Bearded man is identified as Wolseley, N.W.T. homesteader Dave Niblock with team of oxen. The first Wolseley Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) station (1882-1927) is in the background.
Yorkton's First Fair - Robt. N. Taylor is seated in the front row, right, with hat in hand. The others seated include Joel Reaman and his three daughters. Three fiddlers are seen in the second row-not identified, but a fiddler was always a welcome guest at any gathering in the early days. The oxen seen were also a very necessary part of any gathering.
Names on back are Bill Bowers(?) and Wes Spence who are standing posing. Buildings in background are store fronts. A.O. Routley had a Massey Harris business in Rosetown 1930-46. Oxen were not used after 1910.
Two men wearing suits are riding in the buggy. One man is holding reins and a whip. They are in a grass meadow - no road. The ox has shoulder and side scars, probably from harness used for plowing.
Black and white photograph of two men sitting on a wooden cart which is hitched to two oxen. The Biggar Hotel and The Empire Hotel can be seen in the background; this would be located on Railway Avenue (First Avenue) in Biggar, Saskatchewan
Two men sitting on a wooden cart hitched to two oxen. The Biggar Train Station can be seen in the background; this would be located on Railway Avenue (First Avenue) in Biggar, Saskatchewan.
A man standing in a wooden wagon full of hay and a woman standing beside the wagon, which is hitched to two oxen. There is a large pile of hay beside the wagon; woman identified as Mrs. W. William, 315-5th Street East, Biggar, Saskatchewan.
One ox is smaller than the other. They are travelling on a well-worn track. The man on the wagon is wearing a dress hat. Jno. N. Ford homesteaded NE 14-31-19 W3 (SW Stranraer) in 1910. He drove these oxen until 1919.
