The fonds consists of twelve letters written to his father, William Young, and brother, George Young, in Hamilton, Ontario, about his homesteading experiences (1884-1897). In many of the letters he asks for money, and gives details of the costs of establishing a ranch, including the prices of farm equipment, livestock, and household furnishings. Also includes a letter from his mother to his father, William Young (1864).
Sem títuloThe fonds consists of photographs of the Russell family, early Royal North-West Mounted Police (RNWMP) and native people, and early Lethbridge; and letter to his mother-in-law (1897).
Sem títuloThe fonds consists of photographs of the Aird ranch, early Canadian Pacific Railway locomotives, and construction crews.
Sem títuloThe fonds consists of photographs of Stoess, snowsheds, and CPR construction.
Sem títuloThe fonds consists of photographs of coal mines and buildings near Fernie, British Columbia.
Sem títuloThe fonds consists of a letter from Ernest Baxter to his mother in England, with 18 enclosed photographs of settlers, their dwellings, a sawmill, a post office, a community picnic, a barn-raising, and schoolhouses in the communities of Huns’ Valley (or Hungarians’ Valley), Clanwilliam, and Minnedosa, Manitoba.
Sem títuloThe fonds consists of photographs of Pincher Creek polo teams and cups, and gymkhanas; and Oxley Ranch cowboys and round-up camp.
Sem títuloThe fonds consists of photographs of Yukon Field Force on the trip up the west coast, and Fort Selkirk.
Sem títuloThe fonds consists of photographs of survey crews in Crowsnest Pass and along the main line of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
Sem títuloThe fonds consists of photographs of Ratcliffe Creamery.
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