A wrecked steam engine
Written on the back in pencil: "This is the #2708 Wreck at Young 1946"

Canadian National Railway (CNR) Yard in Biggar, Saskatchewan; tanker cars can be seen in the foreground.

Five men standing on a hand car, some are holding shovels; names are provided on back of photograph, they include: (from left to right) Stan Beech; J.T. Beech; Harry Beech, Harry Chaplan; and, George Field

Large group of people gathered around the caboose of a train on the train tracks
Some people are standing and sitting on the roofs of buildings in the background
Union Jack flags are strung up in rows and a white banner saying "Welcome Your Majesties To Biggar" is hung in the background

A train engine and a train car with "Canadian National" printed on the side

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth standing in the back of a caboose surrounded by a large crowd of people

Four men bundled up for winter in hats and long jackets stand in front of a train. One boxcar says "Canadian Pacific" and the other says "Canadian Northern." The train would be on the CNR track that ran by Zealandia on the north side of town. There is snow on the ground and two of the men are smoking cigars.

A man sits on a wagon piled high with chopped wood and pulled by two horses. Behind the cart is a Canadian Northern railway car with two men inside it. The Goose Lake Grain & Lumber Co. elevator can be partially seen on the left-hand side of the photo.

One man and 3 women pose for a photo on a vintage McLaughlin right hand drive car parked by the CNR tracks.

A man wearing a bowler hat stands in snow for the camera in front of a train. The train would be on the CNR track that ran by Zealandia on the north end of town. One boxcar reads "Canadian Pacific" and the other "Canadian Northern."

Three men in winter jackets, hats, and mitts stand outside a Canadian Northern Railway boxcar that has been pulled off the track. The sliding door to the boxcar is open. Snow covers the ground.

Arthur E. Potts, Harry Saville, other staff members and a crowd of visitors (in foreground) gather in front of a livestock car with "Better Farming Train" banner on top. Grain elevators in background.

Bio/Historical Note: From 1914 to 1922 a Better Farming Train (BFT) toured the province providing lectures and demonstrations and presenting exhibits on matters pertaining to agriculture. Funded by the Agricultural Instruction Act, equipped jointly by the Department of Agriculture and the College of Agriculture, and staffed by the University of Saskatchewan, the BFTs were operated free of charge by the railways. Consisting of between 14 to 17 cars they toured the province for several weeks each summer. During part of one summer two trains operated. The train was divided into five sections: Livestock; Field Husbandry; Boys and Girls; Household Science; Poultry; and Farm Mechanics. A converted flat car acted as a platform for the display and demonstration of the "well-selected" horses, cattle, sheep, swine and poultry. Each section usually contained a lecture car accompanied by one or more demonstration cars.

View of the coal dock tower in Humboldt, Saskatchewan looking west.

Canadian National Railway (CNR) freight cars, with men unloading railroad ties using teams of horses and wagons.

A steam engine and train car beside each other on two separate tracks
Wooden fencing on either side
Telegraph poles and a grain bin to the left and trees to the right
Written on the back in black ink and pencil: "Original - 9000 - Kerosene burning diesel car by Gen. Motors. (Forunner of diesel engs.) alongside steam eng. 3348"