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Saskatchewan Gen Web Project - SASKATCHEWAN AND ITS PEOPLE by JOHN HAWKES Vol I 1924

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SASKATCHEWAN AND ITS PEOPLE VOLUME 1

Chapter Index from Volume I
  • Navigation of the Saskatchewan
  • Pioneer Railroads
  • The Old Way In: The Dawson Road
  • The Popular Voice: An Important Petition
  • Education: Danger of Children Growing up in Ignorance
  • The Session 1878: Paul Breland Takes his Seat
  • About Education
  • Dual Language and School Question
Photo Index from Volume I
  • Assembly Hall NWT

  • Battleford Ferry

  • Beuna Vista Public School, Saskatoon,Sk

  • Better Farming Train 1920

  • Better Farming Train at Country Point, Sk

  • Better Farming Train; Field Crops Exhibit Car

  • Better Farming Train; Tree Planting Car

  • Buffalo National Park

  • Buffalo National Park 2

  • Cabri Elevators

  • Canada Building Saskatoon, Sk

  • Catholic Cathedral, Regina, Sk

  • Cattalo Bull

  • Chief Rainbow, Punnichy, Sk

  • Coal Seam

  • Collegiate High School, Estevan, Sk

  • Collegiate Institute, Saskatoon, Sk

  • Constable William Wilson

  • Corporal Westwood Constable S.J. Clarke

  • CPR Moose Jaw, Sk

  • CPR Regina, Sk

  • Crowfoot

  • Daniel Brown

  • David Livingstone

  • Department of Education 1906

  • Dr. Harding

  • Dr. J.H.C. Willoughby

  • Dr. Kitson Miss Graham

  • Estevan, Sk Public School

  • Exhibit

  • File Hills

  • File Hills Brass Band

  • File Hills Indian Recruits

  • File Hills Red Cross Society

  • File Hills Reserve Church

  • First Baptist Church, Regina, Sk

  • First Proclamation

  • Fort Assiniboine

  • Fort Livingstone 1874

  • Fort Livingstone Ruins

  • Fort Livingstone Site

  • Fort McLeod 1878

  • Fort Pelly Factor's House

    • Fire Place at Factor's House

  • Fort Pelly Graveyard

  • Fort Walsh Mounties

  • Fort Walsh Parade

  • Fort Walsh Treaty Ground

  • Fort Walsh Village

  • Fort Walsh Village 1878

  • Francis, Sk Steam Plow

  • Government Officers 1895

  • Grizzly Bear, Indian Chief

  • Group with Pointed Cap

  • Half Breed Buffalo

  • Hillyard Mitchell's House

  • Hon. F.W.G. Haultain

  • Hon. James H. Ross

  • Hon. George William Brown

  • Hudson Bay Store Saskatoon, Sk

  • Hugh Richardson

  • Indian Belle

  • Indian Buck

  • Indian Farmers, File Hill, Sk

  • Indian Head Experimental Farm

  • Indian Head Farm

  • Indian Head Farm 1890

  • Indian Head Farm 1895

  • Indian Head Farm 1900

  • Indian Head Farm Flowers

  • Indian Head Farm Garden

  • Indian Sun Dance

  • James Brown

  • James Sanders

  • John Hawkes

  • J.F. Clark

  • Joe Ironquill Barn, File Hills colony

  • James S. Telfer

  • Jubilee of 1897

  • Jumping Horse, Sioux

  • J.W. Jowett

  • Ke-Ke-Ke-Way Cree Indian Philosopher and E.W. Holmes

  • Kutawa Hudson Bay Co. Punnichy, Sk

  • Lac La Ronge Mission Church

  • Lac La Ronge Mission School

  • Lieut. Col. Steele

  • Lime Kiln

  • Logging In Northern Saskatchewan

  • Mental Hospital North Battleford, Sk

  • Metropolitan Methodist Church, Regina, Sk

  • Militamen 16th Regiment, Broadview, Sk

  • Monsignor Mathieu King George V and Earl Grey

  • Musical Ride Party

  • North West Council 1886
    H.S. Cayley, Laird Crawford, J.H. Ross
    Lord Boyle, D.F. Jelly, Judge McLeod
    John Secord, Dr. Lauder, W.D. Perley
    Charles Marshallsay, O.E. Hughes, Sam Cunningham
    A.E. Forget, Jas. McAra, Judge Richardson
    Lieut. Gov. Dewdney, Judge Reouleau, J.G. Turriff
    Hayter Reid


