Fonds 032 Campbell family fonds

2126 photographs

103 slides

157 postcards

30 cards

24 artworks

1629 negatives

95 glass negatives

9 maps

3 blueprints

Date: 1908-1983 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of genealogical records of the Campbell family researched by Isabel Campbell between 1957 and 1983. The collection includes correspondence with the sources of the information, an essay called “Kirnan and the Campbells” written by Paul Kester in 1932, a pamphlet from “The Clan Campbell Society (U.S.A.), and a 1916 issue of “The Campbell Family Magazine” published in New York.

Physical description: 1 cm of textual records

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

Publication status:

Published

Date: 1867-1904 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of four yearly diaries written by Eldridge Augustus Campbell when he was 18 to 22 years of age, his membership card in the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers; and two news clippings, one a travel article written by Mr. Campbell as a special correspondent for the Toledo Bee newspaper, and one about a record-setting trip he made from Cleveland to Toledo as the train engineer on “Lake Shore Engine No. 653”.

Physical description: 5 cm of textual records

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

Publication status:

Published

Date: 1867-1997 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of documents and photographs relating to Clyde Campbell, his wife Myrle, and their daughter Isabel. The documents include letters written by Clyde Campbell to his wife Myrle before and after marriage; blueprints of laboratories designed by Mr. Campbell; communications and documents from the War Department regarding Clyde Campbell; certificates from his pharmacy and his involvement with the Masonic Lodge. There is also a transcript of his funeral service and copies of obituaries. The photographs are of Clyde Campbell, Myrle McGuire Campbell, and their daughter Isabel Campbell at various stages of life. The collection includes photographs of Isabel receiving awards for her contributions to history in the Grande Prairie area in the 1990s.

Physical description: 3 cm of textual records

29 photographs

3 blueprints

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

•                Graphic material – photograph (documentary form)

•                Architectural drawing (documentary form)

Publication status:

Published

Seven photographs of Clyde Campbell from a young child to an adult, including a graduation photograph. There are also two oversized photographs of Clyde in his laboratory.

Six photographs of Myrle McGuire Campbell, from the time she was a teenager until ca. 1940. They include a photograph of her and a friend “in the grotto at Riverside Park”, a photo of her on the front porch ca. 1904, two formal portraits of her as a young woman, a snapshot of Myrle at Minnehaha Falls in 1919, and a formal portrait of her about the time she married Franklin Brewer in 1945.

Sixteen photographs of Isabel Campbell. The collection includes photographs of her as an infant, with her parents, as a young girl, as a career woman, and receiving awards from the City of Grande Prairie and the Historical Society of Alberta.

Clyde E Campbell’s certificate of war service in the Ordnance Department during World War I.

Clyde E. Campbell’s degree from Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy.

A certificate from the State Board of Pharmacy of Wyoming certifying that Clyde E Campbell is a registered Pharmacist in 1908.

A certificate from the State Board of Pharmacy of Wyoming certifying that Clyde E Campbell is a registered Pharmacist in 1909.

A certificate from the State Board of Pharmacy of Wyoming certifying that Clyde E Campbell is a registered Pharmacist in 1911.

Three blueprints of laboratories designed by Clyde Campbell.

Certificate concerning Clyde Campbell’s involvement in the Imperial Council of the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America (Shriners).

Certificate concerning Clyde Campbell’s involvement in the Barton Smith Lodge No. 613, stating that he was “raised to the sublime degree of master Mason.”

Date: 1867-1997 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of photographs, many of which are in an album, of the extended Campbell family, including Grandmother Campbell, the Astry family, the McKinley family, and Clyde, Myrle, and Isabel with the extended family. There are also photocopies of news clippings about the McKinley family including the death of 8 year old Charles Wesley McKinley in a skating accident.

Physical description: 0.5 cm of textual records

535 photographs

22 negatives

Access points:

•                Graphic material (documentary form)

•                Textual record (documentary form)

•                Graphic material – photograph (documentary form)

Publication status:

Published

These photographs show Sylvia Astry Campbell, Clyde Campbell’s mother; the Astry Family; and Clyde Campbell’s sister’s family, the McKinleys. There are photographs related to Isabel Campbell’s childhood in the United States, from Toledo, Ohio (Oak Street and Putnam Street); Bowling Green, Ohio; Sand Lake, Michigan; and Louisville, Kentucky. Named individuals, besides the Campbell family, include Flora Ryder, the Wickholm family, the Wildman family, and Aunty Bates.

Image shows a girl, likely a young Isabel Campbell, sitting on a wicker chair on a front porch with two cats, named Miss Becky and Miss Princess Patricia (see 0032.04.26). The caption on the back of the picture reads “2256 Putnam St. Toledo, O. 1919.” Clyde, Myrle, and Isabel lived in Toledo before moving to the Peace Country in 1919.

Image shows two cats curled up in a wicker chair. The caption on the back of the photograph reads “Miss Princess Patricia and Miss Becky. ‘Pinky Pat’ and Becky. Toledo, Ohio.”

These photographs show Sylvia Astry Campbell, Clyde Campbell’s mother; the Astry Family; and Clyde Campbell’s sister’s family, the McKinleys. There are photographs related to Isabel Campbell’s childhood in the United States, from Toledo, Ohio (Oak Street and Putnam Street); Bowling Green, Ohio; Sand Lake, Michigan; and Louisville, Kentucky. Named individuals, besides the Campbell family, include Flora Ryder, the Wickholm family, the Wildman family, and Aunty Bates. There are also four cyanotypes from ca. 1912.

Twenty-two negatives showing members of the extended Campbell family.

This album contains photographs gathered and possibly taken by Myrle Campbell. There are many photographs of Myrle, Clyde, and Isabel (often referred to as “Niddy”), and other members of the extended Campbell family. The photographs are taken in various locations across the United States. Many of the photographs are labeled.

A cat curled up on a cushion on the lawn.

A woman poses with a dog. The caption under the photograph reads, “Margy and Princess Pat.”

Date: ca. 1890-1970 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of genealogical records from the McGuire family Bible, marriage and birth certificates, news clippings, and correspondence. Some of these documents are photocopies. There is also a guest book with newspaper articles about Ellen McGuire from her 92nd birthday until her death, and a photograph album with photographs of the McGuire family taken from 1920 onwards.

Physical description: 1 cm textual records

264 photographs

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

•                Graphic material – photograph (documentary form)

Publication status:

Published

Class portrait taken in front of a building, possibly a school. Some of the students are identified on the back, but part of the list of names has been cut off.

Portrait of Grandma McGuire. The caption on the back reads “Grandma McGuire Age 98 b. 1844 d. 1945”

A group of people sits on the lawn in front of a house. The caption on the front of the picture reads “Maple Hill Farm.” The caption on the back of the picture reads “John McGuire Homestead. Dundee Michigan. W.C. McGuire was born here.”

This album contains photographs gathered and possibly taken by Myrle McGuire Campbell. The photographs are of the McGuire family, including Myrle’s parents and her daughter Isabel. They are taken in various locations in the United States. Many of the photographs are labeled.

Four boys holding toy guitars pose on the front steps of a brick house. The caption on the back of the photograph reads, “These are Glenn’s four oldest boys – Michael, Patrick, David, & John. This was taken about three years ago before Steven and the new babe appeared. Don’t you think they are cute?”

Date: 1949-1996 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

This series includes photographs belonging to Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Brewer, Isabel Campbell’s mother and stepfather. Subjects include the opening of the Smoky River bridge in the summer of 1949, a trip up the Mackenzie Highway from Rio Grande, a trip up the Alaska Highway as far as Ft. St. John, daughter Francis Brewer, the Lois and Jim Simpson family, and friend of the family Edna Moyer. There is a photocopy of a newspaper article announcing Myrle and Franklin’s marriage, and obituaries for Eli Pandachuck, Bernice Pandachuck, and Edna Moyer. Also included are photographs taken of a geological picnic at Kleskun Hills which feature Robert Cochrane as speaker. There is also a eulogy written by Isabel on the death of her father.

Physical description: 1 cm textual records

87 photographs

Access points:

•                Graphic material (documentary form)

•                Textual record (documentary form)

Publication status:

Published

Two photographs taken at the opening of the Smoky River bridge in the summer of 1949. One photograph shows four women and a man on the bridge; the other shows the bridge and was taken from shore.

Image shows a group of men, including two Indigenous men wearing regalia, at the opening of the Smoky River Bridge in 1949. The back of the photograph says “Note tom tom”

Two photographs taken at the opening of the Smoky River bridge in the summer of 1949. One photograph shows the bridge and people on the shore below it; the other shows a group of people at the opening event, including an RCMP officer.

Image shows four men, two of whom are Indigenous men wearing regalia, standing together. The photograph was taken at the opening of the Smoky River bridge in the summer of 1949. The back of the photograph says “For mr [?] with bright red blanket.”

Image shows a group of people posing on the bridge at the opening event. The caption on the back reads as follows: “On the New Bridge being built over the Smokey River. Note the end of the ferry at the extreme left. The ferry where all supplies went across during war by the Americans building Alaska Highway. Aug/49.”

Image shows a man on what is likely a parade float, decorated with furs and taxidermy birds, at the Smoky River Bridge opening event. A caption on the back of the photograph reads, “What made Peace River Country famous – Firs [sic].”

Image shows a man with a dog. The caption on the back of the photograph reads, “dog is blind in one eye, right eye looking at him. He has a pack on consisting of short [indistinct].”

Image shows a group of people gathered for the Smoky River Bridge opening event, with an RCMP officer standing in front.

Two photographs of the Swan Industries Float in the 1975 County Fair parade. 0032.06.11 has “1975 Fair August 4th 5th and 6th” written on the front. 0032.06.12 has “Frances Brewer on the float” written on the back.

