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- CA BWGPL WEG-Mar-OS8365
- 1950
Part of WEGWHIST Collection
Breaking up land (3000 acres) on the Colbar Marsh north Bradford in the New Marsh around 1950 with a one-furrow plow. Lou Neilly (a World War II fighter pilot from Gilford) is driving the tractor and Jack Armstrong is on the plow.
- CA BWGPL WEG-Mar-OS8452
Part of WEGWHIST Collection
Mechanized harvesting of onions using tractors and pallet boxes.
- CA BWGPL WEG-Mar-OS8959
Part of WEGWHIST Collection
An onion topper, the first step in harvest mechanization on the marsh.
- CA BWGPL WEG-Mar-OS9311
- Item
- 1946
Part of WEGWHIST Collection
Freshly broken marshland in 1946. The break in the tree line is for Highway 400.
- CA BWGPL WEG-Mar-OS9440
- 1946
Part of WEGWHIST Collection
Ken Hunter, Russ Chard and Walter Horlings breaking new land on the marsh.
- CA BWGPL WEG-Mar-OS9452
- 1944
Part of WEGWHIST Collection
ACAF Bomber crashed on the marsh in the early 40's. The plane was not badly damaged as it plowed into the muck. B.B. and Dodger Collings were hired to jack it out. They brought it to Bradford on a scow. This is at the dock in Bradford.
- CA BWGPL WEG-Mar-OS9490
- 1944
Part of WEGWHIST Collection
A boat pulling a smaller scow after the Avro Anson plane crash on the marsh. Men in photo are B.B. Dodger, Ben Woodcock, Jack Rodgers and B.B. Collings.
- CA BWGPL WEG-Mar-OS9491
Part of WEGWHIST Collection
Mechanized harvesting on the marsh. If you have any additional information about this photo please contact the library at 905-775-3328.
- CA BWGPL WEG-Mar-OS9519
- Item
Part of WEGWHIST Collection
Leon Radder with bunches of carrots ready for washing.