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Regina
Saskatchewan
I had some extra photos and memorabilia
in my collection here,
and some were of Regina,
so I made this extra page for them
As
Regina was the Training Center for the RCMP
some of the memorabilia is of them.
RCMP
Administration Building,
Regina Saskatchewan
ca1951 Postcard, front
RCMP
Administration Building,
Regina Saskatchewan
Mailed May 2,1951 Postcard, Back
Postcard submitted by Grant Walker, Studio City, CA,
from his dad, Bud Walker's Collection.
Sent by Bud to his other son Ayce Walker in Burnaby
Bud worked for Associated Air Taxi in Vancouver at the time.
A company bought out by PWA later on.
Grant pointed out to me 2
things on the back:
1. A 3 cent stamp!!
2. Postage Cancellation Stamp that says
"Be Friendly and Courteous to Tourists".
Grant has been a great
contributor
of historical info and pictures,
In Kemano BC, Vancouver Island Logging,
and Vancouver Airlines, all ca 1950's.
Links on my Personal Index Page
http://www.gent-family.com/intropage.html
1973, 100th Anniversary Souvenirs of RCMP
Newspapers saved by my Dad, Phil Gent
RCMP Insignias
My Saskatchewan Hat Collection
Last 2 hats are of course the
best team in the CFL,
The Saskatchewan Roughriders, the Green and White,
the Team plays at Taylor Field, now Mosaic Field in Regina.
Saskatchewan License Plates
My Mom in Regina, Oct 1928
Regina City Hall, early 1930's
My Mother's Sister Rose took a typing test here.
Here we see in 1912 Regina, Capital of SK, had
a population of 34,000
The Parliament buildings were just being completed,
after starting construction in 1909, at a cost of 2 million dollars.
Here we see the price of a ton of coal in
Regina, in 1912
Estevan Lignite Coal is the cheapest at $3.80 to $5.00 a ton.
1912 CPR Booklet
printed in Calgary AB,
by the CPR and Department of Natural Resources of Canada
promoting the Province of Saskatchewan
as "The Golden"
Pages 54-57 from Booklet above
(click to enlarge in new window)
describing the price of goods, of every kind imaginable,
in the City Of Regina in 1912.
Exactly 100 years ago, as I write this today
The articles above are from a 1912
CPR Booklet,
produced in Calgary, to promote settlers coming to Saskatchewan
Pages of the booklet were sent to me by Mr. Grant Walker, CA. USA. |
