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Ministry of Agriculture films New Westminster (B.C.)
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New Westminster fair -- 1928

The item is a reel of documentary film from 1928. "Scenes include Manager and office staff of the New Westminster Fair. A young boy travelling to the fair on a toy horse and sulky. Decorated teams of six horses, each hauling large wooden carts with proud drivers to the fair-grounds. Two of the carts are: "Ruby Stock Farms -- Portland Oregon" and "Mainland Transfer Co. Ltd." Scenes of Clydesdale horses, an Ayrshire bull, a Guernsey bull, a Jersey bull, a Holstein cow, an Ayrshire bull and a small model bull-pen. A prize-winning Tamworth boar among several other boars and sows. Winners of best sheep breeds shown and named. Sheep dog demonstration. Mountain lambs, controlled by dog. B.C. honey display --stacks of bottles in display booth, First Prize shown." (Colin Browne)