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Photograph album with images of the visit of Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip, to the Talbot Farm, the home of Carl and Olive Wells, in the Tuxford, Saskatchewan district. Includes aerial view of farm and views of the Queen and Prince Philip visiting with various men, women and children and being shown around the farm. Images were taken by Government of Saskatchewan Photographic Services.

Princess Margaret's arrival at airport and visit to Peder Skotheim's farm, at Spruce Home.

R-B2195 (1)-(2): View of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) helicopter, which was used as the Royal aircraft, flying to the Skotheim farm at Spruce Home; Princess Margaret Descending from the helicopter. July 30, 1968.

R-B2195 (3)-(13): Photos of Princess Margaret with John G. Diefenbaker visiting Mr. and Mrs. Peder Skotheim at their farm at Spruce Home.

Item is an image showing Doukhobors cutting hay with scythes (7 men in row) from about 1900.

Agricultural film: Consists of close up shots of cutworm larvae and of an insect trap hanging from a barbed wire fence.

Historical trailers: Consists of a series of eight 1 minute vignettes related to different Saskatchewan places or historical events:

(1) Looks at the Legislative Building in Regina. Includes interior and exterior shots of the building and scenes of the opening of the legislative session with the Lieutenant Governor in attendance.
(2) Looks at the Saskatchewan Museum of Natural History (now Royal Saskatchewan Museum) building in Regina. Includes exterior and interior shots of the building and of the dioramas depicting the wildlife of Saskatchewan.
(3) Contemporary black and white film footage of men operating old steam powered threshing machinery and women providing meals to the men. Includes shots of a modern self-propelled combine operating in a farm field.
(4) Shots of a church, constructed of field stone at the turn of the century, at Dilke, Saskatchewan. Includes exterior and interior shots of the church.
(5) Looks at the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) barracks at Regina. The site has served as the Force's main training base since 1882. Includes scenes of the grounds, the little chapel and the museum.
(6) Highlights a log structure at Fort Qu'Appelle that was part of the Hudson Bay post built in 1864. The building is a designated national historic site and is open as a museum.
(7) Looks at the potash deposits in the province and their importance to the province's economy. Includes exterior and interior shots of a potash mine.
(8) Highlights the Qu'Appelle Valley as a place for water sports and other recreational activities.

Interview: An interview with Conrad Vogel, a farmer from Pelly, about the methods and advantages to growing sweet clover as feed for his cattle.

Agricultural film: Merv Abrahamson, Vice-president of the Saskatchewan Beekeepers Association, explains the process and the problems involved with wintering bees. Scenes were shot at his farm near Pelly.

News: (1) Sid Buckwold on United Appeal contest. (2) J. Spinks on education issue. (3) Student housing opening ceremony. (4) Opening at the Mendel Art Gallery. (5) Snow on farms. (6) Sid Buckwold on tax collection penalty. (7) Bert Wellman on urban renewal study. (8) Gus Bell on United Appeal fundraising. (9) Civic election voting. (10) Clarence Estey on homeowner grants. (11) Mitchinson Flying Service Ltd. hanger and planes. (12) Canadian Restaurant Association banquet. (13) Elwood Hart on Exhibition profits. (14) Vertical stacking parking lot in Britain. (15) School in Britain. (16) Robert Stanfield speaks at Progressive Conservative convention. (17) Alf Gleave on grain exports. (18) Clavet students walkathon. (19) Amateur Athletics Union convention. (20) Bergen triplets born at University Hospital. (21) Ross Thatcher on Japanese export trade market. (22) Driver education simulator at Walter Murray Collegiate. (23) Rememberance Day ceremony at City Hall. (24) Mr. Ward on unemployment insurance fraud. (25) Sid Buckwold on mobile home parks. (26) Women's hat fashions in Britain. (27) Don Koyl on budget issue. (28) Professor McClintock on sleeping sickness research. (29) Mr. Sunn on City Christmas decorating. (30) Saskatoon hobby show. (31) Roy Atkinson on grain sales to China. (32) Bert Sears, V. Dallin, Gus Bell, on United Appeal reaching goal. (33) Rev. McMurtry on United Church anniversary activities. (34) Bert Wellman on urban renewal study. (35) Tommy Lennon on arson at Buckwold's Warehouse. (36) Don Koyl on budget issues. (37) Roy Atkinson on farmers union issue.

Scenes at the annual fowl supper at Matador. (1)-(5) Dancing to "old time" music. Old-timers band consists of violin, piano, and guitar.