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Robert William Tannas collection

  • CA ATH ath-2180
  • Collection
  • 1912-2010

The fonds consists of a copy of the 1938 poem "Yarn of the Howling Gale, Cameron Shipyards, Athabasca" by William Bleasdell Cameron; a photograph of Mrs. Katherine Flynn (O'Brien); 2 articles about the 1907-1914 journey of Norwegian reindeer via Newfoundland, through Athabasca Landing to Fort Smith, NWT; a piece of pottery made by Athabasca Clay Products; a large framed photograph entitled "laying water main at Athabasca" [over the Muskeg Creek] with the name Voldeng & Bolton, 255 Jasper East, Edmonton written in one corner; and a photo of a man holding a hat (possible connections to Amber Valley).

Tannas, Robert William

Charles Stewart Bissell collection

  • CA ATH ath-2103
  • Collection
  • 1912-[1980s]

The fonds consists of photographs of : Athabasca view [1912], Landing Motors opening (1953), Don Logan, D. Torquil MacDonald (son of Dr. R.D. MacDonald), and Septumus Poulton.

Bissell, Charles Stewart

Athabasca Archives Buildings collection

  • CA ATH ath-1989
  • Collection
  • 1912-1986

The collection consists of 98 photographs and 59 negatives of buildings in the Town of Athabasca. They have been described as a collection because they all pertain to buildings that are, or have been, located in Athabasca.

Athabasca Archives, collector

Don McGinnis Stephenson collection

  • CA ATH ath-2005
  • Collection
  • [1927]-1944

The fonds consists of 28 photographs collected by Don Stephenson of a [1927] Edmonton-Athabasca-Peace River Highway motor tour; pictures of Athabasca buildings; and the 1944 flood. The Athabasca buildings include: All Saints Anglican Church, Imperial Bank of Canada, Grand Union Hotel, Municipal Hospital, Public School, and views of Skinner Street and Wood Avenue, Baptiste Lake, ferry, cable cage and grain elevators.

Stephenson, Don McGinnis

Athabasca Archives Athabasca Pottery Discovery Day collection

  • CA ATH ath-2148
  • Collection
  • 2009

The fonds consists of newspaper articles, magazine articles, e-mails between Conrad Biernacki and Marilyn Mol, financial information, a press release, bookmarks, the event program which contains historic information, and thank-you letters. The magazine articles, written by Conrad Biernacki, are in the May/June and July/August 2009 editions of Discovering Antiques edited by Jan Mather. The posters were designed by Jen Luckay, an employee of Athabasca University. The artifacts include bricks and brick pieces and a shard from a turned pot from Claude Thillett's Brickyards (1912-c1919). The potter was probably Ewald Walden.

Athabasca Archives Pottery Discovery Day collection