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5. Subjects
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Buildings
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Thanks to those early photographers we have a record of the buildings
that defined the new villages. Some are long gone, a few are still
standing. Many of these early photos were by unknown photographers,
likely itinerants. It wasn’t until after about 1900 that it became
common for a town to have a resident photographer.
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And this finely detailed image captures the laying of the cornerstone
of the Baldur Methodist Church in 1904.
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Boissevain’s first mill was built in 1889 and this photo was taken soon
after it opened for business.
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Interiors, like that of the the Baldur Methodist Church take us
back to the time before renovations.
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Photos of the first log farm homes are rare.
This one was near Cromer.
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Elgin’s Hotel, a reminder that every village had a hotel, or two.
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Killarney’s first home
Two photos follow of fine homes in Killarney..
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Photos of sod huts, like this one in Killarney are rare.
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Records of building under construction are also rare. Here they are
adding a second floor to the Sturgeon Block in Melita, ca. 1902.
The next two images are from the Grund area, near Glenboro...
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A rare photo of the interior of a rural school. Swaffham was near
Hartney, and no cairn marks it’s location.
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Photos of the interior of a community hall, like this
one in Wawanesa, are rare.
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