Back in Time....Tent City

So it is 1905 Alberta just became a province and Edmonton officially became a city one year ago. In the population men outnumber women 5 to 1 and since accommodations are hard to find Tent City has been formed

[Tony]

Lovely collage and interesting images. They must have been a tough breed to survive the Canadian Winters.

[Babs]

Lovely collage. I don't think I would have coped back then. I do love my luxuries.

[wendy frost]

Interesting captures and history . Life must have been hard.

[KWind]

Great shots!

[Gayle]

Wonderful shots and collage! So interesting!

[gloria jones]

Neat collage and history

[Richard Hickey]

Awesome picture.

[Dawn]

Nice collage and history

[Valerie Chesney]

Oh, how hard they had to work to survive.....great collage..

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Looks like this fellow's advertisement did the job. I wouldn't want to live in that tent in the winter though!

[Elizabeth]

Great collage and story about Edmonton. My husband's father had some family in Edmonton. Would like to visit sometime.

[Jenfurj]

I'm glad progress has helped us move from tents to homes. Great collage.

[alia_801]

Great shots to bring the past to life!

[Paula]

Great images!

[Debbie]

Terrific image. We tend to forget how we used to live...

[Nick]

Ha, love the wanted sign. Wouldn't envy anyone having to live in a tent like this.

[Candace]

Those were harsh times!

[Mike McCarty]

Tent Cities then and today are a hard life.

[Lady Magpie (Heather)]

Super capture of great history.

[Chris]

It was certainly a different time in so many ways.
( I am away at the moment)

[Anita Campbell]

Awesome collage and a look back to when....... And my family immigrated to Alberta in 1908 from Wyoming........

[Catherine]

Great shot - love the detail in each photo

[Lynne Hart]

Lovely collage, great detail.

[Lynne]

Nicely captured scenes.

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Great capture

[bkb in the city]

@agedrunner Thanks Richard

[bkb in the city]

@dawnee Thank you

[bkb in the city]

@happysnaps Thanks Valerie

[bkb in the city]

@olivetreeann Ann that would be hard

[bkb in the city]

@redy4et Elizabeth I trust you get visit here sometime

[bkb in the city]

@365projectorgjenfurj Thanks Jen

[bkb in the city]

@alia_801 Thanks Alia

[bkb in the city]

@paulavdmerwe Thanks Paula

[bkb in the city]

@deborah63 Debbie that is very true

[bkb in the city]

@nickspicsnz Glad you enjoyed this one Nick

[bkb in the city]

@ribbet9 Candace that is very true

[bkb in the city]

@mcrt Mike it is very interesting to see the cycle in things like this

[bkb in the city]

@ladymagpie Thanks Heather

[bkb in the city]

@gooner46. Very different

[bkb in the city]

@aglennc Glad you like this one Anita

[bkb in the city]

@megpicatilly Glad you enjoyed this one Catherine

[bkb in the city]

@lhart Glad you enjoyed this one Lynne

[bkb in the city]

@lynne5477 Thanks Lynne

[bkb in the city]

@elisasaeter Thanks Elisabeth

[bkb in the city]

@tonydebont Tony there is a reason we are called Crazy Canucks

[bkb in the city]

@onewing Melody does to

[bkb in the city]

@wendyfrost Definitely not an easy one

[bkb in the city]

@kwind Thanks Kim

[bkb in the city]

@gaylewood Glad you like it Gayle

[bkb in the city]

@seattlite Thanks Gloria

[Mike McCarty]

@bkbinthecity Not sure how things are up in Canada, but there are a lot of tents that I pass every day in Seattle.

[Hubregt Visser]

Nice shot!

[Fisher Family]

It must have been a hard life - a fascinating collage.

Ian

[bruni]

Couldn't been easy. I think of the cold Canada winters. great historical picture.

[bkb in the city]

@mcrt Mike there used to be that here but authorities have cracked down on them here

[bkb in the city]

@hjv Thanks Hubregt

[bkb in the city]

@fishers Ian it certainly was not an easy life that is for sure

[bkb in the city]

@bruni Bruni Fort Edmonton is so full of history

[Sylvia du Toit]

Love this.