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P.S. Warren Geological Society
Photographs from the early years of the Department of Geology
Percival Sidney Warren (1890-1970)
Ralph Leslie Rutherford (1894-1952)
"Hardrock" Allan, Alberta's first provincial geologist
Induction of Dr. John A. Allan into the University of Alberta Curator Hall of Fame
University Campus from Bird's Eye View
This collection displays a series of aerial photographs of the University of Alberta campus, dated since 1919.
Dr. John A. Allan
A collection of photos and other materials related to work and life of Alberta's first provincial geologist.
Photo captions were taken from a publication of the Research Council of Alberta.
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Who wants to be a geologist anyway? (1940)
Nordegg to Howse Pass
Who wants to be a geologist anyway? (1940)
Nordegg to Howse Pass
Mount Allan (1948)
A mountain has been named after a noted Edmonton geologist. The Geographic Boards of Canada and Alberta announced the name of Mount Allan has been given to a 9,150-foot peak in the vicinity of the Kananaskis River in the valley which reaches from the Bow River to the Kananaskis. The peak was named after Dr. J. A. Allan, professor of geology at the University of Alberta.