Travel in time with 20 vintage photos of the Calgary Stampede

The countdown is on, and with Stampede right around the corner, the whole city is feeling the anticipation. While we wait for the time to go by, why not take a short stroll through history? These vintage photos of the Calgary Stampede date all the way back to the 1900s, and they’re pretty cool to see.

We spent some time digging through photographs in the Glenbow Archives in the University of Calgary’s digital collections to snag some shots of the Calgary Stampede from years past.

While the photos you can take on your phone nowadays might surpass these in quality, you’ll definitely still recognize a lot of the events and traditions we still have today.

Here are 20 old photos from the Calgary Stampede, enjoy!

Calgary Exhibition and Stampede parade. Date unknown.

Eddie Pardee with lasso. Date unknown.

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Chiefs and visitors. Date unknown.

Patsy Rodgers on horseback in Calgary Stampede Parade. 1946.

Calgary Exhibition and Stampede parade. Date unknown.

Herman Linder at Calgary Exhibition and Stampede. 1934.

Parade, date unknown.

Three cowgirls, date unknown.

First Nations Village, date unknown.

First Nations Village, date unknown.

Stampede horses fording Elbow River, date unknown.

Chuckwagon race, date unknown.

Bronc breaking loose, date unknown.

First Nations group in Calgary Exhibition and Stampede parade, date unknown.

John Jordan riding in the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede, 1937.

Jack Wade riding in the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede, 1940.

Calgary Exhibition and Stampede, date unknown.

Stampede Queen float in Calgary Stampede parade, date unknown.

Former Stampede Queen Gloria Klaver in Calgary Stampede parade, 1949.

Pete Knight on ‘Counterfit’, photo used on 1933 Stampede Poster.

Which of these vintage Stampede photos is your favourite?

Have you been going to the Calgary Stampede for a long time? Let us know how it’s changed, and what’s stayed the same, in the comments below.