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Album - The Wigwam Island

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Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900s]
Accession Number
1-2015
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
1-2015.277.A5
Accession Number
1-2015
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900s]
Physical Description
4" x 2.5" (b/w)
Material Details
mounted in album
Physical Condition
Photo is warped
Scope and Content
Photograph shows wooden buildings on a small island. A suspension bridge links the island to the mainland.
Notes
Writing beneath the photograph in the album reads: "The Wigwam" Islet
Storage Location
1-2015 McG 1.4 Box 1 (in stacks, top shelf)
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Album - Trembley iron ore cars

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Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900s]
Accession Number
1-2015
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
1-2015.277.A13
Accession Number
1-2015
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900s]
Physical Description
4" x 2.5" (b/w)
Material Details
mounted in album
Physical Condition
Photo is warped
History / Biographical
Trembley was a point along the Algoma Central Railway line that connected the Helen Mine to the Michipicoten Harbour. It is located southwest of Wawa, Ontario.
Scope and Content
Photograph shows railroad tracks. A line of ore cars stretch along one track. Writing on the side of one of the cars (#3017) reads: Algoma Central Railway Co.
Notes
Writing beneath the photograph in the album reads: Trembley - Ore Cars
Name Access
Algoma Central Railway Co.
Subject Access
Railroad Transportation
railways
mines
Storage Location
1-2015 McG 1.4 Box 1 (in stacks, top shelf)
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Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900s]
Accession Number
1-2015
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
1-2015.277.A16
Accession Number
1-2015
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900s]
Physical Description
4" x 2.5" (b/w)
Material Details
mounted in album
Physical Condition
Photo is warped
Scope and Content
Photograph shows two wooden buildings along a lake shore. Stencilled on one building is: The Mammoth Clothing. A wood-framed boat rests behind one of the structures.
Notes
Writing beneath the photograph in the album reads: Wawa Lake
Name Access
Wawa, Ontario
Subject Access
lakes
Storage Location
1-2015 McG 1.4 Box 1 (in stacks, top shelf)
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Album - Wawa Village

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Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900s]
Accession Number
1-2015
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
1-2015.277.A17
Accession Number
1-2015
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900s]
Physical Description
4" x 2.5" (b/w)
Material Details
mounted in album
Physical Condition
Photo is warped
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a town site in the winter. Approximately a dozen wood-framed buildings and log cabins line a main thoroughfare.
Notes
Writing beneath the photograph in the album reads: Wawa Lake
Name Access
Wawa, Ontario
Subject Access
settlement
towns
winter
Storage Location
1-2015 McG 1.4 Box 1 (in stacks, top shelf)
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Album - winter road

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Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900s]
Accession Number
1-2015
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
1-2015.277.A18
Accession Number
1-2015
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900s]
Physical Description
4" x 2.5" (b/w)
Material Details
mounted in album
Physical Condition
Photo is warped
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a winter road cutting through the brush.
Notes
Writing beneath the photograph in the album reads: winter road on way from Wawa to Helen?
Name Access
Wawa, Ontario
Subject Access
winter
roads
Storage Location
1-2015 McG 1.4 Box 1 (in stacks, top shelf)
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Album - winter travelling

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Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900s]
Accession Number
1-2015
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
1-2015.277.A25
Accession Number
1-2015
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900s]
Physical Description
4" x 2.5" (b/w)
Material Details
mounted in album
Physical Condition
Photo is warped
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a frozen lake. Two men walk alongside three dogs pulling a toboggan loaded with supplies.
Notes
Writing beneath the photograph in the album reads: Travelling
Subject Access
winter
dogs
Storage Location
1-2015 McG 1.4 Box 1 (in stacks, top shelf)
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Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900s]
Accession Number
1-2015
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
1-2015.277.A10
Accession Number
1-2015
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900s]
Physical Description
4" x 2.5" (b/w)
Material Details
mounted in album
Physical Condition
Photo is warped
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a possible work camp in the brush during the winter. Possibly occupied by Italian workmen.
Notes
Writing beneath the photograph in the album reads: "Dago" Colony
Subject Access
winter
work camps
Storage Location
1-2015 McG 1.4 Box 1 (in stacks, top shelf)
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Album - yard at Brient

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Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900s]
Accession Number
1-2015
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
1-2015.277.A8
Accession Number
1-2015
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900s]
Physical Description
4" x 2.5" (b/w)
Material Details
mounted in album
Physical Condition
Photo is warped
History / Biographical
Brient was a point along the Algoma Central Railway line that connected the Helen Mine to the Michipicoten Harbour. It is located southwest of Wawa, Ontario.
Scope and Content
Photograph shows ore box cars in a railway yard.
Notes
Writing beneath the photograph in the album reads: yard at Brient
Name Access
Brient, Ontario
Subject Access
mines
railways
Transportation
winter
Storage Location
1-2015 McG 1.4 Box 1 (in stacks, top shelf)
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Christmas Tree Farm - aerial view

