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- 1921-1929 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
ca. 280 photographs
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Name of creator
Biographical history
Oscar Harris Wickett, 1902-1986, was born in Winnipeg and trained as an ornamental plasterer. He worked on several buildings in Winnipeg and across the prairies, including the Banff Springs Hotel, 1927-1929, and in Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan and Calgary, Alberta. From the 1930s to the 1960s he farmed near Selkirk, Manitoba, followed by work at the Selkirk Mental Health Centre and later for Manitoba Hydro. He married Cora Kerr Douglas (Manahan) in 1941. She had one child, Donna.
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Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of Donna Manahan, 1993.
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Scope and content
The fonds consists of photograph album of Banff, Lake Louise, Calgary and other towns in Alberta and Saskatchewan.
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No restrictions on access.
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The material is in English.
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No finding aid
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Digital content is available: https://digitalcollections.ucalgary.ca/Package/2R3BF1S39O72B
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Thursday, January 03, 2019