Series 4 Bert Smith’s commercial negatives. – [ca. 1951-1965]. – [ca. 1000 negatives, b&w and colour]. – Consists of photographs taken by Bert Smith which were submitted for publication and/or were part of an album of photographs which were available for sale. The images are primarily scenic views of ranches in southern Alberta, ranchers and ranch life. Most are black and white. NA-5746-1 Rio Alto Ranch on North Fork of High River, near Longview, Alberta. – 1895. – Photograph taken by Steele & Company, Winnipeg. NA-5746-1-A Rio Alto Ranch on North Fork of High River, near Longview, Alberta. – [ca. 1920s?] NA-5746-2 Rio Alto Ranch showing Walter Ings’ original house and NWMP barracks, near Longview, Alberta. NA-5746-3(A-D) Old time range riders. – Riders are “Shorty” Moreno, Tom McMaster, Billy Henry, Sam Smith and Bert Sheppard. NA-5746-4 High River, N.W.T. – [ca. pre 1906] NA-5746-5-G to G1 Old timers’ meeting, High River, Alberta. – August 13, 1960. – Group includes Bill Holmes, Mrs. George Chattaway, Mrs. John Kennedy, Bert Sheppard, Mrs. A.A. Leitch, Uncle “Billy” Henry, Mrs. Elaine Blades and Mrs. Jean Stephanson. NA-5746-GII Negative was kept in Safety Deposit Box. Old timers’ meeting, High River, Alberta. – August 13, 1960. – Group includes Bill Holmes, Mrs. George Chattaway, Mrs. John Kennedy, Bert Sheppard, Mrs. A.A. Leitch, Uncle “Billy” Henry, Mrs. Elaine Blades and Mrs. Jean Stephanson. NA-5746-5-H William “Billy” Henry, aged 93, High River, Alberta. – August 8, 1960 NA-5746-5-H+S Negative was kept in Safety Deposit Box. William “Billy” Henry (left) of High River and George Scott of Calgary, Alberta. – August 8, 1960. NA-5746-5-OHP Negative was kept in Safety Deposit Box. OH picnic at the Rio Alto Ranch, near Longview, Alberta. – September 25, 1960 NA-5746-5-OHPI Negative was kept in Safety Deposit Box. OH picnic at the Rio Alto Ranch, near Longview, Alberta. – September 25, 1960 NA-5746-5-OHP-II OH picnic at the Rio Alto Ranch, near Longview, Alberta. – September 25, 1960 NA-5746-5-OHP-III OH picnic at the Rio Alto Ranch, near Longview, Alberta. – September 25, 1960 NA-5746-5-OHP-IV Negative was kept in Safety Deposit Box. OH picnic at the Rio Alto Ranch, near Longview, Alberta. – September 25, 1960 NA-5746-5-P Old timers’ picnic on the Little Bow, east of High River, Alberta. – August 21, 1960 NA-5746-5-PI Old timers’ picnic on the Little Bow, east of High River, Alberta. – August 21, 1960 NA-5746-5-PII Old timers’ picnic on the Little Bow, east of High River, Alberta. – August 21, 1960 NA-5746-5-PIII Old timers’ picnic on the Little Bow, east of High River, Alberta. – August 21, 1960 NA-5746-5-S Negative was kept in Safety Deposit Box. Bert Sheppard of the OH Ranch on his horse “Gaucho.” NA-5746-5-WEH Negative was kept in Safety Deposit Box. Bill Holmes, High River, Alberta. – August 8, 1960 NA-5746-6-B Mrs. Ernest Blades on horseback, Nanton, Alberta. – August 21, 1960 NA-5746-6-C Mrs. George Chattaway, Nanton, Alberta. – August 21, 1960 NA-5746-6-K Mrs. M.S. Kennedy, High River, Alberta. – August 8, 1960 NA-5746-6-L Mrs. E.R. Leitch, High River, Alberta. – August 13, 1960 NA-5746-6-M Negative was kept in Safety Deposit Box. Mrs. Tom MacMaster “Aunt Rhoda”. – July 23, 1965 NA-5746-6A to 6A-1 Billy Henry, John Stephanson, Bert and George Sheppard at Crossing on the Highwood. – October 6, 1964 NA-5746-7 Sullivan family gravesite. – September 25, 1963 NA-5746-8 King Bearspaw, aged 76. – August 24, 1961 NA-5746-9 Some of the Bob Burles family looking out over the Oldman River, near Cowley, Alberta. – June, 1960. – Looking to the Livingstone Mountains from the east banks of the Oldman River. (168-A) Titles: “Broad Vista” or “Vast Domain” NA-5746-10 Noel Burles looking out over the Oldman River to the Livingstone Mountains, near Cowley, Alberta. – June, 1960 Titles: “My Home Land” or “Livingstone Country” NA-5746-11 R.Y. Burles’ ranch with the Livingstone Range of mountains in the distance, near Cowley, Alberta. Titles: “Near and Far, Cowley” or “Contrast” Album title: “Contrast” (Page 15) NA-5746-11-A Frozen stream on the R.Y. Burles’ ranch, north of Cowley, Alberta. Title: “Cold Waters” Album title: “Cold Waters” (Page 38a) NA-5746-12 Hollyhocks, taken in the garden of H. Sheppard, south of High River, Alberta. Title: “Reaching for the Sky” NA-5746-12-A Steeple of Christ Church, High River, Alberta. Title: “Pointing to God” NA-5746-13 Pussy willows, taken on Bert Sheppard’s TL Ranch, west of Longview, Alberta. Title: “Harbingers of Spring” Album title: “Catkins and Cumulus” (Page 