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Arrival of first air mail in Grande Prairie from Edmonton, Alberta.

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Arrival of first air mail in Grande Prairie from Edmonton, Alberta.

L-R: Pilot Spradbrow; Wilfred Reid 'Wop' May; G. H. Brudger, postmaster; Mr. Perraton, post office supervisor, Edmonton, Alberta.

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Date 1929-05-21

Creator Unknown

Person(s) or Group(s) Brudger, G. H., May, Wilfred Reid 'Wop', Perraton, Mr., Spradbrow, Pilot

Genre Negatives, Photographs

Place Alberta

Subject Air Pilots, Edmonton, Alberta--Personalities, Grande Prairie, Alberta--Events, Hats, Postal service--Employees

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Fonds/Collection Wop May fonds

Unique identifier CU178520

Legacy Identifier na-1258-67

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Attribution "Arrival of first air mail in Grande Prairie from Edmonton, Alberta.", 1929-05-21, (CU178520) by Unknown. Courtesy of Libraries and Cultural Resources Digital Collections, University of Calgary.

Unique identifier: CU178520

Legacy Identifier: na-1258-67

Type: Glenbow

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