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Albert Whelpley fonds
CA EDM MS-1039 · Fonds · 1912

The fonds consists of two panorama images of Edmonton including the river valley and the Edmonton skyline from the roof of the Tegler Building.

Whelpley, Albert W.
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
Sunday Visit Series fonds
CA EDM MS-476 · Fonds · 1963 - 1965

The fonds consists of the scripts for Harry Farmer’s television program “Sunday Visit” broadcast by CFRN-TV. The program highlighted the history of various churches in the Edmonton area. Each of the scripts begins: "The story of … Church as told by Harry Farmer, Producer of CFRN Television’s Sunday Visit Series". For a list of churches covered by the program scripts, see attached list.
The fonds also consists of photographs of the churches likely used in the show.

Sunday Visit Series
Other Photos
CA EDM RG-16-4 · Series · 1871 - 1915
Part of City of Edmonton. City Architect and Building Inspector's Department fonds

This series contains photographs of early Edmonton collected by City Architect Robert Falconer Duke.

  • EA-97-1: Prairie Schooner (1905)
  • EA-97-2: Horse & Wagon (n.d.)
  • EA-97-3: Fort Edmonton from West Side (1871)
  • EA-97-4: Parliament Buildings (ca. 1915) [Alberta Legislature with Fort Edmonton in foreground]
  • EA-97-5: Edmonton Incline Railway (ca. 1910)
  • EA-97-6: Dr. Harry Smith’s Buggy & Coachman (n.d.)
Bryce Van Dusen fonds
CA EDM MS-853 · Fonds · 1885-[ca. 1970], predominant 1895-1914, [ca. 1968]

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, Bryce
James H. Botz fonds
CA EDM MS-1200 · Fonds · 1911

The fonds consists of photographs of Edmonton taken by James Botz, including various buildings, river valley scenes, coal mines and possibly James H. Botz with friends or other Botz family members.

Botz, James H.
J.R. Scott fonds
CA EDM MS-812 · Fonds · [before 1913]

The fonds consists of a booklet of photographs of Edmonton landmarks titled Post Folder Strathcona The University City of Alberta. Photographs are reproduced from photographs by Lewis Rice, Illustrator and Publisher, Moose Jaw, Canada.

Scott, J.R.
Henderson Family fonds
CA EDM MS-804 · Fonds · 1897-1922

The fonds consists of 6 photographs of the Henderson family and their farms. Also included in the fonds is a group photograph of early surveyors.

Henderson Family
Mickael A. Kostek collection
CA EDM MS-1258 · Collection · [ca. 1914], 1981-2015

This collection contains correspondence, ephemera, a copy of Kostek's book "Looking Back" on the history of Edmonton Public Schools, a photograph of Michael Kostek, and a souvenir folder of Edmonton scenes and buildings from the early 20th century.

Kostek, Michael