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Prince Albert Historical Society - Bill Smiley Archives With digital objects
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Nisbet Mission House

Early buildings in Prince Albert. From left to right: original Presbyterian mission school building, Reverend James Nisbet's mission house, store of T.O. Davis, Buffalo Hall. Viewed from the present corner of Central and River Street West facing west

Bio/historical note: Nisbet's mission house later became the Northwest Mounted Police barracks, T.O. Davis' store later became the Savoy Cafe

Picnic

Group posing at a picnic in the Prince Albert area. Names on back in no particular order: Angus Cameron, Maisie Carle, Dr. Niel Holmes, Mrs. W. Gammers (?), Mrs. Bob Carle, Mrs. Andrew Holmes, Alex Holmes, Mrs. J.W. Davison, Bob Carle, A. Holmes, Andrew Holmes Jr.

"The Last Spike"

Crowd with Mayor William Knox and Ms. Queenie Thomas at a ceremony for the last spike of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway being installed in Prince Albert

"Jail and Court House"

The Prince Albert Jail and Court House between 18th and 19th Streets on Central Avenue

Bio/historical note: These buildings were demolished in the early 1920s after another jail was built on 28th Street

Locomotive

Locomotive from the Canadian Rockies. Writing on reverse states: "The faithful Iron horse which pulled our train through the Rockies from Edson to Kamloops"

Imperial Bank of Canada

View of the Imperial Bank of Canada in Prince Albert. Men can be seen posing in front of the bank, and to the right in front of merchant and dry goods stores which share the same building

Knox Block

View of the Knox Block in Prince Albert. No signage in evidence, perhaps shortly after construction. Pallet, barrel, and sawhorse evident at street front

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