Date Range

2001-2005

Description Level

Item

Physical Description

Manuscripts, photographs, negatives

History Biographical

Irma Dogterom was a Lethbridge historian who wrote many books about the city and its buildings. She was also instrumental in getting a new subdivision named for pioneer women of Lethbridge.

Scope and Content

2012.1026/001 - LEGACY RIDGE Information Alberta Women’s Archives Association Newsletters 2001 & 2004; Lists and Biographies of candidates of women for naming streets; Executive Meeting notes 2002; Information and handwritten notes on “What the World Was Like In 1900-1917. 2012.1026/001A Short list of women who made an unrecognized contribution to Lethbrige; Meeting minutes - Nov12, 2003,July 17th; Biography on Marshall Family; Photocopies of relevant material for the Legacy Project including Bios and photos of women; correspondence; map of Legacy Ridge. 2012.1026/002 – Material from Bill Baker; Papers on Lethbridge its Coal Industry, Old Fire Halls; news article Marie Van Haarlem, Miss Dainty, copy of Alberta’s Irrigation; The Alberta Irrigation Projects Association 1946-1997; Early Medical Doctors and Dentists and Place Names. 2012.1026/003 – Information on Souvenir of Alberta 1906; Municipal Planning Commission Meeting Agenda July 2004; Booklet on the Warner Mustard Plant official opening; History of Floods; Billboards on Brick; house address; MacLean School History MacLeod’s Factory to Farm Spring Catalogue 1922. 2012.1026/004 - News clippings and correspondence 2012.1026/005 – Suppliers information 2012.1026/006 – House History descriptions and photocopies. Includes “Talk cards”, news article on the Heatherington home 2005; hand written and typed lists of addresses on avenues and streets; list of 22 homes with owner and occupations; information on book set up; talk setup; list of mayors and some of their accomplishments; names of contractors and house history 2012.1026007 – PHOTOGRAPHS and accompanying negatives. BUILDINGS each sleeve as an accession number & numbers of each individual image. Also some photocopies of images of material regarding Charles Magrath for reference purposes. Images of the Dominion Survey group with names 001 Wool Growers store 1st Avenue 002 Tops Pizza former Terrill Greenhouse 003 Danny’s Grocery 18th Street North 004 Conservatory of Music building then Spudnuts Shop now Crazy Cakes 005 Hick-Sehl 618-3rd Avenue South 006 Chinese National League 309-2nd Avenue South 007 Entrance to the community meeting room city police station 008 Chinese Free Masons 009 Marnock Block 010-012 Lee Wong Block four images 418 – 13th Street North also called the Donaldson Block, McCaffery and Burgman’s Block 013-014 Alberta Rooms 8th Street South 015-018 Former International Harvester building now Administration building south, east west and northwest views 019-021 John Deer Plow Company 1239 – 2nd Avenue South with Oasis Waterbeds and windsurfing signs 3 views 022-024 Looker Group building 1221 – 3rd Avenue South 025-029 Lealta Theatre building former the Standard Band 13th Street North 5 views front, north side, north showing addition, close up of addition and original side or building 030 York Hotel entrance view 13th Street North 031-033 McLeay Building 3rd Avenue South view. After the fire at Hill store next door 2000 AND Sheldon’s in Hull Block and McLeay building before the fire. Hull Block fire 2000 front of building after fire 2000 and south wall with ghost sign 034 Ryland’s building with the Piche and Miron Meat Shop next to it. 035 Begin and Bentley Blocks 5th Street South 036 Hungarian Hall 037 Masonic Hall 10th Street with Big John Books Cancer Society in lower offices. 038 Salvation Thrift Store 039 The roadhouse 040 Top Hat Nightclub the building is where Western Canada Hardware was once located. 041 The Roadhouse 042-044 Dominion Fruit building 3 views – from the north and from the east. Street view. 045-046 Cecil Hotel 2 views color and black and white [historical inventory 80R 371-22a 1982] 047 North side of 4th Avenue three buildings Whitney Block etc. 048 Swap Shop on 2nd Avenue South 049-053 Hart Hardware 204 – 13 Street South Name visible. 2 views of interior, view of Hart Hardware and area and the store following renovation. 054-059 McLeay building and Hull Block after the fire. 060-064 Higinbotham Block corner of 5th Street #1. Sign above door says Coulee Winds Inn. 5 views also 2nd Avenue view extension to Higinbotham’s drugstore #2 where 1st Post Office was. Smaller building is not Identified but is part of the Higinbothom block. #3 closer view of the Post Office building on 2nd Avenue.