The 1940 International Plowing Match:

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The images in this gallery are from the 1940 International Plowing Match and Farm Machinery Demonstration fonds at Elgin County Archives.

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The County Display

This poster includes pictures taken from the period.  It depicts agricultural produce intended to whet the appetite.

Match Officials Drawing Lots
(Reference Code: ECVFC5Sh7) (Reference Code: R5S2Sh4B1F42)
Field Plan

Shows the lots next to Highway No. 4 that were used for the 1940 IPM.

Invitation issued by the Elgin County Warden, Clarence Patterson.
(Reference Code: ECVFB2F58) (Reference Code: ECVFB42F59)
Official Program and Prize List. Front cover.  Official Program and Prize List. Back cover. 
(Reference Code: ECVFB92F58) (Reference Code: ECVFB92F58)

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