Charles Lee

 Mary feeding Sandy Lee, Mountain Park, Alberta, ca. 1935

  

Mary Lee at a picnic in Luscar, Alberta, ca. 1935

 

Sack race during Coal Branch Sports Day, Mountain Park, Alberta, ca. 1925

 

Sunday baseball game outside Mountain Park, Alberta, ca. 1925

 

Two Mountain Park baseball players and a woman 

with a fur coat, Mountain Park, Alberta, ca. 1920

Source: Alberta Provincial Archives

Godby Family Collection

 Family portrait, Lovett, Alberta, ca. 1916

  

Group posing on fence. Lovett, Alberta, 1916

  

Hockey game in Mountain Park, Alberta, ca. 1920

  

Two women on a trek with rifles and cartridge belts, ca. 1920

 

Source: Alberta Provincial Archives

Skiing in Alberta

These dramatic photos were taken in Canadian National Parks in Alberta.

 Crowds of skiers climbing hill, Mt. Norquay, Banff National Park, February 1956

  

Jasper Ski Meet, Jasper National Park, February 1959

  

Skiing at Mt. Norquay, Banff National Park, March 1956

  

Skiing at Mt. Norquay, Banff National Park, March 1956

  

Skiing at Mt. Norquay, Banff National Park, March 1956

  

Skiing at Mt. Norquay, Banff National Park, March 1956

  

 Snowmobile at Standish Hump, Dell Valley, 

Banff National Park, March 1953

  

Waterton Park skiing, May 1954

 

Source: Provincial Archives of Alberta

Godby Family Collection

Allen Godby was born on April 2, 1889 in Frogmore, Ontario and moved to Edmonton in 1912. In 1913, he took a job as a steam engineer at a mine in Lovett, western Alberta. He stayed there until 1917 when health concerns drove him to take a job in a mine power house in Mountain Park, western Alberta. He married Elsie Godby (née Walker, born on April 24, 1898) in 1924 and followed work to Coal Valley and Luscar, eventually retiring in Edmonton. The couple had one son, Ensley.

Allen was an avid amateur photographer and was often asked by friends and co-workers to photograph excursions, special events, and groups. Allen died in Edmonton on September 6, 1976 and Elsie died in Edmonton on June 18, 1984.

Couple crossing a river, Lovett, Alberta, 1916

  

Elsie Godby with a horse, ca. 1920

  

Portrait of a couple, Lovett, Alberta, ca. 1916

  

 Three women "hold up" three men, with Allen Godby second from right, ca. 1920

  

Woman and boy fishing in a river, Lovett, Alberta, 1916

 

Source: Alberta Provincial Archives

Robert McKay Brebner

Robert McKay Brebner was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on October 18, 1855 to Alan Ramsey Brebner and Francis Ann (McKay) Brebner. He moved to Alberta in 1882 and secured a homestead in Spruce Grove. In 1890, he visited Scotland and returned to Spruce Grove with a camera with which he would document his life.

In 1894 or 1895, he was joined by Emily Wynn Wrench, a friend of his family, and the two were married in Edmonton. They lived in Robert's original log cabin on the Spruce Grove homestead. After the birth of their first son, Alan Ainslie, in 1896 a new two-story house was built on the farm. A second son, Alexander Blaikie, was born in 1897 but died after 11 days. Robert and Emily had two more children, Mary Elizabeth Bruce in 1899 and Robert Wynn in 1900.

The Brebner family returned to Scotland in 1908. Robert eventually returned to the Spruce Grove homestead alone where he died suddenly on November 9, 1909 before his family returned. Robert was buried in the Pioneer Cemetery in Spruce Grove. Emily remained on the homestead, running it with hired help until Alan took over operation of the farm at the age of 17. Emily eventually moved to White Rock, British Columbia, with her daughter, Mary, and died in 1937.

Alan and Mary Brebner on a sleigh, ca. 1905

  

Brebner children in the woods, ca. 1900

  

 Robert Brebner on a horse-drawn carriage with family members, ca. 1900

  

 Robert Brebner with son [Robert?] with plow team, ca. 1900

  

Town celebration. Possibly Dominion Day, ca. 1900

 

Site: Alberta Provincial Archives

Charles Lee

 Charles Lee pumping tires with his helpers, 

Mountain Park, Alberta, ca. 1935

  

 Charles Lee with Sandy and Mary in a wheel barrow, ca. 1935

  

 Clara Anderson with Mary Lee in Charles Lee's yard, 

Mountain Park, Alberta, ca. 1935

  

 Group of tennis players, Mountain Park, Alberta, ca. 1925

  

Lee girls with family dogs and car, Mountain Park, Alberta, ca. 1935

 

Source: Alberta Provincial Archives

First Nations

Blue Bird and her sister, near Banff, Alberta, 1930

  

Cree and Métis men performing the Pipe Ceremony,

Waterhen River, Northern Saskatchewan, 1931

  

Cree girl playing with a child suspended in a small hammock,

 Waterhen River, Northern Saskatchewan, 1931

  

Cree men, women and children participating in a ceremony,

 Waterhen River, Northern Saskatchewan, 1931

  

Cree men, women and children participating in a ceremony,

 Waterhen River, Northern Saskatchewan, 1931

   

Cree woman carrying domestic supplies,

Waterhen River, Northern Saskatchewan, 1931

 

 Dancers going to a pow-wow, 1931

  

Source: Provincial Archives of Alberta

Vintage Alberta

These photos of the Canadian province of Alberta come from the Alberta Provincial Archives.

Agnes and Elsie canoeing on Gull Lake, ca. 1913

  

Gull Lake, Agnes in chair with parasol, ca. 1913

  

Baseball game at Coal Branch Sports Day, 1930

[about Coal Branch]

   

Coal Branch Sports Day Picnic, ca. 1920

  

Picnic at Coal Branch Sports Day, 1930