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An Agassiz corn field on a hot summer day, early 2000s.

A corn field with a view of Mount Cheam at sunset, early 2000s.

Corn harvesting in late summer, early 2000s.

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

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

Agassiz’s first and only Corn Queen, Michelle Stuyt. She sits in a horse drawn wagon with Victoria Brookes, Alex Charles and Rita Bruneski, 2007.

A hop field in Agassiz with Mount Cheam in the background, 1940s.

Postcard showing the barns at the Agassiz Dominion Experimental Farm, early 1900s.

A corn field at the Agassiz Dominion Experimental Farm, 1915. Note the spacing between the rows and the different heights of the plants in each row.

A postcard of Agassiz’s Dominion Experimental Farm, early 1900s. Includes photographs of farm animals and the landscape.

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

Aerial view of the Agassiz Dominion Experimental Farm buildings and fields under cultivation, late 1800s.