Photographs taken on a trip by the Brewer family from Rio Grande to Manning on the Mackenzie Highway.

Photographs of friends and family members from the Brewer family: Frances Brewer, Franklin and Myrle Brewer, Lois and Jim Simpson and family, and Edna Moyer.

Image shows a crowd of people gathered at Kleskun Hills for a geological picnic. A note on the back of the photograph reads as follows: “Geological park picnic at Kleskun Hills – when bones of pre-historic animals were found. The Kleskun Hills are peculiarly formed hills. Alberta, Canada. Dinosaur bones have been found all through here – Dad and I are standing up just beyond speaker. Frances is sitting down to the left. See her striped dress?”

Image shows people at Kleskun Hills for a geological picnic. A note on the back of the photograph reads: “View taken from one of the Klescum [Kleskun] hills. Hundreds of cars not showing in the picture. Ours can be seen at the arrow point. We are taking you there for the day so you can dig and hunt for some treasures.”

Image shows Robert Cochrane speaking at a Kleskun Hills geological picnic, with a crowd of people seated on the grass behind him. Part of the caption on the back is cut off, but it reads as follows: “Giving a speech at the Klescum [Kleskun] Hills picnic July 28, ‘49. He saw me aim my camera at him and posed for me. He sat next to me at the seed growers banquet in Edmonton. I’m going to send him another snap like this.”

Image shows a speaker at a geological picnic at Kleskun Hills, with a crowd of people seated on the grass behind him. Part of the caption on the back of the photograph is cut off, but what remains reads as follows: “sure knows his specimen. [?] is sitting right back of him.”

Image shows vehicles parked at Kleskun Hills, with people gathered atop one of the hills. The caption on the back reads as follows: “One of the Klescum [Kleskun] hills where rare specimens are found of dinosaur bones and teeth. Picture taken at 5:30 pm at the picnic.”

Leather album containing approximately 50 photographs and postcards from a trip up the Alaska Highway by Franklin and Myrle Brewer.

Formal group portrait of the Alberta Detachment of the 11 Field Ambulance that served in the First World War.

Date: 1907-1928 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of photographs and papers dealing with life on the Campbells’ homestead in Halcourt, Alberta: house plans, a tax receipt, lists of expenses and bills from local stores, and communications from A.H. Funnell regarding the sale of the property.

Physical description: 1 cm textual records

71 photographs

204 negatives

Note:

Not all items in this series are described.

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

•                Graphic material – photograph (documentary form)

•                Graphic material (documentary form)

Publication status:

Published

A woman and dog pose in front of a log cabin.

Two copies of a photograph showing pastures and fences.

Two copies of the same photograph showing two men standing outside a log cabin.

Two women and two dogs pose atop a hill.

Image shows a horse and wagon parked in front of the Grand Theatre.

Isabel Campbell carrying a kitten in her arms and accompanied by the family dog.

Winter photograph showing a dog standing in front of the Campbells’ log barn.

A woman poses with her arm around a cow’s neck. A caption on the back reads “First lossy cow.”

View of the Red Willow River. The caption on the back of the photograph reads, “Looking down on the flooded Red Willow just below the [Campbell] house, taken in May 1927.”

Hamlet of Halcourt with five buildings, including the school and store.

Party of eight including Clyde, Myrle, and Isabel Campbell. Two of the ladies are seated on a set of moose antlers.

Image shows a man standing beside a horse.

Image shows Isabel as a girl, standing between two cows.

Image shows a team of horses puling a loaded wagon.

Copy of a photograph showing Violet and Isabel riding horses. A caption on the back of the photograph reads, “Violet Sanderson McKay and Isabel Campbell 1926 at Elmworth.”

Copy of a photograph showing Myrle Campbell milking “Betsy the Cow” in the open yard beside the cabin.

Copy of a photograph showing Clyde Campbell, with a sheaf of oats under his arm, feeding the pigs and cow on his homestead.

Two horses look over a fence with a sod-roofed stable in the background.

Clyde Campbell using a hand plow with two horses. The Campbell cabin is in the background.

Myrle and Clyde Campbell in a snowy field on their homestead.

Isabel standing in a field with a cow and her calf.

Winter scene of the barn on Clyde Campbell’s homestead with the family dog on the path.

Isabel sweeping the path outside of the Campbell cabin in December 1919. She is accompanied by the family dog.

Log cabin outhouse on the Campbell family homestead in the dead of winter.

Clyde Campbell, dressed for the cold, entering an outbuilding. A full-length saw stands beside the doorway. The caption on the back of the photograph reads “40 below.”

Campbell family and neighbours cutting the winter wood supply with a steam-driven saw.

Campbell family cabin with wooden downspouts to catch the melting snow water.

The Campbells’ cabin in the winter.

Group of men cutting the Campbells’ winter wood supply with a steam-driven saw.

Isabel Campbell in a field of oats, which is shoulder height. Homestead outbuildings are in the background.

Isabel, Myrle, and Clyde Campbell on their homestead.

Two copies of a photograph showing the Campbells’ log cabin in the winter.

The Campbells’ cabin in the winter. A woodpile and outbuilding are visible in the background.

Isabel and Clyde Campbell pose in a snowy field.

Image shows cows and a horse grazing in a pasture.

Image shows the back of the Campbells’ cabin.

Isabel, Myrle, and two dogs pose on top of a pile of logs.

Myrle Campbell, in cape and hat, on Pete the horse in August of 1920.

Isabel Campbell seated on a horse.

Campbell family cabin with wooden downspouts to catch the melting snow water.

A hand tinted photograph of the Campbell cabin on their Elmworth homestead.

Image shows three men and a team of horses pulling blocks of ice out of a body of water. The caption on the back reads, “Getting our ice out for the summer. It is three feet thick and clear as glass. Clyde is the center figure.”

Clyde Campbell, dressed for the cold, entering an outbuilding. A full-length saw stands beside the doorway.

Two copies of a photograph of Isabel Campbell on the front porch of the Campbell cabin, when it still had a sod roof. One of the photographs is a small print, while the other is a large print pasted to heavy cardboard.

Copy of a photograph showing a winter scene of the barn on Clyde Campbell’s homestead with the family dog on the path.

Copy of a photograph showing the Campbells’ cabin in the winter. A woodpile and outbuilding are visible in the background.

Two copies of a photograph showing a woman (likely Myrle Campbell) wearing snowshoes, wrapped in a blanket or large coat, and wearing a feather in a band around her head.

Copy of a photograph showing the fence-lined driveway leading up to the Campbells’ cabin and outbuildings.

Copy of a photograph showing a drilling rig putting in the water well on the Campbell homestead.

Copy of a photograph showing Clyde Campbell standing in a field of grain as tall as his shoulders.

Copy of a photograph of Myrle Campbell, with bucket in hand, feeding the chickens on their homestead.

Copy of a photograph showing two horses looking over a fence with a sod-roofed stable in the background.

Copy of a photograph showing a man on horseback.

Blurry photograph of a group of unidentified people eating a meal.

Isabel riding the Campbells’ horse, Beauty. A cow, Betsy, is visible in the background. The caption on the back of the photograph reads, “A picture of Nidy over on the homestead taken last year 1926 Aug. ‘Beauty’ really has a tail and isn’t she pretty and fat? Betsy in the background.”

Isabel and Clyde Campbell pose in a snowy field.

An unidentified man sits on a pile of luggage outside a building.

Two copies of a photograph of a couple identified on the back as Mr. and Mrs. Hoffman standing in front of a log building.

Hand-tinted photograph showing the back of the Campbells’ cabin.

Image shows a horse and wagon parked in front of the Grand Theatre.

Myrle and Isabel Campbell pose in front of a log building.

Image shows Myrle Campbell seated on a stone wall, looking over her shoulder at a waterfall. The caption on the back of the photograph reads, “Mom at Minnehaha Falls enroute to Alberta July 1919.”

Copy of a photograph showing the Campbells’ cabin in the winter.

Copy of a photograph showing two horses looking over a fence with a sod-roofed stable in the background.

A portrait of Clyde Campbell, pianist, druggist, World War I veteran, and homesteader.

A fur trapper guides a team of dogs pulling a loaded sled past a homestead.

Clyde Campbell operating a horse drawn binder, with homestead outbuildings in the background.

Bird’s eye view of a pioneer townsite in the midst of prairie parkland.

Panoramic view of the hamlet of Beaverlodge in 1925.

Drayman and loaded dray wagon moving the Campbell’s belongings to their new homestead.

The first Halcourt school was constructed from logs in 1912, and moved to Elmworth Corner in 1917. It was used until 1939 when a new school was built.

Panoramic view of Rio Grande showing the first log church, the 1929 frame church and priests’ house, the Rio Grande Hall, and several dwellings.

Clyde Campbell in the doorway of what appears to be an ice house on the banks of the river.

Myrle and Isabel Campbell carrying milk or feed buckets towards the barn on the Elmworth homestead.

Outbuildings on the Campbell family homestead at Elmworth, Alberta.

Clyde Campbell seated outside of his log cabin with his dog.

Clyde and Myrle Campbell relaxing in rocking chairs on the front porch of the Campbell cabin.

Clyde Campbell with his team of horses.

Clyde Campbell and two other people in front of a early model car.

Campbell family homestead cabin near Halcourt, Alberta.

Isabel Campbell holding the family cat in front of the log cabin on their homestead in Elmworth.

Clyde Campbell in work clothes with a team of his horses at their homestead near Halcourt.

Clyde, Myrle, and Isabel Campbell beside the family car.

Isabel and Myrle Campbell with two other women at the doorway of a log restaurant during their move to the homestead. There is a sign over the door that reads “Meals.”

Isabel Campbell beside a huge boar who is busy with his meal.

