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• Rauch & Lang Electric Car

  This Rauch and Lang electric car (WDM-1973-S-201) was built in Detroit in 1911. It was purchased in 1912 for $4,250 in Saskatoon. That’s around $100,000 in today’s money! Frederick Austin...

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• RNWMP Jail Cell

  In 1914, just two Royal North-West Mounted Police (RNWMP) officers were responsible for patrolling 32 townships around the town of Watson, Saskatchewan, an area of over 3,000 square kilometers! This...

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• Kimi Wakabayashi’s Kimono

  In September of 1930, the Canadian government issued an order-in-council that prohibited the landing of “Asiatic” immigrants in Canada. Tokujiro Wakabayashi, from Shiga prefecture in Japan, had worked in the...

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• Métis Buckskin Jacket

  For nearly two centuries, the Métis have been known for their flowing floral beadwork and unique buckskin coat designs. Starting in the early 1800s, Métis women began adapting the embroidery...

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• Comfortractor

  The name said it all: The 1938 Minneapolis-Moline Comfortractor claimed the convenience and safety features that are now standard in farm tractors. Its only drawback? The Comfortractor arrived 30 years...

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• Meilicke Calculator

  Carl Meilicke felt that no math problem needed to be solved twice, so in 1896 he invented a calculator to prove his point. Meilicke was born in Wyndham, Minnesota in...

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