The original Merchants Bank of Canada building (built 1890) was, at one time, used by St. John's Ambulance.
The second Merchants Bank of Canada building (built 1906) was used as the Brandon branch of the Western Manitoba Regional Library, and now is home to the Brandon Chamber of Commerce (P.E. 23/06/09).
The original Federal Building and Post Office was built in 1891
Custodial History
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Scope and Content
The original Merchants Bank of Canada building (right); The second Merchants Bank of Canada building (left); The original Federal Building and Post Office (centre)
Harry Spafford (b. 22 Oct 1888, d. 10 May 1978) was born in Holmfield, Manitoba. He married Isabella Hawking of Ninga in 1914 and the couple moved to Brandon in 1915 where they continued to reside until 1973. Harry worked as a locomotive fireman and then as an engineer with the Canadian Northern Railway (CN). While with CN, he was an active member of the Brotherhood of Local Engineers and Firemen No. 788 of Brandon. He served as an alderman in Brandon from 1928 to 1945. In 1932, Harry ran in the Manitoba by-election for Brandon as an Independent Labour candidate and lost to the Conservative member George Dinsdale. In 1952, Harry ran as a Co-Operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) member in the provincial election and lost to Conservative party representative Reg Lissaman. Harry Spafford passed away in Burnaby, BC, and is interred in the Ocean View Cemetery. (Source: see obituary in McG 4.1 File 66)
Scope and Content
Photograph shows Harry Spafford feeding Canada geese.
Notes
Writing on the back of the photograph reads: Harry Spafford feeding Canada geese near Vancouver 1976.
See collection level description for Custodial History.
Scope and Content
Item consists of: Winnipeg, Canada, circle (Jarrett #374) 15th October 1892 - 4p (fore runner of the squared circle). Reverse: Toronto, Ont., winged circle "AM" 21 October 1892.
Sidewalk in front of Clark Hall. Left to Right: Tom Mitchell (University Registrar), Xerox Representative, John Rice (Chair, Scholarship Committee), and Shari Decter-Hirst (Director of Development).
Item is a mini-chapbook entitled "The O Canada Poems" by Mary Melfi. It is series 3, number 8 in the Dollarpoems series. The series was published by DOLLARPOEMS with the aid of a grant from The Manitoba Arts Council.
v. 1. Introduction, acknowledgments and minority reports -- v. 2. The use of the tax system to achieve economic and social objectives -- v. 3. Taxation of income: pt. A; Taxation of individuals and families -- v. 4. Taxation of income: pt. B; Taxation of income flowing through intermediaries. pt. C; Determination of business income. pt. D; International -- v. 5. Sales taxes and general tax administration -- v. 6. Implications of the proposed tax reforms -- v. 7. Consolidated index