River Park Beach, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
- 68-612
- Item
- 1930s
Part of MJ General Photograph Collection
People swimming at River Park Beach in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
River Park Beach, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Part of MJ General Photograph Collection
People swimming at River Park Beach in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
This fonds reflects the historical research and writing conducted by Richard Dowson. Dowson has completed extensive research on Moose Jaw during WWII. It includes writings on George William ‘Bill’ Ward, a member of the Royal Canadian Air Force, and the history of Moose Jaw residents in relation to the sinking of the Line Athenia. It also includes the history of the Moose Jaw Dam-buster Airmen, Sergeant-Pilot Kenneth Brown and Pilot Officer Robert Alexander Urquhart.
Dowson, Richard
This collection contains two copies of the promotional booklet Moose Jaw: The Buckle of the Greatest Wheat Belt in the World. It was published in 1913 by Rice’s Studio, with Lewis Rice as publisher. It includes facts and figures about Moose Jaw as well as photographs and illustrations of the town. Many of the photographs were taken by Rice. Both booklets bear a stamp from the Moose Jaw Board of Trade.
Rice, Lewis
Part of Rice's Studio collection
Image of houses on Oxford Street West. Includes the two houses known as the wedding cake houses - they are called this because their three-tiered circular front porches resemble a wedding cake.
Rice, Lewis
Residences on Main Street North
Part of Rice's Studio collection
Image of houses lining Main Street North.
Rice, Lewis
Residences on Main Street North
Part of Rice's Studio collection
Image of the residences lining Main Street West. Man walking on sidewalk in the distance.
Rice, Lewis
Part of Rice's Studio collection
Image of the residences on Beech Avenue, which is now 1st Avenue NE. The two and a half story houses have covered front porches, gardens and picket fences.
Rice, Lewis
Part of Rice's Studio collection
Image of two-story house on Redland Avenue with covered porch. The street is snow-covered.
Rice, Lewis
Residence on Oxford Street West
Part of Rice's Studio collection
Image of residence on Oxford Street West. This residence is known as the wedding cake house as its three-tiered circular front porches resemble a wedding cake.
Rice, Lewis
Part of Rice's Studio collection
Image of three-story house on Langdon Crescent. It has covered porches on the first two floors and a circular window on the second floor.
Rice, Lewis
Part of Rice's Studio collection
Image of two-story residence with turret and covered front and side porches on First Avenue NW.
Rice, Lewis
Part of Rice's Studio collection
Image of a two-story residence on the corner of Alder Avenue and Oxford Street. The house has a covered front porch and the lawn is lined with trees.
Rice, Lewis
Residence in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Part of Rice's Studio collection
Image of a three story house at 206 Oxford Street in Moose Jaw, SK, commonly referred to locally as 'the wedding cake house'.
Rice, Lewis
Part of Rice's Studio collection
Image of a three-story residence in Moose Jaw with a circular turret and front porch.
Rice, Lewis
Residence at Corner of Redland Avenue and Hall Street
Part of Rice's Studio collection
Image of a house at the corner of Redland Avenue and Hall Street. The house is under construction with building materials and a construction worker in front. It is a three-story house with a turret.
Rice, Lewis