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Captain John French on horseback. Montreal.

(1): Image of unidentified man standing next to an automobile with houses in the background in Regina, Saskatchewan. 1921.

(2): Postcard of the Allen Theatre, Regina with interior and exterior views. 1918 or after.

(3)-(4): Images of an unidentified man wearing a cowboy hat, scarf, gloves and chaps standing in a riding corral. R.C.M.P. Barracks is written on the photographs. 19--.

(5)-(10): Images of a parade celebrating the Diamond Jubilee of Canadian Confederation in 1927 in Regina, Saskatchewan. Includes images of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) float, Fathers of Confederation float, Hudson's Bay Company, Regina float and Regina Boat Club float.

(11)-(13): Unidentified men and women, possibly First Nations, with two RCMP officers in Regina. 19--.

This item consists of copies of three films created in the 1940s and later donated to the Prince Albert Historical Society from the estate of Myrtle Strangways, an educator and amateur cinematographer. The content of the films includes: black bears, squirrels and birds in the forest and at a campsite; ski jumping and downhill skiing; cross-country skiing; several parades, including military personnel, Royal Canadian Mounted Police personnel, horseback riders, and children; an Athlone I.O.D.E. pet parade; a convoy of Bombardier snow machines and military personnel carrying skis; a McCormick farm implement in use during harvest; a team of farm horses; an aerial demonstration of two Royal Canadian Air Force yellow chipmunk planes; a float plane; rapids; and sightseeing in the Canadian Rockies and Niagara Falls.

Leaftlet issued by the Canadian North-West Historical Society in Battleford, Saskatchewan. ca. 1927.

Leaflet issued by the Battleford Historical Society in Battleford, Saskatchewan outlining its forthcoming publications along with the names of its officers and executive. 1926.

Publication entitled The Cree Rebellion of '84, published by the Battleford Historical Society in Battleford, Saskatchewan. 1926. 69 p. (2 copies).

News compilation: 1) John George Diefenbaker criticizes Pierre Trudeau, 2) Criticizes the Liberal Party for over-spending and the NDP for supporting the Liberal Party, 3) Tommy Lemmon describes the events planned to celebrate Diefenbaker's 80th 'birthday, 4) Discusses the amendments to the Indian Act, 5) Criticizes the new regulations imposed on visitors to an unidentified park, 6) footage of Olive Diefenbaker at various functions, 7) Criticizes the high expenditures of the Liberal Party and in particular the expenditures of the cabinet ministers, 8) and 9) Portion of a speech made to graduates of the University of Saskatchewan in which he recalls his own convocation, talks about unity issues in Canada and urges the graduates to stay in Canada, find work and help to keep Canada together, 10) Footage of him viewing an archaeological dig at Batoche, 11) Comments on the Canadian unity issue, 12) Comments on the possible wording of a possible Quebec separation referendum question, 13) Criticizes the Liberal Party for being the cause of the high levels of taxation, unemployment and inflation in Canada, 14) Criticizes the Liberal Party for taking the security functions from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and leaving the it with only police work. He States that is a discredit to the force, 15) An unidentified man explains that the proposed Diefenbaker Centre will be economically beneficial to Saskatoon.

Travelogue: Contains scenes of the traditional Japanese way of life. The film shows us the day to day activities of both a country and city family from Japan. Reel (2) also looks at the life of Japan but focuses on the children of the country. Host is Harumi Nakamura. In addition the tail end of the film contains shorts on New Brunswick and the R.C.M.P. By: ML

Thanksgiving service held for Her Majesty's Silver Jubilee at the Armoury, Regina, Saskatchewan.