1) NA-5746-14 Crocuses, taken near the Joe Bews ranch, west of Longview, Alberta. Title: “Greeting the Warm Spring Sun” NA-5746-15 Millfoil and cottonwoods, taken west of Longview, Alberta. Title: “Playing Host to the Sun” NA-5746-16 Looking through pole gate on Bruce place. NA-5746-17 An old cottonwood tree, taken in the horse pasture on the Bert Sheppard TL Ranch, west of Longview, Alberta. Title: “Furrowed Bark” NA-5746-18 Tiger and green lilies. – Green lily shown in lower left-hand corner of the photograph. Title: “Where the Wild Lilies Grow” NA-5746-19 A fresh snowfall on the store-house and a portion of the rail fence that surrounds the yard at the TL Ranch, west of Longview, Alberta. Tilte: “Contrasts” Album title: “Winter Sun” (Page 32b) NA-5746-20 Forest reserve which is the favourite range of the mountain goat and other wild animals year round, west of Longview, Alberta. Title: “A Mountain Meadow” NA-5746-21 Sullivan Creek frozen over and covered with a fresh blanket of snow, on the TL Ranch, west of Longview, Alberta. Title: “Winter Shadows” Album title: “Late Afternoon” (Page 73a) NA-5746-21-A Sullivan Creek frozen over and covered with a fresh blanket of snow, on the TL Ranch, west of Longview, Alberta. Title: “Soft Shadows on the Snow” Album title: “Soft Shadows on the Snow” (Page 32a) NA-5746-21-B [Snow on fence?] at the TL Ranch, west of Longview, Alberta. Album title: “Icy Fingers” (Page 31b) NA-5746-21-C Snow pattern on the top cross rails (between the two horse corrals) on the TL Ranch, west of Longview, Alberta. Album title: “Snow Pattern On Corral Rails” (Page 28b) NA-5746-22 Two fir trees ravaged by the disastrous fires of 1910 and 1936, taken on the Forest Reserve west of Longview, Alberta. The first range of the Canadian Rockies can be seen in the distance. NA-5746-23 Poplar trees ready to burst forth with a new set of leaves. Title: “Spring is in the Air” NA-5746-24 Poplar trees along Sullivan Creek, west of Longview, Alberta. Mount Head is in the distance. Title: “Poplar Silhouettes” Album title: “Poplar Silhouettes” (Page 42b) NA-5746-25 Portion of fence between the little and big calving fields on Bert Sheppard’s TL Ranch, west of Longview, Alberta. Title: “Winter Tapestry” NA-5746-25-A Scene along Sullivan Creek above the Y-Cross Ranch. NA-5746-25-B Going up the trail south of the barn on the Y-Cross Ranch. NA-5746-25-C View of tree with Riverbend Ranch in the distance, near Longview, Alberta. – April, 1959 Title: “Snow in the Hollow” NA-5746-25-D Tree on Riverbend Ranch, near Longview, Alberta. – April, 1959 NA-5746-25-E Trees on Riverbend Ranch, near Longview, Alberta. – April, 1959 NA-5746-25-F Trees on Riverbend Ranch, near Longview, Alberta. – April, 1959 NA-5746-25-G Tree with building on the Riverbend Ranch in the distance, near Longview, Alberta. – April, 1959 NA-5746-25-H Footpath through the snow on Riverbend Ranch, near Longview, Alberta. – April, 1959 NA-5746-25-H1 Tree with buildings on the Riverbend Ranch in the distance, near Longview, Alberta. – April, 1959 NA-5746-25-J House and bunkhouse on the Riverbend Ranch, near Longview, Alberta. – May, 1959 NA-5746-25-K Tree with building on the Riverbend Ranch in the distance, near Longview, Alberta. – May, 1959 NA-5746-25-L Gate and fence on the Riverbend Ranch, near Longview, Alberta. – May, 1959 NA-5746-25-M Tree on Riverbend Ranch, near Longview, Alberta. – May, 1959 NA-5746-25-N Trees on Riverbend Ranch, near Longview, Alberta. – May, 1959 NA-5746-25-O Tree with building on the Riverbend Ranch in the distance, near Longview, Alberta. – May, 1959 Title: “Foothills Ranch” NA-5746-25-RR View looking down on Riverbend Ranch on the Highwood River, near Longview, Alberta. – 1959 NA-5746-25-RR1A View looking down on Riverbend Ranch on the Highwood River, near Longview, Alberta. – 1959 Title: “Foothills Ranch” NA-5746-25-RR1B View looking down on Riverbend Ranch on the Highwood River, near Longview, Alberta. – 1959 NA-5746-26 Warren E. Zimmerman cups his hands, cowboy fashion, and lights the cigarette he has just rolled, on the Rio Alto Ranch near Longview, Alberta. Titles: “Ranch Manager” and “Cow foreman” NA-5746-26-A Warren E. Zimmerman with a hand-rolled cigarette in his mouth, on the Rio Alto Ranch near Longview, Alberta. Album title: “Cow Foreman” (Page 43b) NA-5746-26-B Warren E. Zimmerman with a hand-rolled cigarette in his mouth, on the Rio Alto Ranch near Longview, Alberta. NA-5746-26-C Warren E. Zimmerman with a hand-rolled cigarette in his mouth, on the Rio Alto Ranch near Longview, Alberta.