Fonds 524 Childs Family fonds

Childs Family fonds. — [ca. 1940-1950]. — 251 photographs.

Biographical Sketch

Alfred (born 1888) and Harriet (born 1891) Childs were married 1913 in Brockley, London, England. They had seven children, born in England and Grande Prairie: Anne (born 1916), Alfred W. G. “Alfie” (born 1918 or 1919), Hilda (born 1922), Herbert James “Jim” (born 1926), Velma, Lawrence (born 1928), and Elizabeth “Nell” (born 1931).

The family immigrated to Canada in 1920, settling in Grande Prairie. By the mid-1930s, they were living in the Bear Creek flats. Alfred worked as a truant officer for the Grande Prairie School Board (resigned in 1926) and as a custodian for Montrose School. Alfred Sr. died in 1972 and Harriet in 1975.

Anne married Dan Willsey in 1939 and they had four children, Margaret, Jim, Jerry, and Marilyn. Anne died in 1994. Alfred was killed in 1943, while serving with the British 8th Army in Sicily during World War II. Hilda married Gilbert Popkey in 1940 and they had two children, Carol and Gib Jr. Hilda died in 1986. Velma married Adam Sask in 1949. They have a daughter, Noreen. Jim married Reta Anne Jones in 1949. He later married Barbara Norton (nee Starkey) in 1957 and they had four children, Vickie, Freda, Gerry, and Mayva. Jim died in 1986. Lawrence married Zona McArthur of Beaverlodge. Zona was one of the five children of Thomas Alexander McArthur and Myrtle Jane Davison, who had come to Beaverlodge from Ontario. Lawrence and Zona had three children, Alfred, Lawrence, and Marjorie, before divorcing. Around 1960 Zona married John Albert “Bert” Hockey. Lawrence died in 1976. Nell married George Clayton. She later married Ed Wilburn. Nell and Ed had two children, George and Jennie.

Sources: Beaverlodge to the Rockies, http://www.maher-esling.me.uk/esling/f307.htm, http://www.maher-esling.me.uk/esling/f312.htm, http://www.maher-esling.me.uk/esling/f317.htm, and various articles in the Grande Prairie Herald, Northern Tribune, and Grande Prairie Herald Tribune, including obituaries.

Custodial History

The photograph album was created by Lawrence Childs and donated by his son Alfred to South Peace Regional Archives in 2010.

Scope and Content

The fonds consists of an album of 251 unidentified photographs of family and friends and activities and outings, including picnics and parties, swimming, horseback riding, shooting, the Bear Creek Bridge, car trips, the Smoky River Bridge opening parade, another parade, the wedding of Adam Sask and Velma Childs, trips possibly to Peace River and Edmonton, and aerials of Beaverlodge. A selection of the photographs are individually described.

Notes

Title based on contents of fonds.

Copyright has been transferred to South Peace Regional Archives by a descendant of the original photographer, who died in 1976. Many of the images are also in the public domain as they were taken before 1949.

River, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
A landscape view of an unidentified river.
Location: 0524.01-01

Picnic, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Girls at a picnic. One of them is cooking over a fire.
Location: 0524.01-03

Picnic, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
A group of young people lounge on the ground at a riverside picnic. One of them is playing a guitar.
Location: 0524.01-04

Picnic, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
A group of young people sit on the ground at a riverside picnic.
Location: 0524.01-05

Baseball Team, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
A group of men, possibly a baseball team, poses for a photograph. A bag of bats is visible on the ground in front of them.
Location: 0524.01-07

Car in the Mud, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Lawrence and Jim Childs sit on the hood and fenders of a car stuck in the mud. Reta Anne Jones and an unidentified girl stand on the running boards.
Location: 0524.02-01

On the Bear Creek Bridge, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Lawrence Childs, Reta Anne Jones (right), and an unidentified girl standing on the the bridge over Bear Creek.
Location: 0524.02-02

Creek, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
A landscape photograph of an unidentified body of water, possibly Bear Creek.
Location: 0524.02-03

On the Bear Creek Bridge, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Jim Childs and Reta Anne Jones standing on the the bridge over Bear Creek.
Location: 0524.02-04

On the Bear Creek Bridge, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Jim Childs and an unidentified girl standing on the the bridge over Bear Creek.
Location: 0524.02-05

On the Bear Creek Bridge, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
A couple, possibly Jim Childs and Reta Anne Jones, kissing on the the bridge over Bear Creek.
Location: 0524.02-06

Flood, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
A flooded area, possibly Bear Creek.
Location: 0524.02-07

