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This poster is an advertisement for the WWF Summer Sizzler Tour on August 19,1994 at the Northlands Agricom. The main event included fights between Bret “Hit Man” Hart, Razor Ramon, Owen Hart, and Jim Neidhart. The poster is brightly coloured and features photographs of the wrestlers.

Thelma Manary (1913-1984) was an Edmonton-based artist known for her miniature etchings and large semi-abstract landscapes (working in oil, watercolour, and mixed media). She was a member of the Edmonton Art Club, the Alberta Society of Artists, and was an associated member of the Society of Canadian Printers-Etchers and Engravers. She served on the board of the Edmonton Art Club, and worked at the Edmonton Art Gallery for many years.
Manary had a particular interest in trees, especially the barrenness of winter trees. This painting was submitted to the Edmonton Art Club show in 1961, and was featured on the cover of the catalogue for that year.

Born in 1913, M. Kathleen Kaufman joined the Edmonton Art Club in 1934, and participated in club exhibitions between 1935 and 1953. She submitted a work titled “A Winter Trail” in 1936 which could be this piece. Kaufman married Keith Cardiff in April, 1943, changing her name to M. Kathleen Cardiff. She would go on to become a member of the Alberta Society of Artists, and serve as the Treasurer of the Edmonton Art Club. She began studying printmaking in the 1950s, learning silk screening and serigraphy under George Weber at the Edmonton Art Gallery, as well as taking courses at the University of Alberta’s Department of Extension. She moved to Toronto in 1959, later settling in Ontario.

This poster promotes VINOK Worldance’s 10th annual “Christmas Around the World” performance. The event was held from November 18 to November 21, 1999 at the Chateau Louis Conference Centre. The poster features photographs of dancers dressed in traditional clothing from a variety of cultures.

This poster is an advertisement from Edmonton Public Schools for Victoria School for the Arts. The poster features five students standing backstage in the school's auditorium.

This poster is an advertisement for an Edmonton Public Library’ membership event. The Tuxes Tiles and Tales event was an alternative fashion gala that took place at the Westin Hotel on January 25, 1997. The poster features a photograph of a man and woman wearing alternative fashions that were to be featured in the gala, as well as two images of alternative clothing items. A list of event sponsors is also included on the poster.

This map shows the 1890 survey into lots of the Reserve of the Papaschase First Nations south of the Settlement of Edmonton and the homesteads south of the North Saskatchewan River in what is now south Edmonton.

This work was painted by John McCullson. While nothing is currently known about the artist, the work depicts the salvage effort of the Gerona of Dundee, Scotland. The ship was stranded October 27, 1892 within 30 yards of land at Skisa Head, Caithness, Scotland. It was bound for Montreal with 1,100 tons of general cargo, a crew of 36 and 12 passengers. It is believed that this painting reflects the experience of some Western Europeans who emigrated to Edmonton at the turn of the twentieth century, and it may have an as-yet-undiscovered connection with other records in the collection at the City of Edmonton Archives

Robert Wesley Hedley (1871-1965) was born in Ontario and taught at a rural school before earning a high school teacher’s certificate in mathematics. He moved to Edmonton in 1912, where he became the art supervisor of public schools. In 1922 he developed the art course for Alberta high schools and taught art in summer sessions at the University of Alberta. He was hired as a mathematics and art teacher at the Edmonton Normal School in 1929, and retired in 1937. He continued working in the arts, and became Director of the Edmonton Museum of Art in 1943. He was also the art critic for the Edmonton Journal for many years.

This painting was purchased by the Archives and Landmarks Committee for $15 in 1952. it depicts the ruins of the Alberta Motor Boat Co., located on the north end of the Low Level Bridge. Established in 1912, the company built boats that were used on lakes and rivers around Alberta, in the north, in British Columbia, and on the Great Lakes. They also made a variety of other implements of travel, such as dog sleighs and skis planes. The building burned down in December of 1946. Nothing is currently known of the artist.