Material Type

Photograph

Description Level

Fonds

Physical Description

617 Black and white, color photographs & 1476 negatives

Physical Condition

Excellent

History Biographical

Lloyd Knight of the Knight & Day Photography Studio started his career with the Lethbridge Herald in 1938 as a messanger. In 1940 he became an engraver covering town events and southern Alberta celebrations. Knight left the Herald job in 1951 to establish his own studio which he ran for fifteen years. He was a charter member and correspondent for the Lethbridge Active International, a young men's service club and a member of the Lethbridge Flying Club of which he was their resident photographer

Scope and Content

Aerials of Lethbridge and southern Alberta towns; Lethbridge buildings;dances and bands;people; families; business, industry and construction; military;nursing graduates;Organizations and Clubs; Parks; Sports; School classes; structures; transportation. celebrations; ceremonies; conventions; pageants; radio equipment; recreational sports and trophies; Window displays; Air Travel; immigrants; industrial equipment; farm equipment; farms, animals; irrigation; feedlots; coullees; countryside; Police and Fire service; accidents and diasters; school classes;parades, fairgrounds and rodeos; wilderness scenes; flower arrangements; flower shops; lakes; Hutterite Colony; /014 - View of the Royal Canadian Engineers 92 members. /015- Businessmen at a luncheon. Identified in front on the right is William A. Buchanan publisher of the Lethbridge Herald. /023 - W.A. Hamilton cements the cornerstone supervised by a contractor. /024 - Senator Billy Buchanan on the right receives a painting from his collegues for 40 years of service. The man on the left is unknown. /032 - Interior view of Andy’s Barber shop at 312-5th Street South. The manager Andrew Tollin in the front, another barber is by the second chair. /040 - Nursing graduation ceremony takes place in Southminster United Church. The nurses are taking the Florence Nightingale pledge led by Mrs. J.D. MacInnis. /049 - International Joint Commission which took place in Lethbridge in June of 1950. View of the head table as the speaker checks his notes. The commission event was broadcasted over CJOC Radio. Identified are George Spence, Canada third from the left; Senator A.O. Stanley U.S of A. on the far right. /050 - Three unidentified men converse during a convention. They had ribbons on their lapels which are unreadable. /051-052 - School Safety Patrol Banquet held in an auditorium. The Alberta Motor Association sign is under the basketball hoop. /053 -The Lethbridge Old Timers Association-Pemmican Club members on an outing possibly at the Exhibition Grounds. /054 - 056 - Tuxis Boys Parliament held in Lethbridge. A mace is being presented to Senator W.A. Buchanan the Governor General of the Tuxis Boys Parliament during their session;Tuxis Boys Parliament Session. L- r: Don Andrews, L.S. Turcotte Mayor of Lethbridge, Fred Holburton and Senator W.A. Buchanan Governor General of Boys Parliament; Four of the delegates to the Tuxis Boys Parliament held in Lethbridge. /064 - Aerial of Lethbridge covering the area from 2nd Avenue South to 7th Avenue South.Buildings identified are Government Terminal Elevators at top of photo; Southminister United Church and the Y.M.C.A at top left; The Royal Canadian Mounted Police Barracks Square and Central School at left. The standpipe is seen in the middle of 9th Street near the school. Fleetwood School is at bottom right and residential areas around. /065 - View of a steel derrick of the Quaich Globe Well in the Lundbreck District. June 7, 1947 /075 - Interior view of an unidentified barbershop. /078 - A view of the construction of the Lethbridge Herald building circa 1952. The building at the right is the Medical Dental building. The small brick building to the left later became the parkade located behind the Eaton’s Department Store. Sign shows through the trees on the right. /090 - A group of people gather for a dance evening. /091 - A group of people dancing to the musical stylings of the Hi Hatters. /092 - A group dance to the musical stylings of the Deitrich Orchestra 1946 /093 - A group dance to the musical stylings of the Deitrich Orchestra 1946 /097 - British American Oil Company officials pose by their plane at the Lethbridge Airport. Identified are l-r: H.H. Brondson Treasurer for B. A. Oil Toronto; A.H. Miller Vice-President in charge of ? Toronto, A.G.Burns Assistant General Manager; N.D Mitchell Manager Saskatchewan Division and Pilot S. I. Prunner. /098 - Lethbridge Herald Paperboys none identified /099 - Youth At The Crossroads-Tuxis Boys Parliament. Governor General W.A. Buchanan sits in the chair at centre. /100-101 - The 54th Annual Dominion Convention A.A.U. of Canada Headquarters.Eight unidentified men pose under the sign. And the view of the head table. /102 - Masonic members none identified. /103 - A group of army cadets] /104-116 - New immigrants; Board of Trade presentation; School children at lunch; Progressive Party Convention; Bowling Trophy presentation; group of unidentified men on steps and at a luncheon. /117 - Display of Ukranian and Polish wares. /119 - Nursing Graduates from the Municipal Hospital /123 - Delegates to the 20th Biennial Convention Alberta Command of the Canadian Legion W A General Stewart Branch No 4 Lethbridge Host Branch pose on the steps of the City Hall on 4th Avenue 1957 /136-137 Views of the construction of the Taber Sugar Factory. /138-139 farm irrigation /140 - View of the Parkview Motel in the early stages before Mayor Magrath Drive wad developed. The Government Elevator Terminal is in the background. /141-174 - Construction views of a building in the industrial area north of the railway tracks at 30th Street 