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St. Joseph's Staff #1

SC9.015
Item
[ca 1950s]

Parte deRosetown General Photograph Collection

Staff of St. Joseph's Convent. Names not provided.

Ribbon Cutting

SC9.018
Item
1956

Parte deRosetown General Photograph Collection

Rene and Marcel Dubois hold the ribbon for cutting to officially open the new gym at St. Joseph's Convent, March 21, 1956.

British Consols Sask. Reps

SP2.015
Item
[1950]

Parte deRosetown General Photograph Collection

L-R: Harold Lloyd, Bill Heartwell, Johnnie Sansom, John Franklin.

Men's Curling Team

SP2.017
Item
1958

Parte deRosetown General Photograph Collection

Taken at the annual Bonspiel at the old Rosetown rink. The team had just narrowly beaten Mark Legge's team--tied to the last rock. L-R: Jack Crossman, Boyd Mahan, Bill Crossman, Jim Clarke.

Jim Cheyne & Curlers

SP2.024
Item
[ca 1960s]

Parte deRosetown General Photograph Collection

Jim Cheyne and a curling team of 3 men and 1 woman in matching sweaters.

Sulky Racing

SP5.002
Item
[1940s]

Parte deRosetown General Photograph Collection

Horses and their riders race past the observation booth in a blur of motion. This particular race was "sulky racing"--a type of harness racing involving the horse pulling the rider in a small capsule-shaped cart.

Arena Arches

SP6.003
Item
1960

Parte deRosetown General Photograph Collection

The new sports centre under construction, showing the arches in place. Park View Esso Service Station in background.

Excavating Equipment

SP6.005
Item
1958-1959

Parte deRosetown General Photograph Collection

A lineup of equipment supplied by surrounding rural municipalities for excavating and preparing the ground to build the new Rosetown Sports Centre.

Lions Swimming Pool

SP7.001
Item
1950

Parte deRosetown General Photograph Collection

The Rosetown Lions Club built the town's first swimming pool, pictured here along with the change house and Scout Hut.

Pool Construction

SP7.004
Item
[1949]

Parte deRosetown General Photograph Collection

Kinsmen president Glen Wight (right) and man stand in front of pool where men are working with jackhammers.

Saskatchewan Winter Games

SP8.004
Item
[1990s]

Parte deRosetown General Photograph Collection

A sign outside the Twin Towers ski resort declaring it a host venue to down hill skiing in the 1994 Saskatchewan Winter Games. The contestant warm-up tent (background) was rented for the occasion. The event was a success and a considerable tribute to all the volunteers who made it so.

School Band

UNIC1.011
Item
[1979]

Parte deRosetown General Photograph Collection

The Rosetown school band performing at the UNICEF International Year of the Child Christmas pageant.

In the Valley

UNIQ1.003
Item
1971

Parte deRosetown General Photograph Collection

Moving the Powell farm house through the Eagle Creek valley from its original location about 8 miles north of Eagle Creek to its present position, 2.5 miles south of Rosetown.

Powell House Lifted

UNIQ1.007
Item
1971

Parte deRosetown General Photograph Collection

The Powell house with basement intact, lifted up on blocks and ready to go on the trailer for transport. The structure weighed 225 tons and up until this point, a house with basement intact had not been moved whole before.