Fonds jas-2592 - Ray O'Neill fonds

Ray O'Neill first came to Jasper in 1942 and lived there for the next 45 years. Ray was a well-known businessman and photographer. He worked under Harry Rowed, another well-known local photographer and the two eventually went into business together under the name of Harry Rowed O'Neill and Associates. Ltd. In his younger years, he played in dance bands including the Len Hopkins Orchestra at the Chateau Laurier Hotel in Ottawa and at the Jasper Park Lodge. Ray retired in 1985 and he and his wife moved to St. Albert in 1989. Ray O'Neill suffered a stroke on December 14, 1998 and died on May 15, 1999.

Frederick Archibald Brewster, 1883-1969, was an outfitter and guide at Jasper, Alberta, Canada. Brewster was born in Kildonan, Manitoba and in 1888 moved with his family to Banff, where he received his education. He subsequently attended St. John's College, Winnipeg, Manitoba and Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, obtaining a B.Sc. in Mining Engineering. Brewster worked briefly as a prospector and in 1910 embarked upon a long career as an outfitter and guide, first with Brewster and Moore. He established operations in Jasper in 1912 and was responsible for important parties, including those of Samuel Prescott Fay and the United States Biological Survey. Brewster served with distinction in the First World War and was involved with mountain warfare training of the Lovat Scouts in the Second World War. He supplemented his outfitting business with a series of camps which doubled as ski lodges: Fred Brewster's Rocky Mountain Camps, and boat concessions.