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More than 1,000 customers flock each Saturday to Elmira
More than 1,000 customers flock each Saturday to Elmira

More than 1,000 customers flock each Saturday to Elmira

Date7/31/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: Many vendors are Mennonite families who get up at sunrise to have their produce on sale by 6:30 a.m. Market was set up by townsfolk who want farmers and customers to get a better deal by eliminating the middleman in the industry.
GeographyCity, town, twpWoolwich (Ont. : Township)
GeographyNeighbourhoodElmira (Woolwich Township, Ontario)
GeographyHistorical locationsElmira (Ont.)
GeographyRegion or DistrictWaterloo (Ont. : Regional municipality)
GeographyProvince or StateOntario
GeographyCountryCanada
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTS-2-125-GO-061
Gingerbread men attract customers of all ages at the new Elmira farmers' market
Gingerbread men attract customers of all ages at the new Elmira farmers' market
7/31/1972
Horse and buggy at the Elmira farmers' market
Horse and buggy at the Elmira farmers' market
7/29/1972
A Mennonite couple with a buggy full of farm produce head for the new Elmira farmers' market
A Mennonite couple with a buggy full of farm produce head for the new Elmira farmers' market
7/31/1972
The old-world dress of Mennonite families enhances the rural atmosphere of a new farmers' market which opened last month at Elmira, 12 miles north of Kitchener
The old-world dress of Mennonite families enhances the rural atmosphere of a new farmers' market which opened last month at Elmira, 12 miles north of Kitchener
7/31/1972
Amish dairy farmer wait to present their case to Milk Marketing Board
Amish dairy farmer wait to present their case to Milk Marketing Board
10/17/1977
Amish farmers take a break yesterday during the Ontario Milk Commission hearing
Amish farmers take a break yesterday during the Ontario Milk Commission hearing
10/17/1977
Pony cart rides were one of the events of the fair staged by Mennonites Saturday in New Hamburg to raise more than $90,000 for the Mennonite Central C(...)
Pony cart rides were one of the events of the fair staged by Mennonites Saturday in New Hamburg to raise more than $90,000 for the Mennonite Central C(...)
5/27/1973
Mennonites tear down Barn, piece by piece, A 50-strong Mennonite group from the Elmira area on Monday tore down a huge barn in Vaughan, on the east si(...)
Mennonites tear down Barn, piece by piece, A 50-strong Mennonite group from the Elmira area on Monday tore down a huge barn in Vaughan, on the east si(...)
5/4/1990
Horses Are Tethered, to the cemetery fence near the Mennonite hall in Elmira, in the area where many Old Order Amish have farms. The Amish don't use c(...)
Horses Are Tethered, to the cemetery fence near the Mennonite hall in Elmira, in the area where many Old Order Amish have farms. The Amish don't use c(...)
11/20/1973
Priciest horseflesh in town, Central Canada's farmers gather annually in Metro at the Farm Show in Exhibition Place to do more than chew hayseeds and be neighborly
Priciest horseflesh in town, Central Canada's farmers gather annually in Metro at the Farm Show in Exhibition Place to do more than chew hayseeds and be neighborly
1/30/1980
Quilting bees like this one in Hillcrest Mennonite Church are held each year prior to the Relief Sale
Quilting bees like this one in Hillcrest Mennonite Church are held each year prior to the Relief Sale
5/18/1972
Hand-Made Quilts, for sale are one of the highlights of the Mennonite Relief Sale to be held this Saturday at New Hamburg. Here Mrs. Abraham Dick and (...)
Hand-Made Quilts, for sale are one of the highlights of the Mennonite Relief Sale to be held this Saturday at New Hamburg. Here Mrs. Abraham Dick and (...)
5/19/1971