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Photographs of paintings done by Dr. William G. Hobbs, a physician, surgeon and artist who resided in Gainsborough, Saskatchewan. The paintings were submitted to the Saskatchewan Olympics and the Arts Selection Committee for an art exhibition at the Olympics in Montreal, Quebec in 1976.

(1): Painting entitled The Journey (part of the Immigration - The Departure series).

(2): Painting entitled The Destination, showing the exterior of a two-storey building with Limerick written on the side. 1975.

(3): Painting entitled The Journey, with railroad tracks in the foreground and grain elevators and other buildings in the background.

(4): Painting entitled Clondesley, a portrait of a young boy with a bird and bird's nest with four blue eggs in it.

(5): Painting entitled England, showing a view out of a open window with a wooden frame. A church steeple is in the background with a tankard and other items in foreground.

(6): Portrait of Britannia Ingrid Hobbs, showing a girl with blond hair and freckles with a black and yellow bird perched on her finger.

(7): Self portrait of Dr. Hobbs at the School of Arts, Fort San, entitled Who Calls? Who Calls?. 1975.

(8): Painting of dilapadated log barn with field in background.

(9): Painting of Gainsborough church in winter with children skating on dug-out in background.

(10)-(11): Surrealist images of flower (iris) with poem. 1975.

Photographs copied from various original issues of The Tattler (call number R-N 177) as follows:
(1): Head and shoulders portrait of William Melville Martin copied from The Tattler, Volume 1, No. 5, September 29, 1906, page 3.

(2): Photograph by Rossie captioned Crack Tennis Players of 1906. Copied from Volume 1, No. 4, September 22, 1906, page 4. Information accompanying photograph is as follows: P. F. Harding, runner up in handicap singles; G. Carmichael, handicap singles champion; H. M. Tait, runner up in open singles; F. G. Wheat, open singles champion.

(3): Photograph by Rossie captioned Regina Tennis Club, 1906, from Volume 1, No. 4, September 22, 1906. Information accompanying photo is as follows: Reading from left to right, top row - Miss Dowswell, Messrs. Wheat, Tait, Hoffman, McGrachen and Harding. Centre row - Mrs. Read, Mrs. Harding, Mrs. Meek, Miss Hill, Mrs. McLean and W. Laird. Bottom row - Messrs. McRae, Carmichael, Wilson, Gurney, Atkinson, Stokes (secretary).

(4): Photograph from Volume 1, No. 3, September 15, 1906, page 7 captioned Professor Laubach, conductor of the Philharmonic Society which will put the "Creation" into rehearsal on the 19th.

(5): Photograph from Volume 1, No. 3, September 15, 1906, page 5 captioned Regina's First Apartment Block Now being Built on Albert Street by J. H. Haslam.

(6): Photograph from Volume 1, No. 3, September 15, 1906, page 1 captioned The New Metropolitan Methodist Church, to cost $88,000, the cornerstone of which was laid last Monday by Mrs. W. M. Longworthy.