View of Main Street with numerous store fronts, Fort McMurray, Alberta. Probably taken in 1928. Loaned to the National Archives of Canada PA-45039; was returned to the University of Saskatchewan Archives. Prof. Emrys Jones donated a large collection of early northern photographs to the Institute for Northern Studies, University of Saskatchewan, in 1968.
Tar Sand bank on Hangingstone Creek; image taken from bridge. Probably taken in 1928. Note inside file states: "Flows into Clearwater River, 56 degrees 43 minutes North - 111 degrees 20 minutes West." Prof. Emrys Jones donated a large collection of early northern photographs to the Institute for Northern Studies in 1968.
Maxie and Jerry Clark of Waterways, Alta., in front of what appears to be a store window. Probably taken in 1928. Prof. Emrys Jones donated a large collection of early northern photographs to the Institute for Northern Studies in 1968.
Image made into postcard. Note inside file: "Combination boat and sleigh used by the Ryan brothers during the spring when portions of the rivers and lakes melt." A group of men are standing behind the boat/sleigh; a dog team rests in front of boat/sleigh. Taken at Fort McMurray, Alberta; probably in 1928. Prof. Emrys Jones donated a large collection of early northern photographs to the Institute for Northern Studies, University of Saskatchewan, in 1968.