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Mobilization, 1914 War

FGPC-M-P357
Item
August 17, 1914

Parte deFrank Glass Photograph Collection

The 29th Light Horse leaving Rosetown, the business section of town is seen in the background. One soldier leading a flag bearer and a number of civilians.

First War, local training and recruiting

FGPC-M-P359
Item
[ca. 1914]

Parte deFrank Glass Photograph Collection

Mounties, servicemen and civilians lined up on Railway Avenue at the corner of Main Street. The North-Western Land Co. building is seen in the background.

World War I "Jenny" fighter airplane

AI1.013
Item
1923

Parte deRosetown General Photograph Collection

Airplane at Anglia Sports Day. Harvey Hyslop's airplane.

2nd Contingent from Rosetown, Sask., 1914

MI1.006
Item
1914

Parte deRosetown General Photograph Collection

18 men and one officer. Men had been issued rifles (ROSS) but no uniforms.

First War, Embarkation

FGPC-M-P361
Item
[ca. 1914]

Parte deFrank Glass Photograph Collection

The Rosetown train station with the Union Jack flag and a large number of men and a few women lined up on the platform.

1914 Troops ready to move out

FGPC-M-P360
Item
[ca. 1914]

Parte deFrank Glass Photograph Collection

A large group of servicemen lined up from the corner of Railway Avenue and the east side of Main Street on the boardwalk in front of local businesses.

Wartime school gardens

FGPC-S-P379
Item
1916

Parte deFrank Glass Photograph Collection

A group of children and adults working in a garden area. A building can be seen in the background with a number of small buildings off to one side.

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WWI Recruits in Rosetown

MI1.004
Item
1914

Parte deRosetown General Photograph Collection

Recruits in uniform lined up on the sidewalk on Rosetown Main Street. Buildings behind recruits include "B C Restaurant", North Western Land Co., and Goose Lake Elevator. The street is quite muddy.