- 00.03.881B
- Item
- ca.1930
Part of Biggar Photograph Collection
Group photograph of the Armstrong family, Mrs. Armstrong, Mildred Armstrong and Elwood Armstrong of Biggar, Saskatchewan.
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Part of Biggar Photograph Collection
Group photograph of the Armstrong family, Mrs. Armstrong, Mildred Armstrong and Elwood Armstrong of Biggar, Saskatchewan.
Thomas and Elizabeth (Swan) McAfee
Part of Town Collection
A portrait of Rev, Thomas McAfee, Presbyterian minister, with his wife Elizabeth McAfee.
Part of Military Collection
Portrait of Thomas Godfrey in his military uniform.
Tom Driscoll, R.C.A.F. From Biggar, Saskatchewan
Part of Biggar Photograph Collection
A portrait of Tom Driscoll in his Royal Canadian Air Force Uniform
Two men, two women. Clothing includes: Men - celluloid collar, bow tie, striped waist coat, watch fob. Women - fur muffs, toques with tassels, jewelled throat pin, coats with fur collars.
Kunkel Collection
Two young women in winter attire
One woman wearing a fur stole, both are holding very large fur muffs, both wearing knitted caps.
Kunkel Collection
Unidentified individuals or groups in posed photos
Part of People Collection
Good quality professional and other photographs of unidentified individuals
University of Saskatchewan Fencing Club - Les Krasa
Les Krasa, Agriculture, dressed for fencing and holding a foil.
Bio/Historical Note: Leslie Krasa graduated from the School of Agriculture in 1945.
Vera Hydomako, Valedictorian of 1956
Part of Biggar Photograph Collection
A professional portrait of Vera Hydomako inset on a page
Part of Biggar Photograph Collection
A professional portrait of Vera Shamon
Part of Biggar Photograph Collection
Two women, Vergie & Violet Erickson, sitting on a couch
Part of Biggar Photograph Collection
Vergie Erickson Kinsey sitting on the couch
Part of Town Collection
A portrait photo of Violet McAfee, Thomas and Elizabeth McAfee's daughter.
Head and shoulders image of Walter C. Murray, likely taken at the beginning of his tenure as professor of Philosophy and lecturer in Education at Dalhousie University.
Bio/Historical Note: Walter Charles Murray, first president of the University of Saskatchewan, was born in Kings County, New Brunswick, in 1866 and received his BA with honours in 1886 from the University of New Brunswick. Having won the Gilchrist Scholarship for Canada, for continued studies overseas, he attended the University of Berlin and the University of Edinburgh, where he received his MA with first class honours in 1891. Later that year he joined faculty at the University of New Brunswick as Professor of Philosophy and Economics. In 1892 he was appointed Professor of Philosophy and lecturer in Education at Dalhousie, where he remained until joining the University of Saskatchewan as president in 1908. Murray served as president for 26 years, retiring in 1937. Murray was successful in building a progressive university of high standards with a beautiful campus. His own work was in education and education history, but he was also a supporter of art and music. Murray served on numerous councils and commissions, including the National Research Council from 1916-1932. Murray married Christina Cameron (1866-1947), born in Fredericton, New Brunswick, in 1895. They had three daughters: Christina Cameron Murray, Lucy Hunter Murray and Jean Elizabeth Murray. Murray died in Saskatoon in 1945. The city of Saskatoon honours Murray with several landmarks: "Murray Place" in the Dundonald area; Walter Murray Collegiate Institute, opened in 1965 and located near Market Mall; the Murray Building on the University of Saskatchewan campus; and President Murray Park, located in the Varsity View neighbourhood.
Head and shoulders image of Walter C. Murray, likely taken just prior to his transfer to Collegiate School in New Brunswick.
Bio/Historical Note: Walter Charles Murray, first president of the University of Saskatchewan, was born in Kings County, New Brunswick, in 1866 and received his BA with honours in 1886 from the University of New Brunswick. Having won the Gilchrist Scholarship for Canada, for continued studies overseas, he attended the University of Berlin and the University of Edinburgh, where he received his MA with first class honours in 1891. Later that year he joined faculty at the University of New Brunswick as Professor of Philosophy and Economics. In 1892 he was appointed Professor of Philosophy and lecturer in Education at Dalhousie, where he remained until joining the University of Saskatchewan as president in 1908. Murray served as president for 26 years, retiring in 1937. Murray was successful in building a progressive university of high standards with a beautiful campus. His own work was in education and education history, but he was also a supporter of art and music. Murray served on numerous councils and commissions, including the National Research Council from 1916-1932. Murray married Christina Cameron (1866-1947), born in Fredericton, New Brunswick, in 1895. They had three daughters: Christina Cameron Murray, Lucy Hunter Murray and Jean Elizabeth Murray. Murray died in Saskatoon in 1945. The city of Saskatoon honours Murray with several landmarks: "Murray Place" in the Dundonald area; Walter Murray Collegiate Institute, opened in 1965 and located near Market Mall; the Murray Building on the University of Saskatchewan campus; and President Murray Park, located in the Varsity View neighbourhood.