Francois-Xavier Letendre (also known as "Batoche") home with unidentified persons in front. Photo is marked with an x and writing in pen stating "x window through which Cpt. French shot." "Batoche's House" has also been written on it
Bio/historical note: The Ruins at La Colle Falls - At the turn of the 20th century, the City of Prince Albert undertook an ambitious project to generate hydroelectric energy on the North Saskatchewan River by erecting a large turbine dam. Due to some logistical and engineering problems, the project was abandoned in 1914 only five years after construction first began. The city of Prince Albert nearly went bankrupt trying to pay off the $3 million white elephant. It would take half a century to pay off the debt. Today, all that remains of the massive construction project is a concrete labyrinth on the banks of the river east of Prince Albert. Travel to the site is not advised as the road is not maintained. Those choosing to proceed to the site do so at their own risk, as per the Virtual Prince Albert tourist website: http://www.virtualprincealbert.com/lacolle.htm (accessed March 10, 2010). These particular photographs were taken by an unidentified Engineer working on the project and donated by Prince Albert City Hall to the Prince Albert Historical Society
Portrait of attendees at the Zionist Jewish Mandate Picnic
Bio/historical note: Photograph technology at the time allowed a slowly rotating panoramic shot. The two individuals on the extreme right and extreme left are the same people having run to the other side of the cameras field of vision while the camera panned to the right