#4 closer look at smaller building on 2nd Avenue. #5 street view of Higginbotham building 065 The Bentley and Begin Blocks Historical Inventory images which Irma acquired 066 Hangar Kenyon Field 067 Chapter House Westminster Hall 068 Sea Cadet Hall 069 Chinook Stationers 070 A.N & A.R Building 071 Municipal Airport 072 Miner’s Library 073 Oliver Block 074 Rainbow Hall 075 Elrich Tire livery Stable 076 Bill Kergan Centre 077 Baptist Church 078 Hudson’s Bay Store 079 Hudson’s Bay Store 080 Bridge Inn [Arlington] 081 Oddfellows Hall 082 Bentley & Begin Blocks 083 Old Police Station 084 Beny Chev Olds 085 Garden Hotel 086 Pemmican Club 087 CIBC Bank 088 Majestic Theatre/Palm Dairy 089 Dominion Federation Immigration Hall 090 Former Miner’s Union Hall 091 Former Miner’s Bus Garage 092-096 Moose Lodge 5th Avenue North [former Rainbow Hall] 5 views from the street, south side and southeast side, and back 097 Frache’s Flower shop on 6th Street 098 Alberta Treasury Branch 099 Regent Restaurant on 3rd Avenue South. 100 McIntyre Block 5th Street South 101 Peak Health Centre & Stokes Dispensary 102-104 Old Hardieville School 3 views south side, north side and field side. 105 Former Wilson Jr. High north Lethbridge now Westminster School. 106 Woolworth Co. Building NE. Corner of 4th and 6th Street South 1980 79R 417-20 107 Eaton’s Store 108 Former Lutheran Church on 6th Avenue 2 copies 109 Gospel Chapel 110 Southminster United Church 111 Pentacostal Church 112 Maryland Court 113 Whitney Block 114 Wallace House Apartments 115 Ambassador Gardens 12 Street in the 400 Block 116-117 House addition on 16th Avenue South 2 copies 118 Small white house with brown slanted roof no address “PROUD TO BE” EXHIBIT from Pincher Creek artist Lynne Becker – 17 Images were sent to Irma Dogterom plus a letter 2012.1026008 – PHOTOGRAPHS and accompanying negatives. Copy of residential area taken from the barracks at 11st South looking southeast;1 sheet about the Historic Homes of Lethbridge;1 copy of Lethbridge Residences from 1911 Publicity Herald supplement regarding Mayors homes. Notes compiled by Irma Dogterom. These home still stand today in the city and most appear to be very well kept up. Other interesting home are also still in use and stories to tell. 001-002 C.P.R. Houses 1231 & 1235 6th Avenue. Explanation given these appear to be supplied by the Canadian Pacific Railway for Ready Made Farms. They are duplicates and through the years owners have kept the paint pattern of the exterior. The houses were on the tax rolls in 1910 which was close to the Ready Made Farms in 1912. This accompanying illustration was taken from the 1913 catalog for the farms. The catalogue is in the Galt Archives and contains prices for houses, barns and outbuildings including the outdoor toilet [$25.00] Also a photocopy side view of the CPR house from the building design1913. 003 View of the A.V. Younghusband 635 10 St. S. 004-009 Alderman Goode 620 11Street South East exposure shown in the 1911 Herald Publicity Edition direction views, Good Home 620 11 St.S. northern exposure. East exposure of Good home 010-011 Two more views of the Good home at 620 11 Street South seen in the 1911 Publicity Paper Both the northern and east exposures. 012 W. D. Hardie’s home 1245 Ave. S. 013-014 2 views of a blue house at 809 7 Avenue South 1910 015 W. W. Neelands home 294 7A Ave. S. 016 A. L. Foster 652 11 Street South 017 House at 420 -14 Street South first house offered for sale with an illustration 018 432 13 St South first house raffle 019 First Split level home according to Irma at 702 13th Street South 020 James Perry home 1267 9 Avenue N. Built 1885 explanation attached Mayors homes - Photocopy of Magrath’s first home Accession number 19841005001. Identified are: Anna Bella Goodwin seated, Margaret Holmes standing by window and C.A. Magrath seated in armchair. Also view of early Lethbridge with names identifying homes of residents. 021 Wm. Henderson home 526 – 7Avenue S. built in 1907 022 Robert Barrowman 283 7 A. Ave South built 1910 Barrowman listed as prop of City Sign Works in 1913 Henderson Directory. In 1927 was the manager. 023-024 Harry Bentley 613 13 Street South built in 1890? Irma’s note says “It is listed as the \ residence of Harry Bentley in 1913 who served as mayor in 1892-93 & 1896-98. The house was outside the main part of the city in 1890. Job Reed’s farm was nearer the city Centre at 6 Ave S and 13th Street. 