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The Settlement Period era – Business & Public Affairs

Tales of the CPR - David Laurence Jones

Vignettes from the history of the CPR.

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    The Automobile on the Farm - 1912 (1912)

    A 1912 Grain Growers' Guide article.

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      The CN Line and the New Village - Wakopa (1880)

      A short history of the community of Wakopa.

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        The Canoe - Roberts & Shackleton

        A detailed history of the various forms this water craft has taken, and a description of their makers.

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          The Cassin Family and their Manitou Hotels (1876)

          The Cassin Family owned two hotels. The first was the Stewart House Hotel which was built in Manitoba City and moved to Manitou in 1884. The second, the Cassin House Hotel, which they built after the first one burned.
          The collection includes many photos of Manitou people and events.

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            The Cereals in America - Hunt - 1917 (1917)

            Hunt's research on the evolution of cereal crops in North America.

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              The Combined Reaper-Harvester - Ledohowski & DeVuyst (1925)

              A short history of agricultural equipment in transition.

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                The Farmer and the New Day - Butterfield - 1919 (1880)

                A history of the Grange, early Farmers' Protest Movements, and the evolution of co-operatives.

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