1st Avenue. The first company to be located there is the MacMillan Bloedel & Powell River Limited Lumber wholesale Building materials 1963-1998; the second company from 1999 to present is the Normerica incorporation Pet Products. /177 Buildings on the Prison of War site Camp 1933 in North Lethbridge /178 - A close up of the barracks that housed prisoners of war in Camp 133 Lethbridge from 1940-1945 /179-184 Prisoner of War CAMP 133 interior of buildings. /199 - A team of horse drawn plows breaking prairie on the Cameron Ranch Farm, 23,000 acres north of Old Man River at Chin about 1920. /200 - A sixteen horse team prepares to break ground on a farm in the Lethbridge area. /201 - A team of horse are led back to the bark after a day in the fields. Several farm hands are with the horses and a small girl has a ride on one of them. /202 - Three tractor-drawn cultivators work in a farm field. /210 - A Presentation of Golf trophy at a banquet /211 - A Church luncheon. People unidentified /212 View of Galt Gardens at night /251-252 - The Lethbridge Junior Boys Band on stage. Director Frank Hosek Senior is in front. The band sign ACT [Associated Commercial Travellers] is hung from the back curtain. #252c is of The Lethbridge Symphony [the very first one] Frank Hosek Junior is standing at the back right in a dark suit. Several of the Junior Band members augment the symphony. Identified is Cliff Palmer second row from the left. /253 - View of the interior of Southminster United Church. An unidentified choir is seen with leaders on both sided. In front are 12 members of the Lethbridge Junior Band. /254 An all girl drum and bugle band could possibly be the Cranbrook bugle band /255 - The Royal Canadian Mounted Police Band marches south on 6th Street during a parade date is the early 1950s /256 An aerial of Coaldale from the southwest to northeast. Elevators are below centre and the residential area is seen at the right. Farmland is in the background. /257 An aerial of Coutts showing the railway tracks, the main road going from right to left and the town centre and residential area to its right. /258 An aerial view of Raymond.The opera house is at centre, the town’s second school to its left. /259 An aerial view of Stirling. The town’s first school is seen at the right centre. Across from it is the LDS Church. Aerial direction is southwest to northeast. /260 An aerial view of Stirling The LDS Church is at left across from the town’s first school. /261 An aerial view of Milk River. The main roadway is at the left and the town site is at the right, Agricultural fields are in the background. /262 An aerial view of Milk River. The elevators are to the left of the main road bypassing the town. /263 An aerial view of the town of New Dayton. The train station is seen at the right and the West Hotel is the two-storey building centre left of photo. /264 Aerial view of farm land and a river running through it. There is a farm at the extreme right centre of the photo. Area is unknown. /265 Aeral view of the Village of Warner /266 An unidentified town somewhere in southern Alberta. The four elevators are a backdrop for the town. /267 An unidentified town somewhere in southern Alberta. The four elevators are at the right. The town center and residences are at the left. Farm Fields are in the distance. /268 An aerial of the town of Nobleford. Elevators are at the left top and residences and buildings are in the foreground. /271 An aerial of Lethbridge showing the area from 3rd Avenue at top to a portion of 6th Avenue south and from fourth Street at the left to 9th Street on the right. To the right bottom is the Central School, the 9th Street standpipe is above it, The Post Office is at centre and the Marquis Hotel is to its left. Beside the hotel is Eaton’s Department Store. At the op of image is a portion of Galt Gardens, the Hull block to the right and the Opera House or Public Building behind it. /272 An aerial of an unidentified town in southern Alberta. Elevators are a top of image and there is a school at the left. /273 An aerial of Claresholm A church is in the foreground, houses are between it and the business district, elevators are at centre right. /274 An aerial of Claresholm . The main street is seen from the left to right of the image, elevators are on the left as is a water tower. The business district and residences are on the right. /275An aerial of the Town of Granum from south to north /276 An aerial of Milk River. Elevators are at the left, the town centre is at right of the roadway. /277 An aerial view of the Town of Magrath showing the town centre, residences and farmland beyond. /278 An aerial of the Town of Coaldale showing the elevators at left center, The Community Hall the rounded-roof building lower part of photo, the Shellenberg Service Garage at lower left and the Coaldale Motors at centre with dark roof. /279 A view of the main street of the Town of Cardston. On the left is the Spencer Hotel beside the bowling alley, then the Cardston Grill and the Mayfair Theatre. Further down the block looking north is the Cahoon Hotel. On the right side is an Esso Station. /280 A view of the Cardston Temple. The building on the left could be a stake house /281 An aerial view of an unidentified southern Alberta town. The image is taken from an airplane and you can see the wing. /282 A view of the Town of Milk River looking from the northwest to the south east. The elevators are in the foreground, the residential area is at centre. There is the river at the right of the image. /283 Aerial view of Carmangay village. Elevators seen at the top and to the right is a rail bridge. /284 Aerial of farmland with a river running through it. Location unknown. /285 Aerial of a farm, farmland and coulees. Location unknown /286 Aerial of the town of