Collection paa-9343 - City of Edmonton Photograph collection

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City of Edmonton Photograph collection

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PAA paa-9343

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22 photographs

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The City of Edmonton Archives Committee formed on September 26, 1938 and was renamed the Archives and Landmark Committee in 1947. The committee actively collected records and artifacts. Their outreach activities included running exhibit spaces in the Civic Block and marking buildings and significant locations with plaques and monuments.

In 1966, the Archives and Landmark Committee bylaw was amended and the Edmonton Historical Board (EHB) was formed as part of the Parks and Recreation Branch. The EHB concentrated on commemorating Edmonton's heritage through the annual Plaques and Recognition Awards. Parks and Recreation took over the archives and artifacts, forming the City of Edmonton Archives and the City's Artifacts Centre.

Custodial history

In 1971, the City of Edmonton Archives copied the material and donated the copies to the Provincial Archives of Alberta.

Scope and content

The collection consists of copies of photographs dating from the 1870s to the 1910s in Alberta from the City of Edmonton Archives and includes images featuring Fort Saskatchewan, a log cabin, teepees near Fort Carlton, coal mining in Edmonton, the first jail in Calgary, Calgary's first City Hall, Calgary's first Land Title's Office, D. Ricker's lumber camps at Poplar Creek, and Main Street in Tofield.

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  • The material is in English.

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There are no restrictions on access. Permission for use required. Subject to the Copyright Act.

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Record No. The collection consists of the following accession: PR1971.0331<br><br>

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