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Five tipis tents adorned with native art. Telephone lines in background

A display created by the Rural Municipality of Bayne 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 Bayne No. 371 is located 48 miles East and 8 miles North of Saskatoon; Settled in 1904 with a population of 3234; 60% 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.

Several unidentified buildings are seen on a prairie homestead.

Walter C. Murray is seen standing wearing a hat with a suit and tie in front of a small shed (smoke house?) for the photo.

An arch of trees spells out "Welcome" marking the entrance to a farm. Vast fields are seen in the background and a dirt road extends to the horizon.

The home of J. Rugg Elston is seen.

A field is seen laying fallow after it was cultivated with a V-shaped Noble Blade.

A dirt road is seen winding its way through a bluff in winter.

A close-up view of the foliage of a Golden Tamarack.

View of the Prince Albert Pentitentiary Jubilee Celebration

Steam locomotive number 6055 crossing the bald Canadian Prairie during the winter.

A letter-sized 36-page green notebook that details the requirements and course of the 4H programs Fed Calf Project. Previously owned by Indian Head 4H Club member Lynn Williamson.

An 18 cm X 23 cm coil-bound scrapbook containing memories, photographs and newspaper clippings about Lake Marguerite School Division 5237 on the occasion of its 50th year of existence - the same as Saskatchewan, which became a province in 1905.

Posed photograph of a young Doukhobor couple, with the man standing with right hand in pants pocket; the woman stands next to the man. On back: "Doukhobor couple/photo by Wride/Kamsack".