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Dave Roberts seeding with a John Deere Tractor, with his eight horse team in the background.
Location: 177.064
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Binding the Grain, 1930 ca.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Dave Roberts binding with a team of four horses. Saskatoon bushes in the background.
Location: 177.065
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First Threshing, 1920 ca.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Tractor from the Harris Brothers' Steam Rig for threshing grain.
Location: 177.066
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First Threshing, 1920 ca.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Threshing Machine from the Harris Brothers' Steam Rig.
Location: 177.067
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Combine Threshing, 1930 ca.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Hauling grain from Mr. Kehr's Baldwin Combine.
Location: 177.068
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Trip to Nose Mountain, 1935
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Violet Jebb, Mr. Bredin, and Ann Roberts starting out from Rio Grande one beautiful September morning. "We crossed the Wapiti at Pipestone Creek by means of fording. It was a swift current and in spots the horses almost had to swim."
Location: 177.069
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Cree Family Guides, 1935
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
"Two Cree families accompanied us onour trip. They killed out meat--moose, deer, bear, porcupine and skunk--and picked cranberries and blueberries for us. They pitched our tents and packed our horses. Last, but not least they were our guides."
Location: 177.070
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Cree Family Guides, 1935
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
"Two Cree families accompanied us onour trip. They killed out meat--moose, deer, bear, porcupine and skunk--and picked cranberries and blueberries for us. They pitched our tents and packed our horses. Last, but not least they were our guides. The children usually rode three bareback on a horse. The babies were carried on their mothers' back."
Location: 177.071
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Moose for Supper, 1935
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
The moose Daniel shot during Ann Roberts' trip to Nose Mountain.
Location: 177.072
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Drying Meat, 1935
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Drying meat at an Indian's log cabin.
Location: 177.073
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Preparing a Moose Hide, 1935
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Two Cree women fleshing a moose hide.
Location: 177.074
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Drying Moose Meat, 1935
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Drying moose meat for preserving while on the trail.
Location: 177.075
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Fish for Supper, 1935
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Violet Jebb with the speckled trout caught in Nose Creek. Mr. Bredin, in the background, is preparing to cook the trout.
Location: 177.076
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Charlie the Pack Horse, 1935
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Violet Jebb with Charlie and his pack on the trip to Nose Mountain.
Location: 177.077
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Nose Lake, 1935
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Nose Lake, the destination for Ann Roberts trip into the mountains. The white speck across the lake is her tent.
Location: 177.078
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Vermilion School of Agriculture, 1933 ca.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
School Fair winners throughout Alberta were treated to a short course for ten days at Vermilion School of Agriculture.
Location: 177.079
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School Fair Winners, 1933 ca.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
School Fair winners throughout Alberta were treated to a short course for ten days at Vermilion School of Agriculture.
Location: 177.080
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Skating Party, 1938
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Skating party given by Miss Ann Philips-Roberts was attended by: Earl Parrish, Dorothy Newton, Ann, Art Southworth, Gwen Grant, Gordon Wilson, Doris Gant and Dennys Law. Mrs. Philips-Roberts, Scott the dog, and Evelyn Knight are in the front row.
Location: 177.081
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Skating Party, 1938
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Skating party given by Miss Ann Philips-Roberts was attended by: Earl Parrish, Dorothy Newton, Ann, Art Southworth, Gwen Grant, Gordon Wilson, Doris Gant and Dennys Law.
Location: 177.082
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Trapper and Dog Team, 1930 ca.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Roberts family, on a trip to the Wapiti River, meet up with a trapper transporting his fur catch with a dog team.
Location: 177.083
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Trapper and Dog Team, 1930 ca.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Trapper and his dog team coming through the bush on the banks of the Wapiti.
Location: 177.084
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Victor and I.V. Macklin, 1930 ca.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
I.V. Macklin came to the Grande Prairie area in 1910. His son Victor married Ann Philips-Roberts in the early 1940s.
Location: 177.085
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Victor Macklin and Ann Philips-Roberts, 1930 ca.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Victor Macklin and Ann Philips-Roberts, here on horses Birdie and Una, were married in the early 1940s and lived in Ottawa, Ontario for the rest of their lives.
Location: 177.086
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I.V. & Tilley Macklin, 1940 ca.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
I.V. Macklin with his second wife Tilley and their three oldest children: Irwin, Arthur and Ann.
Location: 177.087
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Yellow Cabs, Grande Prairie, 1950 ca.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Street view of the Yellow Cabs taxi office and three cabs on Richmond Avenue just down from the Capitol Theatre.
Location: 177.088
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Dr. & Mrs. O'Brien, 1940 ca.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Dr. and Mrs. O'Brien in the yard of their Grande Prairie home.
Location: 177.089
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Orphaned Trumpeter Swans, 1953
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
"Foster mother" feeding three trumpeter swans which were raised on the Tomshack farm north of Clairmont.
Location: 177.090
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