The McKee Archives is the copyright holder for the Stuckey materials.
Storage Location
Lawrence Stuckey collection
Arrangement
[Mr. Stuckey put 2 negatives and a print in the same envelope. He numbered the negatives BH2 and BH2a. We separated them and kept his original numbering. We numbered the print BH2aa and placed it in its own envelope.]
Bunclody, MB was located near Souris, MB. The bridge in question crossed the Souris River.
Custodial History
Photograph was donated by a "Mrs. Wilson" in 1989.
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a portion of the Great Northern Railway track with the Bunclody bridge in the background. Also visible are a couple of houses, railway cars, lumber and part of the Souris River. The photograph was taken in early winter or early spring.
Built 1882 by Joseph E. Woodworth M.L.A. as a private enterprise toll bridge; See Barker pg. 3 [G. F. Barker, Brandon: City, 1881 - 1961. D.W. Friesen Printers: Altona, 1977 pp. 3 (P.E. 26/05/09).]
Custodial History
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Built 1882 by Joseph E. Woodworth M.L.A. as a private enterprise toll bridge; See Barker pg. 3 [G. F. Barker, Brandon: City, 1881 - 1961. D.W. Friesen Printers: Altona, 1977 pp. 3 (P.E. 26/05/09).]
Custodial History
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Built 1882 by Joseph E. Woodworth M.L.A. as a private enterprise toll bridge; See Barker pg. 3 (G. F. Barker, Brandon: City, 1881 - 1961. D.W. Friesen Printers: Altona, 1977 pp. 3 [P.E. 26/05/09])
Custodial History
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Scope and Content
Original First Street Bridge
Notes
View from south bank about third street (about south end of the present dam); High water and leaves on trees indicate late May or early June.
Built 1882 by Joseph E. Woodworth M.L.A. as a private enterprise toll bridge; See Barker pg. 3 [G. F. Barker, Brandon: City, 1881 - 1961. D.W. Friesen Printers: Altona, 1977 pp. 3 (P.E. 26/05/09).]
Custodial History
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Scope and Content
Original First Street Bridge
Notes
View from south bank, [east of bridge]; From postcard date-stamped 1908.
According to Stuckey and Bain (1996), “The Brandon, Saskatchewan & Hudson’s Bay Railway was built and operated as a totally owned subsidiary of the Great Northern Railway. Construction commenced in late 1905 and by the end of 1905, less than a mile of track had been laid north of the boundary at St. John. In 1906, the remaining 68.6 miles to Brandon were laid and service commenced that year. During the Depression of the 1930s, traffic declined significantly and the entire branch was abandoned in 1936. Over much of the branch’s length, the ties and rails were laid on the prairie without ballast and today little remains of the line apart from traces where there were cuts and bridges.” (p. 18)
Stuckey, L. A., & Bain, D. M. (1996). The Great Northern and Northern Pacific railways in Canada. Calgary, Alberta: British Railway Modellers of North America.
Custodial History
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Scope and Content
Great Northern Railway crane on Souris River bridge, Bunclody, Manitoba.
According to Stuckey and Bain (1996), “The Brandon, Saskatchewan & Hudson’s Bay Railway was built and operated as a totally owned subsidiary of the Great Northern Railway. Construction commenced in late 1905 and by the end of 1905, less than a mile of track had been laid north of the boundary at St. John. In 1906, the remaining 68.6 miles to Brandon were laid and service commenced that year. During the Depression of the 1930s, traffic declined significantly and the entire branch was abandoned in 1936. Over much of the branch’s length, the ties and rails were laid on the prairie without ballast and today little remains of the line apart from traces where there were cuts and bridges.” (p. 18)
Stuckey, L. A., & Bain, D. M. (1996). The Great Northern and Northern Pacific railways in Canada. Calgary, Alberta: British Railway Modellers of North America.
Custodial History
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Scope and Content
Great Northern Railway crane on Souris River bridge, Bunclody, Manitoba.
Notes
[Mr. Stuckey is unsure if this photo was taken during construction of the bridge, or whether it may have been taken during its dismantling when the railway line closed. P.E.]
From the collection of Gilford Copeland of Bunclody, Manitoba