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- [ca. 1900-1945] (Creation)
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46 photographs
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Joseph Paul Marcotte, 1861-?, was born in Quebec and moved to Saskatchewan in the 1890s, establishing a ranch near the future town of Prud'homme in 1897 and then moving to Hudson Bay Junction, of which he was the mayor for a term. Over the years he owned several hotels in Saskatchewan, at Hudson Bay Junction, Warman, Vonda and Fielding.
Marcotte married Anielka "Amela" Bilinska and they had ten children, Garvet, 1901-?, Lilly (Baril), 1903-?, Laura (Turnbull), 1905? , Blanche (Hosheit), 1907-?, Josephine (Lafreniere), 1909-1963, Edmond, 1911-?, Violette (McCullough), 1914-1965, Joseph Clarence, 1916- , Alcide, 1920- , and Isabelle (Helgren), 1923- .
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Gift of Ed McCullough and Roy Helgren, 1979-2012.
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The fonds consists of photographs of Joseph Marcotte and his family, and views (both exterior and interior) of his various hotels. Also includes a few views of the Lac La Biche region where his daughter Violette McCullough lived.
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The material is in English.
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Digital content is available: https://digitalcollections.ucalgary.ca/Package/2R3BF1S393ZQ5
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Thursday, June 07, 2018