A view of the water tank and Silo in the Canadian National Rail Yard in Biggar, Saskatchewan just before they were dismantled

Bob Tood, Frank McKay and Bob Ross posing together in front of a mural of a train

Four men in Canadian National Railway uniforms, standing in front of a train car

Four train tracks all with train cars on them
The town of Biggar, Saskatchewan is in the background

A train on train tracks
Four men are sitting on top of train cars, one man is looking out of a window on top of the caboose, and two men are sitting on the back of the caboose
The side of the caboose reads "Canadian National 76361..."

A view of the Canadian National Rail Yards in Biggar, Saskatchewan with the town if Biggar in the background

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"

Three men standing among wrecked train cars.

22 men, some in white overalls and hats, posing for a group photo

Women and children sitting and standing around a bench, watching other people play tennis at an outdoor tennis court
The Canadian National Train Station in Biggar Saskatchewan can be seen in the background

Two men standing on well digging equipment
There is a Ox in the background

Stanley Schneder Standing on the platform in front of the Canadian National Train Station in Biggar, Saskatchewan

A display created by the Rural Municipality of Humboldt is seen. Samples of grain, spices and other agricultural products are present. A sign is also present to the right stating that the Rural Municipality of St. Peter No. 369 is located 77 miles East and 12 miles North of Saskatoon; Settled in 1903 with a population of 2300; 90% of the settlers were of German nationality. This Municiality is part of St. Peter's Colony, which comprises 50 Townships and is the largest German Catholic Settlement in America.

Bio/historical note: The Community Progress Competitions were conceived by Dr. W. J. Black of the Colonization Department of the C.N.R. to ascertain what contributions people of Continental European origin had made to community life in districts in which they possessed a resident population of 70% or more from the first or second generation, and to what extent they stimulated further community progress and development. They were judged on the basis of their educational efforts; agricultural development; citizenship, co-operation, and social welfare; arts and handicrafts; and general activities. These records were obtained by Dr. W. C. Murray in his capacity as one of the judges of the Community Progress Competitions. The records concentrate mainly on the first two years, 1930 and 1931, of the proposed five year competition for Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta residents. Only records on the Saskatchewan communities are included. They contain the assessments of the judges on community life on the districts that entered the competition. Financial statements and maps of many of the rural municipalities of Saskatchewan that entered the competition are included. Also, photographs of the districts that entered the competition for the years of 1930 and 1931, including many of the Edenwold district are included. The letters included are mainly those from the Western Region of the Department of Colonization and Agriculture of the Canadian National Railways to Dr. W. C. Murray.

View of a Canadian National Railway (CNR) steam engine, with a grain elevator behind it in the Fort Rouge yards in Winnipeg, Manitoba; the number "4321" can be seen on the front and side of the engine

An ice jam against the C.N.R. (Canadian National Railway) Bridge pier during spring breakup. The South Saskatchewan River, Saskatoon, SK.