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Lovett Park

RO14.017
Item
[1945]

Part of Rosetown General Photograph Collection

Rows of tiny trees behind a fence at Lovett Park in the early days. Roofs of houses visible in background.

Randall Photo Shop (Biggar)

Main & 3rd

RO14.013
Item
[ca 1920s]

Part of Rosetown General Photograph Collection

Houses and outbuildings along 3rd Avenue West. The vacant lot on the right is where the Co-op Grocery now stands. On the far right in the background is the Graham or Smith house, and the Powell house is across the street.

Manse and United Church

CH1.025
Item
[ca 1956]

Part of Rosetown General Photograph Collection

First United Church in Rosetown and manse. Photo by Ward Studios.

McNab Place, Senior Housing

FGPC-H-P333
Item
[ca. 1977]

Part of Frank Glass Photograph Collection

211 2nd Avenue West has 30 apartments for senior housing and was opened in 1977. It was named honoring "Bob" McNab for his long term service to the community as he was mayor of Rosetown for 20 years.

Model T Ford Truck

AG7.010
Item
[1910s]

Part of Rosetown General Photograph Collection

Several unidentified children sit on a Model T Ford truck parked in front of an old frame house (shack).

Moving a House

RO13.001
Item
[1920s]

Part of Rosetown General Photograph Collection

Moving Harry Ball's house to its new location, east of the Oddfellows Lodge at 116 2nd Avenue East. Presbyterian church to the left in background, old Town Office to the right.

Kessel, Albert (Jessop Studio)

Moving a House #1

RO14.006
Item
[1929]

Part of Rosetown General Photograph Collection

Moving what is possibly an Eaton house with two tractors and a lot of manpower. Picture taken by Ward Photo.

Moving a House #2

RO14.007
Item
[1929]

Part of Rosetown General Photograph Collection

Moving what is possibly an Eaton house with two tractors and a lot of manpower. Photo taken by Ward Photo.

Moving a House #3

RO14.008
Item
[1929]

Part of Rosetown General Photograph Collection

Close-up of house. Moving what is possibly an Eaton house with two tractors and a lot of manpower. Picture taken by Ward Photo.

Moving a House #4

RO14.009
Item
[1929]

Part of Rosetown General Photograph Collection

Close-up of house. Moving what is possibly an Eaton house with two tractors and a lot of manpower. Picture taken by Ward Photo.

Moving a house with horses

AG2.019
Item
[1930s]

Part of Rosetown General Photograph Collection

Three teams of horses hitched to a small frame house preparing to drag it on snow. Three men are holding the reins. Dog in front.

Moving the Powell House

UNIQ1.002
Item
1971

Part of Rosetown General Photograph Collection

Transporting the Powell farm house across Eagle Creek. When W. Ross Thompson bought the farm home of Bill Powell (located 1 mile north of Eagle Creek) following the sale of the Powell land to the Hutterite colony, he moved it to his own farm, two miles south of town. The whole structure weighed 225 tons.

New Biggar House, WRC clients home

FGPC-H-P369
Item
[ca. 1992]

Part of Frank Glass Photograph Collection

New wheelchair accessible home.

New Trees in Lovett Park

RO14.018
Item
[1945]

Part of Rosetown General Photograph Collection

Lovett Park in the early days, taken from the southeast along 5th Avenue looking west. Two homes are seen in background with a number of other homes in the distance.