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Vauxhall Potato Plant

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Material Type
Photograph
Date Range
14 March 1970
Description Level
Item
Accession No.
1991107612299
Physical Description
Black and white negative
Scope and Content
Photograph of ground breaking for construction on a new potato plant two miles east of Vauxhall. Officiating at the sod-turning ceremony, left to right, Ray Ratzlaff, provincial minister of industry and tourism; Ray Speaker, provincial minster of social development; Senator Earl Hastings of Calgary…
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Material Type
Photograph
Date Range
14 March 1970
Description Level
Item
Creator
The Lethbridge Herald
Physical Description
Black and white negative
Physical Condition
Excellent
Scope and Content
Photograph of ground breaking for construction on a new potato plant two miles east of Vauxhall. Officiating at the sod-turning ceremony, left to right, Ray Ratzlaff, provincial minister of industry and tourism; Ray Speaker, provincial minster of social development; Senator Earl Hastings of Calgary and Mayor Marv Nattrass of Vauxhall. The plant was designed to produce instant potation granules. Principles in the operation were Vauxhall Produce Ltd. and Pak-Wel Produce Ltd. The complex was expected to be in operation by late 1970.
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