Bird's Eye View of Indian Head, looking North
- IHM.2021.0072
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Part of Town Collection
Coloured postcard of Indian head taken from the top of a grain elevator. Flour mill building is to the right.
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Bird's Eye View of Indian Head, looking North
Part of Town Collection
Coloured postcard of Indian head taken from the top of a grain elevator. Flour mill building is to the right.
Part of Town Collection
Looking up Boyle St. facing north. The picture was taken from in front of 808 Boyle Street. The first house on the left is 812 Boyle Street. The Lady Minto Hospital (1905) and the Nurses' Residence (1907) behind it can be seen - the buildings furthest away on the left side of the road. The fourth furthest house was built by Indian Head's first druggist, Alfred G. Orchard, in 1905 (see Indian Head Heritage Tour booklet p12).
Part of Town Collection
Looking north up Boyle Street - the caption incorrectly says "Buxton Street" (see note below).
Breaking the prairie with a steam plow
Part of Town Collection
Men working with a steam-powered tractor in order to break the ground for farming.
Part of Town Collection
Threshing outfit with about ten men posing with a threshing machine powered by a steam engine. Caption: "Brown Bros, and Hockley Outfit 1909"
Brown family farm with a large 12-furrow plow
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The Brown family using a large steam engine to plow their fields. Picture is of three women and five men posing with the big plow - the women and two men seated in two horse-drawn buggies.
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Looking south down Buxton St. we can see two grain elevators in the distance as well as a residence area.
Part of Town Collection
Looking north up Buxton St. In the background is the St Andrew's United Church steeple. At that time - prior to church union - it was still St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. The photograph was taken from in front of 600 Buxton Street.
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1919 Canada Day parade, Grand Avenue, Indian Head. Contains marching band, vehicles, floats, and an imitation war tank.
Car decorated for July 1st parade
Part of Town Collection
Car with sides covered in banners and flags for July 1st celebrations, Indian Head
Certificate of title to the Indian Head townsite
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Large certificate listing the specific blocks of land owned by Angus, Smith, Osler and Scarth. Presumably, this was part of the process of organizing the townsite for sale/distribution to private citizens. The town was incorporated in 1902.
Charles "Henry" Albert Edwards
Part of Town Collection
Photograph in Samuel Sadler Photo Album (Town Collection (IHC) > Series Indian Head (INH) > File Samuel Sadler Album (SSA))
Sadler, Samuel Slocum
Children's sanitorium float at July 1st parade
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Decorated horse drawn wagon with children and nurses riding on top at 1919 Canada Day parade, Grand Avenue, Indian Head
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A circus parade visiting Indian Head with elephants, caged animals, carriages etc.
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Tents set up for the 1913 "Downies Worlds Best Dog and Pony Shows" - evidently somewhere in the Qu'Appelle Valley. See also IHM.2021.0294