Lawrence Childs and Horses, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Lawrence Childs and a team of horses on a muddy road.
Location: 0524.02-09

Lawrence Childs and Horses, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Jim Childs, Reta Anne Jones (right), and an unidentified girl standing on the the bridge over Bear Creek.
Location: 0524.02-10

Picnic, [ca. 1945]
9 photographs; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
A group of young people at a riverside picnic or camping trip. Scenes include members of the group sitting around a campfire, at a picnic table, by the water, and in front of a tent. The boy in image 0524.03.03 may be Alfred Childs.
Location: 0524.03-01 to -09

Drinking Party, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Young people at a drinking party at the Wapiti River.
Location: 0524.04-01

Drinking Party, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Lawrence Childs at a drinking party at the Wapiti River.
Location: 0524.04-02

Lawrence Childs and a Girl, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Lawrence Childs and an unidenified girl at the Wapiti River.
Location: 0524.04-03

Drinking Party, [ca. 1945]
2 photographs; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Young people at a drinking party at the Wapiti River.
Location: 0524.04-05 to -06

On the Bear Creek Bridge, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Lawrence Childs and Reta Anne Jones on the bridge over Bear Creek.
Location: 0524.04-08

On the Bear Creek Bridge, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Jim Childs on the bridge over Bear Creek.
Location: 0524.04-09

Drinking Party, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Young people at a drinking party at the Wapiti River.
Location: 0524.04-10

Jim Childs, [ca. 1940]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Jim Childs standing in front of a car.
Location: 0524.05-01

Swimming, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
A very muddy boy in a bathing suit gets of the water, possibly at Bear Creek.
Location: 0524.05-02

Picnic, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
A young man cooks over the fire at a picnic.
Location: 0524.05-03

Parade, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
A truck, possibly R. C. A. F., in a parade, possibly at Beaverlodge.
Location: 0524.06-01

Parade, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Horses and a wagon in a parade, possibly at Beaverlodge.
Location: 0524.06-02

Parade, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Majorettes and a band in a parade, possibly at Beaverlodge.
Location: 0524.06-03

Beaverlodge Aerials, [ca. 1950]
2 photographs; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Aerial views of the track at Beaverlodge.
Location: 0524.06-04 to -05

Beaverlodge Aerial, [ca. 1950]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Aerial views Beaverlodge’s main street and downtown area. The photograph shows two grain elevators, the train station, the hotel, the school, and numerous other buildings, residences, and businesses.
Location: 0524.06-06

Parade, [ca. 1950]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Two girls riding on the front of a car float in a parade, possibly in Beaverlodge.
Location: 0524.06-07

Parade, [ca. 1950]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
A child riding in a mini-car pulled by a car in a parade, possibly in Beaverlodge.
Location: 0524.06-08

Parade, [ca. 1950]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Majorettes in a parade, possibly in Beaverlodge.
Location: 0524.06-09

Young People Beside a Car, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
One of the Card boys with Reta Anne Jones (centre) and an unidentified girl beside a car.
Location: 0524.07-01

Picnic, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
A group of young men sitting at a picnic table.
Location: 0524.07-02

Reta Anne Jones, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Reta Anne Jones standing by the water with a bathing suit and towel.
Location: 0524.07-05

Wading, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
People wading in an unidentified stream.
Location: 0524.07-06

Granna Childs, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
A woman identified as Granna Childs Connelly working in a garden in front of a house.
Location: 0524.07-07

On Bear Creek Bridge, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
A car and two young men on the bridge over Bear Creek. Same as image 0524.11-01.
Location: 0524.08-01

Beaverlodge Aerial, [ca. 1950]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
An aerial view of the fairgrounds at Beaverlodge.
Location: 0524.08-04

Dam, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Men atop a dam in an unidentified location.
Location: 0524.08-05

Beaverlodge Aerials, [ca. 1950]
4 photographs; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Four photographs showing aerial views of Beaverlodge including houses, the school, the track, the grain elevators, and various businesses.
Location: 0524.08-06 to -09

Young Men by a Car, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Lawrence Childs, Ken Crummy?, and ? Standing beside a car.
Location: 0524.09-03

Young Man in a Yard, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
An unidentified young man, possibly one of the Childs boys, standing in the yard outside a house.
Location: 0524.09-07

Wapiti River in Flood, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
A tractor in the water during a Wapiti River flood.
Location: 0524.09-08

Unidentified Bridge, [ca. 1945]
2 photographs; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
People on an unidentified bridge, possibly over the Wapiti River or near Halcourt.
Location: 0524.10-01 to -02