Picture Butte /287 Aerial view of the Town of Cardston. The Mormon Temple and other buildings is at centre. /288 Aerial view of an unidentified town. Elevators are at top center and in the foreground a church is being built. :”No 7 North is at the bottom of the photo. /289 Turtle Mountain the Crowsnest Pass at Coleman before the slide. The town can be seen at the base. At the top or three arrows connected with a line that indicted where the slide began. The slide happened in 1903. /290 Aerial view of Frank Slide today. The town is buried as is the highway, and train tracks. /291 Aerial of a farm field being prepared for the season’s crop. /292 Aerial of an unidentified town. Elevators are at centre with town on both sides. /293 Aerial of a town. On the side it says it is Vulcan with a question mark. /294 Aerial of a tract of land where war town houses are built. A dirt road runs from the right lower to left centre. /295 Aerial of the Town of Warner. Name is written in pencil at the bottom of image. /296 Aerial of an unidentified town showing a school building in the right foreground, main street at centre and railway tracks and station at top. /298 Aerial of the Village of Burdett /299 Aerial of the City of Lethbridge looking from the west to the east. The downtown area is visible above the coulees. The railway tracks separates the north side from the south. Galt Gardens is at the left, Ellison Milling is at centre and at the right the Government Terminal Elevators are visible. The aerial takes in the area from 1st Avenue and 2nd Street to 8th Avenue and a portion of 11th Street. /300 Aerial view of the W.T. Hill Stockyards at the east end of Lethbridge. /304 Aerial of 4th Avenue South. The Fritz Sick Center is in the foreground at left. Across the street is the LDS Church and on the left near the standpipe is the old City Hall is at centre. On the right centre is the YMCA and Southminister United Church. /305 Aerial close-up of the former Barracks Square in Lethbridge. In the foreground is the Fritz Sick Center. Several buildings at left centre by the standpipe are what remains of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Barracks. The old City Hall is at center left and the YMCA and Southminister United Church are on the right. /306 Aerial of Lethbridge from the southeast to the northwest. Housing development in the foreground the railway tracks and Ellison Milling Company at centre. North Lethbridge beyond as well as farm land. /307 Aerial of downtown Lethbridge showing 5th to 7th Street in the area of 4th Avenue. The Post Office is at the top left, Marquis Hotel across from it. The Eaton’s Teco Store is to its right. /308 Aerial of the soon to be Glendale subdivision. Residential area on the left divided by dirt roads. At center right is the El Rancho Motor Hotel. The Government Terminal elevators is in the top right corner by the railway tracks and a portion of north Lethbridge is visible. The Glendale area starts from the Airport Road [later Mayor Magrath Drive] that runs to the right of the motor hotel /310 Aerial of the Town of Carmangay /311 Aerial of the Town of Barons showing the main street, residential area and the school in the upper area. /312-313 View of an unidentified Hutterite Colony //314 Aerial of the City of Lethbridge from the south to the north. Coullees in the foreground the city at center, the railway tracks and north Lethbridge and farm fields in the background. /315 Aerial view of the town of Champion showing the main street, businesses and residential area. /316 Aerial of the Town of Milk River /317 Aerial view of MacLeod from the north to the south /318 Aerial view of Barnwell east of Lethbridge. /319 Aerial view of the Village of Stirling /320 Aerial view of Picture Butte. Residential area is in the foreground, elevators are at center. The sugar factory is near the top of the image. /321 Aerial view of Picture Butte. Residential area is in the foreground, elevators are at center. The sugar factory is near the top of the image. /322 Aerial view of the Village of Iron Springs /323 Aerial view of the Village of Iron Springs. Elevators are at the right farmland and coulees are in the background. /324 Aerial view of the Village of the village of Turin /325 Aerial of the Town of Vulcan. Main Street runs from the bottom left to the top right.. A school building is at the left center. /326 Aerial of the Village of Carmangay. The Grange Hotel a white building with black roof is at center. Other stores and businesses are across the street. /327 An aerial view of an unidentified town. Elevators are at the right and the town centre is to the left. In the distance there is a lake. /328 An aerial view of a southern Alberta town surrounded by farmland /329-336 unidentified southern Alberta towns; farm fields. /337 Aerial of a track of houses with a tree backdrop. Fields with stocked hay are on the right, A village is seen at the top of the photo. A field or a lake is near the top. /338 Aerial of a farm and buildings in southern Alberta. Fields surround the yard /342 A street seen in Taber Alberta. A portion of the Palace Hotel is at the right and other businesses are further down the street. Three boys are walking across the road to meet with another. The name on the truck is George Powell Taber. /343 A row of small houses along a dirt road. /348 Cattle in the stockyard. Note attached to photo says” the end of the trail. Cattle in the stockyard shipping corrals at Sweet Grass Montana. These cattle put on weight on the trail. The owner, Otto Skogan, estimates that he profited by ranging them. The cattle would have lost weight in cattle-car shipping. The cars would have cost more than the wages of the hired hands who also had to be fed en-route. [The hired hands incidentally also put on weight.] Even