Cookstown Agricultural Society

: Parade Queen; Image of a woman sitting on the backseat of a blue car with its roof down, wearing a sash and crown, waving during a parade through Cookstown. The car is driven by a man wearing a grey suit, and a women in the passenger seat. The Royal Bank is visible in the background.

: Parade on Queen Street; A 1997 Agricultural Society parade float traveling through Queen Street in Cookstown. The float is being pulled by a tractor. Two children and two adults sit on the float with a cooler box, plants, and some woodworks such as birdhouses. A sign for the Chestnut Inn is visible in the background. The parade took place as part of the 130th Fall Fair.

: Pet Show Contestants; Photo of a number of pet show contestants at the Cookstown Agricultural Fair. Three dogs and several owners and families are gathered in a loose circle with vehicles and RVs visible behind them.

: Pony Rides; Image of a boy enjoying a pony ride at the Cookstown Agricultural Fair. The boy is smiling while sitting on a pony, wearing a blue t-shirt, blue/grey shorts, black running shoes, and a white baseball cap turned backwards. The pony has red reins, a red blanket, and brown leather saddle. There is a sign to the right of the boy that says "A & A Farm Yard Friends (905) 838-0671 PONY RIDES $2.00". There is a yellow truck on the left of the image in the background, and a blue and white stripped tent on the right of the image in the background.

: Potato Peeling Contest; Image of children participating in a potato peeling contest at the Cookstown Agricultural Fair. Five children can be seen standing at a table with potatoes and metal peelers

: Pub Night; Image of unidentified women sitting in red leather chairs inside of a pub/bar.

: Pub Night; Four unidentified women pictured inside of a pub, sitting on red leather chairs.

: Queen Street Station Store; Image of the exterior of Cookstown's "Queen Street Station" store. There are two women standing on the sidewalk in front of the store in colourful period costumes, holding woven baskets. There is a man standing on the porch, outside the entrance to the store, with a clothing rail next to him.

: Queen of The Furrow Parade; Image of a burgundy coloured tractor pulling a float during a Cookstown Agricultural Society parade, with the "Queen of the Furrow" seated behind the driver of the tractor. She is wearing a blue sash, tiara, white cardigan, and black patterned skirt. The float that is being pulled is advertising the International Plowing Match event.

: Queen of The Furrow Winners; The 1997 South Simcoe and North Simcoe "Queen of the Furrow" winners being announced - the two winners can be seen on the left side of the image. In the red sash, on the far left, is North Simcoe winner Susan Dunlop. In the blue sash, right of Dunlop, is South Simcoe winner Melanie Quist. Two members of the Cookstown Agricultural Society are wearing red jackets, making the announcement on an outdoor stage.

: Quilt Display; Image of a display of quilts, and other homemade goods that have award ribbons on them. Photo taken during a fair at the Cookstown Fairgrounds.

: Quilting Station at the Fall Fair; Photo of a quilting station at the Cookstown Agricultural Fall Fair. There is a woman in a blue dress and white apron, sitting at a spindle wheel, demonstrating how it works. Behind her on a blue wall is a pink bordered quilt with flowers on white in the center. Two chairs holding textile samples are located on the right of the image with signs that say "Cookstown" on their back rests.

: Raffle Announcement; Image of a raffle ticket being drawn from inside a green barrel at the Cookstown Agricultural Fair. The barrel is made out of wood and has been painted green. The man standing on the left of the barrel is holding a microphone and wearing a striped shirt and jeans. There are two women standing on the right of the image, with one leaning into the barrel to select the winning raffle ticket. Both are wearing red polo shirts with long denim skirts. The raffle selection is taking place inside a blue and white striped tent.

: Road-side gathering; Image of cars parked along a dirt track, with people gathering outside of their cars. There is a truck at the back of the line of cars, with its latch open, serving lunches and drinks to the people present.

: Silver King Tractor; Image of a tractor driving along a sandy path, in front of an audience at the Agricultural Fall Fair on the Cookstown Fairgrounds. The tractor is a Silver King, painted silver with red wheels and decals. On the right side of the image there is a snack bar that sells pizza, baked potatoes, and cold pop. The snack stand is flying the Union Jack flag and Canadian flag.

: South Simcoe Queen of The Furrow; Image of South Simcoe Queen of the Furrow, Melanie Quist, being driven on a tractor outdoors. She is wearing a blue sash to distinguish her, and a tiara on her head. The tractor is pulling a trailer that has a Canadian flag, and Ontario flag, and two other unidentified flags.

