S. J. McKee Archives

Manitoba Flying Farmers Convention

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Part Of
CKX fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1967
Accession Number
11-2010
Part Of
CKX fonds
Creator
CKX
Description Level
Item
Series Number
M
Item Number
11-2010.M4d
Accession Number
11-2010
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1967
Material Details
Negative
History / Biographical
Manitoba Flying Farmers Convention appears to have been a convention for farmers who planted and sprayed their crops using aerial techniques.. The Manitoba Flying Farmers were organized in 1956 in Brandon, Manitoba. Organizational meetings were held in a hanger at the Brandon Flying Club. The first Regional 5 Flying Farmers Convention in Manitoba was held 1961. Nearly 200 people attended the first convention from various provinces and states including: Alberta, Saskatchewan, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnisota, Wisconsin, Montana and Colorado. Alberta and Saskatchewan had their own district leaving Manitoba in a district with North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnisota and Wisconsin. This photo was taken at the 11th Annual Manitoba Flying Farmers Convention on the weekend of April 7th, 1967.
Custodial History
See Fonds level description for custodial history
Scope and Content
Image of convention attendants listening to the speaker. There is a large number of women in the audience.The large number of women in the photo could be attributed to Flying Farmers queens of each distrcits encouragement of women learning to fly. The image appears to have been taken at the Prince Edward Hotel.
Notes
Description by Jillian Combs.
Subject Access
downtown
building interiors
hotels
Agriculture
conventions
Repro Restriction
Canadian Copyright Law may apply. Consult the archivist for access
Storage Location
CKX fonds - 2010 accessions
Arrangement
Original order maintained. Series arranged alphabetically by letter (A-Z) but negatives not alphabetical within each series.
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