The Brandon Co-op building is located between 6th and 7th Street on the south side of Princess Avenue. The building later housed the Brandon Public Library and Convergys.
Custodial History
See fonds level of the CKX records for custodial history.
Scope and Content
Image of the hand and power pools department at Brandon Co-op.
Composite portrait of the Wheat City Business College class, 1920. F.A. Wood, Principal, Instructors: Mr. D.S. Forsyth; Miss. J. H. Snider; Miss. M.D. Cowan; Miss. I.E. McKewer.
Wheat City Business College was established in 1904, when J.W. Beveridge and F.E. Werry resigned from the Commercial Department of Brandon College to establish the Wheat City Business College. It was located originally in the Commercial Building on 10th Street, owned by Hughes and Co. Wheat City Business College continued to operate until the later 1960s.
Custodial History
The photograph was donated to the Archives in February 2007 by Robert McDonald, who is the nephew of Catherine McDonald, who is pictured in the photograph. Robert McDonald inherited the photograph from his aunt after her death.
Scope and Content
Portraits of the students and staff of the 1908-1909 class at the Wheat City Business College.
Wheat City Business College was established in 1904, when J.W. Beveridge and F.E. Werry resigned from the Commercial Department of Brandon College to establish the Wheat City Business College. It was located originally in the Commercial Building on 10th Street, owned by Hughes and Co. Wheat City Business College continued to operate until the later 1960s.
Custodial History
The photograph as donated to the McKee Archives by alumni of the Wheat City Business College sometime before 1997.
Scope and Content
Portraits of the students and staff of the Wheat City Business College.
Wheat City Business College was established in 1904, when J.W. Beveridge and F.E. Werry resigned from the Commercial Department of Brandon College to establish the Wheat City Business College. It was located originally in the Commercial Building on 10th Street, owned by Hughes and Co. Wheat City Business College continued to operate until the later 1960s.
Custodial History
The photograph as donated to the McKee Archives by alumni of the Wheat City Business College sometime before 1997.
Scope and Content
Portraits of the students and staff of the Wheat City Business College.
Wheat City Business College was established in 1904, when J.W. Beveridge and F.E. Werry resigned from the Commercial Department of Brandon College to establish the Wheat City Business College. It was located originally in the Commercial Building on 10th Street, owned by Hughes and Co. Wheat City Business College continued to operate until the later 1960s.
Custodial History
The photograph as donated to the McKee Archives by alumni of the Wheat City Business College sometime before 1997.
Scope and Content
Portraits of the students and staff of the Wheat City Business College.
Item consists of portraits of the members of the Brandon College Business Department 1921.
Top Row (L to R): E. Bowering; W.A. Brandon; F. Field; G. Crowhurst; M. Erickson; P.J. Green; and L. Laing.
Second Row (L to R): H.V. Jones; M. Peddicord; D. Gray; and H. Reynolds.
Third Row (L to R): E. Campbell; F. Sainsbury; O. Larson; J. McFarlane; M. McCombe; and E. Larson.
Fouth Row (L to R): P. Houston; D. Magnusson; G. Boyd; and I. Copeland.
Fifth Row (L to R): M. Overend; E. Clarke; A. McFarlane; Mr. B. J. Morse (Instructor); Miss J. Taylor (Instructor); D.C. Bricker; A. Bly; and E. Evenden.
Bottom Row (L to R): M. MacKay; H.J. Moffat; N. Prince; R.A. Harris; E. King; P. Hockis; H. Hindorff; and L. McLean
Photograph was in possession of Mrs. Ruby Miles, who passed the image on to Fred McGuinness. McGuinness makes reference to Mrs. Miles and this photograph in his Sunbeams column (Source: F.A. Rosser, "Another interesting chat with a daughter of the plains," Brandon Sun 18 Aug 1981).
Scope and Content
Photograph allegedly shows the Wheat City Business College graduating class standing outside a woodframed building in the winter. Affixed to the building are posters/advertisements that read: Happyland, Monday July 30 [1906?]. A banner spelling Happyland in large block letters hangs above the building's door that is numbered 209. Surrounding the banner are the red ensign/Dominion of Canada flags.
The students are wearing long wintercoats with fur collars, some are wearing fur hats. The men appear to have ribbons pinned to their lapels. On the left of the photograph, a group of three female students are sitting in a horse-drawn sleigh and have fur robes on their laps. On the right, a number of students are standing on a horse-drawn sled. Two individuals can be seen holding megaphones, another student is holding a basketball.
Notes
Writing on the back of the photograph reads: 1909, Tenth Street and Princess. Two yellow labels are affixed to the back of the photograph. one reads: graduating class, Wheat City Business College. The other reads Mrs. K.L. McGregor, 157-4th St.
