Material Type

Mixed Media

Date Range

[between 1918 and 1945]

Physical Description

3 9.5 cm x 14.6 cm colour postcards 6 8.9 cm x 13.6 cm black and white photographic postcards

Physical Condition

Excellent

Language

English

Acquisition Source

Eklund, Muriel Box 235 Granum, Alberta T0L 1A0

Custodial History

The prisoner of war postcards were given to Mr. Jack Eklund, the donor's father, by German prisoners of war (POWs) during World War 2. Mr. Eklund was the foreman on the Bennett Farm just outside Coaldale, Alberta, and lived there with his family. The farm employed German POWs on parole from Camp 133, and they repaid the kindness shown them by the Eklund family with gifts of the postcards and an album. Mr. Eklund does not remember how he obtained the postcards of the Lethbridge Amalgamated Fair and Stampede.

Scope and Content

Collection of nine postcards. Three are colour drawings done by German prisoners of war and published by War Prisoners' Aid, Young Mens' Christian Association (YMCA). The other six are photographs taken at the Lethbridge Amalgamated Fair and Stampede.

Notes

The donor is making this donation on behalf of her father, Mr. Jack Eklund.

Access Restrictions

Public Access

Accession No.

20001044000

Collection

Archive

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