the pastureage fees along the route paid for themselves….” /349 Aerial for the Roundhouse and rail tacks at Lethbridge. The 9th Street Bridge is at center and a portion of the north side is seen. The Government Terminal Elevators is seen in the distance. /350 A city office. Workers are at their desks. Noone is identified /395 The Lethbridge Collegiate Institute [LCI] Volleyball team 1947-48 /396 The LCI Boys basketball game against the Cloverleafs /412 View of a dance. Music provided by the Hi-Hatters a five-piece orchestra. /413 View of a dance possibly at the Rainbow Hall. Music provided by the Anderson Sisters /414 View of an Easter Parade Dance at a school auditorium. The Saxophone section of the Royal Albertans is seen on the stage. /415 Alberta Motor Association School Patrol members. /416 Royal Canadian Legion march past on 4th Avenue past the Teco Store [Eaton’s] and the Dominion Bank /417-18 The Royal Legion members gather in the Fritz Sick auditorium for the beginning of their convention. /419 lumber beside railway track waiting to be loaded. /420 Aerial of the river valley and the Old Man River at Lethbridge showing the old traffic bridge on the left and the construction of Highway #3 bridge on the right. The City of Lethbridge in on the coulee top. /421 Aerial of the construction of the Taber Sugar Factory /422-423 View of the Vern Sutton truck stuck in a hole in winter time. /424 View of convey of trucks with the L.C. Jones trucking Company transporting machinery parts 1948-1949 /425 View of the drivers with the L.C. Jones trucking Company. /449-452 A group of men and women in ethnic costume stand before the doors of Southminster Church;Two women in ethnic costume stand beside tables of materials and ethnic wear from Estonia Two women in ethnic costume stand beside tables of materials and ethnic wear from Ukraine; A display of ethnic clothing from Europe. /453 Stagette Club Several members of the Stagette Club in long gowns and corages, gather for a banquet. /462 Two members of the Lethbridge Flying Club stand before a helicopter. A briefcase is on the ground before the man on the left. The Flying Club has its base out at the Lethbridge Airport. /463-464 Sunday School Class; Farmer irrigating crop. /465 Two member of the Lethbridge Symphony play at a community function. On the left is Clifford Palmer violin. The other musician on the cello is unknown. /484 Several men attend a workshop on the “Importance of Accuracy” and “How to ge the most of the Conference”. Identified are left to right – Fred Widmark, Cardston?; Forest Fenton; Ed Snow;?: Rudy Ward; Sam Russell; V.B.Sutton; Jack Gard; Dick Morgan; Chick?; John ?; Dick May; Harry Pratt. The man standing is Norm Brooks. /485 Demonstration of an early rototiller. One man standing close to the rototiller demonstrates for six other men possibly at the Exhibition Ground /497 The Kiwanis Club Boys and Girls Club gatherer for a banquet. The banner reads “Western Canada District Club Activity Award, Kiwanis International. Trophies are seen on the table. /509 A view of a city council meeting. Mayor J. A. Jardine is at the head of the table.Eleven men sit around a wooden table with papers in front of them. /510 A unidentified nurse in uniform. /511 A Salvation Army banquet /512 Mayor J. A. Jardine centre reads a proclamation for the Boys Scouts, Cubs and Girl Guides, a representative of those groups stand on the steps with flags. The leader of the Boys Scouts and the Girl Guides on either side of the mayor are not identified. /520 Alberta Motor Association School Patrol group of ten at year end gathering with officials from AMA. /521 Alberta Motor Association School Patrol group of sixteen at year end gathering with officials from AMA. /522 Alberta Motor Association School Patrol group of en at year end gathering with officials from AMA. /523 An unidentified girl choir in a choir loft behind an organ possibly at Southminster United Church. /524-539 - A Church luncheion; Albert Sugar Beets meeting; convocation class;hospital opening; /540 A train is travelling along the tracks. Ellison Milling is at the right at 13 Street South and the Government Elevator Terminal is at the left in the distance. /541 View of the rail tracks at Lethbridge east to west view. The 9th street bridge is in the distance. Buildings on 1st Avenue south are seen at the left. On the right a new building is being constructed. /542 Construction of a house in a residential area. /543-548 construction views;cultivated farmland; /549 View of the exterior of General Farm Supplies Limited 1621 3rd Avenue South. /550 Interior view of grocery store. Shelves of canned goods, flour and crackers; freezer for cheese and ice cream. On the counter to the right is a display of Quaker Oats. A door on the left behind the freezer leads to the Frozen vegetable section. /551 Flood in the river bottom. Flood waters reach the top of the wooden fence in front of a small shack in the river bottom. Could be the 1953 flood /552 Flood in the river bottom. Flood waters rise to the level of the wooden walkways by a shack in the riverbottom. Could be the 1953 flood /553 Flood in the river bottom. Another view of the same shack with walkway and outhouse under water. Could be the 1953 flood /554 Flood in the river bottom. A shack is surrounded by flood waters. The High Level Bridge is at the top left. /555-556 - Riverbottom flood. /557 View of the Lions Pool on the north side. Young kids are enjoying the coolness of the water of a summer’s day while a mother is watching closely. Through the glass of the big pool one could see a white building with is the Palm Grocery, later Danny’s. /572 Aerial of the Lethbridge Exhibition grounds showing the buildings, grandstand, horse and cow barns on the right, the car park in the lower right