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Postcard 6361

The Canadian Promotion Co (Publisher) . The Evolution of Edmonton Capital City of Alberta.. Winnipeg: The Canadian Promotion Co. 415 Ashdown Bldg., Winnipeg, c1913.

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Byron-May Co (Artist) ; The Canadian Promotion Co (Publisher) . The Evolution of Edmonton Capital City of Alberta.. Winnipeg: Published by The Canadian Promotion Co. 415 Ashdown Bldg., Winnipeg, [1913].
Description: On the cover of this booklet (containing 20 fold-out printed photographs) is an artist's sketch of Edmonton as it appeared in 1912. A train is crossing the High Level Bridge from north to south and the Alberta Legislature can be seen in the background across the North Saskatchewan River.
On Front: Things that were and things that are
Physical description: 1 postcard booklet
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The Canadian Promotion Co (Publisher) . The Evolution of Edmonton. Winnipeg: Published by The Canadian Promotion Co. 415 Ashdown Bldg., Winnipeg, [1913].
Description: Printed text that appears on the inside front cover of a booklet of printed photographs from Edmonton. This summary of the city's highlights was obviously written to entice people to move to the region.
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The Canadian Promotion Co (Publisher) . Edmonton, as the eagle sees it. Winnipeg: Published by The Canadian Promotion Co. 415 Ashdown Bldg., Winnipeg, [1913].
Description: A panoramic view of Edmonton.
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The Canadian Promotion Co (Publisher) . Post office and a bank building. Winnipeg: Published by The Canadian Promotion Co. 415 Ashdown Bldg., Winnipeg, [1913].
Description: The post office, with its clock tower, stands behind the Imperial Bank of Canada.
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The Canadian Promotion Co (Publisher) . A beauty spot on the North Saskatchewan, Edmonton. Winnipeg: Published by The Canadian Promotion Co. 415 Ashdown Bldg., Winnipeg, [1913].
Description: Three men explore the banks of the North Saskatchewan River in Edmonton.
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PC006361.5

