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A building boom after World War II included several substantial government buildings, including a new Provincial Building and this federal building, the Grande Prairie Post Office, B’ureau de Poste.

Christ Church Anglican on the corner of 102 Street and 99th Avenue in Grande Prairie.

Grande Prairie’s first swimming pool, built by the Kinsmen Club with volunteer labour and heated from the Canadian Utilities power plant east across the road.

The Revillon Bros. Ltd. “Trading Post” at Sturgeon Lake ca. 1910. In front is a settler’s wagon with two oxen in front and two oxen behind.

McQuittie farm norht of Grande Prairie, showing their log home and presumably Mr. McQuittie with his horse-drawn democrat.

D Coy 49th (Reserve) Grande Prairie Loyal Edmonton Regiment at Sarcee Camp from July 22-Aug 6, 1944. This regiment contained mostly soldiers from Valhalla and Grande Prairie. They are, back row, left to right: J.H. Velve, M. Vatne, S. Rohne, J. Sonstvedt, P.G. Loberg, O. Klettke, Sgt. A. Flannigan, A.G. Howes, R.S. Wigmore, W. Duncan. Third row: G. Halverson, P.M. Melhus, O. Homme, G. Tosczak, A. Westad, A.J. Dumbeck, R.G. Miller, H.C. Pearson, M. Horneland, R.L.V. Reed, D. Dryer. Second row: F. Field, K. Knutson, E. Blais, E. Buchholdt, A. Dolemo, G.A. Duncan, M.E. Swanson, D.E. Guittard, T.K. Leslie, R. Wagner, A. Krantz, Braathen, S. Front row: D.A. Miller, L/Cpl. P.D. Wright, Cpl D.O. Hanson, Cpl. W. Spicer, Sgt. D.R. Cooke, CSM L.V. Cobb, Capt A.J. Mantle, CSM T.E. Booker, Sgt J.C. Leitgeb, CPL H.J. Shields, J. A. Swanson, F. Knutson, and A. Nelson.

Kleskun Lake, taken from Birch Hill in 1911. Kleskun Lake was drained during World War I by the Kleskun Lake Ranch Company, which went bankrupt in the 1920s.

The Charles Hopkins farm at Lake Saskatoon. Mr. Hopkins was a Methodist minister who built many of the early Methodist churches in the south Peace, e.g. Lake Saskatoon, Halcourt, and Beaverlodge.

C.A. McDonald on the south end of section 2, township 71, range 7, west of the 6th meridian, where Stonewal Watson had his ranch.

Unidentified settlers with horses, tent and haying equipment camped out on the prairie.