Photograph shows a group of 10 men, eight whom are wearing sweaters with the letters WCBC appliqued across the chest. The goalie is seated in a wodden chair and wears his goalie pads and skates. The four other players in the front row are also wearing skates and have their hockey sticks.
Notes
Writing on the front of the photograph mat reads: Wheat City Business College Hockey Club, 1912
There is staining and warping along the bottem left hand corner. One small stain on G.H. Mann.
Custodial History
Photograph was given to Carla Eisler in Alumni Relations by Alfred James Tulloch in 2013. Eisler then gave it to the McKee Archives.
Scope and Content
Item consists of portraits of the members of Brandon College's Business Department for 1906-1907.
Top Row (L to R): C. Brown; J. Lloyd; W.R. Iredale; R.L. Dalgleish; J.C. Brydon; J. Lochead; C.V. Johnston; M. Carey; W.H. Hoey; M. Alexander; A.G. Nelson; S.F. Lietz; A.J.H. Hearn; B. Henderson; A.C. Campbell; and E. Obleman.
Second Row (L to R): K. Cameron; E.M. Rollins; A.S. Gimby; A. Lochead; J.L. Campbell (Committee); C.I. Stewart (Com.); W. Aagaard (Vice Pres.); J.A. Perdue (Pres.); A.B. Ruth (Sec. Treas.); F. Schofield; D.R. Lamont; A. Lee; M.L. Tamblyn; and D.J. Harrison.
Third Row (L to R): A. Newton; M. Ross; V. David; E. Shillabeer; E. Turnbull; J.A. Gillis; I. Patten; E. Chesley; A. Dwyer; G.V. McArthur; A. Brown; and H. Klemm.
Fourth Row (L to R): C. Kirkland; P.A. Ruth; C. Walmsley; T. Wilson; T. Wilson; Dr. A.P. McDiarmid; Prof. Doolittle; H. Hinton; D. McNair; T. Orchard; and R. Hammond.
Fifth Row (L to R): H. Kerr; R. Muller; W.A. Vandervoort; V. Edwards; M. Anderson; W.L. Chapman; A. Lee; and A. LaPointe.
Sixth Row (L to R): I.E. Newton; G. Orchard; A. Rutherford; P. Mallory; M. Pattison; and G. Miller.
Seventh Row (L to R): T.H. Henley; W. Smith; M. McCaul; L.J. Blight; L. Shuttleworth; Chas. Dutton; F.J. Robertson; W. Holden; G. Herbert; M. Boyles; H.G. Whitman; E. Smiley; L. Neilly; C. Morrison; G.H. Mann; and J. Tulloch.
Eighth Row (L to R): Chas. Clyde; L. Whitchelo; C. Tulloch; M. Falconer; J.C. Clemment; P. Lee; M. Ritchie; W.H. Edgar; J.H. Elsey; A. Wade; W. Kahlo; J.M. Elsey; S. Falkenberg; O. Lee; L. Campbell; and F. Mann.
Ninth Row (L to R): M. McMullen; L. Sutherland; J.M. Bergstrom; and E. Haney.
Notes
Alfred James Tulloch is the son of J. Tulloch (seventh row). Duplicate is BUPC 9.72
Backing board is warped and has two large tears on the back. There is foxing on the image and board on the front
Custodial History
Image was donated to the McKee Archives in 2020 by Don Smith, Associate Curator/Manager of the Cornwall Community Museum/SD&G Historical Society and a volunteer with the City of Cornwall's Heritage Cornwall Committee. Smith was asked by a local used bookstore owner to find a home for a box of items they had acquired from the new owner of a Lancaster, ON are antique/collectibles operation.
Scope and Content
Composite portrait of the players, manager and president of the Wheat City Business College hockey team. The name and position/role of each man is written in the bottom right corner of their portrait.
There are water stains along the bottom of the matting.
Custodial History
Photograph was donated by Pinewood Museum at Wasagaming through Mary-Ann Lepper in September 2004. At one time the photograph belonged to P. Lee.
Scope and Content
Item consists of portraits of the members of Brandon College's Business Department for 1906-1907.
Top Row (L to R): C. Brown; J. lloyd; W.R. Iredale; R.L. Dalgleish; J.C. Brydon; J. Lochead; C.V. Johnston; M. Carey; W.H. Hoey; M. Alexander; A.G. Nelson; S.F. Lietz; A.J.H. Hearn; B. Henderson; A.C. Campbell; and E. Obleman.
Second Row (L to R): K. Cameron; E.M. Rollins; A.S. Gimby; A. Lochead; J.L. Campbell (Committee); C.I. Stewart (Com.); W. Aagaard (Vice Pres.); J.A. Perdue (Pres.); A.B. Ruth (Sec. Treas.); F. Schofield; D.R. Lamont; A. Lee; M.L. Tamblyn; and D.J. Harrison.