and the racetrack. In the bottom right is the gate. /579 A view of a circle with spokes. Possibly a construction site with vehicles and other service machinery in the fields . B&W [from enveloped developed at Ridley’s Photo Lab Lethbridge. /604 Aerial view of a portion of the Old man River /605 Aerial of a farm field showing rows of planted crops /606 Aerial of a farm field. Mountains in the background /607 View of the Catelli Truck outside the Catelli plant on 13th Street North /608 View of the Catelli Truck outside the Catelli plant on 13th Street North /609 View of a river through the coulees and farm fields. /610 View of a farm field taken from the air. Mountains in the distance. A wing of the plane shows at the right. /611 View of a truck used to haul merchandise. The name on the truck’s door is E.F. Mahe who was a wholesale distributor of vegetables /612 Aerial of a large body of water somewhere in southern Alberta /614 View of the Brewery Gardens. The sign near the brewery partially seen through the bushes is advertising Lethbridge Beer. /615 A young girl stands on the wooden dock at Emerald Bay in Waterton National Park. On the right is the Prince of Wales Hotel. The buildings on the left are the employee dorms. /617 Two women displaying beets. Left to right: Julia Lutkas and her mother Mrs. Michael Lukas who hold beets taken from their field. The farm was a few miles south of Lethbridge /619 A cattle drive somewhere in southern Alberta /636 A wagon goes down a dirt road in a farm field while hay is being loaded onto to it. /637 A huge body of water surrounded by farm fields. /641 View of a crop of string beans being harvested in the irrigated district of southern Alberta. Photo ektrachrome transprancy by Lloyd Knight /642 View of Emerald Bay on Waterton Lake National Park. Possibly an entry in a photo competition. Entitled the Wake taken by Lloyd Night using a Medalist camera Ansco Daylight film, lighting daylight /643 View of a typical roadside farm in southern Alberta’s irrigated district /644 View of farm fields in the foreground. The town in the distance is being illuminated by the sun through clouds. /645 An aerial view of the City of Lethbridge. Coulees and farmlands in the distance, Central School at centre, Galt Gardens to the right lower, 9th Street Bridge at centre connected the south and north of town,.The CPR tracks runs from left to right. Ellison Milling Elevators are at the left and the CPR Roundhouse is at the right. The Administration buildings in is the foreground. /646 Aerial view of farm land and an irrigation canal running through it /650 Aerial of a field being combined by two combines. /654 Aerial of an industrial building and works. On the smokestack is the letters C S F L. /661 View of an airman receiving his wings during a hockey game. Members of the #8 Bombing and Gunnery School hockey team look on. Location could be Pierce. /666 View of Emerald Bay on Waterton Lake National Park. Possibly an entry in a photo competition. Entitled the Wake taken by Lloyd Night using a Medalist camera Ansco Daylight film, lighting daylight /688 Aerial view of the Taber Sugar Factory under construction /689 Aerial view of the Taber Sugar Factory under construction /690 Aerial view of the Town of Taber /691 Aerial view of the Taber Sugar Factory under construction /692 Aerial view of the Town of Taber /693 Aerial view of the Taber Sugar Factory under construction. The Town of Taber is beyond /694 Aerial view of the Taber Sugar Factory under construction /697 A nurse sits behind the wheel of a car with the words Lethbridge Kinsman Club Nursing Service on it. There are four gentlemen on either side of the car door. /744 Interior view of the Spudnut shop when the treat was only 50 cents . /759 View of the Quaich Derrick. /760 View of the Quaich Derrick from the highway /761 Workers at the derrick /762 Workers at the derrick /763 Workers at the derrick /764 Workers at the derrick /765 View of the Quaich Oil well /766 View of the Quaich Oil well /767 View of the Quaich Oil well /768 Quaich Oil well workers /769 Aerial of the Town of Taber /770 Aerial of the Town of Taber /771 Aerial of the Town of Taber /772 Aerial view of the Taber Sugar Factory /773 Aerial view of the Taber Sugar Factory /774 Aerial view of the Taber Sugar Factory /775 Aerial view of the Taber Sugar Factory /776 Aerial view of the Taber Sugar Factory /777 Aerial view of the Taber Sugar Factory /778 Aerial view of the Taber Sugar Factory /779 Aerial view of the Taber Sugar Factory /819 View of cactus blossoms /839 Construction of the Civic Ice Centre on 6th Avenue /890 View of the interior of the Knight Studio, Lloyd Knight is sitting on the floor and taking a photo of three ladies /891-94 View of the Sulphur Plant near Pincher Creek /920 Aerial of Henderson Lake /921 Aerial of Huff’s Refinery /923 Closeup aerial of Hutterite Colony /924 Aerial of Oldman River /925 Aerial of the Picture Butte Sugar Factory /928 Aerial of Henderson Lake /958 Six unidentified men attend the automotive convention /959 View of a TCA plane at the Lethbridge Municipal Airport. Workers are surrounding the plane /962 View of a banquet. There are 40 businessmen sitting and standing by the head table. Three flags are visible behind them /965 Men and women attend an unknown banquet. The Union Jack flag is pinned to the front wall. /966 A Retail Merchants Banquet . Six members pose for a photo shoot. /967 A Retail Merchants Banquet head table /968 A Retail Merchants Banquet participants /969 Distant view of the High level Bridge /970 Aerial of the High Level Bridge and the Oldman River at Lethbridge /971 View of the High Level Bridge from Indian Battle Park /976 a Four City Buses late 1950s. /977 Group of City Bus Drivers /979 Royal Canadian Air Force Cadets during inspection