A Clydesdale stallion, Hiawatha, with cropped tail, four white legs and white face. Man at left holding bridle in yard with a stone fence in background.

Bio/Historical Note: By 1910, 19 horses had been purchased by the College of Agriculture that were good work horses or suitable for student class work. Two were purebred Clydesdales. Three light horses were also purchased. One named Barney was used in the morning to deliver milk to faculty in Nutana and in the afternoon on the buggy as Dean Rutherford made his farm rounds. In 1920 the Province asked the Animal Husbandry Department to establish a Clydesdale breeding stud. This led to development of an outstanding collection of prize winning horses that became a focus of the Department. In the 1920s the Percheron and Belgian breeders also demanded support for their breeds and so they were included in the university stud and some cross breeding was undertaken. The campus horses were used for field work for all Departments, general hauling and site work for new buildings. An unofficial use was for the Lady Godiva ride across campus each fall. By the 1940s it was clear that the era of horses as a main source of farm power was over. The final stallion used in the breeding program was the imported "Windlaw Proprietor," grand champion stallion at the 1946 Royal Winter Fair.

A path covered with fallen leaves is seen winding its way through a forest in autumn.

Four eggs of a Killdeer bird are seen in a nest made in the gravel and dirt.

A trail tough a stand of trees and over a field is seen in early spring.

A dirt road is seen rounding a stand of trees on a bluff.

Clouds are seen gathering in the sky over the prairie fields.

Posed image of three children dressed in Ukrainian National dress. On back: "Ukrainian girls/photo by Wride/Kamsack".

Posed image of two men seated around a table; a woman stands behind the table. All are dressed in Ukrainian National dress.

Posed photograph of older Doukhobor couple. On back: "Doukhobor couple/photo by Wride/Kamsack".

Image of group of Doukhobor women drawing a plough. A man guides the plough.

Posed photograph of young Doukhobor family. The mother and father each holding a child; a small child is seated.

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.

A large group of people are seen standing in front of a building for the photo. The building has "Pioneers Hall" written on the exterior wall.

A train station is seen from across a dirt road. Several Canadian National Railway boxcars are also seen in the background.

A man is seen in a hat, coat and tie, standing outdoors under a small archway built with logs and sticks. The design is very ornate.