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Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[2009]
Accession Number
1-2015
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
1-2015.36
Accession Number
1-2015
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[2009]
Physical Description
11" x 8.5" (colour)
Material Details
reproduction
Scope and Content
Colour photocopy shows an aerial view of the Fred McGuinness property - Christmas Tree Farm - on section 17.
Name Access
Christmas Tree Farm
Subject Access
residences
aerial photographs
farms
Storage Location
McGuinness oversize storage drawer (1-2015)
Arrangement
From RR #3 family letters
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Donald Street looking south from Portage Avenue, Winnipeg

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Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1927
Accession Number
1-2015
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Creator
Printer: Valentine
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
1-2015.125
Accession Number
1-2015
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1927
Physical Description
3.5" x 5.5" (colour)
Material Details
postcard
Scope and Content
Postcard shows a street scene of Donald Street looking south from the Portage Avenue Intersection.
Notes
Writing on the back of the postcard reads: Aug 9, Dear ruth, Aunt Eva, Aunt Annie and Fred were over to the bowlnig greens tonight. Every one fine. Doddy. Postcard is addressed to Ruth McGuinness, 337-17th St., Brandon, Man. Postmarked: Winnipeg 12 PM Aug 10 1927 Man.
Name Access
Winnipeg
Subject Access
street scenes
street cars
streetcars
Transportation
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
Arrangement
McG 1.1 file 17
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Grand View Hotel interior

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Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1913
Accession Number
20-2009
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
20-2009.23
Accession Number
20-2009
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1913
Physical Description
7" x 5" (b/w)
Material Details
on matting
Scope and Content
Photograph shows the possible interior of the Grandview Hotel. A young man is working behind the counter that holds a cash register and tobacco display case. A calendar for March 1913 advertises O.L. Harwood's Insurance, Real Estate, and Loans. Below the hotel's 35-room call box is an advertisement for the Public Stenographers Company. A postcard stand holds cards of Brandon's courthouse and other prominent buildings.
Notes
Date ascertained from calendar above counter.
Name Access
Grand View Hotel
Public Stenographers Company
Subject Access
hotels
building interiors
advertising
tobacco
cigar dealer
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
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Grand View Hotel interior

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Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1913
Accession Number
20-2009
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
20-2009.23a
Accession Number
20-2009
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1913
Physical Description
7" x 5" (b/w)
Physical Condition
photograph is torn
Scope and Content
Photograph shows the possible interior of the Grandview Hotel. A young man is working behind the counter that holds a cash register and tobacco display case. A calendar for March 1913 advertises O.L. Harwood's Insurance, Real Estate, and Loans. Below the hotel's 35-room call box is an advertisement for the Public Stenographers Company. A postcard stand holds cards of Brandon's courthouse and other prominent buildings.
Notes
Date ascertained from calendar above counter. This photograph is a duplicate of 20-2009.23 but is in sharper focus. Grand View is written in pencil on the back of the photograph.
Name Access
Grand View Hotel
Public Stenographers Company
Subject Access
hotels
building interiors
advertising
tobacco
cigar dealer
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
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Lorne Avenue, looking west from St. Augustine's Church postcard

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Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1952
Accession Number
1-2015
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Creator
Photograph by: J.V.
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
1-2015.9
Accession Number
1-2015
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1952
Physical Description
5.5" x 3.5" (colour)
Material Details
postcard
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a western view of the residential area along Lorne Avenue from St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Church. Roof-tops of Central School, First Baptist, Brandon College, Manitoba Power Plant, and Old City Hall are visible.
Notes
Writing on the front of the postcard reads: Lorne Avenue, looking West from St. Augustine's R.C. Church, Brandon, Man. Writing on the back of the postcard reads: The Valentine & Sons Publishing Ltd., Montreal and London, Printed in Great Britain. A cancelled George VI purple Canada 3 cent stamp has been postmarked: Brandon SP 11 52.
Name Access
Lorne Avenue
Subject Access
residential streets
residences
churches
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
Arrangement
McG BR#9 - "Ashgrove Farms CBC"
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Mulgrave, Nova Scotia, view from Hadley's Hill

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Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[19--]
Accession Number
20-2009
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Creator
Photographer: Fad Foto
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
20-2009.221
Accession Number
20-2009
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[19--]
Physical Description
5.5" x 3.5" (b/w)
Material Details
postcard
Scope and Content
Photograph shows the harbour in the town of Mulgrave, located along the Strait of Canso in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Notes
Writing on the front of the postcard reads: Mulgrave, N.S. View from Hadley's Hill - "Fad Foto"
Name Access
Mulgrave, Nova Scotia
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
Arrangement
From 20-2009 #4 plastic envelope #2
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Rooftop view from Prince Edward Hotel

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Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1927
Accession Number
20-2009
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
20-2009.166
Accession Number
20-2009
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1927
Physical Description
5" x 7" (b/w)
Material Details
reproduction
Custodial History
Donated to Fred McGuinness by G. Baldock in 1971
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a view from the rooftop of the Prince Edward Hotel. The south side of the Brandon Hotel (most recently the Brandon Inn) and a service station along Prince Avenue can be seen.
Notes
Writing on the back of photograph reads: across the street from roof of P.E. Hotel 1927
Name Access
Prince Edward Hotel
Brandon Hotel
Subject Access
hotels
downtown
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
Arrangement
From 2009 loose photos, from File 13
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