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Buffalo As Curiosity Gimmack For Lethbridge's Jubilee

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Material Type
Photograph
Date Range
1936
Description Level
Item
Accession No.
19754439002
Physical Description
27.9 cm x 22.8 cm. Black and white photograph.
Scope and Content
Photograph of two buffalo and five men insidea wooden corral at The Exhibition Grounds.Identified left to right: Lou Bonnell, James R. Rose, J.T. Watson, George Watson, Billy Lamb.
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Material Type
Photograph
Date Range
1936
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
27.9 cm x 22.8 cm. Black and white photograph.
Physical Condition
Good
History Biographical
Albertan - Local. The buffalo, purchased from the Banff herd in July 1935, were used as a curiosity gimmack in Lethbridge's 1936 Jubilee Celebrations.At the end of the celebrations, the animals were slaughtered and the meat was sold to the T. Eaton Company. The heads were mounted and raffled off. The winner, Tom Niven, hung them in his meat market until it was demolished. They were located in the Pemmican Club but as of the present their whereabouts are unknown. See attached for further Information.
Acquisition Source
Westbrooks Mrs R
Custodial History
1964
Lethbridge Historical Society
Scope and Content
Photograph of two buffalo and five men insidea wooden corral at The Exhibition Grounds.Identified left to right: Lou Bonnell, James R. Rose, J.T. Watson, George Watson, Billy Lamb.
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