Young Man, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
A young man standing beside a body of water.
Location: 0524.10-03

On Bear Creek Bridge, [ca. 1945]
2 photographs; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Young men and a car on the bridge over Bear Creek.
Location: 0524.10-04 to -05

Unidentified Bridge, [ca. 1945]
2 photographs; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
People on an unidentified bridge, possibly over the Wapiti River or near Halcourt.
Location: 0524.10-06 to -07

On Bear Creek Bridge, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
A young man and a car on the bridge over Bear Creek.
Location: 0524.10-08

On Bear Creek Bridge, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
A car and two young men on the bridge over Bear Creek. Same as image 0524.08-01.
Location: 0524.11-01

Anne Childs Willsey, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Anne Willsey (nee Childs) sitting on the fender of a car.
Location: 0524.11-02

Girl in Garden, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
A young girl in the garden in front of the Childs home on 103 Avenue in Grande Prairie.
Location: 0524.11-03

By the Water, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
A young man and young woman beside a large body of water.
Location: 0524.11-05

Bridge and Dam, [ca. 1945]
2 photographs; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
A large bridge and dam over an unidentified body of water, possibly in Peace River.
Location: 0524.12-01 to -02

Buildings on Forfar Street, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
A group of buildings on Forfar Street beside a body of water in an unidentified location.
Location: 0524.12-03

Bridge, [ca. 1945]
2 photographs; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
A bridge over a large body of water in an unidentified location.
Location: 0524.12-04

Dam, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
A dam on a large body of water in an unidentified location.
Location: 0524.12-05

Railway Yard, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
A railway yard including tracks, crossing, buildings, and equipment at an unidentified location, possibly Grande Prairie.
Location: 0524.12-06

Young Man, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
An unidentified young man standing outside in winter smoking a cigarette.
Location: 0524.12-07

Young Man, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
An unidentified young man in a coat and scarf standing outside a building.
Location: 0524.12-08

Young People, [ca. 1945]
7 photographs; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
A group of young people on a car trip.
Location: 0524.13-01 to -07

Bridge, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
A bridge over a large body of water, possibly in Peace River.
Location: 0524.14-01

Buildings, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Several unidentified buildings, possibly in Peace River.
Location: 0524.14-02

Bridge, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
A young man standing on the beams underneath a bridge over a large body of water, possibly in Peace River.
Location: 0524.14-03

River, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Landscape view of a large river, possibly the Peace River.
Location: 0524.14-04

Riverside Town, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
A settlement along the banks of a large river, possibly Peace River.
Location: 0524.14-05

Bridge, [ca. 1945]
2 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Two views of a bridge over a large body of water, possibly Peace River.
Location: 0524.14-06 to -07

Train, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Front view of a steam engine on a train track.
Location: 0524.14-08

Unidentified Man, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
An unidentified man sitting in the doorway of a shack.
Location: 0524.14-09

Unidentified Couples, [ca. 1945]
3 photographs; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Unidentified couples beside or in cars. See also 0524.23.04 to -05.
Location: 0524.15-01 to -03

Young People, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
A group of young people on a car trip.
Location: 0524.15-04

Unidentified Couple, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
An unidentified couple beside cars.
Location: 0524.15-05

Horseback Riding, [ca. 1950]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
An unidentified young man on horseback.
Location: 0524.16-01

Shooting, [ca. 1950]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
An unidentified young man shoots a rifle, bracing himself on the hood of a car.
Location: 0524.16-02

Smoky River Bridge Opening, 1949
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
A parade float on the “Home Comforts 1910” featuring the first furnace in the Peace River country. Part of the Smoky River Bridge opening parade.
Location: 0524.16-03

Wedding of Adam Sask and Velma Childs, June 28, 1949
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Adam Sask and Velma Childs’ bridal party outside of Christ Church Anglican, June 28, 1949. Left to right: best man Lawrence Childs, groom Adam Sask, bride Velma Childs, bridesmaid Julia Sask, ?, ?. Duplicate of image 0524.20-03.
Location: 0524.16-04

Wedding of Adam Sask and Velma Childs, June 28, 1949
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Adam Sask and Velma Childs outside of a house (possibly the Childs house) on their wedding day. Duplicate of image 0524.20-04.
Location: 0524.16-05

Horseback Riding, [ca. 1950]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
An unidentified woman and child riding a horse.
Location: 0524.16-06

Winter Play, [ca. 1950]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Outdoor play in winter. In the centre of the photograph is a woman on skis.
Location: 0524.16-07

