Fonds 122 Elizabeth Dunlap fonds

1912-1918. — .5 cm of textual records, 9 photographs, 3 postcards.

Biographical Sketch

Anna Elizabeth Dunlap came to Grande Prairie in 1912 with her father, James Carrel Dunlap, over the Edson Trail. The party of five included Mr. & Mrs. Dunlap, their daughter and son-in-law Mr. & Mrs. John Mashburn, and Elizabeth. They had traveled all the way from New Mexico. When they reached Grande Prairie, Mr. Dunlap started the “The People’s O.K. Store” on Third Avenue South (Richmond Avenue), transporting all the goods for the store over the Edson Trail.

Elizabeth Dunlap lived in Grande Prairie as a teenager and young adult, and was evidently a successful tennis player. She married Mr. Kinch and left Grande Prairie c. 1920.

Custodial History

The records were preserved by Robert Cochlan from Clearwater, B.C., who was the executor of Mrs. Kinch’s estate. He gave them to Debby Summach, then living in Grande Prairie, and she deposited them with the Grande Prairie Museum in 1991. In 2000, they were transferred to the care of the Grande Prairie Regional Archives.

Scope and Content

The fonds consists of photographs of Grande Prairie during the time Miss Dunlap lived there, a limited edition booklet of poems written by Nurse Baird and Miss Drynan on the occasion of a trip to Edmonton in 1914, Miss Dunlap’s calling card, and some news clippings of Elizabeth’s success as a tennis player in Grande Prairie. The book of poetry also includes some area photographs.

Leaving Grande Prairie, 1914
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 4
Nurses Baird and Drynan outside of the Kathryn Prittie Hospital embarking on their trip to Edmonton. Driver and front passenger are Alex Wishart and Mr. McLennan. The photograph is from Nurses Baird and Drynan’s book of poetry, “Meditations While Migrating”, on their trip from Grande Prairie to Edmonton.
Location: 1991.09.01a

Shaftsbury Settlement, 1914
1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 3
Mission buildings and church along the Shaftsbury Trail. The photograph is from Nurses Baird and Drynan’s book of poetry, “Meditations While Migrating”, on their trip from Grande Prairie to Edmonton.
Location: 1991.09.01b

Stopping Place, 1914
1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 4
Homestead along the Long Trail with Nurse Drynan in the foreground. The photograph is from Nurses Baird and Drynan’s book of poetry, “Meditations While Migrating”, on their trip from Grande Prairie to Edmonton.
Location: 1991.09.01c

“A Bad Piece of Road”, 1914
1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 4
Travelling over a poorly constructed portion of the Long Trail. The photograph is from Nurses Baird and Drynan’s book of poetry, “Meditations While Migrating”, on their trip from Grande Prairie to Edmonton.
Location: 1991.09.01d

Cooking on the Trail, 1914
1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 4
Nurse Drynan and friends cook a meal on the trail. The photograph is from Nurses Baird and Drynan’s book of poetry, “Meditations While Migrating”, on their trip from Grande Prairie to Edmonton.
Location: 1991.09.01e

Grande Prairie, Alberta, 1918
1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5
View of Grande Prairie from the west side of Bear Creek at 100 Avenue.
Location: 1991.09.02

Grande Prairie, Alberta, 1918
1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5
Automobiles parked at an angle on Richmond Avenue. Union Bank and Empire Hotel are visible in the background.
Location: 1991.09.03

Clairmont from a Distance, 1914
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5
The elevators and town of Clairmont as viewed from across a field in autumn.
Location: 1991.09.04

E. Dunlap, Grande Prairie, 1912
1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 3.5
Miss Elizabeth Dunlap lived in Grande Prairie as a young woman.
Location: 1991.09.05

First Auction Sale, 1914
1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 4
A large crowd has gathered for the first auction sale at Grande Prairie.
Location: 1991.09.06

Helen Piper, Grande Prairie, 1912
1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 4.5
Helen Piper, of Grande Prairie, stands beside a chair on which her dog is perched. The tent in the background suggests she is in a party of travelers.
Location: 1991.09.07

Opening of the Kathryn Prittie Hospital, 1915
1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5
Crowd gathered for the opening of the new Pioneer Hospital, a two-storey log building, later re-named the Kathryn Prittie Hospital.
Location: 1991.09.08

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