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Trek of the Conestoga

Description
Creator
Hunsberger Photos, St. Jacobs, Ontario
Media Type
Image
Item Type
Photographs
Description
Arrival in Galt, Ontario of the horse-drawn conestoga wagon at the end of a trek from Lancaster, Pennsylvania to Waterloo County commemorating the 155th anniversary of Lancaster Mennonites emigrating to Waterloo County. A toll gate was put up and the toll paid by the wagon with a basket of vegetables.
Notes
See the Waterloo Historical Society journal, Volume 40, 1953.
Inscriptions
Printed at bottom: "Hunsberger".
Date of Original
30 June 1952
Date Of Event
30 June 1952
Dimensions
Width: 36 cm
Height: 31 cm
Image Dimensions
Image Width: 24cm
Image Height: 19cm
Subject(s)
Local identifier
L-2-10
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 43.35742 Longitude: -80.292048
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