Shooting, [ca. 1950]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
A group of children clustered around a man in a doorway holding a rifle.
Location: 0524.16-08

Beside a River, [ca. 1950]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Two young ladies, one of them possibly Anne Childs Willsey (left), beside a large body of water.
Location: 0524.17-01

Young Ladies, [ca. 1950]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Two young ladies sitting outside a log building.
Location: 0524.17-04

Young Ladies, [ca. 1950]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Two young ladies wearing Western-style outfits at a public event.
Location: 0524.17-05

Young Lady, [ca. 1950]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
A young lady sitting on the hood of a car.
Location: 0524.17-06

Young Man, [ca. 1950]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
A young man with a pail outside of a building.
Location: 0524.17-07

Beside a River, [ca. 1950]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
A young man standing beside a river and holding a gun. Another man is standing behind him.
Location: 0524.17-08

Smoky River Bridge Opening, 1949
8 photographs; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
A series of photographs showing floats participating in the parade for the opening of the Smoky River Bridge.
Location: 0524.18-01 to -08

Swimming, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
A group of swimmers with bathing suits and towels on shore.
Location: 0524.19-04

Picnic, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
A group of picnickers beside a body of water.
Location: 0524.19-05

Beside a River, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
A group , including a man holding a rifle, sitting beside a river.
Location: 0524.19-07

Unidentified Couple, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
An unidentified couple sitting on the hood of a car.
Location: 0524.19-08

Wedding of Adam Sask and Velma Childs, June 28, 1949
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
The bride, Velma Childs, and groom, Adam Sask, leaving Christ Church Anglican after their wedding.
Location: 0524.20-01

Wedding of Adam Sask and Velma Childs, June 28, 1949
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
A close-up photograph of the bride, Velma Childs, and groom, Adam Sask, leaving Christ Church Anglican after their wedding.
Location: 0524.20-02

Young People, [ca. 1945]
5 photographs; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
A group of young people on a car trip.
Location: 0524.21-01 to -05

Car, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
A car parked beside outbuildings.
Location: 0524.21-07

Young Man, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
An unidentified young man dressed in a housecoat with flowers in his hair, likely as a joke.
Location: 0524.21-08

Young People, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
A group of young people on a car trip.
Location: 0524.21-09

Wedding of Adam Sask and Velma Childs, June 28, 1949
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Adam Sask and Velma Childs on their wedding day. Duplicate of image 524.32-09.
Location: 0524.22-01

Young Lady, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
A young lady sitting on the tailgate of a car.
Location: 0524.23-02

Unidentified Couples, [ca. 1945]
3 photographs; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Unidentified couples beside a building and cars. See also 0524.15-01 to -03.
Location: 0524.23-03 to -05

Young People, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
A group of young people in a field with cars in the background.
Location: 0524.23-06

Drinking Party, [ca. 1945]
2 photographs; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Young people at a drinking party.
Location: 0524.24-01 to -02

NADP Float, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
An NADP float pulled by horses in a parade.
Location: 0524.24-04

Young People, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
A group of young people.
Location: 0524.24-05

Young Lady, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
An unidentified young lady standing by the door of a car.
Location: 0524.24-07

Alf Child and Girls, [ca. 1943]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Anne Willsey (nee Childs), Alf Childs, and ? Outside a house.
Location: 0524.25-01

Alf Child and Girls, [ca. 1943]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Anne Childs Willsey, Alf Childs, and Reta Anne Jacobs outside a house.
Location: 0524.25-02

Young Ladies, [ca. 1943]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Reta Anne Jacobs and ? Outside a house.
Location: 0524.25-03

Alf Childs and Reta Anne Jacobs, [ca. 1943]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Alf Childs and Reta Anne Jacobs outside a house.
Location: 0524.25-05

Anne Childs Willsey and Reta Anne Jacobs, [ca. 1943]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Anne Willsey (nee Childs) and Reta Anne Jacobs wrestling in the snow. Anne is holding down Reta.
Location: 0524.25-06

Reta Anne Jacobs and ?, [ca. 1943]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Reta Anne Jacobs and ? standing behind a car.
Location: 0524.25-07

Reta Anne Jacobs, [ca. 1943]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Reta Anne Jacobs leaning against the fender of a car.
Location: 0524.25-08

Reta Anne Jacobs and Alf Childs, [ca. 1943]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Reta Anne Jacobs and Alf Childs standing beside a car.
Location: 0524.26-01

