Photos showing homesteading, farming and everyday life in and around South Calgary in the early days.
LEGEND: 1. Glenmore Reservoir, 2. 14th Street SW, 3. Polo Grounds,4. Heritage Drive SW, 5. Elbow Drive SW, 6. 75th Avenue SW, 7. North end of Chinook Racecourse, 8. Eagle Ridge<em>.  Glenbow Museum  photo.</em>
The Polo Grounds
Airial photo of Pump Hill Area taken in 1949. LEGEND: 1. Patton Farmhouse; 2. Now Patton Court; 3. Windmill; 4. Vegetable field; 5. Access road; 6. Current Pumphill Woods; 7. Area aquired by City for 14th Street S.W.; 8. Gravelled country road; 9. Portion of Hays Farm (now Haysboro); 10. Portion of Stedman homestead (now Southwood)
A Piece of Pump Hill
Young ladies enjoying the Elbow River near Weasel- head. Circa early 1920’s.
A Refreshing Dip
It is our auto so please do not touch!  Elsie Smith and Flora Patton guarding their transportation at a Bragg Creek campground.
Hands Off!
The Mills/Spencely farmhouse at Prairie Lodge Gardens (a market garden that now forms the Eagle Ridge community)
The Farmhouse
In the farmyard of Prairie Lodge Gardens (now Eagle Ridge Community) – circa 1930’s.
Hay for Winter
April, 1922 at Chinook Racetrack (now the Chinook community). Left to right – Nellie Williams (later Robbins), Nena Harrison (later Jeffery) and Ralph Patton.
An Afternoon at the Races
Tom Spenceley and “Georgie” Scheeler flirting at Prairie Lodge Gardens (now Eagle Ridge community) – circa 1930’s.
The Friendship Wagon
Mary (May) Mills (later Bamford) posing with the latest in transportation. Can any viewers identify the make and year of this classic automobile?
Young Lady and Her Flivver
What winter time used to be in the “Good Old Days” of Glenmore District.
It’s Snow Time!
Clarence Patton and his team on an undisclosed location in Glenmore District.
“He Rakes the Fields and Scatters ……..”
The Grandstand packed for viewing of events at the Calgary Stampede – date unknown
The Calgary Stampede
(L to R) Harvey Harrison and Ralph Patton enjoying the “Backwater” on the Elbow River near Weaselhead – circa early 1920’s
The Backwater Boys
The Mills/Spenceley troupe posing on a giant tractor in the current Kelvin Grove community – circa 1930’s
Threshing Gang
The Bow River in flood mode possibly in the Hillhurst/ Sunnyside area – date unknown
The Bow Unleashed
Nellie Williams (later Robbins) at Fairview Gardens Circa 1920
The Lady Goes Hunting
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