MATCHBOOK

Description: MATCHBOOK'S FRONT COVER IS PRIMARILY BLUE WITH A WHITE BORDER, AND BLACK MOUNTAINS CENTERED. AT THE BASE OF THESE MOUNTAINS, IN WHITE TEXT IT STATES "TREASURY BRANCH". BELOW THAT IN THE BLUE AREA, IN BLACK WRITING IT STATES "SOLID AS ALBERTA'S ROCKIES". ON THE BACK OF THE MATCHBOOK, THERE IS AN IMAGE OF A CHUCKWAGON RACE (A COLOR PHOTOGRAPH). THERE ARE NO MATCHES MISSING FROM INSIDE.

History: ALL OF THESE ARTIFACTS WOULD HAVE BEEN OWNED BY EITHER HAZEL RUTH MCNABBB AND HER MOTHER MRS. JOSEPH MCNABB (MAE). HOWEVER, MOST WOULD HAVE BELONGED TO HAZEL. MOST PURCHASES WOULD HAVE BEEN MADE IN OR NEAR LETHBRIDGE OR FORT MACLEOD. THE DONOR WAS BORN IN 1912 IN FORT MACLEOD AND MOVED TO LETHBRIDGE IN 1946. FAMILY LIVED ALONG THE OLD MAN RIVER ACROSS FROM THE RESERVATION, MOTHER WAS FROM NEW YORK, AND AFTER MARRYING HER HUSBAND CAME TO ALBERTA TO RANCH. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE DONOR, THE LATE MS. HAZEL MCNABB, PLEASE SEE THIS DONATION'S PERMANENT FILE. INCLUDED IN THE FILE, IS A 50 MIN INTERVIEW WITH MCNABB'S CLOSE FRIEND MARY OORDT FROM 20 MAY 2014.