: South Simcoe Queen of The Furrow; South Simcoe Queen of the Furrow, Melanie Quist, on a tractor during a parade on Queen Street in Cookstown, 1997.

: Steam Engine Display; Image showing the front end of a steam engine tractor, on the left side. This tractor was manufactured by Waterloo Manufacturing Company. On the right side of the image, the audience for the parade can be seen sitting and standing. Photo taken at the Cookstown Fairgrounds for the Agricultural Fall Fair.

: Super Quilt; A newspaper clipping of two women standing in front of a quilt with the caption: "Super quilt: Cookstown residents Betty Coburn and Elaine Gadsen admire the grand champion quilt of the Cookstown Fair made by Jean Murphy, also of Cookstown. Despite threatening skies and cool winds, many area residents admired various displays at the fairgrounds last weekend." Photo by Nancy Pack. Appeared in the 21 September 1983 issue of The Witness.

: Sweeping the rink; Mike Elines, President of Cookstown Agricultural Society, sweeping the concrete floor of an indoor ice rink, with a young boy sitting on the broom head. Behind them, there is a black pickup truck parked on the rink. Photo taken in May 1985.

: Tecumseth Fife & Drum Band; Image of the Tecumseth Fife & Drum marching band, led by a woman holding a banner that says "Pride of Tecumseth Pipe & Drum Band". The band is participating in a parade in Cookstown in 1989. A sign reading "Mrs. Ogden's British Shop" is visible on a red brick building behind the band.

: The Anglican Parish Nurse Float; Image showing a tractor pulled float belonging to the Anglican Parish Nurses. The float holds group of people sitting on lawn chairs, in addition to a wooden religious cross attached to the back of it. The float has multiple banners attached to it that read "THE ANGLICAN PARISH NURSES" and one on the back of the float that reads "WE ARE HERE FOR YOU".

: The Anglican Parish of St. John's and St. Peter's Float; A float holding members of the St. John's and St. Peter's Anglican Parish participating in a parade in Cookstown for the Fall Fair.

: The Anglican Parish of St. John's and St. Peter's Float; Image of a float during a Cookstown Agricultural Society parade. People are seated in deck chairs on the float, with blankets. There is a sign on the float that states "The Anglican Parish of St. John's and St. Peter's".

: Tractor Display; Image of a "Oliver 99" green tractor, participating in a parade associated with Cookstown Agricultural Society. The tractor can be seen on the Cookstown Fairgrounds, with audiences and crowds in the background.

: Tractor Parade; Image showing a parade through what is assumed to be fair grounds. Two red tractors lead the parade, followed by a marching band. On the left of the image, families can be seated at picnic tables. On the right of the image is a temporary stage, attached to a wooden trailer.

: Two Drysdales horses pulling a wagon; Image of two draft horses harnessed and pulling two people a red wagon. Sitting on the wagon is a man dressed in jeans and a blue polo shirt, holding a child who is dressed in jeans, Wellington boots, and a purple and green shirt - the child is holding the reins to direct the horses. The man and child have been identified as Rob and Cole. The man is the Heavy Horse Show sponsor, the event which they could be attending, and has been identified as a Master Mechanic

: Vendors During A Parade; Image of two vendors lining the side of the road during a parade in downtown Cookstown. On the left is a table for Thompson Orchards of Cookstown selling apples, apple cider, honey, and jams. On the right is an unnamed table selling beef sides for $1.79 for over 250 pounds or $1.99 for under 250 pounds, pork sides for $1.19 a pound, capons for $1.79 a pound, utility turkeys for $0.99 a pound, farmers sausage for $1.99 a pound, and 11 pound boxes of bacon for $20. The sign also reads "C.N.E. special with any $400 order free 12/14 lb. turkey". A man in a white coat and sunglasses with a nametag that reads "John" sits at the table with a little blonde girl beside him.

: Victorian Costumes; Image showing three unidentified people dressed in Victorian period costumes standing in front of the Cookstown Agricultural Society's 'Agricultural Snack Bar' located on the Cookstown Fairgrounds.

: Victorian Costumes; Image of nine unidentified people posing in Victorian period costumes at the Cookstown Fairgrounds. The women are wearing long dresses with bonnets, and the men are wearing black suits with top hats.

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