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Travelling by Wagon, 1890s

Travelling by Wagon, 1890s

Travel by horse and wagon between the Okanagan Mission and the Coldstream Ranch was long and could be challenging in the 1890s.
Coldstream Ranch Hop Fields, c.1900

Coldstream Ranch Hop Fields, c.1900

Young hop fields at Coldstream Ranch, with three men with horse teams walking the edge of the field.
“Coming home from Church with the new team Brown Bess & Baby & her foal Madge Guisachan B.C.”, 1891

“Coming home from Church with the new team Brown Bess & Baby & her foal Madge Guisachan B.C.”, 1891

Kodak photo of Lord and Lady Aberdeen, Coutts and Eustace Smith (farm manager)  in the horse-drawn carriage arriving back at Guisachan House after the church service in the […]
“Aberdeen, Coutts & Marjorie guarding the game aided by Spot and Crusoe”, 1891

“Aberdeen, Coutts & Marjorie guarding the game aided by Spot and Crusoe”, 1891

Kodak photo of Lord Aberdeen, Coutts and Marjorie, with the two dogs, Spot and Crusoe, on the porch of Guisachan House displaying the wild birds that were hunted.
“White Leghorns at Guisachan B.C.”; “Guisachan Pigs”; “Specimen of a Guisachan Cabbage”; “Guisachan”, 1891

“White Leghorns at Guisachan B.C.”; “Guisachan Pigs”; “Specimen of a Guisachan Cabbage”; “Guisachan”, 1891

Lady Aberdeen, wanting to record the visit, ‘Kodaked’ things that she found interesting such as the animals, vegetables and buildings.
Cattle Scene, *Coldstream Ranche*, Vernon B.C., n.d.

Cattle Scene, *Coldstream Ranche*, Vernon B.C., n.d.

Much of the Okanagan Valley was divided into large cattle ranches until the area became overgrazed.
The Aberdeen Family, 1897

The Aberdeen Family, 1897

L to R- standing: Dudley Gordon, Lord Aberdeen, Haddo Gordon and Archibald Gordon; seated: Marjorie Gordon and Lady Aberdeen A formal portrait of the Aberdeen family taken in […]