A Norwegian celebration in Valhalla at the Ronning Homestead, June 7, 1917. A large group of people is gathered in a grassy area in front of trees and a large house with two covered balconies.
Image shows an Indigenous peoples camp on the Beaverlodge River. Three men and a child are standing in front of three tipis. The ground is partially covered in snow. The original description said Indian camp instead of Indigenous peoples camp. The title is taken from the back of the photograph.
Family group of three men, three women and four children in front of the fence surrounding the sod-roofed Hotel Breeden. Blacksmith George Breeden's one room log cabin, near his shop overlooking Bear Creek, was the first hotel in Grande Prairie and was situated between present day Park Hotel and Bear Creek.
The fonds consists of family genealogical records, documents, diaries, correspondence and photographs from the Campbell, McGuire and Brewer families; documents and photographs to the Campbell homestead at Halcourt; a collection of artwork, including a set of hand-made Christmas Cards drawn by Myrle and Isabel in the late 1920s; personal and business correspondence; historical writings by Isabel Campbell; records from Miss Campbell’s home in Grande Prairie; a reference collection of photographs, maps, and clippings files relating to Peace Country history; a set of glass negatives created in 1936-37 by Cameron White of the White Studio; and memorial records from Isabel’s funeral.
Photograph of the Brewer-Campbell family taken at the opening of the Smoky River bridge in the summer of 1949. The ferry previously in use is visible on the far left of the photograph.