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The Watson's yard; Living Prairie Museum's current day Homestead area.

Shirley on her father's back in the garden.

Circa 1955.

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The Watson boys all dressed up for Halloween.
1955
547 Lakeview Road, St. James, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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The Watson boys dressed up for Halloween.

547 Lakeview St.
Circa 1955.

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Bob Watson riding a horse.
1955
547 Lakeview Road, St. James, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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Horseback riding in front of Watson's house

Bob Watson

Circa 1958

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Lamb and Pig Adventures
1955
547 Lakeview Road, St. James, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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And then I got a couple of lambs, when the boys were small. And one, one got underneath the scraper and got killed. And the other one we had around as a pet and then it disappeared in the fall. Spring time come and ah, the back...summer kitchen was open and my wife heard the pitter-patter in there. And so she put it in the pen and she phoned me where I was working and said the lamb came back and what am I going to do with it? I said, well, get a hold of it because it's all wool and just lead it and put it in the barn. And then they went away one summer and I got a hundred chicks and we raised them in the barn. And Shirley used to come and put her hand under to get an egg and she was only small and she was scared. And then one fall when I had them there, my wife and another neighbour, this Bernice Ducharme, they killed a whole bunch and she sold them for a dollar a piece. And we had chicken for ourselves and…

and then you brought home the pig.

and then I brought home a pig, I got from the Hutterite colony. And ah, the kids wanted to see it. I had a pen and a door on top and they pushed to look and see the pig. And I came home, the pig had climbed out up over top. And I had to chase it all through the airport area and finally caught it, after much chasing and sweating and swearing (laughing), Brought it home and it caught pneumonia. You know, sweating and running and it, I run it right into the ground. And ah, then my wife used to feed it penicillin, and trying to, and it just got sicker and sicker--finally, I took it to the abattoir and they killed it and that was it. Whatever they'd done with it, I don't know.

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Doing chores with the wheelbarrow. The south line of trees bordering Watson's property.
1956
547 Lakeview Road, St. James, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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Watson boy pushing a wheelbarrow, doing chores. South line of trees in Watson property.

547 Lakeview St.
Circa 1957.

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The Watson children: Shirley (3 years), Bob (9 years) and Bill (11 years) and their dog, Rex.
1958
547 Lakeview Road, St. James, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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The Watson children: Shirley (3 years), Bob (9 years), Bill (11 years) and their dog, Rex.

547 Lakeview St.
1958

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The Watson kids out in their yard, driveway and lilac bushes behind.
1955
547 Lakeview Road, St. James, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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The Watson children with the driveway and lilac bushes behind them.

Shirley (front), Bob (left), Bill (right) Watson

Circa 1958.

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Ernie Creek Story
1955
The Ducharme property, St. James, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada