Length 13.3 cm x W 9.0 cm - Booklet folded up
Seven picture postcards that are attached together along the long edge to create an accordion-style booklet. Each of the postcards depict difference outdoor scenes featuring "Alberta Slim" and his trick horse "Kitten" performing various tricks.
Alberta Slim (aka Eric Edwards) was one of the pioneers of country music in Canada and a cowboy. Soon after he was born in England in 1910, his family emigrated to Canada and settled on a ranch near Lloydminster, Saskatchewan. His father played piano and encouraged Albert Slim's musical ability on the guitar. Wilf Carter became his mentor and like Carter, he began to write songs himself. Soon after, Slim roamed the prairies and sang his cowboy songs and learned to yodel.
In 1940, he moved to Saskatoon and began performing on CFQC working six mornings a week. This gave Slim the greatest opportunity of his career. After moving to British Columbia in 1947, he landed a morning show on CKNW. He then took his show on the road becoming a permanent fixture at country fairs and stampedes for many years. Not only did Slim write his own songs and lyrics, but trained animals such as his famous horses, elephants, chimps, bears and dogs.
Until his death in 2005, Alberta Slim lived in Surrey, British Columbia with his wife Pearl of many years.