An informal portrait of Clyde and Isabel Campbell in the yard of their Elmworth homestead.

A bird’s eye view of the Red Willow River as it winds through forested parkland.

Clyde Campbell balancing on the river rocks underneath the Halcourt Bridge.

Clyde Campbell ploughing the land on his Halcourt homestead with a team of three horses.

Myrle and Isabel Campbell sitting on a log in the yard of their Halcourt homestead.

Myrle and Isabel Campbell ride down to the Red Willow River which ran alongside their homestead.

The hamlet of Elmworth as seen in the distance in the midst of a prairie landscape.

A pond of ice-free water in the middle of a snowy landscape.

The Campbell family and friends beside a wagon load of settlers’ effects during the move to their homestead.

Outbuildings on the Campbell family homestead at Elmworth, Alberta.

Drawing of the interior of the Campbell cabin showing furniture placement and décor.

Clyde Campbell operating a horse drawn binder on his homestead in Elmworth, Alberta.

Myrle and Isabel Campbell with horse drawn wagon full of furnishings for the new cabin.

Ready for the threshers: two oats stooks in the foreground with the field of oats behind.

Group photograph of women and children in front of the Campbell cabin.

Six large stacks of hay or bundles of grain in the yard of the Campbell homestead at Elmworth.

Isabel Campbell on horseback on their homestead in Halcourt.

Myrle Campbell with the family cow in the yard of their Halcourt homestead.

Myrle Campbell milking the cow on their homestead at Halcourt.

Myrle Campbell with their family cow on the homestead near Halcourt.

Myrle Campbell with their family cow on the homestead near Halcourt.

Bridge over the Red Willow River near the Campbell homestead.

A furry horse with a coat for the winter cold on the Campbell family homestead near Halcourt.

Isabel Campbell and her horse in front of the Campbell family cabin on their homestead near Halcourt.

Panoramic view of the buildings on the Campbell family homestead near Halcourt.

Digging the water well on the Campbell family homestead near Halcourt.

Date: 1900-1999 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of records relating to the life of Isabel Campbell, daughter of Clyde Campbell and Myrle McGuire. It includes her baby book, historical writings, art work, correspondence, financial records from her home in Grande Prairie, reference material she collected, and memorial records when she died in 1998.

Physical description: 47.5 cm textual records

1140 photographs

103 slides

157 postcards

30 cards

24 artworks

1403 negatives

95 glass negatives

9 maps

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

•                Graphic material – photograph (documentary form)

•                Graphic material (documentary form)

•                Cartographic material (documentary form)

Publication status:

Published

Date: 1907-1919 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The subseries consists of the baby book the Campbells kept for Isabel (including a small number of photographs within the book) and a cradle roll certificate for the Washington Street Congregational Sunday School in Toledo, Ohio.

Physical description: 1 cm textual records

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

•                Graphic material – photograph (documentary form)

Publication status:

Published

Date: 1930-1992 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The subseries consists of scrapbooks containing copies of Isabel’s column in the Herald Tribune from 1955-1997, and an index card finding aid she created to document the subject of those articles. The subseries also includes a copy of “Grande Prairie, Capitol of the Peace,” which Miss Campbell wrote in 1969; a letter from the University of Alberta regarding the publication of her father’s letters as “Challenge of the Homestead;” and the guest book which she kept from 1989 to 1992, showing the number of people who visited her to request information about historical topics.

Physical description: 34 cm textual records

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

Publication status:

Published

Date: 1918-1950 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The subseries consists of pencil sketches, pencil crayon and pastel drawings, and handmade cards (some in a scrapbook) made by Myrle and Isabel in the late 1920s. There is also a 1929 National Art School Certificate from Chicago, Illinois.

Physical description: 30 cards

24 artworks

Access points:

•                Graphic material (documentary form)

Publication status:

Published

Date: 1917-1999 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The subseries consists of some of Isabel’s business and personal correspondence, the majority of it dealing with her Canadian and United States citizenship and letters between her and the editor of The Sentinel Tribune in Bowling Green, Ohio.

Physical description: 5 cm textual records

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

Publication status:

Published

Date: 1959-1998 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The subseries consists of financial records kept by Miss Campbell on her home in Grande Prairie: survey certificate, tax assessments, and mortgage details. An insurance policy is accompanied by a set of black and white photographs detailing her possessions and the interior of her home.

Physical description: 1 cm textual records

41 photographs

Access points:

•                Graphic material – photograph (documentary form)

•                Textual record (documentary form)

Publication status:

Published

Snapshots of items in Isabel Campbell’s last home, taken for insurance purposes.

Date: [ca. 1900] -1989 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The subseries consists of early promotional materials and maps of the Peace River Country; six placemats of drawings of pioneer buildings by various artists; four reference booklets; a scrapbook documenting the history of the Business & Professional Women’s Club of Grande Prairie; and some photographs, slides, and negatives. There are also five booklets printed by the Department of Agriculture:

– Experimental Sub-Stations Report: Interim Reports of the Experimentalists in Charge (1921)

– Experimental Sub-Station Report Beaverlodge, Alberta (1927)

– Dominion Experimental Station Beaverlodge – Progress Report 1937-1947

– Dominion Experimental Station Beaverlodge – Progress Report 1948-1952

– Windbreaks for the Peace River Region (1956)

A transcript of the original card catalogue is preserved with the fonds.

Physical description: 9 cm textual records

43 photographs

3 slides

7 negatives

9 maps

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

•                Graphic material (documentary form)

•                Graphic material – photograph (documentary form)

•                Cartographic material (documentary form)

Arrangement:

Isabel Campbell’s original donation of over 10 meters of newspaper clippings, brochures, and assorted reference materials has been reorganized into fonds 510 South Peace Regional Archives Reference Files. Over a three year period, Isabel’s reference materials were combined with reference materials from Beth Sheehan, David Leonard, and the Grande Prairie Public Library. The various collections had different headings, so the Alberta on Record Subject Term list (as of the time when this project was begun) was used to organize all the collections into one; they form the various series for the fonds. All series are listed as having 1 cm of material. All reference files are housed in the filing cabinets in the reading room. The files are updated regularly as new reference material is donated.

Publication status:

Published

Highway map for the Province of Alberta showing paved, graveled, and graded roads.

Highway map of Alberta on one side and Alberta Motor Association information on the other.

Map showing the highway from Edmonton to Ft. St. John and connecting to the Mackenzie and Alaska Highways.

Map showing through connections with United States Railway.

Map showing Stuart Lake, British Columbia, west of Prince George

Prince George area from Vanderhoof to Dome Creek

Peace River drainage system from Finlay Forks (in mid-BC) to the Alberta border

A government publication describing the land, rivers, and resources of the Peace Country in view to opening it up for settlement.

A pocket guide to Edmonton, Peace River, and the North with information about government services, amenities, resource development, transportation services, and community services.

Resources and opportunities in the Alberta and British Columbia sections of the Peace River District. Includes a description of all the towns/villages and a list of publications and information available.

Book with information about the resources and opportunities in the Alberta and British Columbia Peace River Country.

Description of the educational, health, retail, government, and industry resources offered in Grande Prairie.

Typed script for a play about the history of Beaverlodge.

Portrait of an unidentified man involved with the General Ministerial Association.

1 in. = 1 mile

Scope and content:

Map of power lines and roads in the Rio Grande Rural Electrification Association area in Townships 69 to 72 and Ranges 9 to 13, West of the 6th Meridian. REAL members are handwritten in and location of farm sites are coloured in red.

1 in. = 1 mi.

Scope and content:

Map of power lines and roads in the Grande Prairie East Rural Electrification Association area in Townships 70 to 73 and Ranges 2 to 6, West of the 6th Meridian. Map shows arrestors, OCRs, and Sectionalizers.

A portrait of Patrick McCabe, second court reporter.

Portrait of W.C. Pratt, the first Editor of the Grande Prairie Herald.

The Grande Prairie Herald office block in downtown Grande Prairie. It looks like it may be a photograph of an image in a newspaper.

J. B. Yule, editor of the Northern Tribune seated at his typewriter. It appears to be a photograph of a photograph.

A composite photograph of the staff of Bowes Publishers Ltd, which produced the Herald-Tribune. Staff members include Bill Bowes, Howie Bowes, Jim English, Walt Murphy, Isabel Campbell, Ken Kirkpatrick, Mona Forman, Hazel Ward, Stella LeBaron, Linda Bell, Orm Schultz, Cleo McKinnin, Jim Simpson, Bord Jerchel, Gerry Duncan, Ruth Balderson, Wilf Klein, Gladice Klick, Eileen Stabell, Herman Duesel, Herhard Kossmann, Charly Moreland, Johns Adams, Jim Winters (not shown), Mary Lalonde, Erwin Broda, Larry Balderson, Dorothea Pollock, and Harriet Robertson.

