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Agassiz Hop Field and Pickers

Agassiz Hop Field and Pickers

Summer hop pickers with their families in an Agassiz field, 1940s. This image was captured during the Agassiz hop boom prior to the Fraser River flood of 1948.
Waiting for the Train in Agassiz

Waiting for the Train in Agassiz

A crowd of people on the platform waiting for the train at the Agassiz CPR station, 1940s. Many of these people likely came to Agassiz to work in […]
Agassiz CPR Station

Agassiz CPR Station

The train has just pulled into the Agassiz station where passengers are eagerly waiting on the platform, 1933. A Harrison Hot Springs taxi is ready to transport passengers […]
The Salmon Queen during the 1948 Flood

The Salmon Queen during the 1948 Flood

Milk cannisters ready to be shipped on the Salmon Queen, 1948. With the CPR railway washed out, farmers had to find alternative means of transporting their main product to […]
Cows at the Agassiz Ferry Landing

Cows at the Agassiz Ferry Landing

Where the water was too deep to swim across, cows were transported to higher ground by boat. Here cows wait to board a boat at the Agassiz ferry […]
The Corn Huskers Band

The Corn Huskers Band

The Agassiz Fall Fair parade included entertainment by The Corn Huskers Band, 1949-1950.
1953 Agassiz Fall Fair Parade

1953 Agassiz Fall Fair Parade

Kids and teens dressed up in costume during the Agassiz Fall Fair parade, 1953.
Agassiz Fall Fair and Corn Festival Parade, 1950s

Agassiz Fall Fair and Corn Festival Parade, 1950s

People gathered along Pioneer Avenue in Agassiz to watch the Fall Fair and Corn Festival parade, 1950s.