The Canadian Promotion Co (Publisher) . The Tegler Block. Winnipeg: Published by The Canadian Promotion Co. 415 Ashdown Bldg., Winnipeg, [1913].
Description: An artist's drawing of the Tegler building which was one of Edmonton's first modern office buildings.
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Byron-May Co (Photographer) . An Edmonton residence street. Winnipeg: Published by The Canadian Promotion Co. 415 Ashdown Bldg., Winnipeg, [1913].
Description: A toddler, with her doll in a stroller, walks with her caregiver, pushing a baby carriage, along an Edmonton residential street. (The building in the background may be the LeMarchand Mansion.)
On Front: [printer's no.] 62557
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The Canadian Promotion Co (Publisher) . Home of The Edmonton Club. Winnipeg: The Canadian Promotion Co. 415 Ashdown Bldg., Winnipeg, [1913].
Description: The meeting place for what was probably a men's service organization known as The Edmonton Club (perhaps the forerunner to the Rotary Club of Edmonton?).
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The Canadian Promotion Co (Publisher) . A river front estate at Edmonton. Winnipeg: The Canadian Promotion Co. 415 Ashdown Bldg., Winnipeg, [1913].
Description: A large home built atop the North Saskatchewan River valley.
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Byron-May Co (Photographer) ; The Canadian Promotion Co (Publisher) . One of twenty public schools. Winnipeg: The Canadian Promotion Co. 415 Ashdown Bldg., Winnipeg, [1913].
Description: An unidentified public school in Edmonton.
On Front: [printer's no.] 62682
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The Canadian Promotion Co (Publisher) . Jasper Avenue 1890. Winnipeg: Published by The Canadian Promotion Co. 415 Ashdown Bldg., Winnipeg, c1890.
Description: A view of Jasper Avenue when Edmonton was a town in the Northwest Territories. This photograph is intended to be contrasted with another of Jasper Avenue in the booklet which was probably taken in 1912 or 1913. (see PC006361.11).
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The Canadian Promotion Co (Publisher) . Jasper Avenue To-Day. Winnipeg: Published by The Canadian Promotion Co. 415 Ashdown Bldg., Winnipeg, c1913.
Description: Jasper Avenue as it was in 1912 or 1913. This photograph is intended to be contrasted with the Jasper Avenue of 1890 (see PC006361.10). The commercial buildings, construction, streetcars, automobiles, horse-drawn vehicles, and pedestrians are all evidence of the incredible growth of the city during this 22 year time span.
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The Canadian Promotion Co (Publisher) . The new Court House at Edmonton. Winnipeg: Published by The Canadian Promotion Co. 415 Ashdown Bldg., Winnipeg, [1913].
Description: A brand new court house (as of 1913) in Edmonton.
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The Canadian Promotion Co (Publisher) . Provincial parliament building that cost $1,500,000. Winnipeg: Published by The Canadian Promotion Co. 415 Ashdown Bldg., Winnipeg, [1913].
Description: A view of the Alberta Legislature building, built between 1907 and 1911, and officially opened in 1912.
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The Canadian Promotion Co (Publisher) . High Level Bridge at Edmonton for Canadian Pacific Ry. and general traffic. Winnipeg: Published by The Canadian Promotion Co. 415 Ashdown Bldg., Winnipeg, [1913].
Description: Construction of the High Level Bridge in Edmonton enabling Canadian Pacific Railway trains as well as streetcars to travel across the North Saskatchewan River.
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The Canadian Promotion Co (Publisher) . One of thirty churches. Winnipeg: The Canadian Promotion Co. 415 Ashdown Bldg., Winnipeg, [1913].
Description: An unidentified church in Edmonton.
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Byron-May Co (Photographer) ; The Canadian Promotion Co (Publisher) . An Edmonton coal mine, located in a coal field that contains 60,000 million tons. Winnipeg: Published by The Canadian Promotion Co. 415 Ashdown Bldg., Winnipeg, [1913].
Description: Miners pose for the photographer in a coal mine shaft.
On Front: [printer's no.] 608??
On Front: The Alberta Coal . . . [text illegible]District
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The Canadian Promotion Co (Publisher) . An apartment block, the Rene Le Marchand. Winnipeg: Published by The Canadian Promotion Co. 415 Ashdown Bldg., Winnipeg, [1913].
Description: One of the first luxurious apartment buildings to be built in Edmonton.
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The Canadian Promotion Co (Publisher) . A few automobiles at the Edmonton Exhibition. Winnipeg: Published by The Canadian Promotion Co. 415 Ashdown Bldg., Winnipeg, [1913].
Description: Two young children look down the rows of parked cars at the Edmonton Exhibition (an agricultural and amusement fair).
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The Canadian Promotion Co (Publisher) . University of Alberta, south Edmonton. Winnipeg: Published by The Canadian Promotion Co. 415 Ashdown Bldg., Winnipeg, [1913].
Description: One of the first buildings on the University of Alberta campus. (This may be an artist's drawing rather than a photograph.)
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The Canadian Promotion Co (Publisher) . Hill and dale in an Edmonton park. The city has 650 acres in public parks.. Winnipeg: Published by The Canadian Promotion Co. 415 Ashdown Bldg., Winnipeg, [1913].
Description: People travelling on foot and by carriage in an Edmonton park.
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The Canadian Promotion Co (Publisher) . Grand Trunk Pacific Hotel, being built at a cost of $1,250,000. Winnipeg: Published by The Canadian Promotion Co. 415 Ashdown Bldg., Winnipeg, [1913].
Description: A view of a luxurious hotel that was eventually named the Hotel MacDonald.
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Description: A souvenir booklet of postcards with views of Edmonton, Alberta. The front has a drawing of the High Level Bridge over the Saskatchewan River with a view of the Parliament Building. The postcards within include views of Jasper Avenue, Grand Trunk Pacific Hotel, Edmonton Park, University of Alberta, Edmonton Exhibition, an apartment block, a coal mine, a church, the High Level Bridge, the Parliament Building, the court house and more.
On Front: Things that were and things that are.
On Front: Byron-May Co. Ltd.
On Back: "Agents for Jasper Place, Watson & Co., Real Estate, 124 Jasper West :: Edmonton, Alta. Phone 1330, F.S. Watson, Mgr."
Other: The Evolution of Edmonton. Edmonton is the capital of the great Province of Alberta, a province with an area of 233,540 square miles and of unparallelled resources of rich land, minerals, commerce and industries. Twenty years ago Edmonton was a village; to-day it is a fine, progressive city with a volume of trade and business far in excess of the normal for the number of people. This condition makes for higher value of the individual and gives greater opportunity for the success of man, singly or in combination. Read this record of remarkable growth: [Chart] 1908 Population 18,836; Bank Clearings $38,486,496; Building Permits $1,086,864; Assessments $22,535,210; Street Railway Traffic (No. of passgrs). 1910 Population 24,740; Bank Clearings $71,633,115; Building Permits 2,159,106; Assessments 30,105,110; Street Railway Traffic 3,688,839. 1912 Population 53,383; Bank Clearings 8 mos. $135,788,548; Building permits 8 mos. 10,250,562; Assessments 123,902,592; Street Railway Traffic 8 mos. 6,893,005. Edmonton is a railway center of magnitude and power. Canada's greatest railways - the Canadian Pacific, the Grand Trunk Pacific and the Canadian Northern - are spending millions of dollars on terminals, hotels, and new lines connecting Edmonton with other points - especially in developing the vast new territory north and west of the city which has 40,000,000 acres of rich land and boundless resources of minerals, timber, natural gas, water power and cattle ranges. Edmonton's school system is excellent and four colleges afford good facilities for higher education. There are 29 churches in the city and good theatres. The climate is splendid - ample rainfall and long days of brilliant sunshine. Fuel is plentiful and cheap - coal $1.50 a ton - and, in every way, Edmonton is a desirable place to live in. Business and industrial opportunities are many and excellent. Free information on all matters pertaining to Edmonton may be had by addressing George M. Hall, Industrial Commissioner, Edmonton, Alta.
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Language: English
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Collection: Prairie Postcards
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