Fonds 0555 - Edith Mair fonds

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Edith Mair fonds

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GPR 0555

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12 photographs

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Edith La Page was born in England around 1901. Her mother's name was likely Victorine (born about 1874) and her father's name is unknown. In 1904, she and her widowed mother journeyed to Manitoba, Canada from London. While in Manitoba, Edith's mother met and married Chester Crowe (born about 1874). Chester had come to Manitoba from Guelph, Ontario, as part of a harvest expedition. The family moved to Rapid City, Manitoba around 1906, operating a restaurant. Chester was also on the Manitoba race circuit.

In November 1910, they headed West and journeyed toward Grande Prairie on the Edson Trail, in the company of Mr. and Mrs. Secombe. They stopped in Sturgeon Lake until the Spring of 1911 when they continued on to Bezanson's stopping place. Both Mr. and Mrs. Crowe worked there for while. In March 1912, Chester filed on NW 20-71-4 W6th, but later abandoned it and filed instead on SW 28-71-4 W6th, in the Crystal Creek district, in July 1913. He received the homestead patent for the land in January 1917 and sold it to the Marcys.

The Crowes ran a restaurant in Grande Prairie, known as the Creamery Café or the Crown Café, from 1914 to 1918. Chester again became involved with horse racing, as in Manitoba. In 1923 Chester and Victorine Crowe moved to Edmonton, specifically the Daugh area, where Chester worked as a CNR section man. He was killed in a work accident on May 26, 1924 and is buried in the Edmonton Cemetery. Victorine died in 1926 and is buried with her husband.

Edith married William George Mair in 1922. The couple moved to Edmonton, where their son Jim was born in October 1923. William passed away in 1983. Edith contined to live in Edmonton until 1989 when she moved to Kelowna. Edith died November 29, 1991 and is buried in Edmonton.

Custodial history

The photographs appear to have been given to Isabel Campbell by Edith Mair. When and for what purpose has not been documented. The photographs were donated to the Grande Prairie Public Library as part of Isabel Campbell's bequest. On October 22, 2013, the Grande Prairie Public Library transferred the Isabel Campbell collection, which included these photographs as well as many others, to South Peace Regional Archives.

Some of the photographs, which were originally part of this collection appear to have been moved to the general Isabel Campbell photograph collection (032.08.08). This was done at some earlier date, likely by Isabel herself. According to the envelope label, the removed photographs include the first day at Montrose School 1917, a view of Frank Donald's bug race, Fred Blanchard in 1915, the opening of the Grande Prairie pioneer hospital, the Edson Trail in 1911, and Grande Prairie in 1915 (Wishart and Walker).

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The fonds consists of twelve photographs of the Grande Prairie area from 1912 to ca. 1922, including fairs, sports, street scenes, and early pioneers. The images appear to have been removed from an album.

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These records were donated to South Peace Regional Archives by the Grande Prairie Public Library on October 22, 2013.

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Accession number 2013.084

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0555

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South Peace Regional Archives

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Description created by TD on April 23, 2015.

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