Scrapbook containing news clippings and photographs documenting the formation and activities of the Business & Professional Women’s Club of Grande Prairie, from the initial meetings held in the fall of 1960 to 1972. Documents inserted within the pages include the program for Charter Night, the statement of purpose for the Canadian Federation in 1962, a proclamation from Mayor George Repka for Business Women’s Week in 1962, a programme for the Careers Preview Afternoon at Montrose Junior High School in 1962, a copy of their 1966 resolution for better cervical cancer screening, a copy of their Day Care Centre survey questionnaire sent out in 1969, and a programme Planner from the Canadian Federation for 1987-1988.
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In the fall of 1960, a group of Grande Prairie women invited the Canadian Federation of Business & Professional Women’s Clubs to help them organize a chapter in Grande Prairie. The Canadian Federation was founded in 1930, the purpose being “to develop and train women for leadership and responsibility in business, industry and the professions; to work towards improving economic, employment, and social conditions for women; … to encourage women to participate in the business of government at all levels; and to co-operate with the International Federation of Business and Professional Women.” Mrs. Lola Paul, from Calgary, came to represent the Federation, and following her talk, “a motion to organize was passed unanimously by upwards of 25 women present, representing teaching, and nursing professions, office personnel, retail merchants, and other businesses” (Herald Tribune October 7, 1960).
The Grande Prairie club received its charter on March 18, 1961 with 31 members on their roster. At that time it was the twelfth and most northern club in Alberta. The first executive consisted of Mina Pool, president; Myrtle Hook, 1st vice president; Evelyn Durda, 2nd vice president; Lorna Arnell, corresponding secretary; Isabel Campbell, recording secretary; and Ethel Orr, treasurer. There were also three committees: membership, led by Sheila Murphy; programme, led by Jean O’Brien; and publicity, led by Isabel Campbell.
Over the years, the Grande Prairie club championed equal pay for equal work; increased minimum wage; equal opportunities for education, training, and advancement; removal of discrimination against employment of married and older women; legal rights for women; and a federal status of women report. Locally, they supported technical training and refresher courses for professional women, increased minimum wage, a regional library system, better resources for those with mental health issues, a mobile clinic to screen for cervical cancer, a day care center, and a home for transients in Grande Prairie. They also sent observers to local council and school board meetings to monitor the decisions being made in regards to girls and women, paid tribute to businesswomen during Business Week, offered musical scholarships, sponsored Careers Preview Afternoons at the Junior High School, and celebrated the successes of women in the Grande Prairie area, such as when Myrtle Hook set up the first woman-run real estate company, and when Lillian Middleton was named postmaster of Peace River in 1963. Each year they elected a “Woman of the Year.”
It appears that the Grande Prairie Business & Professional Women’s Club no longer exists, although a bursary is still given out each year in the club’s name for the Grande Prairie Regional College.

Two photographs, originally taken as one larger panoramic photograph that was later cut in two. This is the official photograph of Charter Night for the Business & Professional Women’s Club of Grande Prairie. Several women seated in the front row are identified: Myrtle Hook, 1st Vice President; Mina Pool, President; Lorna Arnell, Corresponding Secretary; Isabel M. Campbell, Recording Secretary.

Executive for the newly-formed Business & Professional Women’s Club of Grande Prairie on Charter Night, March 18, 1961. From left to right: Lorna Arnell, Corresponding Secretary; Isabel Campbell, Recording Secretary; Ethel Orr, Treasurer; Myrtle Hook, 1st Vice President; and Mina Pool, President.

National president Una MacLean of Calgary (left) and provincial president Lucy Milne (right) present the charter to local president Mina Pool at the charter ceremony.

Five photographs of activities at the United Nations Tea during Business Women’s Week in 1963. The Tea was held in the Pagoda Room at Joe’s Corner Coffee Shop on Saturday, October 26, 1963. Photographs feature Ethel Middleton, the BPWC Woman of the Year, and several other club members.

Two photographs of a Business Women’s Week luncheon held in the Windsor Hotel in Dawson Creek in October 1964, and attended by women from the Grande Prairie BPWC.

Unidentified woman seated in someone’s home.

Image shows five men. Harry Balfour, for whom the school was named, was the district superintendent and is shown in the centre of the photograph. The caption on the back of the photograph reads, “Harry Balfour School opened Oct 1956 (see Herald Tribune Oct 23 P.3 Col. 1,4).”

An unidentified man sitting at a desk. He likely has some connection to Harry Balfour School.

A group of men and women looking at binders and books.

A group of men and women looking at binders and pamphlets.

A group of men and women looking at books and pamphlets.

Four students looking at a piece of paper at St. Joseph Catholic School. The caption on the back of the photograph reads, “High School Grad”.

Five students gathered around a table with books.

Four men and women (including a nun) standing under a sign “Education is everybody’s business.”

A group of men and women (including a nun) sitting at a table with papers.

The Catholic Church, School, and Convent at Lesser Slave Lake.

Image shows a group of people, mostly children, standing outside a building. The caption on the back of the photograph reads, “Mission School Peace River Dec 1913 and first auto.”

Portrait of Mrs. Agnes Sorrel Forbes, Presbyterian missionary.

Portrait of Reverend Alexander Forbes, Presbyterian missionary.

Casual portrait of of Bob Guest. The caption on the slide reads, “Bob Guest on forestry tower duty.”

Three people at Bob Guest’s Cabin on the Wapiti River.

Image shows Bob and his dog in a clearing in the forest. The caption on the slide reads, “Bob and his dog at Wapiti Cabin.”

Image shows Mel Rodacker and Gerald Carveth on either side of a commemorative sign for Lake Saskatoon. A note on the back of the photograph reads. “Sign commemorating Pioneers, painted by Robert Guest for the Grande Prairie & District Old Timers’ Assoc.. Donated to the Pioneer Museum May, 1972. L. Mel Rodacker, Museum Pres. and R. Gerald Carveth, Old Timers’ Sec..”

Bob Guest (left) and Max Henning (right) holding a painting of a hay wagon on an unidentified occasion in March 1972.

Image shows visitors to the art gallery viewing an exhibit of paintings. The caption on the back of the photograph reads, “Art display in Circle Gallery, GP Regional College by Students of instructor Bob Guest 1974”.

Image shows three people viewing an exhibit of paintings. The caption on the back of the photograph reads, “Art display by Bob Guest’s students in Round Gallery GP Regional College 1974. Bob Guest at left.”

Copy of a photograph showing Annie Higbee and Percy Tooley with two goats on a boardwalk in downtown Grande Prairie. The caption on the back of the photograph reads, “Dr. Annie C. Higbee and Mayor Percy Tooley conversing with Frank Donald’s goats on Grande Prairie’s main avenue.” Photograph from Jack Higbee.

Photographic Christmas card showing Oliver “Rutabaga” Johnson descendants (Verne is grandson of Oliver Johnson) at the wedding of Mike and Eleanor Stringer. In the photograph are Walter, Lorne, Elouise, Verne, Ruth, Eleanor, Mike, and Howard; missing Joan and Karina (Howard’s wife and daughter).

World Oat Champion Gordon Moyer holding a crown garnished with oats, with his wife Edna and children Gordon and Alice.

The John Oszust Family of Beaverlodge. The photograph was stapled to a June 26, 1956 news clipping which identified the people in the photograph as Mr. and Mrs. John Oszust and their children Paul, Lawrence, Bernard, Alix, Helen (married to Pope), and Josephine (married to Robert Cook).

Bernadine Sunderman and Leslie Steil pose for a photograph. The caption on the back of the photograph reads, “Leslie Steil Erma’s boy born on the same day as Grandma’s birthday age 9.” The photograph was stapled to a news article dated June 10, 1954 and titled “Ninety-Year-Old Mother of Local Men Passes Away.”

Participants at the 1989 Wapiti School Reunion (1913-1956).

Roy Housworth leading the ecumenical church service at the Wapiti School Reunion in 1989.

Two photographs showing the Church and Mission of St. Charles Roman Catholic Mission at Dunvegan. The ferry tower is visible in the background.

Date: 1911-1998 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The subseries consists of a collection of glass negatives, film negatives, and photographic prints taken by Cameron White for The White Studio in 1936-1937 and passed on to Isabel by Gerald Carveth, president of the Old Timers Association.

Physical description: 16 photographs

95 glass negatives

107 film negatives

Access points:

•                Graphic material (documentary form)

•                Graphic material – photograph (documentary form)

Alternative form available:

According to a note in the old Access database, there are duplicate film negatives in the freezer.

Publication status:

Published

View down Richmond Avenue, with City Laundry the first business visible on the left side. Model Ts and Model As are angle parked on street.

View down Richmond Avenue, looking west, with C.S. Hook Watchmaker the first store visible on the left. Imperial Bank is midway on the right.

View down Richmond Avenue, looking east, with Porteous Hardware on left and Capitol Theatre on right.

Men and automobiles outside of the Capitol Theatre on Richmond Avenue. The Capitol is first building visible on right, with the next four businesses also visible.

Four “garden tractor-sized” caterpillar tractors parked in front of J.B. Oliver’s furniture store. Drivers stand alongside, and snow is in streets. Imperial Bank of Canada is also in photograph.

Model A car covered with snow angle-parked in front of Royal Café on a snowy Richmond Avenue. Bell-Fleming Hardware is visible in the background.

Exterior of the Donald Hotel, a two-story brick building with large plate glass windows in front and covered entry. The Northern Tribune Newspaper building is visible next door.

Interior of the Donald Hotel taken from the stairway, shows foyer, showing seating, decorative plants, French doors, windows, lighting, and heating. A welcome mat at the door reads “Donald Hotel.”

Interior of Canadian Utilities Ltd. building showing the switchboard powerhouse.

Exterior of new nurses’ home, a three story brick building built beside the Municipal Hospital at 105 Avenue, 98 Street.

Exterior of St. Joseph’s School, a one story brick building on 102 Street and 104 Avenue. It has a portico, bell tower, and 12 18-paned windows on its east face.

Exterior of Roman Catholic Church and manse. Manse has a two-story addition behind it.

Exterior of St. Paul’s United Church, built around 1926 on the corner of 100 Avenue and 102 Street. It has a square bell tower entrance on the side.

Bird’s eye view of the fire from second story of a building down the street. Horses, trucks and people are visible in the street.

Early stages of the fire, taken from the street in front of the hotel. Horses, sleigh, and men in foreground.

Early stages of the fire. Water being sprayed up to roof from side of building. Fire hoses or vehicle are not visible.

View of raging fire from the back. Stairway is framed by the flames. Firemen and onlookers are visible in the light.

Fireman standing at the bottom of a fire ladder, looking up.

