- 18.177.61
- Item
- 1965
Parte de Biggar Photograph Collection
Two men and a girl dressed in period clothes and riding in a horse drawn buggy during a parade in Biggar, Saskatchewan.
Parte de Biggar Photograph Collection
Two men and a girl dressed in period clothes and riding in a horse drawn buggy during a parade in Biggar, Saskatchewan.
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A group of people in costume, riding a decorated horse drawn wagon. A sign on the wagon reads "Hock & Packer Serving Biggar Community..."
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A black and white photograph of Evalyn Mann riding in a buggy hitched to a horse.
Albert Cowan on Nova Wood Farm Near Biggar, Saskatchewan
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A man standing on a wagon loaded with lumber and hitched to four horses; There is a wooden building in the background
People standing beside a barn, which is the Illustration Station; vehicles to the right and trees and bushes in the distance.
A "Bennett Buggy" travelling on Wiggins Avenue in Saskatoon. College Building) in background at left, Qu'Appelle Hall at right.
Bio/Historical Note: This image is one of the most requested photos in the University Archives. It was taken by an unknown photographer in about 1935. A 'Bennett Buggy' was a term used in Canada during the Great Depression to describe a car which had its engine and windows taken out and was pulled by a horse. In the United States, such vehicles were known as Hoover carts, named after then-President Herbert Hoover. The Canadian term was named after Richard Bennett, the Prime Minister of Canada from 1930 to 1935, who was blamed for the nation's poverty. Cars being pulled by horses became a common sight during the Depression. During the boom years of the 1920s, many Canadians had bought cheap vehicles for the first time, but during the Depression, many found they did not have enough money to operate them. This was especially true in the hard-hit prairie provinces. The increased poverty played an important role, as farmers could not buy gasoline. The price of gas also increased. Gas taxes were also one of the best sources of revenue for the provincial governments. When these provinces went into a deficit, they increased these taxes, making gas even harder to buy. In Saskatchewan, badly hit by the depression, similar vehicles with an additional seat over the front axle were dubbed "Anderson carts" after Premier James T.M. Anderson.
Horse and Bennett Buggy in Biggar, Saskatchewan
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Two men in a Bennett Buggy with one horse hitched to it
Sem título
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Two women in a 'Bennett Buggy' which is hitched to two horses.
Sem título
Mrs. M. Gregory and Mrs. Tyson Near Biggar, Saskatchewan
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Mrs. M. Gregory and Mrs. Tyson in a horse pulled buggy
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A woman on a buggy which is hitched to one horse
"June Swanson" in Biggar, Saskatchewan
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A woman in a buggy hitched to one horse is parked in front of a building which has sign reading "Ladies Rest Room"
J. Dalziel with horse and buggy
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Black and white photograph of two men sitting in a buggy hitched to a horse; one man, J. Dalziel, is standing beside the buggy
Main Street in Biggar, Saskatchewan
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A buggy with two horses hitched to it on Main Street in Biggar, SK
The Empire Hotel can be seen in the background
Cann Farm near Biggar, Saskatchewan
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Four girls sitting on the side of a car and one girl standing beside the car; a buggy can be seen in the background
Sharp Children Going To School
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A horse and wagon with four children on it
Two of the children are holding books