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Title: [Interior of Co-op grocery store]
Institution: Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, University of Saskatchewan
Description: Image of interior of Co-op grocery store. Checkout counter in foreground; details include cash register, Toledo platform scale, and cigarettes and cigarette rolling paper. Sign for frozen foods aisle seen on background wall. Red boxes of graham wafers on sale (three boxes for $1.00).
Call Number: Dahl_0417, coopcentre:666

Title: Empire Mine, East Coulee, Alberta
Institution: Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, University of Saskatchewan
Description: Image of a miners wash house and employee barracks at Empire Mine, a Federated Co-operatives-owned coal mine located near East Coulee, Alberta . Freight cars, telephone wires, and wire fence in background. Circa 1940s. Written in pencil on back of photo: “old Empire Mine (East Coulee) near Drumheller.”
Call Number: CSCPrint_0015, coopcentre:1716

Title: [Co-op presentation]
Institution: Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, University of Saskatchewan
Description: Image of man giving a presentation about Co-op businesses and products in Assiniboia, SK. Spring of 1961. Two men are seated at a table behind him. Audience is seated in stacking chairs. Co-op banner printed with the words “partners in purpose across the prairies” prominently displayed on wall. Details on left-hand side of photo: poster (image and wording indiscernible); curtained window; streamers; an empty chair, and exit sign and door. Various Co-op items on display, including canned goods, tires, appliances, and agricultural products. Co-op advertisements are posted beneath the showcase.
Call Number: Dahl_0683, coopcentre:1610

Title: [Co-op grand opening, Moose Jaw]
Institution: Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, University of Saskatchewan
Description: One woman and three men stand inside Moose Jaw’s new Co-op store. Man third from left is holding a flashbulb camera. Group is standing next to aisle 13, which features three red signs indicating paper products, detergents, and bleach. Behind group stands a large stack of Cheez Whiz advertised at fifty-nine cents. Stacked display of strawberry jam advertised at eighty-nine cents. Top of photo: partially discernible celebratory banners decorated with stars. Circa 1962.
Call Number: Dahl_0154, coopcentre:661

Title: [Broad Valley Farmers' Co-op Limited]
Institution: Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, University of Saskatchewan
Description: Image of large group of people, including small boy visible on far left of photo, standing outside Broad Valley Farmers’ Co-op Limited in Broad Valley, Manitoba. Photo taken in 1943. Store signs advertise Coca-Cola, Robin Hood Flour, Salada Tea (made by Canadian company founded in 1892), and an indiscernible product. Two cars in parking lot, one parked in front of a fuel pump. Trees, a wooden fence, two sheds visible in background. Large rocks and wildflowers in foreground of picture. A small typewritten note attached to back of photo reads: “Broad Valley, Manitoba, Farmers’ Co-op (1943). The decade from about 1938 to about 1950 saw the greatest expansion of consumer co-operatives in number of members and number of co-operatives. The people shown here outside their co-op were part of a popular movement that was growing in strength and momentum.”
Call Number: CSCPrint_0010, coopcentre:1633

Title: [Co-op clock display]
Institution: Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, University of Saskatchewan
Description: Image of a clock display in Co-op store. Several clocks are mounted on a wood paneled wall. A sign for Westcox brand clocks is placed on top shelf. A cabinet ornamented with vase and flowers is also on display (large price tag visible but words indiscernible). Small price tags hang from both clocks and floral arrangement. Store window visible on far right-hand side, including partially discernible sign posted in window. A man, his figure slightly blurred, is seen walking past store.
Call Number: Dahl_0672, coopcentre:1612

Title: [Produce aisle and cigarette ad]
Institution: Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, University of Saskatchewan
Description: Image of Lafleche, Saskatchewan's Co-op produce aisle featuring a variety of fruits and vegetables, including B.C. red and Golden Delicious apples (with advertisement featuring illustrated head of a smiling boy and the slogan “Tastes So Good!”). To the left: advertisement for Cameo cigarettes, featuring slogan “Refreshingly Different…” and illustration of smiling man. Circa early 1960s.
Call Number: Dahl_0603, coopcentre:664

Title: [Assiniboia Christmas concert, 1960]
Institution: Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, University of Saskatchewan
Description: Image of man dressed as Santa Claus talking to small girl in blue dress and white cardigan at Assiniboia’s Co-op Christmas concert, 1960. A man and a woman, both formally dressed, are seated next to her. Other audience members conversing in the background.
Call Number: Dahl_0689, coopcentre:1617

