Papers of a conference sponsored by the University of Manitoba Faculty of Agriculture and Home Economics and the Iowa State University Center for Agricultural and Economic Development
"Report is the result of four years' consideration and debate by the Science Council's Committee on Canada's Scientific and Technological Contribution to World Food Supply."--Pref
Photograph shows the exterior of the Royal George Hotel located at 142-6th Street, Brandon. Striped awnings cover the second and third storey windows of the hotel. Dogs roam the sidewalk in front of the hotel. Advertisements cover the fence adjacent to the hotel and include: Fort McMurray town site settlement; Mortgage sale for city property; Starland Theatre featuring Miss Amy Lawrence, Soprano; Sherman Theatre; 15th Annual Horticultural Exhibition
Notes
Date ascertained from 15th Annual Horticultural Exhibition advertisement posted on fence adjacent to hotel. Address obtained from Henderson's Brandon City Directory for 1913.
Submission to the Commission on the Costs of Transporting Grain by Rail / K. J. Cooksley. -- Memorandum to the Inquiry into the Costs of Transporting Grain by Rail / Manitoba Pool Elevators, Saskatchewan Wheat Pool. -- Pool's participation in the Snavely Commission on the Costs of Moving Grain by Rail / A. D. McLeod, K. J. Cooksley
The Brandon Armoury is located at the southwest corner of Victoria Avenue and 11th Street.
Custodial History
Donated by Ron Brown.
Scope and Content
Photograph is a portrait of the Royal North-West Mounted Police C squadron returned from World War I. The photo was taken at the Brandon Armoury where the squadron was housed before being restationed.
Notes
Information on the photo was taken from G.F. Barker's Brandon: A City (p. 200).