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Farm of John & Mabel Alward

  • CA THT IWFFonds-2006.14.04-2006.14.04/9
  • Item
  • [ca. 1908]
  • Part of Wry Family Fonds

Item is a photograph of Mabel and John Alward’s farm, formerly the Baird property, in approximately 1908. This photograph shows the house, barn, outhouses, and granary (wider white doors) where oats were stored in fall for personal use and sale.

John Willard Wry

Item is a photograph of Willard Wry standing in front of his barn with one of his calves in Sackville, NB.

John Willard Wry with Cow

Item is a photograph of Willard Wry standing in front of his barn in Sackville with a young steer.

Newspaper Article by Willard Wry

Item is a newspaper article written by John Willard Wry for the Sackville Tribune on June 10, 1937. The article is entitled, “Describes the “Wet Summer” of 53 Years Ago”, and subtitled, “Mr. Willard Wry Tells of the Difficulties Experienced by Farmers Through Adverse Weather Conditions”.

Receipt from Lounsbury’s

Item is a receipt for a potato digger for $32.50, purchased by John Alward and his cousin Ernest Rogers from Lounsbury and Co. Ltd. This piece of equipment would have been pulled by horses.

Strawberry Sales Invoice

Items are two invoices documenting strawberry sales in July 1923 bought from Willard Wry.