Children playing with puppets they made at a program at the Bradford Public Library.

Mayor, Reeve, Deputy-Reeve and members of Council, members of Public Utilities Commission, town officials and local clergy on platform during cereconies, Jan. 11, announcing town status for Bradford.

Bradford area residents, Murray and Ruby Faris are justifiably proud of their home and even more so, since it won them a prize at this year's International Plowing Match. The home was judged as best century farmhouse, in the farm homestead improvement competition. Mrs. Faris noted it was interesting that all the winners in the competition were pork producers.

Dorothy Matthews and J. M. (Duck) Roberts sort mail in busy post office.

Possibly Paul Currier. Please contact the library at 905-775-3328 if you have any further information.

A troop of bagpipers march down Holland Street West for the parade.

Photograph of a children's parade float from 1953. Please contact the library (905-775-3328) if you have any more information about this photo.

This photo shows the 1953 parade making its way down Holland St. W. The photo was taken from Compton's apartment above Compton's IGA looking to the east.

Photograph of a crown float from a parade. Please contact the library (905-775-3328) if you have any more information about this photo.

Picture of a children's parade float from 1953. Please contact the library (905-775-3328) if you have any more information about this photo.