Material Type

Photograph

Date Range

1905 -1955

Physical Description

26.7x 29.8 x 4.8 cm height Light brown spiral ring binder. 20 black and white copy prints.

Physical Condition

Excellent

History Biographical

See P19881042001 for gift certificate.

Acquisition Source

Chervinski A A

Scope and Content

1. Grain Elevators at Taber. 1955 2. Copy of the front cover of the Taber Irrigation District Thirieth Annual Report and Financial statement. 1948 3. Taber Post Office officially opened January 13, 1955. 4.Parade float in front of the school. Standng on the ground is B.R.McMullin. On the float left to right: Leonora Collet, Nellie Evans, Marrietta VanOrman, Losi Workman, Goldie Wing, Francis Russell, Sara Lindsay. W.F. Russell, Josephine Francis. July 24, 1904. 5. Copy of the 1904 float in the Taber Golden Jubilee Parade with four of the people from the original float on board. Mrs. T. Hodgson, W.F. Russell, B.R.McMullin, Francis Russell. Eldon Litchfield is driving the team of horses. September 5, 1955. 6.An old surrey in the Taber Golden Jubilee Parade. Left to right: Mayor Carl C.Cook, former Mayor L.T.Westlake, former Mayor Douglas Miller and driver Paul Lychuk September 5, 1955. 7.Chinese float which won first prize in the Taber Golden Jubilee Parade,September 5, 1955. 8.Mr. Vancleave driving a pioneer buckboard and team in a May 24 parade. nd. 9.Leslie Bigelow and Bruce White driving an old covered wagon in the Taber Golden Jubilee Parade,September 5, 1955. 10.A group of majorettes and the Taber District Band marching in the Johnny Longden Day Parade. September 7, 1955. 11. Jockey Johnny Longden leading cowboys on parde through Taber. Final destination was the Stampede Grounds for a special event the amatuer Jubille Rodeo. September 7, 1955 12. Johnny Longden and cowboys at the Stampeded Grounds. Left to right: Harold Collett, Claude Vancleave, Gordon Hall, Tucky Wills, Frank Clawson, Johnny Longden, Bob Paterson. September 7, 1955 13.Johnny Longden on a palomino named Taffy, owned by Gordon Hall.September 7, 1955 14.Johnny Longden, at left with Dr. A, Hamman. Dr. Hamman was the Longden family doctor. Photo taken in the Taber Community Centre.September 7, 1955 15.Pageant of dress. 16.Costumes of the "Roaring Twenties". 17.Taber Old Timers Dinner held in the Community Centre. September 7, 1955. 18."Gay Nineties Revue" staged in the Community Centre September 5 or 6, 1955 19.The 'Chorus of Girls" which opened the stage show. Musical Director was Miss Melya Gregus and pianists were Mrs Corrine Kinniburgh and Miss Marian Jorgenson. September 5 or 6, 1955 20.Johnny Longden and the hors Royal Seranade in the winners' circle at Hollywood Pakr racetrack. The horse was trained by V. Londen and owned by Alberta Ranches Limited. 21. The band "Sons of the Saddle" Front row left to right: Lorraine Siebert, Roy Warhurst, Connie Holt. Back row l-r: John Allen, Lennie Siebert, Dan Wood, Gene Siebert, Vic Siebert. c September 1, 1955 22. Johnnie Longden at left, and Sir Gordon Richards at Lympne Airport. Kent, England. On September 3, 1956 Longden broke Sir Gordeon's record of 4,870 horse racing wins to estavblish a new record. 1954

Access Restrictions

Public Access

Accession No.

19881042040

Collection

Archive

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