025-026 A. W. Shackleford home 515 16TH Street South built in 1954. After Shackleford’s death the house was purchased by Ralph Thrall Jr. He gave it to the Baptist Church next door to satisfy a requirement of his father’s will. The resident at the time was Lois Porter, the granddaughter of Emma E. Coe Lethbridge 1st school teacher. 027 A.W.S.hackleford home 1517 4th Avenue South built in 1927 028 A W. Shackelford home at 2515 6th Avenue South built 1953 029 A W. Shackelford home at 2515 6th Avenue South showing the garage. Built 1953 030-31 Dave Elton 1209 – 7 Avenue South built 190. Listed on the tax rolls in 1909. Now the home of Jean and Andrew Johnstone both involved in local history. Jean is the President of the LHS and Andrew recently served as Chairman for the Galt Museum Board. 032-033 L. S. Turcotte home 1228 6Avenue South built 1940 034-035 John Jardine home 1261 9th Avenue South and side view 036 T. Russell Haig home 1213 – 6A Avenue South built 1924 037 E.C , Lonsdale 648 20 Street South built1950 038 E.C , Lonsdale 2121 11 Avenue South built 1955 039-39A Frank Sherring 1011 Fern Crescent built 1956 040 A. C. Anderson home 2510 6 Avenue South built 1951 041 A. C. Anderson home 2921 Parkside Drive built 1953 042 David Carpenter home 2006 22 Avenue South built 1971 043 David Carpenter home 15 Wildwood Road West built in 1986 044 Robt Tarleck home 211 Ermineglen Cove 045 Robt Tarleck home 2437 22 Street North 046-047 Frank Sherring home Fern Crescent 2 views before and after sodding Businessmen’s Homes Alberta Historical Sites images 048 Baalim Home 632 – 11 St. S. Mr. Baalim was noted figure in Lethbridge history. He involved in the construction of the McFarland Block and the Marquis Hotel. 049 R.F.Smith home formerly the Y.W.C.A. Black and white image with explanation Y.W.C.A. photocopy of residence explanation on back 050 E. J. Hill home 702 – 11 Street South 1912 051-52 R.F.Smith home formerly the Y.W.C.A. Black and white image with explanation Y.W.C.A. photocopy of residence explanation on back 053 home at 803 – 7 Avenue South built in 1910 054 home at 807 7 Avenue South 1910 similar in style to 803 A 2003 image 055 3 homes 803,807 & 809 7th Avenue South all have a similar style. 056 903 – 7th Avenue South home of W.J.Paterson a builder and partner in Hart Hardware. Built 1909. Photo taken 2003. The house is now divided into apartments 057 Home at 1239 – 8th Avenue South A. Wm. Hoult salesman for Becker Lumber Company built ca1922 058 An Arts & Crafts home at 1110 -7 Avenue South 059 Five houses in a row which have similar plans 1001,1003,1005,1007&1009 8th Avenue South. All were entered in the tax rolls in 1910 and possibly had the same contractor. 060 1009 8th Avenue South similar to the other but with a different attic window. 061 1005 &1007 8 Avenue South 062 1102 7th Avenue South 063 544 12 Street South what looks like sandstone but it is concrete block. It’s a large home built in 1911 by Hugh Boyd President of the Lethbridge Sash and Door Company. 064 Corner house 542 12 Street South 065 Trio of homes 1312, 1314, & 1316 6 Avenue South which possibly had the same builder. 066 Trio of homes 1312, 1314, & 1316 6 Avenue South which possibly had the same build, a closer view. 067 Front view of home of W. B. Burnett superintendent Canadian Western Natural Gas 068 Same house as above with side view. Is now the home of Big Brothers & Sisters. 069 Home at 649 – 19th Street South. The story goes about an Italian marble bath tub was too heavy for the floor joists and fell through. Irma remembers this account. 070 2nd Cropley home 6th Ave & 28 St. South. The Cropley family owned an early motel/campground the Lakeside Cabins where the tennis courts today. They were ground breakers in the change in tourist travel in southern Alberta 071 Another view of the Cropley home on 6th Avenue. 072 Rear of the former Isolation Hospital turned into a duplex in 1925-1927. There was a family living in one side and an orphanage in the other side. Today it is an apartment house. 073 The front view of the former Isolation Hospital now an apartment house. 074 Dr. Stewart’s home 632 – 8th Street South. Brig. General Stewart for whom the Lethbridge Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion is named, has been recognized as the home off the first Battery in Lethbridge. He was also a dentist. 