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Caption on back of photo reads “Gas + salt water well at Peace River town about 1929”. This is possibly the infamous well known as “Old Salty” or the “Well from Hell” that was drilled in 1916 outside of Peace River. The well spewed out enough salt water to fill an Olympic sized pool every day for 87 years. After a total of $10 million was spent, the well was finally sealed in 2003.

Railway tressle bridge crossing over Heart River with the town of Peace River in the background. Written on the back of the photo is “Aspen Glen July 4/31”.

Train derailment causing a rolled over train, there is a man standing on top of the rolled train and men in the background looking at the damage.

Four individuals standing beside the NAR tressles bridge that runs over Bear Creek in Grande Prairie. The individueals were identified in a note attached to the back of the photo that said “L-R: unknown, Anna Mantle, Christine Schenk, last 2 unknown”

Francis Schenk at the wheel of N.A.R. Locomotive 51.

Railway cars were lifted off their wheel bases and overturned in a "weird storm" that resembled a tornado at Rycroft, September 1, 1951.

Composite photograph of all the hockey players on the 1922-23 Grande Prairie Hockey Club: J.H. Slawter, R. Dean, H.F. Hammond, H. O'Brien, R.F.R. Howell, V. Taylor, A.W. Pentland, F.W. Schenk, H.A. Brick, J.E. Basted, F.R. Brown, and J.E. Shields.

Francis Schenk married Christine Dolemo, daughter of Karl and Sophia Dolemo. They are accompanied here by Francis' mother, Susanne Schenk, at the home of Jack Mantle.

Francis and Christine Schenk with friends on the ferry over the Smoky River at Moody's Crossing. Ferry poster is visable at right.

Christine Dolemo and Francis Schenk at the front of Locomotive #16, belonging to the Edmonoton, Dunvegan & British Columbia Railway.