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Battlefords

Battlefords - derived from the "ford" of the Battle River which in early times divided the lands of the Blackfoot and the Cree. [click images to enlarge]


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Looking northwest towards Battleford. [7]
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Indian Tea Dance at Battleford. [8]
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View from the collegiate at North Battleford. [9]
   
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Visitors arriving in North Battleford on Inauguration Day, 1913. [10]
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"They're Off!" [11]
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Mayor Walker's inaugural address, 1913. [12]

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