Item consists of portraits of the members of the Brandon College Academy III class of 1920 and their motto: "Semper paratus."
Top Row (L to R): H. Friend; E. Harrison; A. Gerrard; H. Creelman; E.l. Molberg; J. Johnson; L. Knowlton; M. Milton; and E. Carter.
Second Row (L to R): M. Bastard; E. Church; F. Wood; B. MacDonnell; L. Edminson (Vice. Pres); V. Pascoe; M. Hall; E. Mitchell; G. McCamis; and A. Mitchell.
Third Row (L to R): M. Grant; A. Macpherson; V. Skelding; L. Shaw; H. Gibson (Class Pres.); Dr. Whidden (President); W. Stordy (Sec. Treas.); B. Frith; H. Smith; and E. Gruenke.
Fourth Row (L to R): F. Austin; J.R. Evans (Principal); Mrs. Wilkie (Lady Principal, Clark Hall); and E. Wilkins.
Fifth Row (L to R): R. Stewart; G. Whitney; G. Mitchell; S. Curr; G. Jasper; and C. McMeil.
Sixth Row (L to R): D. Guthrie; R. Pollock; M. Bullock; L. Winton; M. Clark; V. Mitchell; Z. Greenwood; M. Fleming; and M. Brothers.
Seventh Row (L to R): D. MacGilvray; H. Powell; I. Molberg; B. Cranston; R. Marshall; H. Clement; G. Skelding; D. Doig; and R. Maxwell.
Bottom Row (L to R): J. Van Morman; E. McKenzie; D. Burke; E. Van Someren; and J. Hewitt.
[St. Joseph’s Academy provided education to the children of Brandon’s Catholic community and was overseen by its own Catholic school board. Many non-secular school boards would be eliminated in Manitoba in 1890. (Mitchell, T. 1986. In the Image of Ontario: Public Schools in Brandon 1881-1890. Manitoba History, Number 12, Autumn 1986)]
Custodial History
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Scope and Content
Teaching Fathers of St. Joseph's Academy
Notes
St. Joseph's Academy was built 1883, closed 1895; Copy neg.; From St. Michael's Academy Collection
This revised and enlarged edition comprises a selection of material from the two original volumes: Famous Canadian Stories and More Famous Canadian Stories
Gordon Irwin (1878 - 1968) was a long-time barber in Brandon, Manitoba. Irwin was born in Allenbank, Ontario. He married Elizabeth Jane Rollings (b. 04 Dec 1880, Napanee, ON; d. 24 Jul 1976, Brandon, MB) in Malton, Ontario, on January 11, 1905, and the couple moved to Brandon shortly thereafter. According to Henderson's Brandon City Directories, Gordon Irwin worked as a barber, for more than 49 years, in various establishments throughout the city. Notable shops include: the Imperial Hotel (1906), the CPR Barbers (1913-1923), Heise's (1929-1935), Kidds (1930-1941), and Robert Fowles (1949-1955). The Irwins celebrated their diamond anniversary in 1965, which was photographed and profiled in the Brandon Sun (14 Jan 1965, 8). According to his Brandon Sun obituary (19 April 1968, 12), Gordon Irwin passed away in Brandon on April 17, 1968, and was interned in the Rosewood Cemetery.
The decorative ceiling and border are consistent with another photograph of a tobacconist's shop in the McGuinness collection (see 20-2009.1). According to Henderson's 1909 Brandon City Directory, Gordon Irwin - a barber - and tobacconist J.S. Rosby shared at storefront at 919 Rosser Avenue. This address is situated on the north side of Rosser Avenue, adjacent to a laneway. It is possible that the back of the shop overlooks the Grand Union Hotel on the corner of Pacific Avenue and 10th Street.
Scope and Content
Photograph shows the interior of a barber shop. Three barbers are posing by their chairs and two customers are receiving a shave. The barber in the centre has been identified as Gordon Irwin. A display for Rudolf's Patent Pipes is in the foreground. An ornate tin ceiling and elaborate border are visible in the photograph. Framed pictures hang above the mirror, including an advertisement for undertakers Vincent & Macpherson (1901-1906).
Notes
Writing on the back of the photograph reads: Dave Dick says centre barber is Gordon IRWIN, location may have been about 813 Rosser. May have been Kidd's Barber Shop. Harold Tackaberry confirms IRWIN. McGUINNESS.
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