Homesteads and homesteaders√

Homesteader series: Frame houses, motorized vehicle

WHFA-F16d
Item
ca. 1905

Three frame houses, the closest sided with shingles. Two women and boy watch man and child in four-wheeled vehicle, likely jury-rigged, with simple engine attached.

Barr Colonists’ wagons leaving Saskatoon

BCHCC 2049
Item
1905

Part of Barr Colony Heritage Cultural Centre Collection

Barr Colonists on trail just outside of Saskatoon, 1905

John D. Fraser and Donald McBean

70-98
Item
[pre-1905]

Part of MJ General Photograph Collection

Studio portrait of Marlborough District homesteaders, John D. Fraser and Donald McBean

Porter’s Studio, Moose Jaw, Assiniboia District.

Wagons following the North Saskatchewan River

BCHCC 2053
Item
1905

Part of Barr Colony Heritage Cultural Centre Collection

[Barr Colonists’] wagons on a trail beside the North Saskatchewan River between Saskatoon and present-day Lloydminster, SK.

Receipt for homestead entry by Matthew Robertson

IHM.2023.0048
Item
May 27, 1905

Part of Agriculture Collection

One page receipt (#31945) for $10 for SE-20-23-11-W2, signed by sub-agent R. Hewitt

Herman Holler homestead

AG2.011
Item
1906

Part of Rosetown General Photograph Collection

Herman Holler standing in front of wooden shack; barrels scattered, chimney pipe protruding from the roof. Prairie background. Wood branches in teepee stack in background.

The Coulter Family

FGPC-P-P197
Item
[ca. 1906]

Part of Frank Glass Photograph Collection

Coulter family stands in front of a large teepee made of branches and a sod house. L-R: Ambrose Bee, Mrs. Coulter, Bessie Coulter (Mrs. J. Graham), Fred Hill, A. Fletcher, Hector Coulter, Jim Coulter, unknown, Jake Coulter.

Hugh Linke farm

73.172.22
Item
ca.1906

Part of Biggar Photograph Collection

A view of the Hugh Linke farm near Biggar, Saskatchewan.

Pioneer farm

AG2.013
Item
1906

Part of Rosetown General Photograph Collection

Sod house and sod blacksmith shop, barns and livestock.

Applicants ready to file applications for homestead

YJ0115
Item
1907

Part of Howard Jackson Collection

Mayors speech to applicants lined up to receive homestead land abandoned by Doukhobors

Tar paper homestead shack

AG2.012
Item
1907

Part of Rosetown General Photograph Collection

Small shack, covered with tarpaper, wooden walkway, stones along side, stovepipe, banked with dirt, pot on dirt, broom against door, towels on clothesline.