This collection includes photographs taken in the Melfort region. Subjects include: a threshing crew, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Downie, the town of Melfort, and Mrs. Clagett's funeral coffin. The originals date from the 1910's to the 1950's.
The collection contains 24 photographic reproductions of original photographs of members of the John Carlson family, local farming activities, and farm equipment. Several depict views of Melfort in early states of development. Historically significant images include that of a Mr. and Mrs. Bagshaw at "Melfort House" in the U.K.
Group photograph of the Melfort Boys Pipe Band; those identified are: Back row (left to right) Clare Pyett, Jim Badgley, Jack Carbert, Charlie Keddy, Max Perkins ?, Alex Richardson, Don Gibson; Front Row: (left to right): Bill Stewart, Hughie Nickle, Jimmy Richardson ?, Mike Babington - Neil Sutherland (Pipe-Major)
Group photograph of workers at the Melfort Research Station. In the centre of the back row is Jack McMahon. On his right is Jack McPhail’s son?, Clause DeJong ?. The names of the others are unknown at this time.
The fonds contains black and white photographs from Erma Reeder's personal collection. The photographs date from the 1950's and were taken in the Fairy Glen area. They include images of Rothwell S.D. #318, Fairy Glen S.D. #2263, and Fairy Glen High school.
The fonds contains two scanned photographs of Berlin S.D. # 1958 school children. The original photographs date between the years 1928 and 1964. They were scanned at 300 dpi with 16 million colors. The donor, Muriel Rolles, was a teacher at Berlin S.D. #1958 and the photographs are from her personal collection.
The fonds contains scanned copies of black and white photographs from Margaret Henning's private collection. The original photographs date form the 1920's to the 1960's. They were scanned at 300 dpi with 16 million colors. The photographs are of Berlin S.D. #1958, Napoleon S.D. #3294, Jones S.D. #1483, South Star S.D. #1333, Queen's Park S.D. #377, and Prescott S.D. #3935.
The fonds contains three scanned black and white photographs from Imogene Watt's personal collection. The original photographs were taken during the 1940's and 1950's. The images are of Golden Stream S.D. #5206 students and staff members.
The fonds contains one scanned black and white photograph of Prescott S.D. #3935 located in the Whittome District near Melfort, Saskatchewan. The original photograph was taken in the 1950's and is part of Sharon Elizabeth Heavin's personal collection.
The fonds contains a set of nine black and white photographs dating from approximentally 1929. The set belonged to Dorothy Snelling's deceased grandmother and they were part of her personal collection. The photographs were taken from the top of the Melfort Water Tower. When placed beside one another they provide a 360 degree view of the Melfort town site. One photograph is missing from the set.