CNR Roundhouse With turntable in Biggar, SK
- 12.149.49
- Item
- ca.1910
Parte de Biggar Photograph Collection
The Roundhouse in Biggar, SK
CNR Roundhouse With turntable in Biggar, SK
Parte de Biggar Photograph Collection
The Roundhouse in Biggar, SK
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Black and white photograph of a large group of men with shovels surrounding the Canadian National Railway (CNR) Snow Plow train engine, which appears stuck in a snowbank.
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View of a Canadian National Railway (CNR) snow plow clearing the snow off the tracks near Biggar, Saskatchewan. Two people can be seen walking beside the train
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Eight men and four women all dressed in white and holding tennis racquets, posing for a group photograph
Community Progress Competition Exhibit: Rural Municipality of St. Peter No. 369.
Parte de W.C. Murray fonds
A display created by the Rural Municipality of Humboldt is seen. Samples of grain, spices and other agricultural products are present. A sign is also present to the right stating that the Rural Municipality of St. Peter No. 369 is located 77 miles East and 12 miles North of Saskatoon; Settled in 1903 with a population of 2300; 90% of the settlers were of German nationality. This Municiality is part of St. Peter's Colony, which comprises 50 Townships and is the largest German Catholic Settlement in America.
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.
The water Tank and Silo in CN Rail Yard in Biggar, Saskatchewan
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A view of the water tank and Silo in the Canadian National Rail Yard in Biggar, Saskatchewan just before they were dismantled
Retirement of Bob Todd, Frank McKay, and Bob Ross in Biggar, Saskatchewan
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Bob Tood, Frank McKay and Bob Ross posing together in front of a mural of a train
CNR Employees in Uniform in Biggar, Saskatchewan
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Four men in Canadian National Railway uniforms, standing in front of a train car
CNR Park, Biggar, Saskatchewan
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An expanse of grass with trees and hedges in the background and a birdbath and flowerbed in the center; the park adjacent to the Canadian National Railway (CNR) station in Biggar, Saskatchewan.
Canadian National Station in Biggar, Saskatchewan
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An exterior view of the Canadian National Railway (CNR) station in Biggar, Saskatchewan.
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Three men standing among wrecked train cars.
Canadian National railyard in Biggar, Saskatchewan
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Aerial view of the Canadian National Railways (CNR) railyard in Biggar, Saskatchewan
CNR Rail Yard in Biggar, Saskatchewan
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An aerial view of the water tower and other structures in the Canadian National Railways (CNR) rail yard with the town of Biggar, Saskatchewan in the background
CNR Crew At Royal Visit in Biggar, Saskatchewan
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22 men, some in white overalls and hats, posing for a group photo
CNR Crew At Royal Visit in Biggar, SK
Parte de Biggar Photograph Collection
22 men, some in white overalls and hats, posing for a group photo