Fascinating Vintage Photos of Saskatchewan, Canada From the Early-20th Century

Saskatchewan a prairie and boreal province in western Canada, it became a full member of the Canadian federation in 1905. It is the only landlocked province of Canada with large distances to moderating bodies of waters. In the early 20th century, there were 19,200 families residing in Saskatchewan, the population increased rapidly in the 1910s.

The Liberals won the 1905 provincial elections and they started many social and development projects in the province. The Saskatchewan government bought out Bell Telephone Company in 1909. The government also provided bond guarantees to railway companies for the construction of branch lines. The large influx of immigrants from Europe and America arrived in Saskatchewan in 1910. Saskatchewan gave women the right to vote in 1916 and at the end of 1916 passed a referendum to prohibit the sale of alcohol.

Here below are some stunning historical photos that show what Saskatchewan looked like in the early 20th century from 1900s to 1930s.

#1 The parliament buildings in Regina, Saskatchewan, 1920s.

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#2 A cart drives down the road to Turtleford, Saskatchewan. January 1910.

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#3 11th Avenue, Regina, Saskatchewan, 1920s.

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#4 Young women enroute to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan for domestic worker positions on the deck of the Duchess of York.

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#5 Looking south on Scarth St, Regina, Saskatchewan, 1920s.

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#6 Scarth Street, a busy shopping street in Regina, Saskatchewan, 1920s.

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#7 Second Avenue at Saskatoon (Saskatchewan), with tramlines running down the centre, 1920s.

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#8 The Duke of Windsor, (second from left), as Edward, Prince of Wales, riding with cowboys at Saskatoon during a royal tour. October 1919.

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#9 Freda and Edward, Hatton, Saskatchewan, September 1921

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#10 Hanley, Saskatchewan, May 31, 1910

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#11 Humboldt, Saskatchewan, July 12, 1918

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#12 Carnival, Leader, Saskatchewan, August 20, 1917

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#13 Main St. South, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, February 1925.

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#14 Looking over the town of Regina in Saskatchewan, 1910s.

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#15 Cree First Nations Canadians during World War 1. Three generations with grandsons in army uniform, Saskatchewan, 1916.

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#16 Family in a carriage, Humboldt, Saskatchewan

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#17 Humboldt, Saskatchewan, October 1914

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#18 Watching baseball game, Humboldt, Saskatchewan, 1912

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#19 Langham, Saskatchewan, 1909

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#20 1st Avenue looking south, Nipawin, Saskatchewan

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#21 Cutting wheat on the Franklin Realty Company’s farm, Nokomis, Saskatchewan

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#22 Fire at Nokomis, Saskatchewan, February 3, 1921

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#23 Nipawin, Saskatchewan, 1925

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#24 Nokomis, Saskatchewan, May 28, 1912

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#25 Prairie schooners, Nokomis, Saskatchewan

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#26 Derrick built by schoolboys, Lancer, Saskatchewan

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#27 Kaiser Wilhelm Ave., Langenberg, Saskatchewan

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#28 Lang, Saskatchewan

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#29 Lanigan Hotel, Lanigan, Saskatchewan

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#30 Loverna, Saskatchewan

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#31 Luseland, Saskatchewan

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#32 Lashburn Fair, Saskatchewan, 1911

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#33 Lashburn, Saskatchewan, 1908

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#34 Lashburn, Saskatchewan

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#35 Sir Wilfred Laurie visits Lashburn, Saskatchewan

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#36 A bridge over the Saskatchewan River with the City of Saskatoon, 1929.

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#37 Canadian troop transport vehicles of the South Saskatchewan Regiment of the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division. June 1944.

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#38 Air Base in Northern Saskatchewan, 1920s.

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#39 A crowd gathered at the Weyburn Fair, Weyburn, Saskatchewan, 1916.

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#40 NFB film director and cameraman Lawrence Cherry shoots a sequence at the Weyburn Fair, Saskatchewan, Canada, July 1946.

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#41 People riding a boat during their search for uranium in Saskatchewan, 1930s.

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#42 Dying cows due to hoof and mouth disease, Regina, Saskatchewan, March 1952

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