Before becoming the McPherson & Bedford funeral home, I am pretty sure this was the home of Dr. A.T. Condell, who arrived in 1904, left in 1906, returned in 1908, was district coroner for 30 years and died in 1943 (Barker). LAS.
Custodial History
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Scope and Content
Former McPherson & Bedford Funeral Home
Notes
Located on the west side of the 100 block of 11th Street
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
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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)
As of this date, most homes in the city have been heated with natural gas for 20 years. However there is still a good market for stoker coal in rural areas, and Cumming & Dobbie seem to be the last agents for it.
Custodial History
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Scope and Content
Cumming & Dobbie Coal Dock
Notes
Located on the 600 block of 9th Street
This view [from the south] includes 3 Canadian National coal hoppers
[Mr. Stuckey put 2 negatives in same envelope. We separated them and numbered them EA30(1) and EA30(2).]
As of this date, most homes in the city have been heated with natural gas for 20+ years. However there is still a good market for stoker coal in rural areas, and Cumming & Dobbie seem to be the last agents for it.
Custodial History
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Scope and Content
Cumming & Dobbie Coal Dock
Notes
Located on the 600 block of 9th Street
This view, from the northwest, includes a Norfolk & Western hopper car of smith (forge) coal from Pennsylvania.
[Mr. Stuckey put 2 negatives in same envelope. We separated them and numbered them EA30(1) and EA30(2).]
This coal dock was purchased from W.E. Strange & Son in 1958. It was moved from the east side of the 300 block of 10th Street to this location on the west side of the 600 block of 8th Street.
Custodial History
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This building, demolished in 1971 or 1972, was used by Western Grocers for many years, and then Richard (Dick) Town used it as a vegetable warehouse during the last ten years or so it was standing. Dick does not remember when it was built (it had no date) but remembers its first tenant as being Borbridge Harness, a harness manufacturer. (From L.A.S. conversation with R. Town, June 13, 1977.)
Borbridge Western Ltd. had extensive contracts with Canadian Army Cavalry during WWI.
Custodial History
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Scope and Content
Western Grocers Building
Notes
This building was located on the east side of 11th Street, between Rosser & Pacific Avenues.