Veterans of the Great War, Biggar, Saskatchewan
- 72.85.03
- Stuk
- ca.1919
Part of Biggar Photograph Collection
Group photo of Great War (World War I) veterans standing in front of the Biggar Hotel
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Veterans of the Great War, Biggar, Saskatchewan
Part of Biggar Photograph Collection
Group photo of Great War (World War I) veterans standing in front of the Biggar Hotel
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"Returned Soldiers" in Biggar, SK
Part of Biggar Photograph Collection
93 men and one woman standing in front of the Biggar Hotel; Most of the men are in military uniform
Written on the back in pencil and blue ink on top of a blue ink stamp: "Glenbow Archives File Number NA-2870-25 Subject Group of returned soldiers Date taken 1919 Biggar, Sask. Photographer Remarks After World War I in front of Biggar hotel"
Stamped on the back in blue ink: "Please credit Glenbow Alberta Institute Calgary, Alberta Photograph for one time usage only no further use without permission"
Part of Biggar Photograph Collection
80 men standing and sitting in a group; the majority of them are wearing military uniforms
Two buildings can be seen behind them, one with a sign reading "Empire Hotel"
Written on black ink on the bottom: "1920"
Written on the back in black ink: "1920" and "R.N.Blaikie R.N. Blaikie"
Invitation to the dedication of the Indian Head war memorial and park on May 27 1921
Part of Lil Leach Fonds
Invitation to Arthur and Edith Leach to sit on the platform at the dedication of the Indian Head war memorial and park as a member of the executive on May 27, 1924
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World War I "Jenny" fighter airplane
Airplane at Anglia Sports Day. Harvey Hyslop's airplane.
This collection primarily consists of Laycock's addresses and articles. Among the many topics covered in this material are child and adolescent development, mental health, parent-teacher cooperation, exceptional children, and penal reform. Additionally, it contains some biographical information, including a taped interview (1970) and the article, "My Work in the Mental Health Field, 1940-1970."
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Wolseley WWI veterans at War Memorial
Part of WHFA Photos Collection
Fourteen veterans of WWI and a NWMP officer stand in front of the Wolseley War Memorial, likely in the 1920s. A couple of figures in the rear have moved and are out of focus.
Indian Head Cenotaph at Memorial Park
Part of Military Collection
Photo of the Indian Head Cenotaph, soon after its construction. It was located in Veterans' Memorial Park along North Railway Ave south of the intersection of Otterloo St. and Houghton St. The cenotaph no longer stands.
68th Battalion reunion banquet
Part of Military Collection
The 68th Battalion reunion banquet commemorating the 15th anniversary of their overseas departure on April 28, 1916.
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68th Battalion banquet - 15th anniversary
Part of Military Collection
Posed group of men seated at dinner tables. See also item IHM.2021.0526. An arrow points to one man as Tom Rolfe. This was the 15th anniversary banquet of the 68th Battalion.
Royal Canadian Legion - Indian Head photo album
Part of Military Collection
Most photos are colour 3.5 x 5 inch snapshots of various Legion events with veterans in their Legion dress. Many involve laying of wreaths and socializing at Remembrance Day ceremonies.
Alexander McCaughan: A Canadian Soldier
Part of Military Collection
A duo-tang containing an 11-page (single-sided) biography of Alexander McCaughan, a young Irishman, who had come to Indian Head and then enlisted with the Canadian Army and fought in WWI.
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Progress shot of construction of the most westerly gate of the Memorial Gates. Thorvaldson (Chemistry) Building in background.
Bio/Historical Note: The Memorial Gates are a military memorial that is part of the University campus. Sixty-seven University students and faculty lost their lives while on service during World War I. The impact of the war on the University was immense: 330 students and faculty served during the War, a number equivalent to nearly all of the students who had registered the year prior to the beginning of the conflict. The desire to honor the staff and students who had fallen during the Great War was strong within the University community. As early as August 1918, 3 months prior to the formal Armistice, University President Walter C. Murray began making enquiries into the cost of a suitable memorial. What was settled upon were gates made of solid bronze, imported from England; the remainder, made of local greystone. Architect David R. Brown estimated the cost of what would come to be known as the Memorial Gates to be $30,000, with an additional $10,000 required for the memorial. The cement work was done by Richard J. Arrand in 1927-1928. A concerted fundraising effort among students and alumni helped cover the costs. The Memorial Gates were unveiled by President Murray and dedicated by the Bishop of Saskatchewan on 3 May 1928. A stone tablet, positioned between the bronze gates, bears the inscription: "These are they who went forth from this University to the Great War and gave their lives that we might live in freedom." For many years after, the site was used for the university’s Remembrance Day services at which wreaths are still laid every November 11th. These Gates were originally the entrance gates to campus and flanked University Drive. In the 1980s, due to increased traffic to the southwest portion of the campus, primarily Royal University Hospital, a new road entrance was built to the west. The gates remain, with the remnant of University Drive passing through them renamed Memorial Crescent. The gates are now primarily used by pedestrians, though the roadway is open to vehicles.
JD MacFarlane Photograph Collection
This collection includes 7 original photograph albums, primarily documenting life overseas for Canadian servicemen during World War I. In addition to the military images are photographs of the Canadian west, including the Better Farming Train, fairs and livestock exhibitions, and early images of Banff, the Rockies, and Vancouver.
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Part of A.S. Morton fonds
Two images of soldiers in trenches during the [First World War].