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Agassiz Fall Fair Parade: Adults in Costumes

Adults in corn cob and can of corn costumes walking in the Agassiz Fall Fair parade, mid-1900s. They are holding a sign which reads “Agassiz prize corn from […]

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.

Loading Milk Cannisters onto a Row Boat During the 1948 Flood

With the roads washed out by the spring freshet, Agassiz farmers resorted to transporting their milk cannisters to town by row boat, 1948.

Cow Safety During the 1948 Flood

Cows swimming across flooded Agassiz fields to higher ground behind a row boat, 1948.

Herding Cows During the 1948 Flood

Caring for livestock and making sure that they were safely out of the floodplain was a priority in the spring of 1948. Here a group of farmers herd […]

Ploughing Match fit for a King

Norman Morrow, the 1950 Corn King, ploughing with his champion team of horses during a match, mid-1900s. Norman’s family donated his trophies and horse harnesses to the Agassiz-Harrison […]

1963-1964 Corn Kings

Harold Hicks, Master of Ceremonies, 1964 Corn King Lloyd Tranmer, and 1963 Corn King Garet Whorley, 1964.

Bonnie Doone Farm during the 1948 Flood

The Bonnie Doone Dairy Farm in Harrison Mills during the 1948 Fraser River Flood. The Tugboat “Hasty” belonged to Jack Penny, a friend of Bill Duncan.

Hop Pickers in Agassiz

Pickers working in an Agassiz hop yard, 1930s. Men, women, and children all worked together in the fields. Here the hops have been picked and are being sorted […]

Preparing the Corn Field

Uncovering buried logs in preparation to plant sweet corn on Seabird Island, 1975.

Shucking Corn at the Agassiz Fall Fair

Four female volunteers sitting and shucking corn for the corn roast at the Agassiz Fall Fair, early 2000s.