Fonds consists of digital photographs taken by Man Ho of Edmonton Chinatown events. Events include Chinatown Transformation Collaborative (CTC) cleanups from September 2011-August 2023, Chinatown summer festival in August 2023, and Re:VITA Chinatown After Dark event in July 2023.
Sans titreThis series consists of documentation investigating Edmonton's Mayor and Councilors regarding compliance with the Municipalities Act. These investigations include the Porter Royal Commission into civic mismanagement especially in regards to property speculation and profiteering by William Hawrelak, the Morrow Inquiry into bribing councilors including Aldermen Fallow and McLean, the disqualification of Mayor Hawrelak for violating the City Act in 1965, and the Nuclear Disarmament Referendum quashed by Mayor Purves. This series also includes the report of the form of City Government which proposed switching Edmonton to its current ward based system.
This item is an audio-visual recording of a Kentwood Ford television advertisement. In the video Ken Haywood, President of Kentwood Ford, is seen walking along a fleet of Ford trucks, discussing the various models they have available for sale.
This fonds contains records relating to the opening, sales, and operations of Kentwood Ford. Included are a variety of print and digital advertisements, correspondence, vehicle catalogs, awards, and renovation plans. Also included is a variety of Kentwood Ford ephemera, such as key holders, key tags, enamel pins, coverall patches, stickers, and a Kentwood Ford Sales seal. Additionally, this fonds contains photographs from Employee Awards Nights, and of the dealership itself.
Sans titreThis item is an audio recording of Kentwood Ford radio advertisements. There are two advertisements compiled together on the recording. The advertisements are for Kentwood Ford's superior customer service and used vehicle department.
This item is an audio recording of Kentwood Ford radio advertisements. There are four advertisements compiled together on the recording. The advertisements are for Ford trucks, used vehicles, campervans, and price reduction events including Super-Sell-Out '76.
The fonds consists of photographs of the sports teams organized by the Canadian Athletic Club. Teams are named after various sponsors. The photographs are predominantly hockey teams with only a few baseball or soccer teams.
Sans titrePainting features the James Macdonald Bridge over the North Saskatchewan River with downtown Edmonton in the background.
Ivan Salisny was born in 1921 in Ukraine, and moved to Edmonton with his wife Helen in 1953. He attended NAIT, and worked at the City of Edmonton as a draftsman until his retirement in 1984. He passed away in Edmonton in 2016.
Burnt out coal mine on Ellerslie Road west of Highway 2, Whitemud Valley
This item consists of a thematic finding aid compiling Local Histories in the City of Edmonton Archives Collection. There are many different publications which reveal some aspect of the histories and stories of Edmonton. There are general histories of Edmonton, neighbourhood histories, organization and business histories, biographies, monographs on buildings, cookbooks, collections of photographs and particular subject histories.