at the armoury /983 An unknown ladies choir participants in the Music Festival /985 View of the Lethbridge Collegiate Institute on 15th Street South. /986 View of the Castle Apartments 219- 2nd Avenue. Businesses in the building 305 – Bodard Adjustment Bureau, 307 Traders Finance Corporation and 309 Galt Home Appliances /987 View of 13th Street North. At left is the Lee Dick Cleaners, Canadian Union Bakery, Meat Market, former Kobel’s Grocery building and McCaffery’s Drugstore /989 An early view of the Hotel Windsor on 1st Avenue /990 An early view of Chinatown. Businesses left to right – Sun Laundry before Nakagama’s; KOL Company; Bow On Tong, Quang Sang Merchandise and the Chinese Free Masons building. /991 View of 5th Street from the north. Businesses the Bay, Klinger’s Clothing, St Louis Furniture. The Municipal Railway tracks are seen in the foreground /994 View of the new Arlington Hotel on 1st Avenue South from the rear /995 View of the Alexandria Hotel on 5th Street /996 Castle Apartments on 2nd Avenue South. Cars are parked in front. /997 View of the new Arlington Hotel on 1st Avenue South from the front /998 View of the Trades and Council Hall 207 – 13th Street South /999 -1003 Views of homes in Lethbridge /1004 View of war time homes in Lethbridge /1005 View of St Michael’s Hospital corner of 13th Street & 9th Avenue South /1006 Close up view of Michael’s Hospital corner of 13th Street & 9th Avenue South /1007 View of the Medical Dental Builiding at 434 7th Street South /1008 View of the Paterson Building /1009-10 Views of the City of Lethbridge Police Station 5th Avenue /1013 Close up back view of a portion of the Post Office. The Knox Church can be seen to the east /1014 View of the Bay Service Station in the former Hudson’s Bay store 5th Street and 1st Avenue /1016 View of the A.C.McDonald John Deere Local Dealer building at109-2nd Avenue /1019-20 McGavin’s Bakery interior /1026 Western Metal Fabricator Limited 1501- 2 Avenue South /1027 Exterior and window display of Galt Home Appliances 309 – 7th Street South /1028 Interior of Galt Home Appliances 309 – 7th Street South /1029 View of the intersection of 4th Avenue and 6th Street. The McFarland building is at center. The Alexandria Hotel is to the left. The top of the Lethbridge Brewery is seen in the distance as is the High Level Bridge. /1030 Exterior view of the General Farm Supplies building south side of 24th Avenue South /1031 View of a Red Safety School Bus parked outside of General Farm Supplies /1033 Exterior view of the General Farm Supplies building south side of 24th Avenue South /1035 Exterior view of the Christiansen Brothers Funeral Home on 10th Street South. A portion of the Garbutt Business College sign is visible at the left. /1036 Exterior of Klinger’s Clothing Store on 5th Street South /1037-38 Interior of Klinger’s Clothing Store on 5th Street South /1039 Window display for the Marquis Flower Shop in the Marquis Hotel on 4th Avenue /1042 Exterior view of Western Canada Hardware 907-915 – 2nd Avenue South /1043 View of the former NWMP Barracks Square as it is broken up for other buildings. Thwe white house with dark roof was the Superintendant’s quarters /1044 Area of Lethbridge near where the Civic Centre is to be built. In the distance is Fleetwood School on 9th Avenue and to the left is the St Mike’s Hospital /1079-80 Court is in session. The judge hears a case /1081 Head and shoulders portrait of a judge /1082 Head and shoulders portrait of two judges /1084 Two judges in their law library /1099-1100 Eaton’s 18th Birthday celebrations dance and presentation 1955 /1101-4 Eaton’s displays – TCA uniforms; and a corner view of windows of the store clothing /1105-7 Eaton’s 18th Birthday celebrations dance and presentation 1955 /1114 Exterior view of the Northern Electric Company Limited – electrical equipment and supplies /1126-27 Interior view of the Lethbridge Flying Club rooms at Kenyon Field /1128 Side view of the Beny Chev Olds Tow Truck /1138 View of the interior of Hoyt’s Hardware store showing workers in their warehouse /1140 The Hi Hatters Dance Orchestra /1142-43 View of new distribution sound system in the Lethbridge Arena 1947 accompanied by a letter 1947 /1151 View of a wagon and Hutterites in town to buy supplies. They are behind the Hicks Hardware store on 3rd Avenue. /1158 Johnson Mills, MacLeod Alberta. Delivering a load of lumber /1159 View of Richard’s Welding & Clark’s Auto Shop possibly in MacLeod. Alberta. A corner view of a piece of equipment in front of the door /1164 An interior view of a farm equipment store. On display are several pieces of equipment and a tractor /1174 At the P O W Camp in North Lethbridge /1175 A reunion of navy members possibly held at the Army Navy and Air Force rooms on 5th Avenue South /1179 Nursing Graduation Capping Ceremony. Eighteen new nurses pose after the ceremony /1182 View of the interior of the Post office as workers deal with the Christmas mail rush /1186 View of the CJOC Radio Station recording booths opened /1183-86 View of the CJOC Radio Station transmitter tower; recording booths opened /1187 View of the CJOC Radio Station /1189-91 Radio host at the controls in CJOC Radio Station; Radio host and guest at the controls in CJOC Radio Station /1192 Youth choir, directors and accompanists broadcasting over CJOC Radio /1193 View of a Marquis Hotel window display featuring items of the Canadian Pacifiac Telegraph /1195 View of a girls basketball team with coach /1198 View of the Raymond Basketball team in winter coats /1202-03 Views of a bowling team on the lane with pins and trophy. Members are unknown /1216-17 Views of the Green and Gold Ball MIA LDS Stake event The Queen and other contestants /1232-33 Views of a Taber Canning Company and buildings /1240 View of the rodeo taking