The grain elevators in Indian Head
- IHM.2021.0383
- Stuk
- [190-?]
Part of Agriculture Collection
The Indian Head grain elevators with the Anglican Church, horse teams, and men on wagons in the background.
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The grain elevators in Indian Head
Part of Agriculture Collection
The Indian Head grain elevators with the Anglican Church, horse teams, and men on wagons in the background.
Part of Agriculture Collection
Four horses tied together, not yet attached to a piece of farm equipment
Part of Agriculture Collection
A threshing machine and a large pile of straw.
Ford's Outfit - Wide Awake - Assa. 1904
Part of Agriculture Collection
W.H. Ford and his outfit working in the Wide Awake district, north of Indian Head
Part of Agriculture Collection
Four horses pulling a farmer on a piece of equipment
Part of Agriculture Collection
William Gibson holding the lead to a large horse
Part of Agriculture Collection
Photograph of seventeen men and a little boy posing with threshing equipment, horses and wagons and a tractor
Part of Agriculture Collection
Summer photograph of the stone Brassey barn.
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Agricultural contestants from Indian Head with trophies
Part of Agriculture Collection
Posed photo of twenty Indian Head boys in suits and dresses and with ribbons on their chests and trophies and shields in front of the group. W.H. Gibson, superintendent of the Indian Head Experimental Farm and William Martin stand behind the group.
Part of Agriculture Collection
Fall photo of 4 grain elevators from right (foreground) to left "Saskatchewan Pool No. 3 Indian Head"; "Paterson Indian Head"; Cargill; unknown. Label on front says 1978 and handwritten inscription on reverse: "By Jack Fleger 1978"
Part of Agriculture Collection
Newsclipping mounted on cardboard with a photo of 9 youths and their coach, Mr. W.S. Hawrylak, with trophies in the foreground
Part of Agriculture Collection
Photo of 33 men in field work clothes kneeling (3 standing behind). The historic barn and cattle are in the background
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Bill Cram - Superintendent 1958-1978
Part of Agriculture Collection
Head and shoulders photograph of Dr. Bill Cram (IHM.2023.0073a) and a laminated page entitled "Bill Cram Inducted into Saskatchewan Agriculture Hall of Fame" with a biography of him (IHM.2023.0073b)
Part of Agriculture Collection
A photo taken of a plaque created by the Government of Canada's "Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada" giving a brief description of the federal Indian Head Experimental Farm in both English and French. The original plaque is on the grounds of the Indian Head Research Farm.
Part of Agriculture Collection
The Bell Farm Series contains photos, maps and textual records about the 57,000 acre Qu’Appelle Valley Farming Corporation (called “The Bell Farm”), of which Major William Robert Bell of Brockville, Ontario, was the founder in 1882 and the farm’s general manager. Financial difficulties associated with crop failures as well as the 1885 Northwest Resistance at Batoche (led by Louis Riel Jr.) arose at the farm. During the Resistance, Major Bell and most of his workers and horses were in the service of the Canadian militia and little or no crop was planted or harvested. In 1886, much of the farm’s land and assets were sold and the corporation was re-financed, resulting in a smaller company registered as “The Bell Farm Company.” This company also failed financially by 1889 and was liquidated.
Major Bell retained a personal holding of 12,000 acres, which he farmed from 1889 to 1895, supported by investors. Further misfortunes, primarily, the destruction by fire of his flour mill and the sudden death of his wife caused Major Bell to leave Indian Head in 1895. His land and assets were sold by auction.
The archival materials include photos of the farm buildings, including the large stone house and the round barn which, in 2020, continues to be a museum dedicated to telling the story of Major Bell’s huge farming company. Other photos and textual records tell the stories of the people and the operations of the farm.