This fonds consists of photographs of Edmonton and Alberta from the late 1800s and early 1900s from various well-known photographers, including Ernest Brown, C.W. Mathers, and others that were collected by the donor. The photographs include images of Legislators visiting towns in southwestern Alberta, as well as street scenes, businesses, and buildings in Edmonton.
The fonds also includes photographs taken by Bryce Van Dusen at his store, Acme Novelty Ltd., and during a tour of Churchill, Manitoba.
Van Dusen, BryceA photo collage of Calgary scenes, including views of ranching, cattle, horses, wooden buildings, and an Indigenous grouping standing in front of a teepee. Two of the Indigenous individuals appear to be wearing Hudson's Bay trade blanket coats.
An Indigenous family in a grassy and treed area; a man is seated with a dog and a woman is standing in front of a horse that is carrying two children.
Three Indigenous men sitting beside a teepee; a pot is cooking over the a smoking fire.
Printed panorama postcard for Smith's Bookstore, Edmonton; view from the south side looking north.