place in the Lethbridge Exhibition Grounds. Herman Linder is on the horse. /1265 View of the exterior of the Sick’s Brewery Office /1270-78 Views of the construction of the St Mary’s Dam /1289-92 Views of Lethbridge youth in a Candy Bar Parade along 13th Street North. The sign reads “Down with 8 cent Bars” /1295 View of the area where the Lions swimming pool is to be built on 16th Street North in 1948 . /1296-1300 Views of the construction of the Lions Pool on 16th Street North 1948 /1304-07 The exterior views of the Henderson Garage find address. At the right the second sign reads Lethbridge Armories. Also several buses and vehicles can be seen at the back and the office is seen at the right. /1314 Western Airlines. Passengers and stewardess near the steps of the plane. /1315 View of the “Y” Camp in Waterton /1369 View of the Green and Gold Ball MIA LDS Stake event ladies who were contestants 1947 /1382-85 Views of Judge Arthur Beaumont on the bench with another judge? /1386 View of the Sicks Brewery employees at their annual dance. Group sitting around tables possibly in the Melody Lane Dance Pavilion or the Trianon /1387 View of the Sicks Brewery employees at their annual dance Group sitting around tables possibly in the Melody Lane Dance Pavilion if the Trianon /1388-91 View of the Sicks Brewery employees at their annual dance and presentations /1392-94 View of the Motor Car Supply Company of Canada Limited located at 423 7 Street South. Behind it is the Crystal Dairy building, A portion of the Knox Church is at the right. /1393 View of the Motor Car Supply Company of Canada Limited located at 423 7 Street South. Behind it is a portion of the Knox Church is at the right. /1396 Aerial view of the Lethbridge Medical Building at 501-503 7th Street South. Residences seen in the background and to the right of the building /1397 Aerial view of 7th Street South. The building on the corner is the Imperial Bank of Canada. The smaller building to its right is the Imperial Fruit and Grocery Store. Baalim Motors is to the left of the bank. In the distance a portion of the 9th Street Bridge is viewed. /1398 Mr Clarence Purdy’s retirement as assistant manager of the Eaton’s Department store /1407 Gurney’s Bird Paradise. A group of children pose with four adults in front of the museum in Galt Gardens /1408 Agricultural Congress of Canada gathering. Greetings of several delegates /1415 A member of the Lethbridge Native Sons Junior Hockey Team #77 on his jacket. 1946-47 /1416 Gunners Reunion at the reorganization of the Lethbridge Artillery Association. Piper Jock Paterson is standing at the rear of the head table. Left to right – Lieutenant-Colonel J.L. Mogridge, Secretary James McLaughlin, President E.H. Fleetwood, Vice-President E. A. Lawrence, President of the Canadian Legion R. A. Reagh, Lieutenant-Colonel G. S. Brown and President W. S. Henderson of the Army, Navy & Air Force Veterans. June7, 1947 /1417 Gunners Reunion at the reorganization of the Lethbridge Artillery Association View of the head table and other guests. Piper Jock Paterson is standing at the rear of the head table June7, 1947 /1418 The new president and secretary-treasurer of the Lethbridge Artillery Association. No names provided /1425 View of the ACT Lethbridge Junior Band in the Calgary Stampede Parade. Majorettes are in front and one is carrying the banner. Director Frank Hosek Senior is in the dark uniform in from of the band. /1433 Portrait of Dan Peacock /1435 Portrait of Don Pilling /1446 Jack Shand in his uniform /1456-1458 The William R. [Bill] Savage family.Bill is a member of the Lethbridge Rifle and Revolver Club; Anne is in a prone position with a rifle; Bill, Anne and three sons, two in navy uniforms, the third is sighting the rifle. The crest on Bill’s jacket says ”MSBA [Middlesex Small Bore Rifle Association] Team Champs”; The Savage Family sit beside their fireplace while Anne sews the crest on Bill’s jacket /1462 A view from the front of Santa’s sleigh and the crowd around it. /1463 Santa’s sleigh in Galt Gardens surrounded by a crowd. In the background is the Rex Fruit and Grocery store. /1470 Members of the I.O.D.E.stage a play while an audience looks on /1496 Chieftanship Ceremony Alex of Tunis Inductees meet with Native members. /1497-99 Native drummers of the Chieftanship Ceremony. Member of the RCMP are behind them; Natives Chief in full traditional dress before the Chieftanship Ceremony; A crowd gathers to witness the Chieftanship Ceremony /1500 Aerial view of the Chieftanship ceremony /1501-2 Distant view of the Native encampments were the ceremony took place /1503-6 Gathering at the Chieftanship Ceremony; the drummers;the chiefs /1507-8 People gathering at the Chieftanship Ceremony /1509-10 Gathering at the Chieftanship Ceremony; and the the chiefs /1522-24 Aerial views of the Town of Barnwell /1525 Aerial view of Coleman ? /1526 Aerial view of MacLeod /1527 Aerial view of New Dayton /1528 Aerial view of Lundbreck /1529-31 Aerial views of a town in the Crowsnest Pass /1544 Aerial of the Town of Vauxhall /1547 Aerial of the Town of Foremost /1562 Aerial of the Town of Barons /1563 Aerial of the Town of Carmangay /1564-65 Aerial views of the Town of Nobleford /1566-67 Aerial views of the Town of Carmangay /1568-69 Aerial views of the Town of Champion /1570 Aerial of the Town of Iron Springs /1571-73 Aerial views of the Town of Turin /1574-79 Aerial views of the Town of Vulcan /1580-82 Aerial views of the Town of Blairmore /1583 Aerial of the Town of Brocket /1584 Aerial of the Town of Burmis /1585-92 Aerial views of the Town of Coleman /1593-94 Aerial views of the Town of Cowley /1595-96 Aerial views of the Town of Hillcrest /1597 Aerial of the Town of Lundbreck /1598-99 Aerial views of the Town of MacLeod /1600-1603 Aerial views of the