Close-up of fireman standing beside hydrant, with hoses still connected and covered in ice.

Smoking remains of Corona Hotel, with crowd of onlookers in foreground.

Smoking remains of Corona Hotel, with crowd of on-lookers in foreground.

View of mountains, trees, and cultivated farmland to the southwest at the foot of Saskatoon Mountain.

View of mountains, trees, and cultivated farmland to the southeast at the foot of Saskatoon Mountain.

Pathway to Saskatoon Lake and the swimming pier. Path is framed by trees, and two people stand at the end of the path by the lake.

Aerials of Grande Prairie, showing elevators, downtown core, and residential area, and of the town of Sexsmith with seven elevators, and the newly emerging Peace River Bible Institute campus.

Winter scene of a log cabin in pine trees. A child and dog are playing in the snow in the foreground.

Side view of a log cabin sheltered in a copse of pine trees.

View of front door and windows of a log cabin in a copse of trees.

Front view of 1.5 story home with dormer and cottage roof. Vines and flowers decorate the front of the house and two people can be seen in the living room window.

Interior of barn showing line of approximately 20 cows in their stalls, in the light of the sun coming through the open doorway.

Group of people gathered in the trees, some sitting on the ground and some standing. A horse is tied to a tree on the left side of the photograph.

Log school behind a dirt road, with vehicles and a group of people around the building.

Distant view of Herman Trelle up to his shoulders in a wheat field.

Close-up view of Herman Trelle up to his shoulders in a wheat field.

Close-up view of Herman Trelle in a field of oats taller than his waist.

Close-up view of Mr. Trelle in a field of oats as tall as his waist.

Wapiti Mines vehicle trail leading through the pines down to the Wapiti River.

View of log cabin and log fence under the trees.

Portrait view of log cabin and log fence under the trees.

Two women walking down a path leading downhill between the trees.

Four miners coming down the road to the mines. Wooden cribbing of the mine is visible at the right, and the river at the left.

Miner entering the mouth of a mine along a rail track. A second miner and a pole shed protecting excavated coal are seen to the left.

Miner digging at a vein of coal with a pick.

Side view of miner working at a vein of coal, showing his hat and lamp.

Close-up of a miner in full gear sitting outside the cribbing of a coal mine.

Informal portrait of a miner in full gear smoking his pipe. In the background is a log building.

Landscape view of a log building just above the Wapiti River. A man is chopping firewood.

Portrait view of a log building just above the Wapiti River. A man is chopping firewood.

Distant view of three pairs of horses pulling a sled full of coal up Wapiti Hill. The driver is perched on top of the “caboose” at the front of the sled.

Front view of three pairs of horses pulling a sled of coal up Wapiti Hill. The driver is directing the horses from the top of his “caboose” at the front of the sled.

Close-up view of a four-horse team pulling a sled of coal. The sled has a built-in “caboose” at the front to protect the driver.

Group of approximately 24 men and women posed in front of an automobile.

Group of approximately 24 men and women posed in front of an automobile.

Group of approximately 100 people with trees in the background.

Group of approximately 100 people with trees in the background.

Group of approximately 100 people with trees in the background.

Group of approximately 100 people with trees in the background.

First government contracted airmail between Edmonton and Grande Prairie. (L to R) Postmaster Cameron, Postal Inspector T.J. Reilly (of Edmonton), Barney Phillips (assistant manager of United Air Transport), Earnie Kubicek (pilot), P.J. Tooley, and L.C. Porteous.

A.W. Cameron, P.J. Tooley, Frank Donald, and Bill Simmons sitting on a fence and waiting for the plane.

Jack Alloway, Mr. and Mrs. McQuat, and their daughter beside their snowplane on the Wapiti Trail.

Mr. and Mrs. McQuat inside their snowplane. A house is in the background.

Close-up of the interior of the snowplane, with Mrs. McQuat at the controls.

Close-up of the interior of the snowplane.

Interior church photograph showing 16 members of the Clairmont Choir in choir gowns, with the organ in the center.

Coach and seven members of a basketball team in team sweaters, holding a trophy.

Executive council of high school students posing for a photograph.

Portrait of Alex Monkman.

Portrait of Hugh Pritchard seated in an armchair.

Portrait of N. Chappel.

Mrs. Carey on horseback, with husband Jim standing beside. In the background is the racetrack and crowd at the Rodeo Grounds.

Formal portrait of five members of the Archer family seated on chairs on the lawn.

Image of a photograph showing lunch time on the Edson Trail. McQuarrie, Mewan, Hanson, J.D. Robertson, and James Cornwall (MLA).

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Image of a photograph showing an overnight camp east bank of Smoky River. From left: J.D. Robertson, Antoine Thomas, A.H. McQuarrie second from right.

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Image of a photograph showing John Stocks (D.M.) and McEwan (packer) on the Edson Trail.

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Image of a photograph showing J. D. Robertson preparing rabbit stew for supper. A.H. McQuarrie and James Cornwall assist.

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Image of a photograph showing dinner on the Edson Trail. From left: Hanson, McQuarrie, Cornwall, Robertson, and McEwan.

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Image of a photograph showing dinner on the Edson Trail.

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Image of a photograph showing housekeeping on the Edson Trail.

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Image of a photograph showing six men trekking through the bush which will become the Edson Trail.

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Image of a photograph showing a group of workers with tent and bush in the background.

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Image of a photograph showing a group of workers or travellers in a river valley, probably on the Edson Trail.

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Image of a photograph showing wagons and horses in a river valley, probably along the Edson Trail.

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Image of a photograph showing John Stocks (left), first Deputy Minister of Public Works, and A.H. McQuarrie (tallest man in centre) with several Indigenous men and children at Sturgeon Lake. The Indigenous men may be David Tchowis (or Chowace, standing between John Stocks and A.H. McQuarrie), John Finlay, and Patrick Paul (to the right of A.H. McQuarrie).

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Image of a photograph showing men at Sturgeon Lake: Dr. R.N. Shaw, Mosier, E.E. Davidson, and Harvey Switzer.

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Image of a photograph showing a stopping place at Little Smoky River on the Edson Trail.

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Image of a photograph showing a stopping place on Athabasca River, Edson Trail.

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Image of a photograph showing a partial log cabin on the banks of a river, possibly along the Edson Trail.

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Image of a photograph taken at Baptiste River (now Berland), from left: Jim Cornwall, Mrs. Emmerson, and John Stocks holding a child.

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Image of a photograph taken at Baptiste River (now Berland), from left: Jim Cornwall, Mrs. Emmerson and John Stocks holding child.

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Image of a photograph of Smoky River when it was the end of steel. Pine Pass Mercantile Ltd. banner across the street.

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Image of a photograph showing a group of people gathered for a picnic. Sitting on the ground are Cecil Sully, Sadie Crerar, Jack Depencier, Elizabeth Dunlop, Anna Patterson, Mamie Moore, Bill Innes, Luella Patterson, Bernard Sully, Jack Oatway, Delmar Pratt, Ed Crerar, and Garnet Pratt. Mrs. William Pratt and Mrs. Ed Crerar are standing behind them (their heads are not visible).

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Image of a photograph showing the mail stage in front of Patterson’s Store, with livery barn visible to the right.

Image of a photograph showing a group of people seated on the front porch of Patterson & Sons Store, which was also the first bank. Union Bank of Canada sign is over the doorway.

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Image of a photograph showing a group of men waiting to file at the Dominion Lands Office on the first day it opened, July 15, 1911.

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Image of a photograph showing piles of lumber and building supplies in the foreground, tents, shacks and people in midfield, and Patterson & Sons Store in the background.

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Image of a photograph showing the village of Lake Saskatoon on the west shore of Saskatoon Lake. “Lambert No. 360” is written under the photograph. Empire Barns sign visible on the roof of a barn.

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Image of a photograph showing a large group of people attending the laying of the cornerstone of the Kathryn Prittie Hospital.

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Image of a photograph showing residential school students outside the Mission Church at Sturgeon Lake.

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Image of a photograph showing buildings on the shore of Sturgeon Lake including the Hudson’s Bay Trading Post.

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Image of a photograph showing two men and two women in an early automobile.

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Image of a photograph showing one man standing in front of a false-fronted store with large plate glass window.

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Image of a photograph showing men, horses, and machinery on a newly constructed road, with ditches and bush on each side.

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Date: [ca. 1900]-1990 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The subseries consists of photographs and negatives collected by Isabel Campbell, documenting the history of Grande Prairie and area and also showing Isabel’s own home and garden. The images cover a wide range of topics.

Physical description: 0.5 cm textual records

1033 photographs

1289 negatives

157 postcards

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

•                Graphic material – photograph (documentary form)

•                Graphic material (documentary form)

Arrangement:

The photographs have been numbered following the approximately topical system created in 2000 when these photographs were digitized by the University of Calgary. Miscellaneous unnumbered photographs and negatives were assigned numbers at the end of the series.

The numbers 0461, 0596, 0614, 0901, and 0921 are vacant.

Restrictions on access:

Some of the photographs in this subseries are copies. In some cases they are copies of photographs in other SPRA fonds, including the Grande Prairie Museum fonds, the Harry Tuffill fonds, the Bezanson family fonds, the Alexander and Agnes Forbes fonds, and the Forrest Falk fonds. We have done our best to identify these and link to the original. For other copies, we are uncertain of the origin.

Conditions governing use:

Some of the images are likely under copyright to the Herald Tribune.

Related material:

The collection was originally donated to the Library by Isabel and also included images from Edith Mair, the Rockefeller family, Charles Spencer, Agnes Forbes, and Walter Roberts. These photographs have been removed from the Isabel Campbell collection and processed as part of the fonds of their actual creators.

