The 1950s Archives | Knee High by the First of July

Agassiz-Harrison Board of Trade Fall Fair Float

Agassiz-Harrison Board of Trade Fall Fair parade float car, 1958. Passengers include Corn King Seigfried Bartel, Regatta Queen Doris Pickard, May Queen Sharon Berisoff, and Klondyke Queen Gail […]

1951 Corn King Aime Sache

Corn King Aime Sache in Agassiz Fall Fair parade with driver Les Bennewith, 1951.

Jack Dichson’s Corn Field

Jack Dichson checking on the growth progress of his corn, 1950s. Research over the past century has helped to develop different varieties of corn that are used for different […]

1959 Experimental Farm Exhibit

Agassiz Dominion Experimental Farm soil, animal, and crop display demonstrating “Progress Through Research,” 1959.

1951 Corn King Aime Sache

Agassiz Fall Fair and Corn Festival parade float with Corn King Aime Sache, 1951.

1953 Agassiz Fall Fair Parade

Kids and teens dressed up in costume during the Agassiz Fall Fair parade, 1953.

1953 Corn King Aime Sache

Aime Sache is Corn King for a second year. George Cruickshank, Member of Parliament for the Fraser Valley, presents the award, August 1953.

1954 Corn King Frank Appel

Frank Appel was crowned Agassiz Corn King in 1954. He is congratulated by George Cruickshank, Member of Parliament for the Fraser Valley.

1949-1950 Corn Kings

1950 Corn King Norman Morrow nibbles on corn beside 1949 Corn King Sam Stock, 1950. Since 1949, corn royalty has been crowned as part of the annual Corn […]