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- [between 1903 and 1942]
Part of Byron Harmon fonds
Byron Harmon (Banff, Alberta)
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Part of Byron Harmon fonds
Byron Harmon (Banff, Alberta)
Part of Della McLean fonds
Watercolour painting of Frank and Dorothy Appleby which was a planning piece for an acrylic painting of the couple that is now hanging in Athabasca University Governing Council Chambers. Frank Appleby was MLA for Athabasca in 1971 and was one of several people including then Mayor Herman Leicht, instrumental in locating Athabasca University in the Town of Athabasca.
McLean, Della
Part of Della McLean fonds
Metro (Matt) Prokopchuk (June 14, 1913 – April 14, 2012) was a local character who was well-known and loved in the Town of Athabasca. He was a resident of Athabasca Extendicare in his later years and his regular daily rounds walking around Athabasca took him to the Burger Bar (where he had a table) among other places. Shy and gentle, he shoveled snow and raked leaves for a cup of coffee. His route home took him up 53rd Street past Della McLean's Red Roof Gallery. He would stop to smoke a cigarette, sitting on a bench placed half-way up the hill and this is where she came to know him and now remembers him. Della wrote: "A Tribute to Matt. Who is going to clear the snow from the sidewalks and rake the leaves in the fall? Matt has left us, his work finally done. Everyone knew the man who walked for miles in the bush and never got lost, who directed traffic when he pleased, corrected children when they misbehaved, and claimed his table at the Burger Bar. He was a shy and gentle man but take away his snow-clearing rights and he was most annoyed. Matt was our friend, tho few words were ever exchanged and no matter how many offers of a new jacket, he stuck with his faded red New Holland jacket and orange toque. Matt's territory was large and his frequent visits to clear snow at the Burger Bar and 49th Street Grill (formerly Georgio's) were often rewarded with coffee and snacks. When his work was done, he would climb the hill and stop halfway for a smoke. He would sit on the bench,m cross his knees, bend one arm up in the very same pose every day. The bench is empty now, but our community will be full of delightful stories of the man with the orange toque and the faded red jacket for years to come."
McLean, Della
14. Banff and Cascade Mountain, from Sanitarium Hotel
Part of R. H. Trueman fonds
R. H. Trueman & Co. (Vancouver, B.C.)
Hired men and Trelle children.
Part of Trelle family fonds
Two hired men (possibly Fred Hamm, Erich Andersen, or John Gershman) and Marie and Kay Trelle in a field in winter. They appear to be harvesting potatoes.
Trelle children and hired men.
Part of Trelle family fonds
Hired men Fred Hamm, Erich Andersen, and John Gershman with the Trelle children, Marie and Kay, and possibly Beatrice on a flat-bed sleigh in winter.
Part of Percy Horner Taylor fonds
Artist Percy Taylor of Athabasca, Alberta wrote Alberta's Golden Jubilee Hymn in 1955 and it was published by Taylor Music Publications.
Taylor, Percy Horner
Part of Turner Family fonds
Ellis, Ethel, Clifford, and Bill Turner.
Soldiers in training Baseball Team, Grande Prairie, Alberta.
Part of Turner Family fonds
Soldiers in training baseball team at Grande Prairie's Army Training Center. Charles W.S. Turner is at left in the front row.
James Turner, Mary (Hastie) Turner, & Bill Turner
Part of Turner Family fonds
James WK Turner, Mary (Hastie) Turner, and Bill Turner.