History Photos: $1,000 bill

Recalling Credit Union’s expansion in 2001. It was 25 years ago when the Credit Union’s Main Street building in Kindersley underwent an expansion and extensive renovations. Work began in the summer and fall of 2001 and finished the following spring. PHOTO COURTESY THE KINDERSLEY CLARION, OCT. 11, 2001

Eston nurses’ residence. Did you know the town of Eston once had a nurses’ residence? The building was located in the same area as the current clinic and town office building. PHOTO COURTESY PRAIRIE WEST HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Have you ever seen a $1,000 bill? This 1937 Canadian banknote features Sir Wilfrid Laurier on the front. From 1954 on, the bill featured Queen Elizabeth II. Printing of the bill stopped in 2000. Although it’s no longer legal tender, well-preserved $1,000 bills can be worth $2,700 and up to currency collectors. PHOTO COURTESY OLD CANADIAN SERIES