075 House at 1101- 7th Avenue South Irma found this house interesting because of the Gingerbread” trim. 076 The house across from 11101 7th Avenue South The early leaded window caught Irma’s eye. Turret Homes 077 House at 652 11 Street South. Irma found turrets an interesting addition to early homes. 078 Same house as above. It is the home of A. L. Foster a farmer in 1911-1912. The trees are not so big. 079 A “Turret” house 611 – 11 St. S. 080 House at 294 – 7 A Avenue South which has interesting architectural features including a turret. 081 The Dean R. Yates home at 639 14 Street South 082 House at 711 – 11 Street South built in 1947 083 House at 2518 6 Avenue South taken March 2000 084 2-story house at 334 – 12 Street South. A bank manager’s home built comparable to the home in the east as his wife refused to come west unless she had a remainder of home in \ the east. 085 “The Castle” an early duplex at 7th Street and 9th Avenue South. One of the first residents was a man named “Mr. Castle”. Built 1909 086 New house built at 720 – 7 St. South in 1946 087-088 House at 1029 -9th Street North. Several small houses in North Lethbridge were representative of early miner’s houses. 089 Another example of a miner’s home at 918 – 9th Street North. 090 Small house at 1217 – 9 Avenue North. 091 The Connaught Mansion or Apartments turned into a framing shop. The original name was Prince Albert Apts. To match the Victoria Apartments around the corner on 3rd Avenue. 092 The Burgman home at 502 – 19th Street North. Mr Burgman built the York Hotel and other brick buildings in North Lethbridge including one on 13 Street North named the Burgman Block. 093 Another views of the Burgman home 094 Barn-style home on 16th Avenue South. The garage is the same shape as the house 095 16 Avenue view of the barn-style house. 096 The Haig house at 1115 8th Avenue South 097 Another view of the Haig house as above 098 The Annandale home 1280 – 4th Avenue South built in 1911. This house is famous for its Christmas light decorations and house tours over the years 099 A side view from 13 Street South of the Annandale house 100 “ Dutch Barn” moved from James Aird home is now the Cutting Company on the corner of 13th Street and 6 Avenue South 101 House at the corner of 7th Avenue and 21st Street has a flat roof modernistic. 102 A 2-story house with closed in outside stairs case was used as the Lethbridge Garrison Red Cross Hospital around 1909. No address and no listing in the Henderson Directory 103-104 Two views of Miner’s Boarding House at 1225 – 9Avenue North 105-105A The Ideal Farm house 2 Views 106-109 The James Perry House 1267 9 Avenue North 4 views 110 White house with green roof at 947 13 St. S. 111 Back yard of 947 `13 Street South 112 953 – 13 Street South. Doug Oland was the builder attempted to renovate but the house was damaged 113 957 – 13 Street South. Used as St Michael’s Storage 114 1313 – 10 Avenue South 115 1301 – 10 Avenue South 116 Home at 420 – 14th Street South taken 1998. According to Irma’s this is the first house advertised for sale with a photo. 117 Street view of the above home 118 Lion’s Raffle House at 432 – 13 Street South 119 Blue 2 story home no address or location 120 George Robbins architect’s home 960 or 1 – 14th Streets South side view Address 639 – 14th Street South is Dean Yates home. This was the Lions’ Draw home in 1944 121 Houses at 914 & 916 9th Street North [916 has a basement] 122-123 George Robbins architect’s home 960 – 14th Streets South front view 124 Grey vinyl sided home flower pots on the railing no address 125 Corner older home with address 1602 126 Sea Cadet Hall 1768 - 10th Avenue 127 Sea Cadet Hall 1768 - 10th Avenue side view 2012.1026009 – PHOTOGRAPHS and accompanying negatives 001 Unique style house at 114 15th Street North Black and white image 002 Unique style house at 114 15th Street North in color taken in 2004 003 Alley view of the above house 004 A different angle of alley view of the above 005 The former Pacific Grocery building on 3rd Avenue North. It is been renovated into a single home. 006 House at 822 – 7 Avenue South 007 William Henderson home at 526 – 7th Avenue South front view 008 William Henderson home at 526 – 7th Avenue South side view 009 House at 712 – 3rd Street South back view 010 Same house as above front view from Scenic Drive 011 House at 2010 7 Avenue South 012 Riverview corner of 1st Street and 7th Avenue South 013 View of a chest of drawers indoors and outdoors a flower box 014 