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The Agassiz-Harrison Museum and Visitor Information Centre

The Agassiz-Harrison Museum and Visitor Information Centre

The Agassiz-Harrison Museum and Visitor Information Centre on Pioneer Avenue in downtown Agassiz, 2018. This heritage building was once the Canadian Pacific Railway train station, originally built in […]
Loaded Milk Cart at the Agassiz CPR Station

Loaded Milk Cart at the Agassiz CPR Station

Farmers with loaded milk cart and work horse at the Agassiz CPR Station, 1948. The work horse was used to pull the fully loaded carts to meet the […]
“Nothing can stop the FVMPA shippers”

“Nothing can stop the FVMPA shippers”

Many cannisters of milk on a rail cart, seven men, and a sign “Nothing can stop the FVMPA shippers” at the Agassiz CPR Station, 1948. Gordon Morrow Jr. […]
Loading Milk Cannisters at the Agassiz CPR Station, 1930s

Loading Milk Cannisters at the Agassiz CPR Station, 1930s

Men loading milk cannisters onto the train at the Agassiz CPR Station, 1930s. The car in the foreground was used to transport some of the cannisters to the […]
Loading Milk Cannisters at the Agassiz CPR Station, 1920s

Loading Milk Cannisters at the Agassiz CPR Station, 1920s

Men loading milk cannisters onto the train at the Agassiz CPR Station, 1920s. Everyone chipped in to get the job done so that the train could stay on […]
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 […]