Photograph is stained and water damaged. A newspaper clipping about William (Billy) Muir is glued to the top left hand corner of the mat. The image is exfoliated in the right hand corner. The negative has been reverse printed.
History / Biographical
Coombs & Stewart opened the first general store in Brandon in 1881, which was located on 6th Street and Pacific Avenue. According to G.F. Barker (Brandon: A City, 1977, 291), William (Billy) Muir worked at the store until he opened his own grocery store in 1888.
Custodial History
Donated to Fred McGuinness by Allena Strath (nee Coombs).
Scope and Content
Photograph shows the Coombs & Stewart general store located on the corner of Pacific Avenue and 6th Street. A group of men pose in front of the wood-framed store.
Notes
Back of photograph reads: One of first stores in Brandon, Coombs...[?]
Item is a postcard. Image is looking northwest onto Rosser Avenue at approximatley 9th Street. Visible are the Bank of Nova Scotia (corner of 10th and Rosser), the Clement Block (formerly corner of 9th and Rosser), Tip Top Tailors, the Met Cafe, and Brown's Drug Store.
Notes
Corresponds with negative 1-2002.3.1.CA9.
Repro Restriction
The McKee Archives is the copyright holder for the Stuckey materials.
Photograph is looking east southeast along Rosser Avenue at 9th Street. Visible are: Maxine's Fabrics and Crafts, Mitro block (838 Rosser Avenue), Vogue, Ressor's, Metropolitan Store, Johnston's Drugs, Royal Bank of Canada, Eaton's, Kennedy's.
Repro Restriction
The McKee Archives is the copyright holder for the Stuckey materials.
Photograph is looking west northwest along Rosser Avenue and showing the north side of the street starting at the 700 block. Visible are: Woolworth's, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and Dayton's. McKenzie Seeds is in the background.
Repro Restriction
The McKee Archives is the copyright holder for the Stuckey materials.
This negative provides an excellent view of Rosser Avenue (looking east from 10th Street) in the early 20th century, and shows one of the first runs for Brandon's streetcar system.
This image was used as the cover image for Lee Clark's Brandon's Politics & Politicians.
Custodial History
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Photograph is looking north northeast and shows the Brandon Public Library, Smith's Tobacco Shop, Smith's Hairstyling for Men, Brandon Jewellers, and the Chrest Block, including Chrest Dry Cleaners.
Repro Restriction
The McKee Archives is the copyright holder for the Stuckey materials.
Photograph is looking north northeast from 11th Street and shows the Brandon Public Library, Smith's Tobacco Shop, Smith's Hairstyling for Men, Brandon Jewellers, the Chrest Block, including Chrest Dry Cleaners, Canadian Acceptance, Breslauer & Warren, Scotia Towers and the parking lot on the southside of the block.
Repro Restriction
The McKee Archives is the copyright holder for the Stuckey materials.
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Scope and Content
900 block of Rosser Avenue
Notes
T.D. McLean - jeweller & watchmaker; Imperial Bank of Canada; The New Era - real estate; Fortier & Bucke - Manufacturers' Agents/Canada Pacific Express Co.
The Strome & White Co. General Store (L. foreground; built 1902) became Brandon Hardware & Brandon Hardware block, later Ashdowns; The final tenant was Stylerite Hardware with two floors of residential suites. It was destroyed by fire March 27, 1983
Custodial History
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Scope and Content
View of Rosser Avenue, looking east from Seventh Street