Rosetown sign with the a brief history of the area and town and advertisement for the following businesses: G.F. Williams Hardware, Northern Oils Ltd., Colwell Lumber Co., M. Gawletz, Albion Hotel and Wallace McDougald Loans and Insurance.
A composite photo of Rosetown in 1911 and again in 1961, the top photo of this composition photo is taken from possibly an elevator on the railway. The second photo is taken possibly from the top of the York Hotel looking up Main Street.
Main Street , Rosetown looking south from the 300 Block. Businesses line the streets with vehicles pulled into the curb. The Train Station is seen at the end of the street.
100 Block of Main Street as viewed from the north corner looking south, The Bank of Toronto, C.W. Holmes "The Eagle Office" Drug Store and five other buildings. There are four children, one lady, nine men and one dog standing on the corner.
A number of people are standing in the street with four wagons on the street. Buildings are lining the street W.G. King & Co., Meat Market, a pile of lumber, two more buildings, G.H. Irvine Hardware and Furniture, a Billiards Parlor and two more buildings.
Looking south-east across Smith St. from 3rd. Ave., in 1897. 1. Residence of Wm. Simpson, with well and pump beside the house. 2. Methodist Church on the east side of 4th. 3. Home of J. W. Christie. 4. Residence of Yorkton's first Mayor, W. P. Hopkins. 5. Anglican Parish Hall on 5th. Ave., 6.&7. Brick residences of J. J. Smith and his brother W. T. Smith. J. J. Smith was also a member of Yorkton's town council after incorporation.
A stapled (17 cm X 24 cm) booklet containing 19 single-sided pages of black and white photocopies of pages from early 1900's each with a short caption. The photos are copied from the booklet "Indian Head - A town of pretty gardens and handsome homes" published for the Prairie Witness. The original, owned by Mrs. D.D. Irwin, which is missing some pages, is item IHM.2020.0288b.