Publication status:

Published

Young girls exhibit calves at a 1951 Beaverlodge calf show.

A young boy with a ribbon exhibits a calf at a Beaverlodge Calf Show. The photograph was likely taken for use in an edition of the Herald Tribune.

A group of spectators clustered around several boys and girls exhibiting calves at a calf show held at the Beaverlodge Research Station. The caption on the back of the photograph reads, “First calf club show in Peace River Country held Beaverlodge June 1951 Tom Williams daughter (Leckie) mother won first calf weighed 110.0 lbs. Sold for 46c per pound”. On the far right of the photograph, the two men talking together are identified as J.O. Patterson and Tom Watt from Beaverlodge.

A group of unidentified men at a 1955 United Farmers of Alberta meeting.

The new Farmer’s Union of Alberta/Farm Women’s Union of Alberta executive.

Men and women, some with “Official” on their nametags, at a 1959 Farmer’s Union of Alberta meeting.

Two men at a Farmer’s Union of Alberta meeting.

A meeting of the Farmer’s Union of Alberta Board.

Women at a meeting of the Farmer’s Union of Alberta.

Men at a meeting of the Canadian Seed Growers Association.

Men at a meeting of the Canadian Seed Growers Association.

Men examining prize-winning seeds at the third annual seed fair.

An exterior view of the Argonauts Limited office in Grande Prairie.

The Patterson and Son Store in Grande Prairie, from which also operated the Union Bank and the Post Office.

The Union Bank of Canada building in Grande Prairie.

Mayor Joe Primeau, Bob Henderson, and Captain Henry Henderson sitting on the steps of the Union Bank of Canada building in Grande Prairie.

The May-June 1935 flood of Bear Creek in Grande Prairie.

Bear Creek below Richmond Avenue during the flood of 1935.

Houses affected by the May-June 1935 flood.

Alf Field’s house during the May-June 1935 flood.

A postcard showing lilac bushes in bloom at the Beaverlodge Experimental Farm.

A cabin on a creek bank near Beaverlodge.

B. L. 1927 – G. 10. “Wheat crop in Beaverlodge Valley looking northeast towards Beaverlodge.”

B. L. 1927 – G. 4. “Red Bobs Wheat Field of W. G. Johnson, Beaverlodge. Hamlet of Beaverlodge in background.”

View of the town of Beaverlodge, facing south, toward the grain elevators. The postcard was originally sent to Isabel in October 1929, while she was in Bowling Green, Ohio, by a Peace Country friend, Bernice.

View of the town of Beaverlodge, facing south, toward the grain elevators on September 21, 1931. The back of the photograph indicates it is from the Putter Collection.

The caption on the postcard reads, “Bright yellow fields of rapeseed enhance the landscape and help fill the elevators in the bustling agricultural community of Beaverlodge, in the Peace River region. Behind it stands Saskatoon Hill [Mountain] with the sparkling white radar domes of the Canadian Forces Base.”

The caption on the back of the postcard reads, “Stark grain elevators measure the progress of Beaverlodge, a busy agricultural community in the Peace River Region. It is home to Canada’s northernmost agricultural research station, and gateway to the Monkman Pass region of the Rocky Mountains.”

The caption on the back of the postcard reads, “Heat from the fires that created the grasslands in the parklands of the Peace River region would be welcome on this crisp winter day in Beaverlodge, as seen from OLD BEAVERLODGE on the Research Station Hill.”

Two copies of the same postcard with the following caption on the back: “On clear days Mt. Ida (10,400 ft), known locally as Teepee Mt., dominates the horizon southwest of the Beaverlodge valley, a fertile farming region in the Peace River region, and home of the ‘Agricultural Research Centre of the North’.”

An aerial view of the town of Beaverlodge, including a few grain elevators, the hospital, schools, and many businesses and homes.

An aerial view of the town of Beaverlodge, including six grain elevators, the school, and many businesses and homes.

Copy of a photograph showing a view of upper Beaverlodge, including homes and businesses.

A view of Beaverlodge’s main street, showing cars, numerous businesses, and a grain elevator. The back of the photograph indicates that it was donated by Pearl Longson of Beaverlodge.

Businesses and cars on a Beaverlodge street.

Businesses and cars on a Beaverlodge street.

Beaverlodge buildings, including houses and a grain elevator, from a dirt street.

Lower Beaverlodge School, possibly photographed on August 9, 1936. People and cars are gathered outside.

Exterior view of Beaverlodge United Church in 1929.

An exterior view of the Beaverlodge curling rink in 1954.

Attendees at a picnic near Beaverlodge include Marley Sherk, Betty Sherk, Gordon Sherk, Ernie Hopkins, Mrs. Hopkins, Hugh Allen, Lulu Allen, Mrs. Cage, and Mrs. Ken Edgerton.

The Beaverlodge Band and Majorettes marching down main street in Beaverlodge.

Image shows a group of women wearing matching outfits. The caption on the back of the photograph reads, “Beaver Lodge Majorettes taken at Lake Saskatoon at the old timers picnic Aug. 1948”.

Beaverlodge Majorettes performing at a bandstand, likely as part of 1955 Alberta Golden Jubilee celebrations.

Beaverlodge Majorettes performing at a bandstand, likely as part of 1955 Alberta Golden Jubilee celebrations.

A group of ladies in ethnic dress with a sewing machine and spinning wheel on the Valhalla Vikings parade float for Beaverlodge’s Golden Jubilee Parade.

A group of ladies and children in old-fashioned dress for Beaverlodge’s Golden Jubilee Parade.

A group of ladies in old-fashioned dress for Beaverlodge’s Golden Jubilee Parade pass beneath the Beaverlodge Jubilee Children’s Park arch.

A group of ladies in ethnic dress with a sewing machine and spinning wheel on the Valhalla Vikings parade float for Beaverlodge’s Golden Jubilee Parade.

A group of gentlemen and a couple of ladies on a parade float pulled by a tractor pass by the ESSO station in the Beaverlodge Golden Jubilee Parade.

Members of the Beaverlodge B.P.O. Elks.

A Legion member crowning the Beaverlodge Carnival Queen. She is surrounded by other young ladies in formal dress, possibly other candidates.

Ruth and Ralph Carrell, a Beaverlodge couple.

Art Dixon (left) witnesses a certificate presentation between two unidentified men.

Representatives of Beaverlodge Anglican Church. Front row: Rev. ?, Les Harris, Sam Martin. Back row: Mr. Walker?, Leslie Emes

Excavation work for the Beaverlodge Hospital.

Doing brickwork as part of the Beaverlodge Hospital construction.

A worker with a wheelbarrow at the Beaverlodge Hospital construction site.

Painting the newly constructed Beaverlodge Hospital.

An exterior view of the new wing of the Beaverlodge Hospital under construction. The old building is visible in the background.

An interior view of the new wing of the Beaverlodge Hospital showing a hallway.

An interior view of the new wing of the Beaverlodge Hospital showing furnishings.

An interior view of the new wing of the Beaverlodge Hospital showing a curtained room.

An interior view of the new wing of the Beaverlodge Hospital showing a nurse, possibly in an operating room.

The Smoky River flats at the Bezanson Townsite.

Photograph taken of a photograph showing A. M. Bezanson’s homestead cabin on the Smoky River.

A.M. Bezanson’s house with a porch. The building to the left is the ice house.

A gathering of people at A.M. Bezanson’s house.

The Dunvegan suspension bridge under construction.

The Dunvegan suspension bridge in winter.

The Dunvegan suspension bridge under construction.

The new bridge over the Peace River at Taylor, British Columbia.

Houses being constructed at the Grande Prairie airport. A hangar and the terminal building are visible in the background.

A bulldozer being operated on a pile of dirt.

Men digging in a pit.

Men with hammers and crowbars doing demolition.

Men doing brickwork on the façade of a building.

Two men standing beside pallets loaded with full sacks at McGavin Bakery, Grande Prairie. Possibly a Herald Tribune photograph from March 11, 1960.

An exterior view of McGavin’s Bakery in Grande Prairie.

Exterior view of the Safeway store in Grande Prairie.

Exterior view of the Safeway store in Grande Prairie.

An exterior view of the Co-op store in Grande Prairie on the north side of Richmond Avenue in the 101 to 102 Street block. The photograph is cut off along the roofline of the building.

An exterior view of the Foodliner store in Grande Prairie on the southeast corner of 100 Street and 101 Avenue. The photograph is cut off along the roofline of the building.

A man in overalls hands butter to a lady shopper. The man and another man in a suit stand behind a display of Nu-Maid butter.

A group of men in an Indigenous cemetery near Saskatoon Lake.

Indigenous cemetery near Pipestone Creek with crosses, fences, and spirit houses.

The Bear Creek Cemetery and memorial sign. The text on the sign reads: “Originated in 1918 when an Asiatic ‘flu took its toll in the Grande Prairie District. This site was chosen because of easier digging in the sandy soil with so many deaths in such a short period of time. Many members of the community gave untiringly of their time, caring for the sick, burying the dead, and many other tasks they were confronted with during these trying times. County of Grande Prairie 1975”.

Pipestone Creek Cemetery and Memorial Cairn listing graves 1900-1940: Francois Chatelaine, Pete Chatelaine, Alice Chatelaine, Louis Karankote, Henry Stoney, Marie Stoney, Henry Kenny, Baptiste Kenny, White child, Wilson child, Stoney child, Kenny child, and Chatelaine child.

St. Vincent Roman Catholic church and cemetery at Grande Prairie. The back of the photograph states “Catholic church at ‘Grande Prairie.’ Myself and pony in front. The pony was mad, notice her head and ears. They are very pretty naturally.”

Photograph taken of a photograph showing the Clairmont Catholic Church being moved. The caption on the back reads, “Catholic Church in the process of being moved from Clairmont to Sexsmith and from there it was moved to Webster. Courtesy of Walter Ward.”

