Smudge fire burning, Hemaruka area, Alberta.

Manure was burned during the summer to keep mosquitoes away from animals. Cattle and horses learned to stand on the windward side of the smoke, where they got relief from insects.

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Date n.d.

Creator Unknown

Genre Negatives, Photographs

Place Alberta

Subject Farm life, Fires

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Fonds/Collection Alberta Women's Institute. Photograph Project fonds

Reference code CA ACU GBA F0061

Link to Finding Aid https://searcharchives.ucalgary.ca/alberta-womens-institute-photograph-project-fonds

Unique identifier CU1117464

Legacy Identifier na-4175-4

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"Smudge fire burning, Hemaruka area, Alberta.", unknown date, (CU1117464) by Unknown. Courtesy of Glenbow Library and Archives, Libraries and Cultural Resources Digital Collections, University of Calgary.