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Hot Dog Roast

Our final photo of July is a photo of a hot dog roast over an open fire! Taken in July 1928, our notes on this photo explain that this was…

Beaver Creek – Picnic

This photo from 1944 shows a group of people at Beaver Creek having a picnic with a campfire in the background. Clearly rationing (which became required in 1942) and the…

Beaver Dam – Picnic

Another picnic photo is this one from 1928, taken at “Beaver Dam”. This could refer to one of two Beaverdam lakes in Saskatchewan (one in the southeast near Carlyle, or…

Corn Roast – Beaver Creek

Taken in August 1937, this photo shows a corn roast at Beaver Creek. Corn roasts were traditionally events where the community would get together to preserve corn for the winter,…

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