The CN Rail Yard and The Town of Biggar
- 06.749.01B
- Item
- ca.1940
Part of Biggar Photograph Collection
A view of the CN rail yard on the south end of the town of Biggar, SK, which can be seen in the background
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The CN Rail Yard and The Town of Biggar
Part of Biggar Photograph Collection
A view of the CN rail yard on the south end of the town of Biggar, SK, which can be seen in the background
Part of Biggar Photograph Collection
An exterior view of the Miller Block building located on Main Street. There are three people standing in front of the building
Part of Biggar Photograph Collection
An interior view of a church showing the alter and some of the pews
Part of Biggar Photograph Collection
Two men sitting in a truck with the doors open
Part of Biggar Photograph Collection
A view of a running threshing machine, hitched to two horses next to a wooden building
Front of Calvert's Store in Anglia
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Essex standing by a car with wooden spokes in wheels.
A meeting of the Camberley Homemakers in 1940's
Back row, L-R: Doris Curtis, unknown, Marjorie Kerr, unknown, Vinny Evans, Mildred Scrivens, Dorothy Ogg, Vivian Ahrens, unknown, Alice Scrivens, Violet Slocombe, Eta Lord. Many children in the front row are not named.
Presbyterian Church summer school
Outdoors picture of children and young adults dressed for church. Written on back: "Rosetown Church Summer School class. George, 1st row, sitting 8th from left."
Standing on the bank of Eagle Creek with a Boston Bull Terrier straddling the rocks. HW #4 bridge facing south in the background.
Rosetown Town Council and Fire Brigade, 1940
Wearing suits and ties for studio photo. Front row, L-R: #1 is Graham Staples, #4 is H. Moffatt, #6 is Carl Smith, #7 is Dent Preston. Middle row: #2 J.C. Graham, #3 McDonald, #5 Linus Kunkel, #6 Geo. Shaw. Back row: #2 is Gordon Gardner, #4 is Herschel Arthur, #8 Ernie McAmmond, #10 D.A. Black.
Businessmen Herman Holler and Charles Taylor
L-R: Herman Holler, Charles Taylor, unknown woman. Eating cake seated in a house.
A Red River cart being pulled by a bull with the Rosetown Hotel and Deluxe Café and a crowd viewing the parade in the background.
Laurens and Donalda Grothe and twins
Laurens (Dottie) and Donalda Grothe and twins Laurie and Louise. Standing outside holding the children in front of a stuccoed house. Baby Laurie is reaching for something in his father's mouth (pacifier? cigarette?)
L-R: #3 Margaret Clarke (King); #4 Margaret Pinkney (Graham); #2 Olive Staples. Unknown bride and bridesmaid. Some writing on reverse of photo: "These are my school-day pals that were at the wedding."
A postcard picture by Ward Studio of the hospital viewed from the front. Writing on front of postcard says "1940 - 42 Adult Beds; 4 children's; 2 Isolation & 12 Basinettes total 60 Beds."