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A Typical Western Prairie Town

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Stuk
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Part of A.S. Morton Manuscript Collection

This clipping shows a view of Regina.

A Rising Town in Saskatchewan

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Stuk
August 21, 1909

Part of A.S. Morton Manuscript Collection

Three photos of Rosthern show various views of Rosthern and area. The news clipping gives a brief history of Rosthern and its development.

Russian at Rosthern

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Stuk
1908

Part of A.S. Morton Manuscript Collection

Image of a Russian man dressed in winter clothing, standing in front of business section.

Galician women in Rosthern

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Stuk
1909.

Part of A.S. Morton Manuscript Collection

Image of several Galician women standing on a street in business section of Rosthern, SK. They are dressed in winter clothing.

Pioneers of Dundurn. - Group photo.

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Stuk
1913.

Part of A.S. Morton Manuscript Collection

On back: "Taken at an Old Timers' picnic on John Mawson's ranch, 1913. Standing (l to r): John Blackley, Robert McCordick, W.H. Holmes a'Court, Thomas Richardson, Archie Wilson, W.S. Fisher, Russel Wilson, E.J. Woolridge, J. Hunsicker. Sitting (l to r): John Mawson, Hon. W.A. Holmes a'Court, Harry Hunsicker, Andrew Blackley, Joseph Proctor, Arthur Prime".

Pupils of Vasile Avramenko's School of Ukrainian National Dance

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Stuk
1926

Part of A.S. Morton Manuscript Collection

At bottom; "Pupils of Vasile Avramenko's School of Ukrainian National Dances, Toronto, Canada, in the dance, Meteliza", 1926".

Vasile Avramenko's troupe of Ukrainian dancers. - Group photo.

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Stuk
1927.

Part of A.S. Morton Manuscript Collection

Posed group photo of Vasile Avramenko's troupe of Ukrainian Dancers.

Four year old artists of V.Avramenko's troupe dancing Kolomeyka.

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Stuk
1927.

Part of A.S. Morton Manuscript Collection

On back: Four year old artists of V. Avramenko's troupe dancing Kolomeyka".

Doukhobor man. - Portrait.

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Stuk
[between 1902 and 1922]

Part of A.S. Morton Manuscript Collection

Portrait of [Peter] Verigin, seated in chair.

Two Doukhobor women at loom.

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Stuk
June 1925.

Part of A.S. Morton Manuscript Collection

On back of photo: "Mrs. Bludoff Sr. and Mrs. Wasyl Bludoff stringing the warp in the loom previous to the demonstration. It took the two of them almost a day to do this and the warp skein of 5 yards length had been prepared before then came. Herring-bone pattern was woven in the linen. Four treadles were used".

Doukhobor woman at loom.

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Stuk
June 1925

Part of A.S. Morton Manuscript Collection

Mrs. Wasyl Bludoff at her spinning wheel, June 1925. Mrs. Bludoff died in April 1926, aged 29.

News clippings relating to early settlers in Saskatoon.

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Stuk
1911-1921.

Part of A.S. Morton Manuscript Collection

Clippings from the Saskatoon Phoenix describe experiences of early settlers as they arrived in Saskatoon, beginning in the 1880s. The time period covers from 1 April 1911 to 19 April 1921. Also included is an article taken from a book on the settlement of the West by F. Maclure Sclanders, Commissioner of the Saskatoon Board of Trade. Also included is a program of the "Dinner for the '83 Boys", the men who homesteaded the Saskatoon area. Held 3 October 1912; names of participants are written on the inside of the program.

Wishing you the Compliments of the Season-7th Fusiliers

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Stuk
1885

Part of A.S. Morton Manuscript Collection

This is a negative of the Christmas greeting the 7th Fusiliers sent out in 1865.The image is of the settlers and Indians on a river and the 7th Fusiliers coat of arms.