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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
Edmonton Bulletin fonds
CA EDM MS-1071 · Fonds · 1911, 1947-1951

The fonds consists of photos taken by Eric Bland for the Edmonton Bulletin in the last five years of the Bulletin’s existence (April 1947-January 1951) (EA-600). The photos include Edmonton personalities, accidents, events, clubs and societies, buildings (including churches, schools and hospitals), commerce, industry, transportation and military.
The fonds also includes images used in the publication 'Edmonton Bulletin Special Edition 1911' (EB-26). This publication gave a history of Edmonton to that point. The photographs include people, houses, buildings businesses, street scenes, bridges and transportation.

Edmonton Bulletin
Eric R. Crouch fonds
CA EDM MS-1171 · Fonds · [ca. 1957]

The fonds consists of photographs of Edmonton taken by Eric R. Crouch. They include skylines, buildings, bridges, the Legislative Grounds and various cityscapes taken from the roofs of downtown buildings.

Crouch, Eric Ramsey
Chris Bruun fonds
CA EDM MS-1178 · Fonds · 1960 - 2014

The fonds consists of photographs of people, nature, weather, buildings, street scenes and events in Edmonton, as well as some self-portraits and still lifes. Of special interest are sequential photographs of storms and weather events, as well as building demolition and construction, notably the Molson’s Brewery building on 104 Avenue.

Bruun, Chris
CA EDM MS-1208 · Fonds · 1984 - 2008

This fonds consists of minutes, agendas, financial statements, project reports, research files, grant information, correspondence, program documentation, posters, photographs, and certificates created by the Edmonton Bicycle Commuters Society. Some electronic material is present in the fonds. A note in the file title has been added where a digital carrier is present. A note has also been added to the titles of files that may contain photographic images or negatives.

In addition to the administrative files of the Society, there are also records of the various programs and initiatives that the Society spearheaded or participated in. These files include the Bike Registration Program, Lunar Cycle and Bike Month, Bike Workshops, Bikes on Buses, Cycle-Able City, and Rails to Trails (R2T).

Three posters from File 131 have been digitized and described separately. To see the other seven posters in File 131, please contact the Reference Desk.

Edmonton Bicycle Commuters Society
CA EDM MS-1216 · Fonds · 1966 - 2008

The fonds consists of the minutes, bylaws, financial statements, correspondence, photographs, memorabilia, and newsletters of the Klondike Trailer Club, the Coachmen Travel Club, and the Klondike Coachmen RV Club. The majority of the records were generated by the Klondike Trailer Club from its establishment in 1966 until its amalgamation with the Coachmen Travel Club in 2000. Also included are records generated during the Klondike Trailer Club’s membership with the Alberta Travel Trailer Association and its successor, the Camping Club of Alberta.

Some of the objects included with the records are signs meant for placement on recreational vehicles to signify membership with the Club, a picket sign of the Klondike Trailer Club’s mascot ‘Klondike Mike’ which denotes the trailer unit’s membership number, a patch, a hat, and pins.

The photographs include images of Klondike Travel Club events from both summer and winter gatherings. The photographs have been processed in the albums in which they were donated in order to provide context for the unlabelled and unidentified images.

Klondike Coachmen RV Club
CA EDM MS-1234 · Fonds · 1948 - 2009

This fonds consists of the records generated by the Trans Canada Yellowhead Highway Association in their work to advocate the development, maintenance, and use of the Yellowhead Highway. The records consist of minutes of the various boards and committees, annual general meetings, meetings of the highway areas, correspondence, running files consisting of a mixture of correspondence and research material, resolutions, financial statements, membership information, strategic plans, bylaws, photographs, promotional apparel, and a book.

Trans Canada Yellowhead Highway Association
Cecil Richardson fonds
CA EDM MS-1243 · Fonds · [ca.1960] - 1987

The fonds consists of photographs taken by Cecil Werden Richardson of the Edmonton River Valley, buildings, and the aftermath of the 1987 tornado that struck Edmonton.

Richardson, Cecil Werden
John Guay fonds
CA EDM MS-13 · Fonds · 1912 - 1964

The fonds consists of records of the restoration of Edmonton Radial Railway Street Car Number 1. It includes a photograph album, technical literature and plans relating to street railway equipment from several manufacturers.
The photographs include the Cromdale car barns and yard of the Edmonton Transit System.

Guay, John
Douglas Parker fonds
CA EDM MS-153 · Fonds · 1994 - 2011

The fonds consists Parker’s research and manuscript for his book ‘The Edmonton Incline Railway’, as well the published book ‘Interurban To St. Albert: The Edmonton Interurban Railway’ by R.F. Corley and Douglas V. Parker (388.4 COR). The photographs consist of Edmonton Transit trolley and transit cars.

File List:

  1. Research material for Parker's book The Edmonton Incline Railway, including:
    ~ Handwritten excerpts (1994-1996) from newspaper articles and government reports (1901-1986, predominant 1905-1913) relating to the Edmonton Incline Railway;
    ~ Notes on Joe Hostyn and family;
    ~ Handwritten excerpts from newspaper articles (1905-1906) relating to Edmonton area steamers;
    ~ Lists of newspaper articles (1905-1913) regarding steamships;
    ~ Lists of newspaper articles (1901-1913) regarding streetcars and the Canadian Pacific Railway;
    ~ 20 February 2007 Canada.com article on proposed funicular in river valley;
    ~ 20 January 2005 RealEstateWeekly.com article on Edmonton Brewing & Malting Company

  2. The Edmonton Incline Railway by Doug V. Parker, including:
    ~ draft manuscript of The Edmonton Incline Railway
    ~ typed excerpts (18 February 2001) from newspaper articles and government reports (1905-1986, predominant 1905-1913) relating to the Edmonton Incline Railway;
    ~ photocopied images of the Edmonton Incline Railway.

Parker, Douglas