Title: [Boxes containing Co-op antifreeze]
Institution: Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, University of Saskatchewan
Description: Image of stacked cardboard boxes holding Co-op antifreeze. Printed on box: logos for Co-op store and IPCO (Interprovincial Co-operatives Limited), with IPCO city headquarters (Vancouver; Saskatoon; Toronto; Montreal; Moncton) listed across bottom. Product described as 4X1 imperial gallon polyethylene bottles. Antifreeze produced in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Photo taken in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, early 1960s.
Call Number: Dahl_0153, coopcentre:663

Title: [Assiniboia Co-op Christmas concert]
Institution: Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, University of Saskatchewan
Description: Image of a man in a wig, women’s heels, and a dress fashioned from a potato sack dancing on stage for Assiniboia’s Co-op Christmas concert, December, 1961. Details include stage curtain and Christmas decorations.
Call Number: Dahl_0687, coopcentre:1614

Title: [Credit Union, Assiniboia, Saskatchewan]
Institution: Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, University of Saskatchewan
Description: Image of man conversing with female bank teller in Assiniboia’s Credit Union. Partially obscured illustrated sign on left-hand side of photo. In background: clerk working at desk, sconce light, and clock with Credit Union logo.
Call Number: Dahl_0674, coopcentre:665

Title: Mr. and Mrs. Bob McKay
Institution: Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, University of Saskatchewan
Description: Image of Mr. and Mrs. Bob McKay seated in front of three men and one woman. Both women are wearing netted hats and brooches on their jacket lapels. Written in pencil on back of photo: "Front row: Mr. and Mrs. Bob McKay (2nd GM of wholesale). 1946."
Call Number: CSCPrint_0030, coopcentre:1634

Title: [Interior of Co-op service station]
Institution: Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, University of Saskatchewan
Description: Image of interior of Co-op service station. Large stock of miscellaneous items on display. Advertisement in window offering free muffler inspection. Brochures entitled “Is this part of your car safe?” displayed on top shelf. Advertisements on wall for Coca-Cola (slogan: “Be Really Refreshed!...Ice Cold Coke!” and Fanta Golden Orange (slogan: “It Freshivates!”). A red and white Coca-Cola vending machine (product sold in traditional glass bottles) seen on right-hand side of photo; cardboard cut-out of iconic Coca-Cola Santa Claus on top of vending machine. Circa 1963.
Call Number: Dahl_0428, coopcentre:667

Title: [Assiniboia Co-op Christmas concert]
Institution: Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, University of Saskatchewan
Description: Image of four men performing a skit for Assiniboia’s Co-op Christmas concert in December of 1961. Ladder seen on left-hand side; Christmas decorations in background.
Call Number: Dahl_0645, coopcentre:1607

Title: Hauling farm fuel, 1924
Institution: Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, University of Saskatchewan
Description: Image taken in 1924 of five men preparing to haul farm fuel from a United Farmers of Alberta depot. Four men stand on a raised platform outside of the storage facility, while another man prepares to drive a wooden wagon pulled by two horses. Additional details include snow on ground, barrels—including oil barrels—and a telephone wire faintly seen in background. Back of photo: "Hauling farm fuel from a UFA depot (1924)"
Call Number: CSCPrint_0006, coopcentre:1712

Title: [Assiniboia Co-op Christmas concert]
Institution: Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, University of Saskatchewan
Description: Image of a formally dressed audience watching Assiniboia’s Co-op Christmas concert, December, 1961. Man in background smoking a cigarette. Woman in foreground, wearing black dress, also holding a cigarette. Projector visible on right-hand side of photo. Indiscernible sign or picture on wall. Small Christmas decorations hang below curtained windows. "Crowd" written in pencil on slide.
Call Number: Dahl_0652, coopcentre:1613

Title: [Co-op staff Christmas party]
Institution: Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, University of Saskatchewan
Description: Image of Co-op staff posing for photo at store Christmas party. Group crouching on floor flanked by shelves of jarred goods (left-hand side) and dairy products, including creamery butter and buttermilk (right-hand side). A calendar (printed with image of woman and the words “star cabs”) and more jarred and canned goods can be seen in background on right-hand side of photo. Tinsel streamer spelling out the words “Merry Christmas” looped above group. The word “meat” is covered over with more tinsel. Man seen on far right of top row is standing next to a frozen ham.
Call Number: CSCPrint_0023, coopcentre:1719

Title: [Assiniboia Co-op Christmas concert]
Institution: Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, University of Saskatchewan
Description: Image of two men performing a skit for Assiniboia’s Co-op Christmas concert. Man seated at table is dressed in women’s clothing (complete with fur stole and hat) and shoes. A shopping cart with a large “Kraft Foods” box sits on stage. Other details include a ladder (far left), Christmas decorations, a glass bottle (visible on table), and microphone.
Call Number: Dahl_0648, coopcentre:1616

