Watrous Pictures

Here are pictures of Watrous and Area that have been collected from different sources. For more information on each, click
for an enlargement in slideshow format.

Early 1900's


Plymouth Homesteaders
Finding Water
Finding Water

Trenching Water in
The Creek
Hunting

Ole Bjorndahl Sod House
Norman Fisher Sod Shack, c1906
Norman Fisher 2

Sod House
Sod Making
Road Construction Cook House

Mandel
Mandal
Mandal Post Office 1906

Survey Camp 1905
Railroad Gang
Laying steel GTPRR

Mandal to Watrous 1908
General Store Watrous 1908
Bjorndahl Store Ledger-1.

Bjorndahl Store Ledger-2.
Bjorndahl Store Ledger-3.
Bjorndahl Store Ledger-4.

Burke's Blacksmith Shop
The Men Who Built Watrous
T N Bjorndahl Store

T N Bjorndahl Store
TNB Breaking Sod
TNB House 1908

TNB International Motor Buggy
TNB Blotter
TNB Shop

TNB Shop
Whitmore Tent Restaurant, 1909
Whitemore Tent Restaurant, 1909

Spring Thaw
Main Street 1909
GTP Depot Watrous 1909

GTP Station 1909
Main Street 1909
Main Street c1910

Main Street 1910
Main St., May 2, 1910
Watrous Main St c1910

Fire Hall No. 1 - 1910
Pioneer Restaurant
Anton Leytrud 1910

Norris-IHC
Picnic
Renown 1911 - 50 Degrees Below

Mayor & Council 1911-1912
Anglican Church, c1912
Travel 1913

Military Train, August 29, 1914
Renown Elevators
First Hospital until 1948

Pringles Implement Shop, Venn
Mackie Horses, early 1900's
Loading Hay Alcock

Wash Day 1915
Watrous Elevator, constructed 1909
Bank of Commerce, 1909-1936

Watrous School 1909-1960
Watrous School 1910
Watrous School

3rd Ave. W. & Water Tower
Dr. Hixon 1908-
Dr. Reg Stype 1908-

Exhibition Grounds
Main St Looking North
Water Tower







Watrous Post Office

New Cars-Grest Motors
WW1
Main Street Watrous

Cressman Post Office - c1905
Dance - March 1910
First Ave E - June 1909

Main Street 1910-12
Main Street - May 18-1911
Main Street - Wooden Walks

Majestic Theatre
Watrous Old 1
Watrous Old 2

Watrous-Sod House
Map of Venn
Map of Venn

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Early Agriculture


Eight HP Plow
Shocking



Bjorndahl Farm












Rumley Oil Pull

Dump Rack
Dump Rack
IHC Tractors

Harvest
Threshing Grain, early 1900's

1920's


Watrous CNR
Venn Station
Watrous Station

Watrous VIP Group
Post Office Locks
First Legion Building -1964

Alcock Farm Beef, 1920's
Leslie Horses
Harding Coyote Pelts, 1920's

Renown CPR Station
Venn CN Station
Watrous Rail Yards, 1920's

Mennonite Group, 1920's
Renown School, 1919-1952
United Church, 1920's

Beanery
Outhouse
1924 Model T

Main Street Watrous c1928
Town c1928
Watrous Band

Early Parade 1920's

Watrous July 1924 Panoramic High Resolution jpg Source: Watrous Town Office; Scanning: G.Bergen

1930's


Butterly Car
Pontikes Store, 1930's
St. Olaf's Church

Myron's Snowplane 1935
Watrous Band 1935
Watrous Band 1935 -back

Fire Engine, 1937 Ford Chassis
Drill Rig Amazon
Sunday Picnic 1938

Skating 1930s
Train George VI, June 3, 1939
George VI, Queen Elizabeth, Mayor Agar

Manitou Hotel 1939

1940's


Bank Cage 1942
Royal Bank 1942
Miss Canada Girls, WWII

Band WWII
Laddy
Road Building 1944

Venn Porter Club 1944
Harvesting c1945
Hospital 1948-1988

John Deere Model G, c1949
tuning in
Play at Roxy

Watrous Main St Before 1950
Watrous Station, 1940's
Main St 1940's

Watrous Fire Brigade 1943
Arena Opening 1948
Carnival Queen

Construction of Hospital 1948-49
Construction of Hospital 1948-49
Construction of Hospital 1948-49

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Watrous 63

1950's


Brock School 1950s
Skating Rink, 1948-1964
Watching Train, c1950

Snow Banks at School, 1950's
First Diesel, 1953
prior to 1910 in 1954

Xena Ladies, 1955
Curling in Renown, mid-1950's
Main St 1955

Parade, 1955
1956 Pontiac
1951 Ford

Watrous Hockey 1957
Oil Drilling, c1955
Roxy

Seniors-Watrous 50th
Amazon Elevators, 1959
Christmas Concert, Plymouth School

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Watrous 28

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Watrous 56
Watrous 59

Watrous 60
Watrous 62

Pioneers of Watrous 1955 High Resolution jpg; Key; Source: Dwight Kornelsen; Scanning: G.Bergen

1960's


Diefenbaker Visit, August 11, 1961
Diefenbaker Letter 1961
Diefenbaker Letter 1961

Note-Olive Diefenbaker
Diefenbaker Visit 1961
4H Beef Calves, 1961

Main Street 1963
Main Street 1960's
4H float, 1965

Country Guide 1965
Spring 1967
Bakery 1967

Watrous Cadets, 1969
Guernsey Band
Watrous Acme Service

Late 1900's


Watrous Aerial 1971
Watrous Aerial 1971
Whoops!

Whoops!
Watrous Warriors 1976
Medical Dental Building 1983

Catholic Church
Pentecostal Church
St Olaf's Church

United Church
Kingdom Hall
Roxy Theatre, 1983

Pharmacy, 1983
Lynn's Flowerland, 1983
Grest Building, 1983

New Cameo Restaurant, 1983
Carmans 1983
School Unit 1983

Watrous CNR Station, 1983
Amazon Elevator
Renown Elevator

Venn Elevator
Watrous Elevator
Simpson Elevator

Young Elevator
Plunkett Elevator
Anglican Church

Venn Elevator Fire
Lumber Yard Fire
The Rock

Watrous Art Salon, 1981
New Hospital, 1988
New Hospital 1988

Mosaic Potash
Music Jamboree
Jamboree Committee 1999

Time Capsule 2000
Swimming Pool closed 2002
Old Hospital

Diefenbaker Train 1979

Hospital Addition 2010-2012


Artist Rendering - Front
Artist Rendering - Back
Foundation - Dec 10, 2010

Foundation - Dec 10, 2010
Foundation - Dec 10, 2010
Floor - Jan 17, 2011

Floor - Jan 17, 2011
Floor - Jan 17, 2011
Floor in place - Jan 29, 2011

Floor in place - Jan 29, 2011
Floor in place - Jan 29, 2011
Walls going up - Mar 2, 2011

Walls going up - Mar 2, 2011
Walls going up - Mar 2, 2011
Walls up - Mar 22, 2011

Walls up - Mar 22, 2011
Walls up - Mar 22, 2011
Roof on, Mechanical - Apr 25, 2011

Roof on, Mechanical - Apr 25, 2011
Roof on, Mechanical - Apr 25, 2011
May 17, 2011

May 17, 2011
May 17, 2011