# Homestead applicants at the Lethbridge Land Office, 1 May 1912

From [*Heritage of the High Country: A History of Del Bonita and Surrounding Districts*](/books#heritage-of-the-high-country) (Del Bonita Historical Society, 1981), printed p. 6; PDF scan 20. ISBN 0-88925-190-8.

**Date: 1 May 1912.** The date is printed in the book caption. The Land Office shown is in Lethbridge; the photograph relates to homestead applications for the Del Bonita area.

Caption: “Lineup of prospective homesteaders at the Land Office, May 1, 1912. First twenty in line: 1. Theodore Herman Stagg; 2. Bert Campbell; 3. Harry Bowen; 4. James Hutton, 5. George Weatherley, 6. Jack Woods; 7. Edward (Dad) Woods; 8. John Farries; 9. Vernon W. Hayes (Buck); 10. Joe Lucky; 11. Mrs. Anne Farries; 12. Walter Ledgerwood; 13. Leighton Moore; 14. Hugh William Harper; 15. Sharpe Henry; 16. Jack Purchase; 17. John Spencer; 18. Mrs. E. Waters, 19. Harry Orcutt; 20. Mrs. Edith Wiley for Walter Wiley.”

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[University of Calgary catalogue](https://digitalcollections.ucalgary.ca/asset-management/2R3408T8W0EU). No photographer is named in the printed caption. The book crop has not been assigned a museum accession number.

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[Machine-readable provenance](/provenance/del-bonita-land-office-queue-1912-05-01-book.json).