News compilation: 1) Saskatoon police chief J. G. Kettles announces a reward of $1000.00 for information about the murder of Alexandra Wiwarchuk. 2) Footage of the area where Alexandra Wiwarchuk's body was found. (silent) 3) T. Higgins reports on the results of the Wiwarchuk inquest. 4) Police chief J. G. Kettles asks for help from the public in solving the Wiwarchuk case. 5) T. Higgins reports that Constable Reimer has been found not guilty of assaulting a traffic offender. 6) Footage of the removal of the bodies of murder victims Margaret Worm and Patricia Littlechief from a house to Ray's Ambulance. Shots of people watching are included. (silent) 7) T. Higgins reports on the hearing of accused murderer Francis Littlechief. 8) T. Higgins reports that the date for the Francis Littlechief preliminary hearing has been set. 9) T. Higgins reports that there are no developments in the investigation of the murder of Saskatoon Golf and Country Club resident caretaker, Richard Otto Hartz. 10) Mr. Robertson announces that the Columbia mining stock fraud will go to trial. 11) T. Higgins announces the conviction of Mr. Kozaruk for the murder of Rose Whitehead. He also relates the case history of Kozaruk. 12) Mr. Allison reports on the Littlechief preliminary hearing. 13) Footage of the sites of axe slayings in Buffalo Narrows and Prince Albert. Footage of police and ambulance attendance with bodies. (silent) 14) Footage of an unidentified man digging in the snow and removing an item of cloth at the site of the Gail Miller murder on Avenue O South in Saskatoon. (silent) 15) Footage of the funeral for murder victims in Buffalo Narrows. Shots of mourners are included. (silent) 16) Footage of the home and surrounding area in Shellbrook where the James Peterson family was murdered. 17) Ron Shorvoyce reports about the details of the murder of the Peterson family while standing in front of the Peterson home. 18) Neighbour W. J. Lange tells interviewer about how he discovered the murder of the Peterson family. 19) Interview with the uncle of Phyllis Paterson, age 4, the only survivor of the murder of her family at Shell Lake. 20) Len Dick reports from the Shell Lake cemetery about the upcoming funeral for the Peterson family. 21) Mr. Simenar, the foreman of the coroner's jury, speaks about the murder of the Peterson family. 22) Ron Shorvoyce conducts man on the street interviews with several people concerning the Peterson murders. 23) Len Dick reports from the Peterson farm about the murder of the family. 24) The funeral for the Peterson family at the Shell Lake cemetery. Footage of the mourners is included. (silent) 25. Ron Shorvoyce reports in front of the Battleford courthouse about the hearing for Victor Ernest Hoffman, accused of killing the Peterson family. 26) Footage of accused Peterson family killer Victor Hoffman being taken to court in Battleford by RCMP officers. (silent) 27) Victor Hoffman is escorted by RCMP to a vehicle to attend his preliminary hearing. (silent) 28) Ron Shorvoice reports on the Hoffman hearing in Battleford. Footage of the interior of the courthouse and Victor Hoffman being escorted in by RCMP are included. 29) Footage of the exterior of the courthouse and people waiting for the Hoffman trial to begin. (silent) 30) Footage of Victor Hoffman being released and an interview with an unknown man calling for a review of the patient release program in all the mental institutions in Saskatchewan. 31) Ron Shorvoyce reporting in Buffalo Narrows about the murder trial of Mr. McCallum. Silent footage of McCallum being escorted to court by RCMP officers and the interior of the courthouse are included. 32) Chuck McManus from McDowell about the search for Stanley Robertson who is accused of the murders of 2 Prince Albert RCMP constables. 33) Footage of the search in the McDowell area for accused killer Stanley Robertson. (silent) 34) Interior footage of the vandalism of a school. 35) Ron Shorvoyce reports from the Robertson farm home about the continued search for Robertson in the McDowell area. Inspector Al Moser from Regina is being interviewed about the search.

Images depicting members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) engaged in various activities, including investigative and training activities, mainly in British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec and Saskatchewan. None of the officers or civilians are identified. Includes images taken at F Division in Regina, Saskatchewan including an aerial view of the site and an exterior view of the RCMP Chapel in winter. Modes of transportation depicted include airplanes; helicopters; Harley-Davidson motorcycles; snowmobiles (ski-doo); boats and squad cars. A few of the images were taken by the Government of Saskatchewan Photographic Services agency.