Saskatchewan is a prairie and boreal province in western Canada, the only province without natural borders. It is a landlocked province with large distances to moderating bodies of waters. As a result, its climate is extremely continental, rendering severe winters throughout the province.
Saskatchewan has been inhabited for thousands of years by various indigenous groups, and first explored by Europeans in 1690 and settled in 1774. It became a province in 1905, carved out from the vast North-West Territories, which had until then included most of the Canadian Prairies.
In the early 20th century the province became known as a stronghold for Canadian social democracy; North America's first social-democratic government was elected in 1944. The province's economy is based on agriculture, mining, and energy. Saskatchewan's current premier is Brad Wall and its lieutenant-governor is Vaughn Solomon Schofield.
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| Family in a carriage, Humboldt, Saskatchewan |
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| Freda and Edward, Hatton, Saskatchewan, September 1921 |
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| Hanley, Saskatchewan, May 31, 1910 |
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| Humboldt, Saskatchewan, July 12, 1918 |
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| Humboldt, Saskatchewan, October 1914 |
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| Watching baseball game, Humboldt, Saskatchewan, 1912 |
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| Langham, Saskatchewan, 1909 |
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| 1st Avenue looking south, Nipawin, Saskatchewan |
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| Cutting wheat on the Franklin Realty Company's farm, Nokomis, Saskatchewan |
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| Fire at Nokomis, Saskatchewan, February 3, 1921 |
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| Nipawin, Saskatchewan, 1925 |
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| Nokomis, Saskatchewan, May 28, 1912 |
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| Prairie schooners, Nokomis, Saskatchewan |
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| Carnival, Leader, Saskatchewan, August 20, 1917 |
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| Derrick built by schoolboys, Lancer, Saskatchewan |
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| Kaiser Wilhelm Ave., Langenberg, Saskatchewan |
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| Lang, Saskatchewan |
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| Lanigan Hotel, Lanigan, Saskatchewan |
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| Loverna, Saskatchewan |
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| Luseland, Saskatchewan |
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| Lashburn Fair, Saskatchewan, 1911 |
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| Lashburn, Saskatchewan, 1908 |
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| Lashburn, Saskatchewan |
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| Sir Wilfred Laurie visits Lashburn, Saskatchewan |
