Two women in a 'Bennett Buggy' which is hitched to two horses.

Two oxen hitched to a wagon with eight people riding in it. A young boy is holding the reins of a white horse beside the wagon while another man is holding the reins of two horses beside him.

A man standing on a wagon loaded with lumber and hitched to four horses; There is a wooden building in the background

A "Bennett Buggy" travelling on Wiggins Avenue in Saskatoon. College Building) in background at left, Qu'Appelle Hall at right.

Bio/Historical Note: This image is one of the most requested photos in the University Archives. It was taken by an unknown photographer in about 1935. A 'Bennett Buggy' was a term used in Canada during the Great Depression to describe a car which had its engine and windows taken out and was pulled by a horse. In the United States, such vehicles were known as Hoover carts, named after then-President Herbert Hoover. The Canadian term was named after Richard Bennett, the Prime Minister of Canada from 1930 to 1935, who was blamed for the nation's poverty. Cars being pulled by horses became a common sight during the Depression. During the boom years of the 1920s, many Canadians had bought cheap vehicles for the first time, but during the Depression, many found they did not have enough money to operate them. This was especially true in the hard-hit prairie provinces. The increased poverty played an important role, as farmers could not buy gasoline. The price of gas also increased. Gas taxes were also one of the best sources of revenue for the provincial governments. When these provinces went into a deficit, they increased these taxes, making gas even harder to buy. In Saskatchewan, badly hit by the depression, similar vehicles with an additional seat over the front axle were dubbed "Anderson carts" after Premier James T.M. Anderson.

Two horses hitched to a buggy with six people riding.

Two men and a girl dressed in period clothes and riding in a horse drawn buggy during a parade in Biggar, Saskatchewan.

Four girls sitting on the side of a car and one girl standing beside the car; a buggy can be seen in the background

Image of three horse-drawn carts carrying cargo across a field. There are cows grazing on rolling hills in the background.

Cow pulling two wheeled cart carrying a man.

A man sits on a wagon piled high with chopped wood and pulled by two horses. Behind the cart is a Canadian Northern railway car with two men inside it. The Goose Lake Grain & Lumber Co. elevator can be partially seen on the left-hand side of the photo.

Men and farm machinery seen in background as two women are sitting in a buggy in foreground; in Moose Jaw district

A black and white photograph of Evalyn Mann riding in a buggy hitched to a horse.

People standing beside a barn, which is the Illustration Station; vehicles to the right and trees and bushes in the distance.

Smaller photograph shows Belbeck Elevator and Trading Co. Ltd. elevator built at Belbeck, Saskatchewan. Partially constructed elevator at right; horse-drawn buggy at centre. The larger photograph is full version showing elevators and another horse-drawn buggy. Possibly a third elevator under construction at right, with man walking at extreme right

A horse is hitched to a wagon with six children in the wagon.