Young Ladies, [ca. 1943]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Reta Anne Jacobs and ? Standing beside a house.
Location: 0524.26-02

Couple Beside a Car, [ca. 1943]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Lawrence Childs and ? standing behind a car. Reta Anne Jacobs is visible on the other side of the car.
Location: 0524.26-05

Childs Group Outside a House, [ca. 1943]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Anne Willsey (nee Childs), Alf Childs, ?, Reta Anne Jacobs, and Lawrence Childs? standing outside a house.
Location: 0524.27-01

Reta Anne Jacobs, [ca. 1943]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Reta Anne Jacobs leaning against the fender of a car.
Location: 0524.27-02

Alf Childs and a Child, [ca. 1943]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Alf Childs standing beside a car with a child sitting on the hood.
Location: 0524.27-03

Alf Childs, [ca. 1943]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Alf Childs standing beside a car.
Location: 0524.27-04

Reta Anne Jacobs and Alf Childs, [ca. 1943]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Reta Anne Jacobs and Alf Childs standing beside a house.
Location: 0524.27-05

Anne Childs Willsey, [ca. 1943]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Anne Willsey (nee Childs) standing beside a car.
Location: 0524.27-06

Young Ladies, [ca. 1943]
2 photographs; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
A group of young ladies standing beside a car on a snowy road.
Location: 0524.27-08 to -09

In the Snow, [ca. 1943]
2 photographs; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Young people sitting in the snow.
Location: 0524.28-01 to -02

Crumpled Cars, [ca. 1943]
2 photographs; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Cars showing accident damage.
Location: 0524.28-03 to -04

In the Snow, [ca. 1943]
2 photographs; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
A young man sitting on a rock on a snowy hillside.
Location: 0524.28-05 to -06

Picnic, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
A group outside around a smoky fire.
Location: 0524.28-07

Unidentified Couple, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
An unidentified couple with a snowy landscape in the background. The man is holding a camera.
Location: 0524.28-08

Young Ladies, [ca. 1943]
3 photographs; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
A group of young people standing beside a car on a snowy road.
Location: 0524.29.03 to -05

Unidentified Man, [ca. 1943]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
An unidentified man standing beside a car and a truck in winter.
Location: 0524.29.06

In the Snow, [ca. 1943]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
An unidentified couple sitting in the snow.
Location: 0524.29-01

Car, [ca. 1943]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
A car parked on a snowy road.
Location: 0524.29-02

Zoo, [ca. 1945]
9 photographs; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Photographs of various animals in cages and dinosaur statues at an unidentified zoo.
Location: 0524.30-01 to -09

Unidentified City, [ca. 1945]
2 photographs; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Views of a bridge, skyline, and buildings of an unidentified city, possibly Edmonton and its High Level Bridge.
Location: 0524.31-01 to -02

Zoo, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
A goat in a cage at an unidentified zoo.
Location: 0524.31-03

Unidentified City, [ca. 1945]
4 photographs; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Views of a bridge, dam, skyline, and buildings of an unidentified city, possibly Edmonton and its High Level Bridge.
Location: 0524.31-04 to -07

Dog, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
A dog standing on the railing of a front stoop.
Location: 0524.31-08

Unidentified City, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
View of the skyline, and building of an unidentified city, possibly Edmonton.
Location: 0524.31-09

Unidentified People, [ca. 1945]
4 photographs; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Unidentified individuals and groups in a variety of locations.
Location: 0524.32-01 to -05

Young Men, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Four young men drinking pop in a restaurant.
Location: 0524.32-06

Dinosaur Statues, [ca. 1945]
2 photographs; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Full-size dinosaur statues in a park or zoo.
Location: 0524.32-07 to -08

Wedding of Adam Sask and Velma Childs, June 28, 1949
1 photograph; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
Adam Sask and Velma Childs on their wedding day. Duplicate of image 524.22-01.
Location: 0524.32-09

Young People, [ca. 1945]
4 photographs; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
A group of young people who appear to be on vacation. The photographs show members of the group in various locations including with a city in the background, on a bridge, and in front of a house.
Location: 0524.33-01 to -04

Waterside Settlement, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 2.2 x 3.5 cm
A body of water with a bridge and buildings in the background.
Location: 0524.33-05

Young People, [ca. 1945]
4 photographs; b & w; 7.8 x 5.5 cm
A group of young people who appear to be on vacation. The photographs show members of the group in various locations including in front of a car, on a bridge, in front of a house, and with a city in the background.
Location: 0524.33-06 to -09

Childs Family fonds. — [ca. 1940-1950]. — 251 photographs.

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