Title: [Assiniboia Co-op Christmas concert]
Institution: Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, University of Saskatchewan
Description: Image of two women and four men performing a skit for Assiniboia’s Co-op Christmas concert. Both women are bent over with their backs to the crowd. Man on far left is holding a rolled-up newspaper in his hand. Details include cardboard boxes, stacking chairs, Christmas decorations, and microphone.
Call Number: Dahl_0657, coopcentre:1608

Title: [Co-op store clothing department]
Institution: Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, University of Saskatchewan
Description: Image of clothing section in Co-op store. Decals of the word “clothing” as well as top hat, cane, and gloves pasted to wall. Suitcases line shelf. Bow ties and cuff links on display in foreground of picture (left-hand side). Small sign advertises McGregor hosiery (caption: “quality hose for men). Shoe department located at back of store.
Call Number: CSCPrint_0003, coopcentre:1718

Title: [Co-op Christmas concert, Assiniboia, 1963]
Institution: Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, University of Saskatchewan
Description: Image of four men demonstrating a mock magic trick for Assiniboia’s Co-op Christmas concert, December, 1963. One man is standing in large cardboard box while another man pretends to push a blade through it. Microphone on left-hand side of photo; Christmas decorations on wall.
Call Number: Dahl_0660, coopcentre:1611

Title: [Co-op Christmas concert, Assiniboia, 1963]
Institution: Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, University of Saskatchewan
Description: Image of two young girls performing a song for Assiniboia’s Co-op Christmas concert, December, 1963. One girl reads or sings from a leaflet in her hand while another plays guitar. A large microphone stands in front of them. Other details: stage curtain, Christmas decorations on wall. Girls' names labeled on slide as Bev and Marg (last name indiscernible)
Call Number: Dahl_0669, coopcentre:1615

Title: [Horse-drawn delivery wagon]
Institution: Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, University of Saskatchewan
Description: Image of horse–drawn Co-op milk and cream delivery wagon. Snow on ground and wagon balanced on sleigh runners; a blanket is draped over the horse. The wagon is standing in front of a large brick building—most likely a factory—with paned-glass windows. Factory door is standing open. A large sign is mounted above the door with the word “butter” partially discernible. The Co-op logo, the words “Milk & Cream” and a two-digit phone number (Phone 46) painted on sides and back of wagon. Leafless branches visible on left-hand side of photo. Date unknown, but taking into account the two-digit phone number, the photo was likely taken in the 1920s or early 1930s.
Call Number: CSCPrint_0022, coopcentre:1605

Title: [Co-op parade float]
Institution: Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, University of Saskatchewan
Description: Image of two men and one woman riding a Co-op float for a parade. Woman is holding a pink parasol above her head. Co-op signs attached to both the vehicle and float. Background details include a building, two parked cars, power lines, and a small group of people seen on left-hand side of photo.
Call Number: CSCPrint_0034, coopcentre:1713

Title: [Assiniboia Co-op Christmas concert]
Institution: Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, University of Saskatchewan
Description: Image of four men, all bent over with hands on their knees, performing a skit for Assiniboia’s Christmas concert in December of 1961. A fifth man holding papers in his hand is seen on right-hand side of photo. Details include microphone and Christmas decorations.
Call Number: Dahl_0653, coopcentre:1606

Title: Hy-grade Mine staff dinner
Institution: Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, University of Saskatchewan
Description: Image of nine men and eight women at a staff dinner marking the closure of the Hy-Grade mine, a Federated Co-operatives-owned coal mine located near Drumheller, Alberta; circa 1962. Details include decorative streamers and crêpe paper bells, a floral tablecloth, and various items on table, including saltshakers and peppershakers, dessert glasses, drinking glasses, cups and saucers, ashtrays, and a packet of cigarettes. Written in pencil on back of photo: “Staff dinner…closing of Hygrade mine approx. 1962"
Call Number: CSCPrint_0013, coopcentre:1714

Title: [Co-op shopping centre, 1960s]
Institution: Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, University of Saskatchewan
Description: Image of interior of Co-op store, circa 1960s. A variety of items are displayed, including hardware (featured beneath a “builders supplies” sign}; tricycles and toy wagons; metal trash cans; clothing (including cardigans advertised for $3. 29); Rubbermaid Safti-Grip bath mats (with sign above stating “Don’t fall!”); board games, Handi-bands rubber bands; household tape (White Tapes), and stuffed toys.
Call Number: CSCPrint_0004, coopcentre:1632

Title: [Interior of Co-op grocery store]
Institution: Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, University of Saskatchewan
Description: Image of Co-op frozen foods section. Illustrated sign with the word “dairy” mounted on wall. Canned goods line top shelf of freezer. Man in white shirt and hat visible behind butcher’s counter. A scale (also on counter) and shopping carts visible on right-hand side of photo. Fluorescent lighting on ceiling; vent discernible in top right-hand corner.
Call Number: CSCPrint_0001, coopcentre:1603

