My main reason for bringing a camera to my daughter’s skating practice practice was to document those wonderful moments of her learning something new, but I admit I also felt the need to photograph the seats.

This matchbook is from the Minnedosa Hotel, in Manitoba, from the mid-50’s to mid-60’s era. To my knowledge, the hotel no longer exists…

“I can’t pot my nurdled wink, so I’ll piddle you free and you can boondock a red. But if Sunshine gromps the double, I’ll lunch a blue next time.”

This CP Brochure, from the late 50s/early 60s was found with my TransCanada Airlines brochure. As you can see, it illustrates Canadian Pacific’s apparent need to dominate earth-, land- and water-travel.

I recently found a Vancouver website that documents the neon signs from the mid 20th century throughout the city. The signs are a great example of visual culture and it’s relationship to material and consumer culture.

River Street, Looking West

The Codville Co., River Street, still looking west
Detail of the Codville Co. Sign

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Main Street, Looking North
Manitoba Street, Looking East

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I’ve been wanting to take photos of the old buildings in Moose Jaw for years…

I suspect that this brochure in my collection, for Trans-Canada Air Lines —

As mentioned before, I have a lot of my Great-Grandmother’s books..