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The fonds consists of a Certificate of Military Instruction, a certificate of appointment as Justice of the Peace, a copy of the Edmonton Daily Bulletin, copies of the Edmonton Bulletin, and photographs and postcards of Laurence Adamson, the Canadian Mounted Rifles at Camp Edmonton, buffalo at Wainwright, Alberta the Strathcona Shooting Club, homesteading, Edmonton scenes, the Fifth Canadian Regiment in Durban Natal, South Africa, and the Fort Saskatchewan rugby team.

The fonds consists of records pertaining to Vern French’s activities in a lobby to the federal and provincial governments to re-establish Buffalo National Park at Wainwright, Alberta and includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, various government acts, articles, press releases, reports, minutes and photographs depicting various buffalo artefacts owned by Vern French, and flint corn.

The fonds consists of 17 photographs of Alex Hamilton, Alex Hamilton’s farm, and the roundup of buffalo at the park dating from [1940].

The fonds consists of photographs of Alberta towns (1920s), Buffalo National Park at Wainwright and Banff National Park (1920s) and Edmonton photos (1921-1946) taken by Wilbur W. Powe. Also included are photographs of Athabasca River Boat scenes (1924-1925) taken by Russ Denholm (cousin of Lillian). Also included are a photograph and booklet of the Edmonton Commercial Grads Basketball team (1940).

The fonds consists of 17 mechanically reproduced souvenir postcards of views of the Canadian Rockies, Banff, Calgary, Edmonton, Lethbridge and Buffalo Park (Wainwright), Alberta.

Fonds consists of 176 copied photographs and newspaper clippings. The photographs, dating from 1913 to 1980, are of wildlife, including buffalo, elk, moose, and cattalo, in Buffalo National Park, the residents of and visitors to Buffalo National Park, the filming of “Thundering Herd,” reserve and active forces training at Camp Wainwright, and Wainwright. The newspapers clippings are from the Wainwright-Star Chronicle regarding the return of buffalo to Wainwright (1980).

The fonds consists of photographs of Bud Cotton, Wainwright Buffalo Reserve, and the transfer of bison from Wainwright Buffalo Reserve to Wood Buffalo National Park. There are also brochures and accounts related the Wainwright Buffalo Reserve.

The collection consists of a photograph of Billy Day of Athabasca Landing driving a team of moose at the Edmonton Exhibition in 1911 and a Christmas card dating from 1912. The collection also includes 12 photographic postcards dating from the 1920s featuring elk in Wainwright Park, men and a dog team, Mt. Robson in Mt. Robson Park, Mt. Edith Cavell in Jasper National Park, buffalo in Wainwright Park, Maligne Canyon in Jasper National Park, Chateau Lake Louise in Lake Louise, and Jasper Park Lodge.