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Marquess of Lorne fonds

  • GLEN glen-1491
  • Fonds
  • 1881-1883

The fonds consists of a microfilm of newspaper reports, published in The Times and The Scotsman, about Lord Lorne's tour. Includes an 1883 letter from Lord Castletown, describing a trip by CPR from Winnipeg to Calgary. The fonds also consists of photographs of sketches done during the 1881 trip, along with original 1870s sketches of European castles and scenes (possibly done by Princess Louise), which had been glued to the back of these photos. Includes a scrapbook of newspaper clippings written by Reverend James MacGregor who accompanied Lorne.

Lorne, Marquess of

Boorne and May fonds

  • GLEN glen-281
  • Fonds
  • 1883-1907

The fonds consists of traveller's sample book of photographs of mountain scenes, the British Columbia interior, CPR points and railway bridges, tunnels, trains and workers (1889). Includes photographs of native people and a Blood sun dance (1887); of May, his wife, family and ranch (1885-1907); of Boorne, his Manitoba homestead, and the Calgary studio; and experimental photographs (1883-1884). Includes his article, "With the Savages in the Far West", published in the Canadian Photographic Journal, 1893. Also includes a diary of Boorne's cousin Ernest May (1897).

Boorne and May

Enroute to the Homestead

A.M. Bezanson family caboose on the Athabasca River enroute to their homestead in the Peace Country, 525 miles from railway.

Victor Heydlauff fonds

  • GLEN glen-3817
  • Fonds
  • [ca. 1910]

The fonds consists of a poster and brochure regarding his Life Save Seat Lock invention.

Heydlauff, Victor

Lake Saskatoon Main Street

A view of the main street of Lake Saskatoon showing various buildings with the Lake visible in the background.

Used in "Edson to Grande Prairie Trail," p. 96.

Honeymoon Couple on Edson Trail

A couple on their honeymoon as they travel the Edson-Grande Prairie Trail to their homestead.

Used in "Edson to Grande Prairie Trail," p. 161.

McDermid Studio, Edmonton, AB

Crossing Sturgeon Lake

Settlers, with loaded wagons and cabooses, crossing frozen Sturgeon Lake enroute to the Peace Country.

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