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Harry Tuffill fonds Family and personal life*
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Alf Shattock

Alf Shattock in his First World War uniform. "Yours affectionatly, Alf, Oct. 1917. France." is written in the right hand courner.

Community of Hobos

During the Great Depression, unemployed men rode the rails searching for work. Here, a group of them are gathered around a campfire.

Harry Tuffill

Matted formal portrait of Harry Tuffill--surveyor, World War I veteran and homesteader--taken in Toronto, Canada.

Harry Tuffill fonds

  • CA GPR 0056
  • Fonds
  • [ca. 1900]-1944

The fonds consists of photographs, postcards, and a publication from United Grain Growers. Of the 327 photographs, 110 portray surveying in the Peace Country from 1909 to 1911, 5 picture life on the Tuffill homestead, and the remaining 212 are of Mr. Tuffill’s service in WWI and family and photographs from England. There are also 72 postcards from Canada and abroad.

Tuffill, Harry

Harry Tuffill, Maud and Alf Shattock

Harry Tuffill with Maud Shattock and her brother Alf. Alf was killed during the war. After the war, Harry married Maud and returned to the Peace Country.

[Pony Race]

Image shows a pony race at Lake Saskatoon Sports in July 1910 with families watching from the sidelines. The caption beneath the photograph says “Indian Girls Racing July 1910.”

Regimental Photograph

A postcard from Alf Shattock to his mother. The back reads: "Dear Mum, Arrived quite safe at 11.45 last night had to stand all the way down. Raining quite hard all the morning. Alf".

The Camp Cow

Surveyor milking the camp cow, an important member of the crew. She is equipped with a harness and a large cow bell.

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