The Dirty Thirties
1930 - 1939
This was a time of poverty, of making do with what you had. Farms were less than productive and motorized vehicles were reconstructed to be pulled by horses - Bennett buggies.
Community Histories
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Photos of students in the classroom at Manitou High School ca 1937.
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Normal School Classes in Manitou were held in three buildings over time. This short article includes photos of all three sites.
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This short history of the Manitou Normal Schools was taken from the community history 'Come Into Our Heritage' published in 1997.
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A student's collection of photos to commemorate her year in Norman School in Manitou.
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The program for the 1931 Closing Entertainment in recognition of the graduating class of the Normal School.
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Contains a collection of news articles and posters concerning a hundred years of performances at Manitou's Opera Houses.
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The Manitou Opera House was designed by G F Magee and built by Blackburn Construction of Pilot Mound Manitoba in 1930.
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These blueprints were prepared by a former Manitou carpenter, Gordon Mcgee in preparation for the construction of the Manitou Opera House after the January 1930 fire destroyed the original boilding.
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A mimeographed yearbook published in honour of the Manitou Youth Training Centre class of 1937-38.
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