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Group photograph taken during a tour of Sarjit "Mac" Singh's Cloverdale Produce Farms on 4623 168th Street, Surrey. A group of men are seen standing in a line together. Photograph includes: George Rush, manager of the Lettuce Co-op, Jack Wilks, general manager of the B.C. Coast Vegetable Co-op, Liberal candidate Ed Carlin and Hon. H.A. (Bud) Olson, Canadian Minister of Agriculture.
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Group photograph taken during a tour of Sarjit "Mac" Singh's Cloverdale Produce Farms on 4623 168th Street, Surrey. A group of politicians are seen inspecting soil conditions during their tour. Photograph includes: George Rush, manager of the Lettuce Co-op (left), Jack Wilks, general manager of the B.C. Coast Vegetable Co-op, Liberal candidate Ed Carlin and Hon. H.A. (Bud) Olson, Canadian Minister of Agriculture.
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Photo of dairy farmer G. Joginder Singh Bains holding some grass from his 40 acre field.
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Photo of a Sikh man standing on a horse-drawn buggy in a field; cows pictured to the left; small building and barn visible behind the man; Mt. McGuire and Liumchen Mountain visible in the background. Photographer: Frederick G. Leary. ca. 1914-1920
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This photograph depicts Joseph Tamboline (Jr) and a South Asian farm labourer threshing oats on Westham Island. Joseph (Jr), William Tamboline's brother, farmed his father Joseph's pioneer farm on Lot 189. Joseph married Ellen Frew (Nell) who was Margaret Tamboline's sister.
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This photograph depicts a farmer on a Holt Crawler tractor and two South Asian farm labourers standing beside the tractor on the Burns Farm in Delta.
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This photograph depicts four farm labourers, including two South Asian men, filling bags with oats. Behind them is a large pile of straw and beside them is a threshing machine.
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This photograph depicts a man and woman with two South Asian farm workers, next to a threshing machine, and a large pile of straw. They are likely one of the Wright family farms in South Delta.
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This photograph depicts South Asian farm workers labourers gathering bunches of hay in a field. They are likely one of the Wright family farms in South Delta.
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This photograph depicts horse drawn machinery cutting hay, and various farm labourers, including South Asian men. They are likely one of the Wright family farms in South Delta.