Title: [Co-op coffee and ice cream shop]
Institution: Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, University of Saskatchewan
Description: Image of two men drinking at a counter table inside Co-op grocery store. A female employee can be seen rinsing dishes on opposite side of counter. Items on countertop include napkin dispensers, sugar dispensers, cups and saucers, and creamers. Details behind counter: a box of ice cream cones (“tastes great” printed on box); ice cream maker/dispenser (cut-out image of woman holding sundaes mounted above machine); a Coca-Cola soda fountain; coffee jars and pots; a dessert display case, and stacked cups and saucers. Additional details: a row of empty chairs; a potted plant (seen on left-hand side of photo); a coat stand and hangers; shopping carts and baskets; fluorescent lighting on ceilings, and numbered cashier markers.
Call Number: CSCPrint_0020, coopcentre:1720

Title: [Co-op produce aisle]
Institution: Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, University of Saskatchewan
Description: Image of Co-op produce aisle, circa 1970s. Boxes of oranges line top shelf; onions on sale (buy two for .29 cents). Details include produce scale and fluorescent lighting on ceiling.
Call Number: CSCPrint_0040, coopcentre:1717

Title: [Assiniboia Co-op Christmas concert]
Institution: Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, University of Saskatchewan
Description: Image of man dressed in wig and women’s clothing performing on stage for Assiniboia’s Co-op Christmas concert, December of 1961. He is wearing a red sash printed with the words “Miss Grey Cup 196[1?].” Details include a ladder, stage curtain, and Christmas decorations.
Call Number: Dahl_0650, coopcentre:1609

Title: Matador Co-op Farm
Institution: Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, University of Saskatchewan
Description: Image of men working the fields of the Matador Farm, a co-operative enterprise established near Kyle, SK, in April of 1946. Photo taken in 1952. Following WWII, the Co-operative Commonwealth Association offered crown land and monetary assistance to individuals--including returning soldiers—willing to farm on a co-operative basis. Their production of quality grain was so successful that they eventually surpassed their quota, prompting them to integrate livestock into production. This co-operative movement flourished until the mid-1950s, when the farms began to decrease in number. The Matador farm was revitalized and repurposed multiple times throughout the 20th century; it permanently disbanded, however, in 2011. “Combines at work on the Matador Co-operative Farm north of Swift Current, Sask. (1952)” written on back of photo in black ink.
Call Number: CSCPrint_0009, coopcentre:1604

Title: Empire Mine, East Coulee, Alberta
Institution: Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, University of Saskatchewan
Description: Image of Empire Mine, a Federated Co-operatives-owned coal mine located near East Coulee, Alberta. Car parked next to a building marked as “Empire Collieries,” with the word “office” painted in smaller lettering above. Smaller building visible behind the office. Building marked as the “miner’s wash house” can be seen in the distance. Two buildings (one mounted on large wooden platform), coal cart, and freight car seen on right-hand side of photo. "Empire Coal" discernible on second building (first word obscured). Written in pencil on back of photo: “Old Empire Mine (East Coulee) near Drumheller.” Circa 1940s.
Call Number: CSCPrint_0014, coopcentre:1715

Title: Fisher Branch Ukrainian Farmer's Co-operative, 1940
Institution: Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, University of Saskatchewan
Description: Image of a large group of adults and children standing in front of Fisher Branch’s Ukrainian Farmer's Co-operative general store. Various signs attached to store (some indiscernible), including two signs for Ogilvies Royal Household Flour (“Canada’s Best”). Sign above store entrance reads “Ukrainian Farmer’s Co-operative General Merchants.” Automobile seen on left-hand side of photo; fuel pump visible on right-hand side. Printed on back of photo: “Fisher Branch Ukrainian Farmers Co-operative Annual Meeting.” Dated 1940.
Call Number: CSCPrint_0047, coopcentre:1721

Title: [Co-op grand opening, Moose Jaw]
Institution: Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, University of Saskatchewan
Description: Image of large crowd watching a group of country and western singers perform in the parking lot of Moose Jaw’s Co-op store. The group is performing in front of a podium and two microphones. Co-op logo sign prominently displayed. Two men are playing guitars, one man is playing a fiddle, and another is playing a banjo (?). All men are wearing cowboy hats and western dress shirts; some of the men are wearing matching shirts with decorative piping and pink cravats. The female lead singer is wearing a pink dress and a red neckerchief; her hair is styled in a bouffant. “Community” partially visible on banner to the right. Red, white, and green streamers looped above crowd.
Call Number: Dahl_0155, coopcentre:662