St. Joseph Catholic Church in Grande Prairie, with the rectory to the left.

Grande Prairie’s Immigration Hall, built in 1917. Alternately identified as the Roman Catholic convent, which may have been a later use. It was located on Lots 19, 20, and 21 in Block 2, Plan 1836 BP in the Town of Grande Prairie.

Bad Heart Straw Church (Roman Catholic) near Teepee Creek. The church opened in 1954.

Image shows St. Barnabas’ Church at Flying Shot Lake. It looks like it is no longer being used. “Flying Shot Lake St. Barnabas’ Church move[d] to Flying Shot Lake from near Hermit Lake Dedicated Apr. 21, 1929.”

Christ Church Anglican, Grande Prairie, with Speke Hall to the right.

St. Andrew’s Anglican Church, near Lake Saskatoon.

St. Andrew’s Anglican Church, near Lake Saskatoon.

Christ Church Anglican and hall, on the corner of 102 Street and 98 Avenue.

Close up view of St. Luke’s Anglican Church in Beaverlodge.

Bishop Reniston standing beside an outdoor altar at “The Maples”, the Anglican mission at Dunvegan.

Image shows W.C. Loew and Reverend Dunster signing papers at a desk. The caption on the back of the photograph reads, “6/19/59 Anglican Church W. C. Lowe with Rev H. Dunster of Ft McMurray.” The photograph may have been taken for the June 19, 1959 edition of the Herald Tribune.

Six male delegates at a Ministerial Association meeting. A sign in front of them reads “Christ Church Anglican.” The caption on the back of the photograph reads, “Sept. 23 1960 Ministerial Ass’n meeting. See also file.” The photograph may have been taken for the September 23, 1960 edition of the Herald Tribune.

Four women at a Women’s Missionary Society meeting at Forbes Presbyterian Church. The photograph may have been taken for the February 2, 1960 edition of the Herald Tribune.

Rev. R.A.B. MacLean and three other men at Forbes Presbyterian Church. The photograph may have been taken for the February 2, 1960 edition of the Herald Tribune.

Four male delegates, including Rev. R.A.B. MacLean (right) at a Ministerial Association meeting. A sign in front of them reads “Forbes Presbyterian.” The photograph may have been taken for the September 23, 1960 edition of the Herald Tribune.

Winter view of McQueen Presbyterian Church. Reverend Alexander Forbes is standing in the doorway. The caption on the front of the photograph reads, “Grande Prairie Presbyterian Church.” The caption on the back of the photograph reads, “McQueen (Grande Prairie) Presbyterian Church, erected in 1911, with Rev. Alexander Forbes in the door-way.”

The McQueen Presbyterian Church building, located next to St. Paul’s United Church, after the building was no longer in use as a church.

The McQueen Presbyterian Church building in disrepair, after the building was no longer in use as a church.

Attendees at Mrs. Agnes Forbes’s funeral gather around the door of McQueen Presbyterian Church (facing what became 100 Avenue) as her coffin is carried out of the church. The back of the photograph is labelled as the “Property of Mrs. George Head, Grand Prairie. McQueen Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Forbes’s funeral August 1917.”

A Labour Day picnic at Bear Lake in 1918. The caption on the back of the photograph reads, “Picnic. Dr. Forbes leaning against the tree Mr and Mrs Bustard and me. Bear Lake 1918 Labor Day.”

Reverend Alexander Forbes in a field of tall grain.

Copy of a portrait of Reverend Alexander Forbes, the first Presbyterian missionary and minister in Grande Prairie.

An unidentified woman in Reverend Forbes’s rye field. The caption on the back of the photograph states: “Rye grown on Dr. Forbes’ place Aug. 17, 1918 (after the big frost of July 24th). This rye is 6 feet tall and at one corner is taller but we couldn’t take the picture on account of the sun.”

Copy of a portrait of Agnes Sorrel Forbes, missionary and wife of the first Presbyterian minister in Grande Prairie.

Copy of a photograph showing Glen Leslie Presbyterian Church, built in 1915.

Copy of a photograph showing St. Paul’s United Church. The caption on the back of the photograph reads, “First St. Paul’s United Church after 1925 amalgamation with Presbyterian and Methodist.” The church was located on the northwest corner of 100 Avenue and 102 Street, Grande Prairie.

Exterior view of Halcourt United Church, possibly taken for the June 9, 1959 edition of the Daily Herald Tribune.

Turning sod for the new St. Paul’s United Church building in Grande Prairie. I.V. Macklin is holding the shovel (right) while Gordon Wilson (left) and Rev. G. B. Johnston (middle) look on. The photograph may have been used in the Herald Tribune.

Turning sod for the new St. Paul’s United Church building in Grande Prairie. I.V. Macklin is holding the shovel (right) while Gordon Wilson (left) and Rev. G. B. Johnston (middle) look on. The photograph may have been used in the Herald Tribune.

W.S. Given, Elder, assists with laying the cornerstone of the new St. Paul’s United Church building in Grande Prairie. The photograph may have been used in the Herald Tribune.

The roofless St. Paul’s United Church building is shown on the back of a moving truck. The caption on the back of the photograph reads, “8/3/1956 Old St. Paul’s United Church being moved off site on Richmond Ave. at 102 St.” This photograph may have been used in the Herald Tribune.

A view of the interior of the sanctuary before the congregation arrived. The caption on the back of the photograph reads, “Opening day of new St. Paul’s United Church 102. St and Richmond Ave West”. This photograph may have been used in the Herald Tribune.

Image shows a crowd of people seated inside the new St. Paul’s United Church. The caption on the back of the photograph reads, “Opening of (2nd) new St. Paul’s United Church”. This photograph may have been used in the Herald Tribune.

Five men participating in an opening service for the new St. Paul’s United Church. This photograph may have been used in the Herald Tribune.

Image shows a group of men posing at the opening of the new St. Paul’s United Church. From left, the first three men are unidentified, followed by Rev. Bev. Johnston, then Rev. Hugh Pritchard, Gordon Wilson, George Parsons, and another unidentified man. This photograph may have been used in the Herald Tribune.

Reverend G.B. Johnston speaking at the opening of the new St. Paul’s United Church. Organist Jean O’Brien is in the background. This photograph may have been used in the Herald Tribune.

View of St. Paul’s United Church with cars parked out front. The caption on the back of the photograph reads, “Front of St. Paul’s United Church facing Richmond Ave. at 102 St.”

Congregation exiting the St. Paul’s United Church building.

Congregation leaving the St. Paul’s United Church building.

An interior view of the sanctuary during the opening of the new St. Paul’s United Church. A speaker is at the pulpit with a seated congregation and choir.

Roy F. Smith shaking the hand of Rev. Donald Frame at St. Paul’s United Church, Grande Prairie. The photograph may have been used in the Herald Tribune.

Six delegates (three men, three women) at a Ministerial Association meeting. A sign in front of them reads “Valleyview United.” The photograph may have been taken for the September 23, 1960 edition of the Herald Tribune.

Peace River Presbyterial meeting for the United Church. Rev. Donald Frame is standing on the left. The photograph may have been taken for the February 22, 1962 edition of the Herald Tribune.

Congregation leaving the St. Paul’s United Church building.

Delegates at a Ministerial Association meeting. Standing in the back are Rev. Donald Frame and Gordon Nelson. Seated in the front are George Simpson, Ernie Radbourne, and Harold Ayre. A sign in front of them reads “St. Paul’s United.” The photograph may have been taken for the September 23, 1960 edition of the Herald Tribune.

Reverend Chubb with a group of boys at the United Church Camp Os-Ke-De. This photograph may have been used in the July 15, 1958 edition of the Herald Tribune.

A group of boys and one girl at the United Church Camp Os-Ke-De. This photograph may have been used in the July 15, 1958 edition of the Herald Tribune.

A group of Canadian Girls in Training (CGIT) in uniform, some of them holding candles for a ceremony. The photograph may have been used in the December 20, 1960 edition of the Herald Tribune.

A group of Canadian Girls in Training (CGIT) and their leader posing in uniform. The photograph may have been used in the March 13, 1962 edition of the Herald Tribune.

A group of boys and girls at a lake with a Lutheran Bible Camp. The photograph may have been used in the July 17, 1959 edition of the Herald Tribune.

Group photograph of men and women in the Lutheran Church Choir. The photograph may have been used in the Herald Tribune.

The Baptist Church in Grande Prairie with boards on its windows.

Mrs. Frank Crummy (foreground) and several other ladies working at the Seventh Day Adventists’ Welfare Service Centre. Photograph possibly taken for the October 6, 1959 edition of the Herald Tribune.

Salvation Army member receiving Christmas Kettle contributions from passersby. The photograph was possibly taken for the Herald Tribune.

Salvation Army members with Commissioner Wycliffe Booth and Mrs. Booth. Wycliffe was the grandson of the founder of the Salvation Army, William Booth. The photograph was possibly taken for the May 11, 1956 edition of the Herald Tribune.

Salvation Army member O.L. Davis collects a Christmas Kettle contribution from a passerby. The photograph was possibly taken for the December 15, 1959 edition of the Herald Tribune.

Salvation Army members and others working on the Red Shield Campaign.

Exterior view of the Christian Reformed Church in La Glace in winter.

Exterior view of the Peace Chapel Christian Reformed Church in Grande Prairie in winter. The photograph may have been used in the July 5, 1963 edition of the Herald Tribune for the church’s dedication.

Exterior view of the Alliance Church in Grande Prairie on the southeast corner of Clairmont Road (100 Street) and 108 Avenue. The photograph was possibly taken for the June 8, 1979 edition of the Herald Tribune.

