'On the Homestead' near Biggar, Saskatchewan
- 74.210.13
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- ca.1910
Parte deBiggar Photograph Collection
Six men, one woman and two children posing for a group photograph; one of the men is holding a dog and the children are holding puppies.
'On the Homestead' near Biggar, Saskatchewan
Parte deBiggar Photograph Collection
Six men, one woman and two children posing for a group photograph; one of the men is holding a dog and the children are holding puppies.
Merryfield Homestead Near Biggar, Saskatchewan
Parte deBiggar Photograph Collection
A woman, child and dog around a chair with a doll on it, all in front of a wooden building
Parte deBiggar Photograph Collection
Jack and Edythe Jenkins standing in front of some trees. Jack is holding a dog.
Large group of men and women on horseback
Parte deAgriculture Collection
About 20 people either on horseback or in a buggy gathered together, outside Indian Head.
Parte deLRA Photograph Collection
8 men and a dog standing in front of a building
Parte deTown Collection
A large group of adults gathered to watch as children get onto their sleds attached to their dogs.
Hock and Packer's First Delivery Truck
Parte deBiggar Photograph Collection
Fred Bonnett and a dog standing in front of Hock and Packer's first privately owned delivery truck in Biggar, Saskatchewan
Third Avenue East in Biggar, Saskatchewan
Parte deBiggar Photograph Collection
A view of three houses located on Third Avenue East in Biggar, Saskatchewan with three cows and a dog in a small body of water in the foreground
Walter, Gordon, and Mrs. John Holst in Biggar, Saskatchewan
Parte deBiggar Photograph Collection
A woman, two children and a dog standing in front of a car for a group photo
"Moving A Grainery On The Sharp Farm" Near Biggar, Saskatchewan
Parte deBiggar Photograph Collection
There are five horses hitched to a small wooden building which has a boy sitting on top and a man standing beside; a dog can be seen in the foreground
Parte deMelfort General Photo collection
Irene Meadows Hillstrom sitting in a field petting a dog.
Parte deBiggar Photograph Collection
A man and two dogs sitting on a wagon hitched to two horses hitched; another wagon behind them has metal canisters stacked on it
Stamped on the back in black ink: "108A"
Hunting coyotes in Biggar, Saskatchewan
Parte deBiggar Photograph Collection
A group of people with guns and displaying recently caught coyotes. There is a dog in a wagon on the right and a wooden building on the left.
Unidentified man holding a husky dog, thought to be the first Huskie mascot.
Bio/Historical Note: Green and white were established as the official colors of U of S sports teams in 1909-1910, but the Huskies name did not appear at that time. Teams were generally referred to as “varsity” or “the green and white” when they played or appeared in media. The name “Huskies” began appearing in the 1930s, first in a September 1932 article in the StarPhoenix. Media caught onto the name and continued to use it; the name appeared in the 1932-1933 edition of The Greystone - the U of S yearbook at the time - along with a photo of the men’s hockey team in uniform with “Huskies” across the front. The origin of the Huskie name is unclear, but women’s teams were generally referred to as the “Huskiettes,” while men were the Huskies. On 15 Feb. 1946, The Sheaf printed a photo of an unidentified man holding a husky canine on campus, thought to be the first mascot. The husky appeared at various sports functions to lead the players onto the field and watch from the sidelines — on a leash. The late 1970s and early 1980s were the first time that the mascot appeared as a human dressed in costume. The women’s hockey team co-coach and trainer in the 1970s, Murray Gordon, began wearing a dog outfit and appearing at hockey games as “Hymie the Huskie.” Gordon also dressed up for football games and other campus events. The Huskie was generally accepted as the official mascot by this point, and appeared in 1980 on the men’s hockey team sweaters as a side profile of a dog’s head and neck. By the 1990s however, an outward-facing head of a dog appeared on all teams’ uniforms. The first official mascot costumes were created in the 1980s as well. A woman named Elva Finlay created a Huskies mascot costume in 1985 and restored a 1980 version of the costume that same year. The two new mascot costumes were worn by two university students, Lori Winter and Chris Mirwald, who attended U of S events and Huskie games. Today, the Huskies mascot is known as “Howler” and there are multiple people employed to dress in the Howler costume as the U of S mascot.
Jack Millet and His Dogs in Biggar, Saskatchewan
Parte deBiggar Photograph Collection
Jack Millet and three dogs sitting in front of a wheat stook in a field