Frank Glass Photograph Collection
- FGPC
- Collection
- 1975-1997
The Frank Glass Photograph Collection spans approximately ten decades of the history of Rosetown and district, consisting of photographs taken by and collected by Frank Glass.
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Frank Glass Photograph Collection
The Frank Glass Photograph Collection spans approximately ten decades of the history of Rosetown and district, consisting of photographs taken by and collected by Frank Glass.
Photos of Rosetown's military history through both the First and Second World Wars, collected by Frank Glass.
Decoration Day Parade to Cemetery
Six Model T type vehicles, one mounted soldier, flag draped wagon pulled by four horses and two mounted men and a large number of civilians at what appears to be the Rosetown Cemetery.
Randall Photo Shop (Biggar)
Decoration Day Parade to Cemetery
A mounted soldier leading a parade of a flag draped wagon pulled by four horses with two men mounted followed by a contingent of armed soldiers, civilians and band. The parade is on the 300 block of Main Street, Rosetown.
Randall Photo Shop (Biggar)
The 29th Light Horse leaving Rosetown, the business section of town is seen in the background. One soldier leading a flag bearer and a number of civilians.
First War, 2nd contingent training
A group of nineteen men in civilian clothing most with rifles being held over their left shoulder. Written on the picture is "2nd Contingent From".
First War, local training and recruiting
Mounties, servicemen and civilians lined up on Railway Avenue at the corner of Main Street. The North-Western Land Co. building is seen in the background.
A large group of servicemen lined up from the corner of Railway Avenue and the east side of Main Street on the boardwalk in front of local businesses.
Pilot Officer Bill Elliott and his young brothers Terry and Dick. They are children of Stan and Jean Elliott. See "Rosetown Reflections" page 387.
Photos pertaining to the First World War.
Two men in Canadian Expeditionary Forces uniforms in front of a small tent. One soldier is seated on a pile of blankets.
Kunkel Collection
Two men in uniform carrying a flag, a group of men in suits following as they parade down 2nd Avenue West. The date on the postcard is August 17th, 1914.
Kunkel Collection
Recruits in uniform lined up on the sidewalk on Rosetown Main Street. Buildings behind recruits include "B C Restaurant", North Western Land Co., and Goose Lake Elevator. The street is quite muddy.
Unknown gentleman wearing the uniform of a staff sergeant from the Canadian Expeditionary Forces of 1914-19.