The organization of the boys' pipe band was initiated by a group of citizens of Scottish origin in 1934. The same group engaged an instructor for the band from Scotland; the kilts were discovered in Park School and permission was given by the School Board for their use by the band.
Scope and Content
Portrait of the first Brandon Boys' Pipe Band. Back Row (L to R): Doug Robertson, Bob Patterson, Charlie Creighton, Bernard Redman, Harold Creighton, Ewan Wallace. Centre Row (L to R): Jim Summers, Don Manson, Bill Manson, Gordon Sinclair, Jim Reid, Norm Milne. Front Row (L to R): Drum Major Bill Redman, Stirling Wallace, Ken Creighton, Pipe Major Jimmie Kay.
Notes
Photograph appears in Mary Hume's Brandon: A Prospect of a City, p. 129. History/Bio information is from that book.
Repro Restriction
The McKee Archives is the copyright holder for the Stuckey materials.
The Wheat City Hotel was located at the southeast corner of the intersection of 10th Street and Pacific Avenue.
Scope and Content
Photograph is looking southeast from the northside of Pacific Avenue and shows the main entrance to the hotel. Two of the windows on the north side of the hotel have the word "parlor" written on them. McKenzie Seeds is in the background.
Repro Restriction
The McKee Archives is the copyright holder for the Stuckey materials.
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