Town of Pincher Creek /1631-34 Views of the Horseshow 1947 A horsewoman poses with her horse and trophy won at the horse show at the Exhibition Grounds; horsewomen with trophies. /1635 Horseshow 1947 A horsewoman riding sidesaddle. She is wearing a top hat. /1636-39 Horseshow 1947 The jumping event /1640 Horseshow 1947 Horse and rider /1641 Horseshow 1947 Horse and rider who is holding a trophy /1642 Horseshow 1947 Horse and rider who is wearing a cowboy outfit of hat and boots. /1643 Aerial of the Town of Bow Island /1644-46 Aerial views of the Town of Coaldale /1647 Aerial of the Town of Coaldale Cheese Factory /1649-51 Aerial views of the Town of Taber /1658 Eighteen members of the Rolloway Roller Skate Club and their leader on the left. /1659-64 A couple dance underneath the 19th Birthday Celebration Sign for Teco Eaton’s store; and enjoy the buffet /1665 View of the Lethbridge Collegiate Institute Easter Prom Hi Hatters Band provides the music 1948 /1678 View of the Lethbridge Sketch Club /1681 View of a rally held outside the Post Office on 4th Avenue. A crowd gathers to listen to speakers. There is a sign on the lamppost which says in part " Invest in ________Buy War Savings today” /1709 View of the Canadian Government Terminal Elevators at Lethbridge /1710 Aerial view of the George Westley Farm /1740 Group of men at the Maple Leaf Elevator /1754 Two men hunting near the Hawk’s Nest. /1768 Concert in the Southminster United Church sanctuary with a massed choir standing in front of the pipes and members of the Lethbridge Junior Band in front /1785 Interior of a department store. Clerk is serving a customer /1789 View of a collection of gas meters on display /1792 View of a school building possibly in the country /1793 View of the old entrance to the Lethbridge Exhibition Grounds /1798-1800 Aerial views of the construction of the Green Acres Drive-In on the south end of town. /1801 Class 216 Lethbridge Collegiate Institute taken in the gym 1951-1952 /1803View of the Broder Canning Company 1st Avenue and 23rd Street North /1804-6 Interior views of the Broder Canning Company 1st Avenue and 23rd Street North /1807 Aerial of 1st Avenue South Lethbridge from the west, the railway tracks, Massey Harris Company, Ellison Milling near 13th Street and the Government Elevators are visible /1820-22 Aerial views of the Town of Picture Butte /1827 View of the Lethberidge Herald Building construction on 5th Avenue and 7th Street /1834 View of a window display in the Tip Top Tailors store. The display advertises pedestrian Safety Week /1849 Two cars parked outside the Marquis Flower Shop on 6th Street South. A portion of the Safeway’s sign which is next door is seen /1850 Workers building a home on the forgotten area of North Lethbridge Dominion Square /1851 Aerial view of downtown Lethbridge and a portion of the north side residents /1852 Aerial of Mayor Magrath Drive near 3rd Avenue South. The El Rancho Motor Motel is at centre, Ellison’s Milling is at the top centre. LCI and Hamilton Schools are near the top /1859 View of E.[Edward] F. Mahe and his truck. Mahe is a wholesale vegetable distributor. Color photo and negative /1860 A close up view of E.[Edward] F. Mahe and his truck. Mahe was a wholesale vegetable distributor. Color photo and negative /1861 View of photographer Lloyd Knight with his camera in the rear seat of a plane belonging to the Lethbridge Flying Club. Photo is torn. /1862-65 View of ice retrieval from the river; loading a wagon; cutting the ice on the river; the area cut in the river’s ice /1868 Machinery used to cut ice blocks /1870 Bringing the ice to the ice house /1919 View of the Herald building. A snowy street is in the foreground /1922 View of Galt Gardens possibly in wintertime. /1926 The Herald building on 6th Street in winter time 1933-36 Lloyd Knight at work with his camera equipment recording the construction of the St Mary's Dam /1937 View of Waterton National Park showing mountain and a portion of the lake /1938 a &b View of Waterton National Park showing mountain and a portion of a roadway /1939 View of Waterton National Park showing mountain and a portion of the lake /1940 View of the Prince of Wales Hotel in Waterton Lakes National Park /1941View of a floater plane parked in the lake at Waterton Park. Four men stand on the short dock /1948 Aerial of Grassy Lake /1949-50 Aerial views of the town of Cardston /1951-54 Aerial views of the town of Barnwell /1955-57 Aerial views of the town of Coaldale /1966 a view of Henderson Lake through the trees beside it /1982-83 Aerial views of the Hawk’s Nest – Andy Russell’s home near Twin Butte, Alberta /1987 View of a building at the Lethbridge Airport /2003 Aerial of the town of Burdett /2004-05 Aerial views of the town of Coutts /2006 Aerial of the town of Cardston /2007-08 Aerial views of the town of Milk River /2009-10 Aerial views of the town of Warner /2010 Aerial of the town of Warner /2011 Aerial of the town of Brockett /2012-13 Aerial views of the town of Taber /2014 Aerial of the town of Raymond /2015 Aerial of the Sugar Factory at Picture Butte /2016-17 Aerial views of the town of Picture Butte /2018 Aerial of the Canadian Government Elevators at Lethbridge. Behind is the Prisoner of War Camp /2044-46 Aerial views of Lethbridge showing the Prisoner of War Camp #133 in North Lethbridge, the Government Elevators and residential area. /2050 View of a cluster of trees in the foothills of southern Alberta surrounded by snow. The trees are behind a barbed wire fence. There is a snow fence seen at the right and the mountains are in the background. /2051 View of a farmer’s field. There are a flock of ducks flying over the field. A barbed wire fence and a portion of the dirt road are in the foreground

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