Parade (c.1944)

From Swift Current Museum

Accession Number 2002.8.6

Date 1944

Description A photo of a July 1st Frontier Days parade in downtown Swift Current. The image was taken c. 1944 on Railway Street in front of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) train station. A tractor is pulling a float that carries women in country-style clothing. The float is for a Moose Jaw radio station, with a banner reading "CHAB Swift Current Home Station".

Materials Photographic Paper (Velox)

Marks/Labels "CHAB Float // First July in S.C." written on back

Category Communication Artefacts, Documentary Artifact, Print, Photographic