In the 1910s and 1920s, the format and style of immigration posters changed considerably. The earlier information-based posters were replaced with big colourful designs that combined familiar domestic images with views of prosperity. Rather than include information on immigration in the poster itself, the new posters were designed simply to pique the viewer's interest. A contact name was listed on the poster for those wanting further information.
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In the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, immigrants to Canada arrived with trunks, crates, chests, suitcases and bags packed full of belongings to help them start a new life on the Prairies and elsewhere.
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Farming families did not make it to town often. Instead of cash they traded some of their goods for the things they needed. Sometimes they traded their extra butter, eggs or vegetables for things that they could not grow (baking powder, tea, coffee) or make. Shoes, hammers, saws, nails, wire, dishes, pots and material to make clothing were sold at the general store.
There were shelves on the walls and wooden pegs for hanging up pots and pans as well as clothing. Clothing was also kept in chests or trunks. A cradle was made for the baby. The family slept on wooden beds with ropes stretched across the frame to hold the straw mattresses. The beds were covered with homemade feather quilts.
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