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Writes from Medicine Hat thanking them for letters and asking them to continue writing; he is unable to reciprocate due to work load. Started flying Harvard and does not think it is worth waiting for next course on Oxford. Writes about flying,…

From Medicine Hat to parents' address. Reads 'Gone solo Harvard Xmas Calgary Banff hired car wonderful scenery thanks cable many letters = Hedley Madgett'.

Writes from Medicine Hat that he is having his first Sunday morning off. Writes of flying schedule, early starts, poor weather and lack of winter flying kit but this has now been issued. Tells of Christmas excursion by train to Calgary and activities…

Daily entries for most of year 1941, First half of year entries cover events in England before joining Royal Air Force. Entry for May includes call up papers and travel to Stratford on Avon. June move to Scarborough. August to Wilmslow, sea journey…

Ten photographs of Banff with snow and slush on the ground, one captioned 'Cave basin naturally warmed open air pool'.
Another, in colour captioned 'Banff 1996'.
A cartoon shows a soap box car, captioned 'Canadian paper 1942'.

Top left - a car parked at the side of a road in open flat countryside. Captioned '"Murf" Murphy & Eric Markham' Top right scene of mountains in the distance, some snow on the ground. Bottom left - taken from road with telegraph poles and mountains…

Top left- view of street with buildings/shops either side an large snow covered mountain in the background. Captioned 'Banff main street, Mt Rundle in the background'. Top right - view of divided street with buildings/shops either side an large…

Top left - iced lake or river with trees and mountains in the background. Top right - tree lined river in the foreground with triple peaked mountain in the background. Captioned 'Three Sisters, Banff'. Bottom left - car parked on side of snow covered…

Top left - trees with mountains in the background. Bottom left - trees with mountains in the background. Captioned 'From Hot Springs near Banff'. Top right - car parked on snow covered road with valley on the left and mountains behind. Bottom right…

Top - a large multistory hotel in a valley in the foreground with mountains either side and in the background. Annotated 'Bow river valley and Banff Springs Hotel'. Captioned 'In Summer'. Bottom left - car parked in deep snow with snow covered…

Top - a lake in foreground with a large multistory hotel on the left. Trees on the lakeside and mountains in the background. Captioned 'Lake Louise in summer'. Bottom - a large turreted multistory hotel on the right surrounded by trees and mountains…

Photo 1 is a building captioned 'Banff Springs Hotel'.
Photo 2 is a mountainside.
Photo 3 is a house with a mountain behind and is captioned 'Banff Main St'.
Photo 4 is two men in a swimming pool captioned 'Hotel Hot Pool (Volcano…

News-sheet of the RAF ex-POW Association. This edition covers the large Canadian reunion of 1985 at Calgary, the Annual Dinner at Lords, Recco report of ex-POW activities, requests for help, Alan Bryett's lectures, the Association's AGM and annual…

Photo 1 is the Three Sisters mountain.
Photo 2 is the King Edward Hotel.
Photo 3 is inside the hotel.

Photo 1 is a view across the Bow River to Mount Rundle.
Photo 2 is a snowball fight with Banff Springs Hotel in the background.
Photo 3 is three people in the snow with the hotel behind.
Photo 4 is the hotel.
Photo 5 is Arthur standing in front…

Photo 1 is the outside of the Upper Hot Springs building.
Photo 2 and 4 are heads of people swimming in the warm water.
Photo 3 is a woman in a towel at the side of the pool.

Photo 1 is Arthur and colleague standing in the snow.
Photo 2 is Banff High Street before and after a day when it snowed continuously.

Photo 1 is Arthur standing in the snow, on the bridge with Cascade Mountain behind.
Photo 2 is a montage of three photographs of Cascade Mountain.
Photo 3 is Arthur standing at the Cave and Basin.
Photo 4 is a postcard of an open air swimming…

Photo 1 is looking up the ski slopes.
Photo 2 is some skiers on the slopes.
Photo 3 is the Ski Lodge.
Photo 4 is Arthur and Mr Skinner outside the lodge.
Photo 5 is a deer.

Arthur and his camera, standing against a tree. In the background is the Banff Springs Hotel. On the reverse 'Yours truly - and the Banff Springs Hotel Feb '43'.

Arthur is sitting on a snowy rock holding his camera. On the reverse 'Arthur. On Tunnel Mountain Road Banff Feb 43'.

Two photographs in an open air swimming pool at the Upper Hot Springs.
In the first only Arthur is visible, captioned 'Ickle me, swimming at the Upper Hot Springs - Banff Feb 43 Arthur'.
In the second all three are visible, captioned 'In the water…

This edition covers a photograph of an Oxfor, a cartoon map of Middle Alberta, photographs of commanding officers, a parade, chief flying and ground instructors, pupils, air cadets and accidents, strong memories of Red Deer and its people,…

Eight photographs and a tram ticket from an album.
Photo 1 is Banff looking to Cascade Mountain.
Photo 2 is the Bow river at Banff.
Photo 3 is the administrative building at Banff with Cascade mountain behind.
Photo 4 is the Banff Springs…

Four photographs from an album, captioned 'Wild Bears No cages for these fellows'.
Photo 1 is an airman standing looking at a bear.
Photo 2 is a bear advancing to the camera.
Photo 3 is of two bears. Behind is a family of three adults and two…