  • North West Rebellion
    • Batoche Store

    • Duck Lake Battlefield

    • Duck Lake Headquarters

    • Duck Lake House

    • Gabriel Dumont

    • Louis Riel

    • NWMP Guard Room Regina, Sk

    • Riel's Councillors
      Johnny Sansregret, Pierriche Parranteau, Pierre Gariepy
      Philip Garnot, Albert Monkman, Pierre Vandal
      Baptiste Vandal, Toussaint Lucier, Maxime Dubois
      Jimus Short, _ Tourond, Emanuel Champagne


    • Tourand's Home

  • North West Mounted Police

  • NWMP North West Mounted Police barracks floods 1905

  • NWMP Barracks Regina, Sk

  • NWMP Commissioners
    Geo. A. French, James F. Macleod, A.G. Irvine
    Lawrence W. Herchmer, A. Bowen Perry


  • NWMP Cypress Mountains 1878

  • NWMP Maple Creek, Sk 1887

  • NWMP Lances Fort Walsh, Sk
    Sub-Inspector Antrobus, Sub-Inspector Neale, Sergeant Bradley


  • NWMP Post Wood Mountain, Sk

  • NWMP Regina, Sk

  • Old Fort Walsh, Sk

  • Old North West Council 1884
    William White, J.D. Geddes, Pascal Breland
    J.C. Turriff, LT. Col. A.G. Irvine
    J.C.C. Hamilton, Frank Oliver, Lt. Gov. A.E. Forget
    Major Hayter Reed, D.H. MacDowall, H.J. Ross
    Judge Richardson, Lt.Gov. Dewdney, Judge Rouleau
    T.W. Jackson, Lt. Col. J.F. MacLeod C.M.G.


  • Ottawa School District, Sk

  • Ottawa School District Garden

  • Ottawa School District Garden 2

  • Ottawa School District Students

  • Parliament Building, Regina, Sk

  • Pennant Ferry Scene 1

  • Pennant Ferry Scene 3

  • Pense, Sk 1907

  • Pointed Cap

  • Police Band, Fort Walsh, Sk

  • Pow-Wow, White Bear Reserve

  • Prince Albert in the 1880's

  • Private Elijah Dickson, File Hills, Sk

  • Quaker Oats Plant Saskatoon, Sk

  • Qu'Appelle Indian Treaty Memorial

  • Rapid Falls on Rapid River, Northern Sk

  • Regina, Sk 1897

  • Regina Pioneer Elevator

  • Rosthern Experimental Station

  • Rosthern Experimental Station 1922

  • Saskatchewan Hall, U of S, Saskatoon, Sk

  • School Fair

  • Scottish Rite Masonry Degrees
    T.J. Howe, Alex Shepphard, F.E. Spooner
    W. Robinson, John Hunt, J. Johnson
    J.H. Spooner


  • Sergeant Isaac Forbes

  • Sergeant's Mess 1899
    Sergeant Robinson, Sergeant Walker, Sergeant Major De Rossiter
    Staff-Sergeant Ayre, Staff Sergeant Henderson, Sergeant Church
    Staff Sergeant Mathews, Sergeant Perrin, Sergeant Forbes
    Staff Sergeant Walters, Sergeant Nicholls, Sergeant White
    Staff Sergeant Ketchen, Staff Sergeant Howe, Staff Sergeant West


  • Sergeant's Mess Regina Barracks
    A Civilian, Sergeant Forbes, Sergeant Robert Belcher, Sergeant Howe
    Dr. Cotton


  • Sioux Chief Whitecap
    A Civilian, Sergeant Forbes, Sergeant Robert Belcher, Sergeant Howe
    Dr. Cotton


  • Star Blanket, Pagan Chief

  • St. Giles Church, Estevan, Sk

  • Steam Plow

  • St. Laurent Convent

  • Sun Worship Stone

  • Stone House Warman Ferry, Old Clarke's Crossing

  • Sup't. Crozier

  • Telegraph Trail

  • Territorial Government Buildings 1886

  • Views of University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sk

    • College of Agriculture, Saskatoon, Sk

    • Engineering Building Saskatoon, Sk

    • Qu'Appelle Hall, U of S, Saskatoon, Sk

    • University Main Barn

    • U of S Women's Residence

  • Wading Pool Moose Jaw, Sk

  • Water Power Rapid River, Northern Saskatchewan

  • Wolseley, Sk Saskatchewan Home For Infirm

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THE STORY
OF
SASKATCHEWAN
AND ITS PEOPLE



By JOHN HAWKES
Legislative Librarian



Volume I
Illustrated



CHICAGO - REGINA
THE S.J. CLARKE PUBLISHING COMPANY
1924




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