House at 1239 8 Avenue South 015 House a duplex? Taken from across the street. White car in foreground 016 A residence which was part of the house tour 2003 017 The Rylands House part of the house tour 2003 018 The Haig House part of the house tour 2003 019 View from the right of house 1245 7th Avenue South 020 Left front view of the above house 021 House at 1237 – 7th Avenue 022 House at 1241 – 7th Avenue 023 A corner view of th4e above house 024 House at 1265 – 4th Avenue 025-028 Various views of the house at 137 14 Street North 029-031 House at 1705 – 16th Avenue South different views 032-033 215 15 Street South 2 front views 034 House at 1415 6 Avenue South 035 House at 1313 10 Avenue South 036 House at 1301 10 Avenue South 037-038 House at 960 – 14 Street South front and rear 039 House at 957 13th Street South 040 House at 955 13th Street South windows boarded up 041 House at 965 13th Street South 042 House at 951 13 Street South 043-046 House at 955 13th Street South. Standing in the yard Jean Johnston, Jim Markus and James Haney. The house with the same street address as #40 above had been renovated with a cabin-like exterior. All sides have been photographed. 047 House at 704 - 13 Street South 048-049 House at 1224 6 Avenue A South E. T. Broad home. Right and left side views. Clarindale Farm 050 Workshop of farm which is still standing 051 Buildings on Clarindale Farm – root cellar, workshop and a newer home 052 Older Clarindale farm house 053 Root cellars on the farm 054 Far view of the Clarindale Farm barn 055 Side view of above barn 056-057 2 views of the Clarindale Barn Restoration sign Miner’s Library 058 Miner’s Library Plaque taken in 2003 059 Rear view of the bronze statue of a miner in front of the Miner’s Library. 060 Entrance of the Miner’s Library 061 Street view of Miner’s Library and statute 062 Front view of Miner’s statue 063 Close up view of entrance to Miner’s Library 064 Side view of Miner’s statue 065 Front side view of miner’s building 066 Lettering on the façade of building 067 Miner’s Library Sign 068 Back side of the building 069- 072 The Sea Cadet Building on 10th Avenue South 4 views 073-077 5 views of the High Level Bride and the river valley 078-082 5 views of the Galt N0. 8 Mine in West Lethbridge 083-086 Views of the River valley and coulees 087-090 Various views –street signs, Women of Butte road sign, and north side 13th St building 091-092 Curio cabinet 093 A house in MacLeod at 420 17th Street 094 Photocopy of the Stratcona Court once on 4th Avenue South owned by Fred Downer 095-096 2 card views of the Fooks and Lanier homes 097-108 Dogterom Family Images Negatives to go with this file not in any order. 109-125 Dogterom Trips - Mining Tribute June 1917 Granite Mountain Mine Disaster Butte Montana & Images of the Famous Five Statues in Calgary Walkway with names in bricks. *Negatives of houses and buildings may not match photos in the file some family negs. 2012.1026010 – Slides 001-022 Houses at the following addresses taken in 2004 4th Avenue – 1233,1255,1256,1509. 5th Avenue - 1261, 1259,1260,1233,1229,1120. 5th A Avenue - 1210,1235,1259. 6th Avenue - 1231-1235 7th Avenue – 903,920. 11th Street - 702 12th Street – 334 13th Street – 432,630,704 14th Street – 420 023 – 057 Mayors Homes at the following addresses were taken in 2002. Lonsdale, Anderson, Carpenter, Turcotte, Hardie, Elton, Jardine, Shackleford, Bentley, Haig, Magrath Henderson, Mewburn, Barrowman, Riverview-Magrath 058-081 Older Building and People taken in 2005 #2 Lethbridge 1887 #3 Baalim Motors #4 Children Shelter #5 Galt Gardens/ Bandstand on west side #6 1st School Central? #7 5th Street view Alexandria Hotel at left #8 Barracks Square view to east. Lethbridge Music Conservatory building #9 Bowman Gathering #10 Opera House or A.R.&I Headquarters #11 Cigar factory workers #12 View of 5th Street east side #13 Warehouse district 2nd Avenue South #14 Morris Theatre which became the Capital #15 Regal Grocery #16 View of 5th Street west side #17 Cavannah Store 5th Street #18 Carnegie Library sideway view #19 Mormon Church/ Red Cross Rooms #20 Dominion Land Building #21 Bailey School #22 Cover of Where Was It Book #23 no image #24 Residence #25 Coaldale Hotel/Metcalf Block #26 Old view of 5th Street Miscellaneous slides 1 McLeay Building 2 Burns Building 3 Hick/Sehl Building 4 Carnegie Library 5 Power Plant 6 Cottage School on the move 5th Ave & 9th Street

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