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Leaving for War

GPR 0575-2014.061.014c
Item
1917

Part of William J. Noll fonds

William J. Noll on horseback leaving to go join World War I. "I leave the ranch to go to war Winter 1917."

Canoeing on the Smoky River

GPR 0575-2014.061.013c
Item
[ca. 1917]

Part of William J. Noll fonds

Three men (H. C. Plum, William J. Noll, and possibly T. Moroney (fire ranger)) and three bear cubs in a dugout canoe on the Smoky River.

Old Smoky

GPR 0575-2014.061.012b
Item
[ca.1915]

Part of William J. Noll fonds

The Old Smoky townsite showing various buildings, including Bezanson's Restaurant and a couple of pool halls.

William J. Noll fonds

GPR 0575
Fonds
[ca. 1914-1953]

The fonds consists of a journal kept by William J. Noll from about 1914 to 1925. It records events in his life including homesteading in the Peace River Country, enlisting in the RNWMP and WWI, working in various industries including Oregon's lumber camps, and becoming an early commercial pilot in Oregon. The journal includes written entries, photographs, posters, some employment records, receipts, tickets, cards, and newspaper clippings. Several other loose records are inserted into the pages of the journal, including a WWI medal, Great War Veterans Association membership booklet, 1935 US naturalization papers, correspondence about his homestead and petroleum and natural gas leases, [ca. 1952] USAF course application, and 1917 Canadian naturalization papers. Two pages of genealogical notes presumed to have been written by Clem Kinderwater are also inserted.

The journal ends rather abruptly in January 1925 as William is on his way from El Paso to Portland. The final entry states "Contd in next book." Subsequent book(s) have unfortunately been lost.

The original order of the journal has been maintained, including the original position of inserted material.

Noll, William J.

First Morrison & Sargent Bus

GPR 0570-2013.086.43
Item
[ca. 1943]

Part of Sargent Family fonds

The first bus used by Morrison & Sargent to take people from DeBolt to Grande Prairie and return. This was the first bus company in the Grande Prairie area, starting in 1943.

Morrison & Sargent Bus Depot, DeBolt

GPR 0570-2013.086.45
Item
[ca. 1940]

Part of Sargent Family fonds

Copy of an original photograph of the Morrison & Sargent Bus Depot in DeBolt, with Ken, Clara and Fay Sargent beside the bus.

Hauling Logs with a New Truck

GPR 0570-2013.086.29
Item
[ca. 1942]

Part of Sargent Family fonds

Copy of an original photograph of Sargent and Morrison's truck with a load of logs on the back. The label on the photo says, "Hauling logs with a new truck."

Bill Sargent and the New Truck

GPR 0570-2013.086.30
Item
[ca. 1942]

Part of Sargent Family fonds

Copy of an original photograph of Bill Sargent standing beside a shiny new truck without a box on the back.

Hudson's Bay Store, Sturgeon Lake

GPR 0570-2013.086.26
Item
[ca. 1940]

Part of Sargent Family fonds

Copy of an original photograph of Morrison & Sargent's truck stopped in front of the Hudson's Bay Company store at Sturgeon Lake. The label on the front of the photo says, "Freighting into Hudson's Bay Store."