GOLDEN JUBILEE EDITION OF SASKATCHEWAN BUSINESS DIRECTORY. BUSINESS LISTINGS - OLD & NEW PHOTOS - TOWN HISTORIES.

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: Prairie Business Directories, 1955. 688 pp, 11 13/16" H. B&w photographs of businesses, schools, churches, streetscapes, etc., plus business advertisements. Introductory information/essays include: Saskatchwan Premiers; The History of Saskatchewan by Grant Maxwell; Agricultural Progress in Saskatchewan; The Fiftieth Year; The Jubilee Choir; Natural Resources; Dominion Experimental Station, Scott, Sask. by G.D. Matthews; History of University of Saskatchewan; Saskatchewan's Historic Sites; Oil and Gas in Saskatchewan; Saskatchewan's Farm Movement; Cities, Towns and Villages of Saskatchwan (noting population & clerks); Alphabetical List of Rural Municipalities, etc. The main section comprises alphabetical listings of communities from Abbey to Zenon Park, providing local histories and directories. A centre section, printed on green stock and titled "Saskatchwan's Playgrounds", gives information about provincial parks and resorts (illustrated with photographs, advertisements and map). Interior - a small bump at the top corner of approx. the first 30 pageotherwise sclean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - heavy lean to the spine, light to moderate edge wear, corner creases on covers, wrinkling on the spine.. Golden Jubilee Edition.. Soft Cover. Good.