Third Row (L to R): A. Newton; M. Ross; V. David; E. Shillabeer; E. Turnbull; J.A. Gillis; I. Patten; E. Chesley; A. Dwyer; G.V. McArthur; A. Brown; and H. Klemm.
Fourth Row (L to R): C. Kirkland; P.A. Ruth; C. Walmsley; T. Wilson; T. Wilson; Dr. A.P. McDiarmid; Prof. Doolittle; H. Hinton; D. McNair; T. Orchard; and R. Hammond.
Fifth Row (L to R): H. Kerr; R. Muller; W.A. Vandervoort; V. Edwards; M. Anderson; W.L. Chapman; A. Lee; and A. LaPointe.
Sixth Row (L to R): I.E. Newton; G. Orchard; A. Rutherford; P. Mallory; M. Pattison; and G. Miller.
Seventh Row (L to R): T.H. Henley; W. Smith; M. McCaul; L.J. Blight; L. Shuttleworth; Chas. Dutton; F.J. Robertson; W. Holden; G. Herbert; M. Boyles; H.G. Whitman; E. Smiley; L. Neilly; C. Morrison; G.H. Mann; and J. Tulloch.
Eighth Row (L to R): Chas. Clyde; L. Whitchelo; C. Tulloch; M. Falconer; J.C. Clemment; P. Lee; M. Ritchie; W.H. Edgar; J.H. Elsey; A. Wade; W. Kahlo; J.M. Elsey; S. Falkenberg; O. Lee; L. Campbell; and F. Mann.
Ninth Row (L to R): M. McMullen; L. Sutherland; J.M. Bergstrom; and E. Haney.
Postcard has graphite smudge on the top right corner of image
History / Biographical
Wheat City Business College was established in 1904, when J.W. Beveridge and F.E. Werry resigned from the Commercial Department of Brandon College to establish the Wheat City Business College. It was located originally on the top floor of the Commercial Building at 143-10th Street, owned by Hughes and Co. Wheat City Business College continued to operate until the later 1960s. In 1911, the Henderson's Brandon City Directory lists the following teachers on staff: Mamie J. Macdougall, John B. Sample, John H. Snyder, Nettie M. Werry, and F.A. Wood (principal).
Custodial History
Donated to Fred McGuinness by Allena Strath (nee Coombs).
Scope and Content
Postcard depicts the 1911 class of the Wheat City Business College. Students include: O. Mutrie, E. Mailey, J.W. Belcher, S. Downey, H.R. Dustan, G. Greaves, D. Burden, C.J. Howey, M. Madder, A. Mills, E. Ballantyne, E. Lang, A. Binnie, L. Trent, M. Clark, E. Robertson, T. Ortenburg, A. Barnes, W.B. Grainger, V. Sanderson, H. Smith, E. Horror, M. Deacon, J. Smith, S. Gardiner, C.D. McMillan, N. Barss, E.J. Scott, M. McEwen, A. Scott, W. Naser, J. Cope, M. Trotman, J. Jackson, M. Gurr, P. McChesney, A.H. Andrews, M. Agnew, R.N. Truman, L. Cameron, T.C. Taylor, G. McClement, A. Armour, M. Drake, D. Chambers, M. Bourke, W.M. McGregor, Miss. McIlmoyle, J. Tendeck, G. McChesney, J.B. Stephens, O. Thornborough, A. Connor, H. Teale, E. Karr, P. Borland, J. Middleton, M. McIlmoyle, F.A. Wood, Principal D. Chambers, M.I. McGregor, B. McDougall, M. Maxwell, W. Crane, M. Vandeau, A. Lee, A. Hargreaves, H. Gimby, J. English, A. Coombes, H.J. McAnerin, M.C. Green, A.M. McGuinness, A.E. Shingfield, R. Blanshard, C. Goldstone, R. Heyden, Q. Oliver, N. Sterling, E. Cohen, V.E. Potter, H. Bellamy, Miss Pattison, Miss N. Werry, Miss. McQuarrie, J.H. Snyder, Miss M. MacDougall, Mr. J.S. Sample, Miss Lowry, A. Standal, G. Kennedy, C. Stojanosski, J. Elliott, M. Stnartk, R. Rewand, J. Mcneill, A. Kirchner, E. Green, E. Barnett, C.H. Howey, W. Main, M. Trew, M. Livingstone, B. Donaldson, A. Miller, J. Irwin, P. Brooks, R. Frank, S.A. Brown, B. Isman, M. Spearin, S. Thorsteinson, Miss Watson, J.A. McDonald, E. Zachary,S. Baglole, C. O'Brien, M. Thompson, F. Bockus, J. Hudama, E. Thompson, F. Shanks, M. Morrison, E. Cookman, ?.S. Wedderburn, E. Robinovitch, M. Maskew, C.A. Sharpe, M. Dack, M. Cossar, L. Grassie, I. Porteous, L. Markell, G. Burden, O. Paget, L. Cunningham, H.P. Hilton, F. Neilly, M.C. Feedman, E.F. Dixon
Notes
Back of postcard reads: A HAPPY XMAS./ and A very propersous / NEW YEAR / F.A. Wood [Principal of the Wheat City Business College]. Postcard is addressed to Miss Allena Coombs, Box 628, City, and has a cancelled one cent green King George stamp postmarked December 23, 1911, Brandon, Man.
