Saskatchewan a prairie and boreal province in western Canada, it became a full member of the Canadian federation in 1905. It is the only landlocked province of Canada with large distances to moderating bodies of waters. In the early 20th century, there were 19,200 families residing in Saskatchewan, the population increased rapidly in the 1910s.
The Liberals won the 1905 provincial elections and they started many social and development projects in the province. The Saskatchewan government bought out Bell Telephone Company in 1909. The government also provided bond guarantees to railway companies for the construction of branch lines. The large influx of immigrants from Europe and America arrived in Saskatchewan in 1910. Saskatchewan gave women the right to vote in 1916 and at the end of 1916 passed a referendum to prohibit the sale of alcohol.
Here below are some stunning historical photos that show what Saskatchewan looked like in the early 20th century from 1900s to 1930s.
#1 The parliament buildings in Regina, Saskatchewan, 1920s.
#2 A cart drives down the road to Turtleford, Saskatchewan. January 1910.
#3 11th Avenue, Regina, Saskatchewan, 1920s.
#4 Young women enroute to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan for domestic worker positions on the deck of the Duchess of York.
#5 Looking south on Scarth St, Regina, Saskatchewan, 1920s.
#6 Scarth Street, a busy shopping street in Regina, Saskatchewan, 1920s.
#7 Second Avenue at Saskatoon (Saskatchewan), with tramlines running down the centre, 1920s.
#8 The Duke of Windsor, (second from left), as Edward, Prince of Wales, riding with cowboys at Saskatoon during a royal tour. October 1919.
#9 Freda and Edward, Hatton, Saskatchewan, September 1921
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The book “Prairie Echoes of Hatton” states that Ed Sept opened his own store in Hatton in 1922 after the Auger store he was working at burned down in 1921. The book says that the new store burned down 2 years later (i.e. 1924).
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If the child if their first, Evelyn, then this is Hatton probably in 1922. If this is an later child then this might be Golden Prairie where Ed Sept opened a store in 1927.
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“It is the only landlocked province of Canada”
Alberta is equally landlocked though. Unless there’s an ocean I’m forgetting about?
