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- 1920
Part of Melfort General Photo collection
Canadian National Railway (CNR) depot in Melfort, Saskatchewan looking west.
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Part of Melfort General Photo collection
Canadian National Railway (CNR) depot in Melfort, Saskatchewan looking west.
Part of Melfort General Photo collection
Melfort Canadian National Railway (CNR) train station at the left with grain elevators to the right. Photograph taken from the south end of Main Street looking east.
Voldeng, D.H.
A view of the CNR Station from across the tracks looking at the south east side.
Steam driven locomotive #5547 with freight and passenger cars behind.
An ice jam against the C.N.R. (Canadian National Railway) Bridge pier during spring breakup. The South Saskatchewan River, Saskatoon, SK.
Part of W.C. Murray fonds
A crowd of men and women are seen standing on a train platform in front of a train passenger car. Most have their back to the camera.
The office part of the station remains standing while the rest lies in rubble.
Community Progress Competition Exhibit: Rural Municipality of Laird No. 404 .
Part of W.C. Murray fonds
A display created by the Rural Municipality of Laird is seen. Samples of grain, spices and other agricultural products are present along side local wild flowers and wildlife. A sign is present to the right stating that "Rural Municipality of Laird is located 44 miles North of Saskatoon; Settled in 1901 with a population of [2960?] which was 75% being of Mennonite nationality and Won Second Prize in Community Progress Competitions 1930."
Bio/historical note: The Community Progress Competitions were conceived by Dr. W. J. Black of the Colonization Department of the C.N.R. to ascertain what contributions people of Continental European origin had made to community life in districts in which they possessed a resident population of 70% or more from the first or second generation, and to what extent they stimulated further community progress and development. They were judged on the basis of their educational efforts; agricultural development; citizenship, co-operation, and social welfare; arts and handicrafts; and general activities. These records were obtained by Dr. W. C. Murray in his capacity as one of the judges of the Community Progress Competitions. The records concentrate mainly on the first two years, 1930 and 1931, of the proposed five year competition for Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta residents. Only records on the Saskatchewan communities are included. They contain the assessments of the judges on community life on the districts that entered the competition. Financial statements and maps of many of the rural municipalities of Saskatchewan that entered the competition are included. Also, photographs of the districts that entered the competition for the years of 1930 and 1931, including many of the Edenwold district are included. The letters included are mainly those from the Western Region of the Department of Colonization and Agriculture of the Canadian National Railways to Dr. W. C. Murray.
An elevated view of the CNR station from across the tracks. The front part of a steam locomotive is seen in the picture as well as a few town buildings in the background. There are many items sitting on the platform.
Canadian National Railway trestle south of Moose Jaw
Part of MJ General Photograph Collection
Farmhouse, Canadian National Railway trestle and Moose Jaw River seen in background; farmland and foliage in foreground