Manitoba Flying Farmers Convention appears to have been a convention for farmers who planted and sprayed their crops using aerial techniques. The Manitoba Flying Farmers were organized in 1956 in Brandon, Manitoba. Organizational meetings were held in a hanger at the Brandon Flying Club. The first Regional 5 Flying Farmers Convention in Manitoba was held 1961. Nearly 200 people attended the first convention from various provinces and states including: Alberta, Saskatchewan, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnisota, Wisconsin, Montana and Colorado. Alberta and Saskatchewan had their own district leaving Manitoba in a district with North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnisota and Wisconsin. This photo was taken at the 11th Annual Manitoba Flying Farmers Convention on the weekend of April 7th, 1967.
Custodial History
See Fonds level description for custodial history
Scope and Content
Image of a woman presenting at the podium from the front table. Two men are sitting on either side of the woman. A sign saying "Manitoba Flying Farmers" is at the base of the table. The image appears to have been taken at the Prince Edward Hotel.
Notes
Hisotry/Bio information taken from Brandon Sun. Description by Jillian Combs.
Manitoba Flying Farmers Convention appears to have been a convention for farmers who planted and sprayed their crops using aerial techniques. The Manitoba Flying Farmers were organized in 1956 in Brandon, Manitoba. Organizational meetings were held in a hanger at the Brandon Flying Club. The first Regional 5 Flying Farmers Convention in Manitoba was held 1961. Nearly 200 people attended the first convention from various provinces and states including: Alberta, Saskatchewan, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnisota, Wisconsin, Montana and Colorado. Alberta and Saskatchewan had their own district leaving Manitoba in a district with North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnisota and Wisconsin. This photo was taken at the 11th Annual Manitoba Flying Farmers Convention on the weekend of April 7th, 1967.
Custodial History
See Fonds level description for custodial history
Scope and Content
Image of the attendants of the convention who are listening to the speaker. The image appears to have been taken in the Prince Edward Hotel.
Notes
Hisotry/Bio information taken from Henderson's Directories. Description by Jillian Combs.
Manitoba Flying Farmers Convention appears to have been a convention for farmers who planted and sprayed their crops using aerial techniques. The Manitoba Flying Farmers were organized in 1956 in Brandon, Manitoba. Organizational meetings were held in a hanger at the Brandon Flying Club. The first Regional 5 Flying Farmers Convention in Manitoba was held 1961. Nearly 200 people attended the first convention from various provinces and states including: Alberta, Saskatchewan, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnisota, Wisconsin, Montana and Colorado. Alberta and Saskatchewan had their own district leaving Manitoba in a district with North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnisota and Wisconsin. This photo was taken at the 11th Annual Manitoba Flying Farmers Convention on the weekend of April 7th, 1967.
Custodial History
See Fonds level description for custodial history
Scope and Content
Image of convention attendee. Based on the name tag he appears to be Bill Williams (?). Image appears to have been taken inside the Prince Edward hotel. There is a banner in the background.
Manitoba Flying Farmers Convention appears to have been a convention for farmers who planted and sprayed their crops using aerial techniques.. The Manitoba Flying Farmers were organized in 1956 in Brandon, Manitoba. Organizational meetings were held in a hanger at the Brandon Flying Club. The first Regional 5 Flying Farmers Convention in Manitoba was held 1961. Nearly 200 people attended the first convention from various provinces and states including: Alberta, Saskatchewan, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnisota, Wisconsin, Montana and Colorado. Alberta and Saskatchewan had their own district leaving Manitoba in a district with North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnisota and Wisconsin. This photo was taken at the 11th Annual Manitoba Flying Farmers Convention on the weekend of April 7th, 1967.
Custodial History
See Fonds level description for custodial history
Scope and Content
Image of convention attendants listening to the speaker. There is a large number of women in the audience.The large number of women in the photo could be attributed to Flying Farmers queens of each distrcits encouragement of women learning to fly. The image appears to have been taken at the Prince Edward Hotel.