Reverend Norman Galbraith of the the Alliance Church in Beaverlodge, 1949-1951.

Reverend Grant Hastie of the the Alliance Church, 1953-1955.

Reverend Norman Dreger of the the Alliance Church, 1951-1953.

Reverend R. Reid of the the Alliance Church, 1956-1959.

Robert Patterson of the Alliance Church. The photograph was possibly taken for the March 3, 1961 edition of the Herald Tribune.

C. R. Alton of the Alliance Church, 1959-1965. The photograph was possibly taken for the March 3, 1961 edition of the Herald Tribune.

A group of people assembled for what appears to be the cornerstone laying of the new Catholic Church.

Lynne Barker and Eddy Balcourt receiving Bibles from Gideons International at Swanavon School. The photograph was possibly taken for the October 21, 1960 edition of the Herald Tribune.

A group of ministers, including Reverend Chubb (second from left) and Reverend Don Frame (second from right) seated at a table. The photograph was possibly taken for the Herald Tribune.

Reverend and Mrs. Banting of Beaverlodge cutting the cake at their 25th wedding anniversary celebration. The photograph was possibly used in an edition of the Herald Tribune.

A collage of five different local church buildings. In numerical order, possibly St. Paul’s United Church, ?, Christ Church Anglican, ?, and St. Joseph Catholic Church).

The Catholic Women’s League holding a St. Patrick’s Tea. The photograph was possibly taken for the March 22, 1960 edition of the Herald Tribune.

A floral presentation at the Catholic Women’s League event. The photograph was possibly taken for an edition of the Herald Tribune.

A corsage presentation at the Catholic Women’s League event. The photograph was possibly taken for an edition of the Herald Tribune.

Patrick and Beverly Diemert, children of Duane Diemert of Crooked Creek, holding a bat and large ball. The photograph was likely taken for use in the June 9, 1959 edition of the Herald Tribune.

Billy Bessent (age 3), Carl Hofmeister (age 3), David Lucknell (age 6), and Louise Hofmeister (age 4, daughter of Kurt Hofmeister) waving out the windows of a parked car. Photograph likely taken for the June 19, 1959 edition of the Herald Tribune.

Bobby (age 2) and Erin (age 4), children of Otto Klettke, with a stroller. The photograph was likely taken for use in the July, 3, 1959 edition of the Herald Tribune.

Irene Ciura (age 12) and Shirley Giroux (age 12) looking at books. Photograph possibly taken for use in the June 5, 1959 edition of the Herald Tribune.

Gladys (age 4) and Wendy, daughters of W.W. Wertman, with a stroller. Photograph possibly taken for use in the July 31, 1959 edition of the Herald Tribune.

Rolfe (age 4) and Robina (age 9) watch Nancy (4 months) in a perambulator. All three are children of John Dykink of Edson. Photograph possibly taken for use in the July 28, 1959 edition of the Herald Tribune.

Suzie (daughter of M.W. Lidster) and Reba (daughter of Archie Hacknell) play with a dollhouse. Photograph possibly taken for use in the October 9, 1959 edition of the Herald Tribune.

Barry Peterson (age 12), son of A. K. Peterson, holding a puppy. Photograph possibly taken for use in the July 14, 1959 edition of the Herald Tribune.

Neil Rycroft, son of Dan Rycroft, going down a slide. Photograph possibly taken for use in the July 17, 1959 edition of the Herald Tribune.

Barry Martin, son of Alex Martin, with a German Shepherd dog. Photograph likely taken for use in the August 14, 1959 edition of the Herald Tribune.

Joanne (age 2) in a sled being pulled by Donny (age 6) outside of the office of Dr. R. G. Stubbs, Chiropractor. Joanne and Donny are both children of L. G. Little. Photograph likely taken for use in the March 22, 1959 edition of the Herald Tribune.

Barbara Wold (age 4), daughter of Lennie Wold of Valhalla Centre with a large bride doll at a store. Photograph likely taken for use in the December 21, 1956 edition of the Herald Tribune.

Jimmy Wood (age 10, Grade 4, son of William F. Wood), Sandra Schartner (age 9, Grade 4, daughter of Fred Schartner), and Phyllis Duncan ( age 10, Grade 4, daughter of Robert Duncan) looking at a Christmas store window. Photograph likely taken for use in an edition of the Herald Tribune.

Unidentified child seated at a desk and looking at a picture book. Photograph likely taken for use in an edition of the Herald Tribune.

Two unidentified toddlers, one with a bandaged head and one holding a feather. Photograph likely taken for use in an edition of the Herald Tribune.

Two unidentified girls looking at books. Photograph likely taken for use in an edition of the Herald Tribune.

Two unidentified children sitting on a sled with their hands on a large package. Photograph likely taken for use in an edition of the Herald Tribune.

An unidentified girl holding a doll, seated at a tea table, and surrounded by other toys. Photograph likely taken for use in an edition of the Herald Tribune.

An unidentified girl and women shopping for cards. Photograph likely taken for use in an edition of the Herald Tribune.

Barbara Wold (age 4), daughter of Lennie Wold of Valhalla Centre with a baby carriage at a store. Photograph likely taken for use in the December 21, 1956 edition of the Herald Tribune.

Two unidentified children beside a decorated Christmas tree. Photograph likely taken for use in an edition of the Herald Tribune.

An unidentified girl sitting on Santa’s knee. Photograph likely taken for use in an edition of the Herald Tribune.

Two unidentified girls shopping in a store. Photograph likely taken for use in an edition of the Herald Tribune.

An unidentified girl holding a doll, seated at a tea table, and surrounded by other toys. Photograph likely taken for use in an edition of the Herald Tribune.

Four unidentified girls looking at books. Photograph likely taken for use in an edition of the Herald Tribune.

A group of children on the merry-go-round and slides at the playground at Lake Saskatoon. Photograph likely taken for use in the July 17, 1959 edition of the Herald Tribune.

A large group of children at the looking at books. Photograph likely taken for use in an edition of the Herald Tribune.

Three unidentified children at the playground on the jungle gym. Photograph likely taken for use in an edition of the Herald Tribune.

Two unidentified children wearing masks. Photograph likely taken for use in an edition of the Herald Tribune.

A group of children in costumes, likely for a Christmas pageant. Photograph likely taken for use in an edition of the Herald Tribune.

A group of children dressed up for Halloween and carrying bags and pillowcases. Photograph likely taken for use in the November 1, 1956 edition of the Herald Tribune.

Henry McCullough delivers a copy of the new City charter to Mayor Jack Mackie on the steps of the Court House in Grande Prairie, after riding from Edmonton on horseback.

Henry McCullough has a drink on his way to deliver a copy of the new City charter to Mayor Jack Mackie. McCullough had ridden from Edmonton on horseback.

Dignitaries, RCMP, and onlookers gathered for the opening of the new City Hall on the northwest corner of 101 Street and 99 Avenue.

Council chamber in the new City Hall.

Secretarial and office area in the new City Hall.

A CNIB (Canadian National Institute for the Blind) canvasser and donor. The photograph was likely taken to use in the April 20, 1956 edition of the Herald Tribune.

A group of men and women examining CNIB (Canadian National Institute for the Blind) appeal information. The photograph was likely taken to use in the October 9, 1959 edition of the Herald Tribune.

An unidentified woman canvassing for CNIB (Canadian National Institute for the Blind). The photograph was likely taken to use in an edition of the Herald Tribune.

Mrs. Lewis Fowler with her seeing eye dog, an award-winning Doberman Pinscher. The photograph was likely taken to use in the September 11, 1959 edition of the Herald Tribune.

A man and woman making civil defense preparations. The photograph was likely taken to use in a 1959 edition of the Herald Tribune.

A group of boys and girls attempting to diaper a baby mannequin during a Grande Prairie Civil Defense babysitting course. The photograph was likely taken to use in the July 24, 1959 edition of the Herald Tribune.

A group of men at a civil defense meeting or course. The photograph was likely taken to use in the September 30, 1960 edition of the Herald Tribune.

A group of men and women at a 10 weeks civil defense course. The photograph was likely taken to use in the October 14, 1960 edition of the Herald Tribune.

Men walking outside of the Wapiti Coal Mines.

Men working in the Star-Key Coal Mine north of Edmonton. The photograph is stamped on the back “Please Credit: Alberta Government Photograph Department of Industry & Development Edmonton, Alta. This photograph may not be used for…”

A government Telegraph Office at an unidentified location. The photograph was likely obtained from Mrs. E. M. Blake.

The Alberta Government Telephones building in Grande Prairie.

Gordon Brattland, the last N.A.R. telegraph operator seated in the telegraph office. The photograph was possibly taken to use in the September 28, 1956 edition of the Herald Tribune.

Copy of a photograph showing the Alberta Forestry Service buildings in what later became Avondale. The house (right) eventually became 10328 107 Avenue.

The exterior of the Alberta Government Telephones building on the southwest corner of 99 Avenue and 101 Street. The photograph was possibly taken for use in an edition of the Herald Tribune.

The interior of the new Alberta Government Telephones building on the southwest corner of 99 Avenue and 101 Street. The photograph was likely taken for use in the October 4, 1960 edition of the Herald Tribune.

The switchboard and switchboard operators at the Alberta Government Telephones building on the southwest corner of 99 Avenue and 101 Street. The photograph was likely taken for use in the October 4, 1960 edition of the Herald Tribune.

Les Smith, Alberta Government Telephones manager. The photograph was likely taken for use in the October 4, 1960 edition of the Herald Tribune.

Rose Belecki and Mrs. Max Swallow at Alberta Government Telephones. The photograph was likely taken for use in the October 4, 1960 edition of the Herald Tribune.

Grande Prairie’s Town Council. The photograph was likely taken for use in the March 23, 1956 edition of the Herald Tribune.