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Medicine Hat Scenery - CPR Bridge

Item consists of: 1 nitrate negative capturing a view of the Medicine Hat CPR bridge from the north side of the river, as well as a number of early buildings.

Medicine Hat Scenery - Riverside

Item consists of: 1 black and white nitrate negative containing a view taken from the north side of the river and containing Athletic Park, Riverside, CPR bridge, Finlay bridge and various residents and buildings.

Edmonton Chamber of Commerce fonds

  • CA EDM MS-1037
  • Fonds
  • 1905-1921

The fonds consists of photographs from the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce's in-house collection. Many of the photographs are by the Byron-May Company, who were commissioned by the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce to create brochures promoting Edmonton as an up and coming city.

The photographs are of early Edmonton and include buildings, street scenes, city and farm scenes, animals, agriculture, people and events.

Edmonton Chamber of Commerce

Grande Prairie Train Station

Bird's eye view of the Grande Prairie Train Station in winter, crowded with people and cars. The horse-drawn dray unloading the Royal Mail from the mail car in the foreground belonged to Mr. Alex Wishart.

Northern Alberta Railway Co. fonds

  • CA GPR 0609
  • Fonds
  • 1921-1939

The fonds consists of two Motive Power Department Registers for the Rycroft Train Station from 1921-1939, and two Enginemen’s Register and Rest Books for the Rycroft Train Station from 1921-1939.

Northern Alberta Railways Co.

Railway Crew

Rudy Croken as a member of the NAR Railway crew, with speeder.

Edmonton Street Railway Athletic Association fonds

  • CA EDM MS-220
  • Fonds
  • 1921 - 1958

The fonds consists of records from the Edmonton Street Railway Athletic Association from 1921 to 1958. Records include minutes, a ledger, correspondence, finances, reports and membership lists. Also included in the fonds is a copy of the City of Edmonton Railway Department rules and regulations handbook and minutes from the Civic Fastball League.

Edmonton Street Railway Athletic Association

Ladies Auxiliary to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers fonds

  • CA EDM MS-1223
  • Fonds
  • 1962 - 1986

The fonds consists of records created by the Ladies Auxiliary to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers during Cora Shaw's involvement with the organization. The records capture the nature of the organization's activities, interests, and structure. Records include administrative documents such as minutes, financial statements, and event plans. Also included are bylaws, a songbook, and two photographs.

File list:
File 1: Constitution and By-Laws and General Regulations of the Grand International Auxiliary to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, 1956
File 2: G. I. A. division 547 property and inventory, 1962 - 1968
File 3: Minute book - includes financial statements, 1967 - 1986
File 4: Record book - includes leadership and committee lists, newspaper clippings, event planning, membership information, 1966 - 1969
File 5: Event book - planning and attendance, 1970 - 1976
File 6: Music and Songs for the G.I.A. Divisions to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, [n.d.]
File 7: GIA to LBE flag, [n.d.]
File 8: "Edmonton South shops during the shopmen's strike, downtown" [2 photographs], August 1950

Ladies Auxiliary to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers

Schenk family fonds

  • CA GPR 0256
  • Fonds
  • 1911-2000

The fonds consists of 51 cm of textual records, 115 photographs, 1 artwork by Robert Guest, and 9 forestry related maps. It includes: a series of photographs related to Jack Mantle showing early Grande Prairie and includes two photographs featuring soldiers from WW2; a series of correspondence from F.W. Schenk and photographs showing scenes from the Northern Alberta Railway (NAR) and various train accidents; a series of photographs, maps, employment records and daily journals from Dave Schenk during his career working for NAR and Alberta Forest Service; and a series of employment records from Melba Schenk during her time working as a weather observer for Alberta Forest Service.

The fonds has been arranged into the following series: Jack Mantle (1911-1940); F.W. Schenk (1917-1964); Dave Schenk (1924-2005); and Melba Schenk (1973-1977)

Schenk family

Northern Alberta Pioneers and Old Timers' Association (NAPOTA) fonds

  • CA EDM MS-56
  • Fonds
  • [ca. 1885]-2009, predominant 1914-2009

The fonds consists of textual records, historical documents, photographs, paintings and maps gathered by NAPOTA in support of the association’s goal of preserving the history of Edmonton. The fonds also includes the records of the association including minutes, membership records, correspondence, financial documents and news clippings.
The fonds is arranged as follows:

  1. Minutes 1914-1989
  2. Correspondence files 1926, 1928-1929
    . a. Alphabetical file series
    . b. Correspondence files
  3. Topical files 1887-2009
    . a. Alphabetical file series
    . b. Correspondence files
  4. Membership records
  5. Newspapers and Clippings
  6. Financial records
  7. Certificates
  8. Ephemera
  9. Maps
  10. Books

Northern Alberta Pioneers and Old Timers' Association

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