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Grande Prairie and the Peace River District
Part of Grande Prairie Board of Trade and Chamber of Commerce fonds
Booklet produced by the Grande Prairie Board of Trade and Chamber of Commerce used to promote settlement of the area. It describes resources, climate, agricultural potential, and amenities available in the Peace country.
Interesting Facts About Grande Prairie
Part of Grande Prairie Board of Trade and Chamber of Commerce fonds
Booklet advertising the opportunities of the Peace River Country for the settler, businessman and capitalist.
Grande Prairie Board of Trade and Chamber of Commerce fonds
The fonds consists of executive and administrative records; subject files from both the Board of Trade and the later Chamber of Commerce; briefs, submissions and forums presented to various groups and government departments; project files from the time Grande Prairie achieved cityhood until the 90s; publications about the area produced or collected by the Board of Trade/Chamber of Commerce; reference files with news clippings and guest books that detail the history of the Board from 1914 on; information about associated organizations; and photograph and slide collections. The photograph collection mainly details progress in the Grande Prairie area from 1905 to 1980, and the activities of the Chamber after 1975. There is one reel to reel film, “Alberta on the North Side,” which was presented to the people of Northern Alberta on the occasion of the provincial cabinet meeting in Grande Prairie, October 17, 1972.
Grande Prairie Board of Trade and Chamber of Commerce
Northwinds Motel, Grande Prairie
Part of Grande Prairie Board of Trade and Chamber of Commerce fonds
The Northwinds Motel sign is in front of vehicles parked in the motel parking lot in Grande Prairie. Part of the motel is visible. An ESSO gas station is in the background.
Thomson Motors, Grande Prairie
Part of Grande Prairie Board of Trade and Chamber of Commerce fonds
"A close up of the "Thomson Motors Chev-Olds Chev Trucks" sign also shows part of the Philco building, the second floor of another building, tree tops and the sky."
Deluxe Cleaners, Grande Prairie
Part of Grande Prairie Board of Trade and Chamber of Commerce fonds
The front corner entrance of Deluxe Cleaners on the corner of Clairmont Road and 103rd Avenue.
Richmond Dry Cleaners, Grande Prairie
Part of Grande Prairie Board of Trade and Chamber of Commerce fonds
The picture shows the top of the Richmond Dry Cleaners' building and its sign. The Bus Terminal sign and a wooden post are also visible.
Part of Grande Prairie Board of Trade and Chamber of Commerce fonds
Two cars parked outside of Grande Prairie's York Hotel on 101st Street.
Part of Grande Prairie Board of Trade and Chamber of Commerce fonds
A row of cars are parked outside of the Tartan Motel in Grande Prairie.
Part of Grande Prairie Board of Trade and Chamber of Commerce fonds
The sign outside Safeway grocery store has several sections which read "Safeway", "Grande Prairie Plaza" and "Restaurant". The Safeway grocery store is in the background across the large parking lot.
