Grenfell, Saskatchewan snapshot photograph album, ca. 1890-ca. 1910

Summary

Creator:

Anonymous

Abstract:

The Grenfell, Saskatchewan snapshot album (22.25 x 15.25 cm) contains 26 unidentified snapshot photographs and 1 index sheet. The contents are of landscapes, First Nations people and their campsites, village buildings, livestock, townspeople, and a locomotive.

Extent:

1 volume

Language:

English

Authors:

Finding aid created by Claire Milldrum

Background

Scope and Content:

The Grenfell, Saskatchewan snapshot album (22.25 x 15.25 cm) contains 26 snapshots and 1 index sheet. The title printed on the front cover reads "Scenes by the Way." The contents are of landscapes, First Nations people and their campsites, village buildings, livestock, townspeople, and a locomotive. A note written on the inside front cover indicates that this was a Christmas gift to a cousin, and a note below this includes information about the Grenfell railroad station. An index of captions is loose in an envelope within the album. The identified subjects in the album are referred to by their first names.

Acquisition Information:

2001. F-553 .

Rules or Conventions:

Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

Subjects

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Subjects:

Photographs shelf.
Farms--Saskatchewan--1890-1910.
Horses--Saskatchewan--1890-1910.
Houses--Saskatchewan--1890-1910.
Indian encampments--Saskatchewan--1890-1910.
Indians of North America.
Railroad Stations--Saskatchewan--1890-1910.
Tipis--Saskatchewan--1890-1910.

Formats:

Cyanotypes.
Landscape photographs.
Photograph albums.
Portrait photographs.
Snapshots.

Places:

Qu’Appelle River Valley (Sask. and Man.)