- 84.166.10D
- Stuk
- ca.1939
Part of Biggar Photograph Collection
Two children are looking at train wreckage and a wrecking crane
Stamped on the back in blue ink: "1"
Part of Biggar Photograph Collection
Two children are looking at train wreckage and a wrecking crane
Stamped on the back in blue ink: "1"
Part of Biggar Photograph Collection
A group of people looking at train wreckage
Stamped on the back in blue ink: "1"
J.R. Jenkins and L. Jones Sr. in Biggar, Saskatchewan
Part of Biggar Photograph Collection
Two men standing with their arms over each other's shoulders, identified as J.R. Jenkins and L. Jones Sr.
Frosted Up Steam Engine At Biggar, SK
Part of Biggar Photograph Collection
Five men standing in front of a steam engine covered in a heavy frost
Written on the bottom: "Biggar. Sask. 1912"
Written on the back in black ink: "R.N. Blaikie"
The letters "BIG" are etched backwards in black near the bottom
Men In Front Of The Roundhouse In Biggar, SK
Part of Biggar Photograph Collection
Eight men standing in front of the roundhouse in Biggar, SK
Part of Biggar Photograph Collection
Two men on a tennis court
Four buildings on First Avenue in Biggar, SK can be seen in the background
Written on the bottom: "First C.N.R. Tennis Court"
Written on the back in pencil and blue ink: "Foreground Johnny Johnson Ray McKay in Back About 1926 or 28"
Written on the back in blue ink: "I believe O.J. Rowe not McKay - Rowe was Asst. Sept C.N.R at Biggar & was a great tennis player & was instrimental in having C.N.R. build and maintain up to 6 tennis courts on C.N. Right of way. Courts were made of cinders & clay - watered - raked & rolled daily"
Laying Steel: Battleford To Cutknife
Part of Biggar Photograph Collection
Laying railroad track on a bridge during the construction of the Grand Trunk Pacific line from Battleford, Saskatchewan, west to Cutknife, Saskatchewan; in the postcard/photograph there are trucks with trailers loaded with rail ties followed by a large group of men on a railway bridge
Welcome Your Majesties To Biggar
Part of Biggar Photograph Collection
A very large crowd gathered over the train tracks
In the background, towards where the crowd is facing, Many Union Jack flags are strung up in rows and a white banner is hung which says "Welcome Your Majesties To Biggar"
Canadian National Engine #2089 Near Biggar, Saskatchewan
Part of Biggar Photograph Collection
A side view of The Canadian National Train #2089 with a several loads of railway ties in front of it on the tracks
"Laying of Steel in This Area" Biggar, Saskatchewan
Part of Biggar Photograph Collection
Men working on some rail road tracks
"Rip Track Crew" in Biggar, SK
Part of Biggar Photograph Collection
Nine men in work overalls, posing for a group photograph in front of some train cars
Written on the back in blue ink: "Rip Track Crew 1958"
Part of Biggar Photograph Collection
Seventeen men posing for a group photograph in front of a train car
Written on the back in black ink: "Bill Clark, Bob Blaikie, Duncan Gabie, Bob Todd, Art Skinner, Bill Brown, Tom Robson, Billy Anderson, Jack Glasbrook Jr., harry Lewis, LDB, Joe Gagen, Joe Badrock, Jim Smith, Dan Mansfield, Geo. Halliday, Albert Foster"
"Rip Track Crew" in Biggar Sask.
Part of Biggar Photograph Collection
Nine men in work overalls posing for a group photo in front of some train cars
CPR Depot, Biggar, Saskatchewan
Part of Biggar Photograph Collection
Exterior view of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) depot in Biggar, Saskatchewan, with a grain elevator and two other small wooden buildings in the background.
CPR Depot, Biggar, Saskatchewan
Part of Biggar Photograph Collection
Exterior view of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) depot in Biggar, Saskatchewan