Photograph shows the interior of a store primarily selling pipes, cigars, and postcards.
Notes
Writing on the back reads: Letters on right-hand door read IMP, probably Imperial - Rosser [807] at Eigth Street. The handwriting is Fred McGuinness'. Date ascertained from Saskatoon Fair poster hanging on wall at right of photograph. Business name retrieved from Henderson's Brandon City Directory 1911. Adams Shoe Company store front visible through shop's windows.
Photograph shows the interior of a store primarily selling pipes, cigars, and postcards.
Notes
Handwriting on back of phograph reads: Harry Finnegan, Brandon, Man. Date ascertained from Waterloo Manufacturing Co. calendar hanging by door at left of photograph. Interior furnishings same as photograph 20-2009.2.
Named "Imperial" as building was owned by Imperial Oil Co., which had offices on the ground floor. Located on the east side of Tenth Street, south of Princess Avenue.
Custodial History
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Scope and Content
Imperial Dance Gardens (bandstand). Inset: Jack Jewsbury - opened Imperial in the spring of 1934.
Notes
From Roy Brown collection
Additional historical information provided by the Fred McGuinness collection (20-2009).
Cheque Presentation from Imperial Oil to Brandon University. Features Cam Connor (Dean of Students) shakes the hand of Gerry Fullerton (from Imperial Oil), with President Perkins in the background
Cheque Presentation from Imperial Oil to Brandon University. From left: Ross Conner (BUMS 21+ President), Bert Weir (Imperial Oil), Cam Connor (Dean of Students), Dr. Perkins (President of BU), Gerry Fullerton (Imperial Oil)
The Bank of Montreal rebuilt the former Bass Building directly across from it (southwest corner of 10th St. and Rosser Ave.), and moved into their new facilities in 1982.
Custodial History
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Scope and Content
Bank of Montreal
Notes
View of the southeast corner of 10th St. & Rosser Ave.
This house was built in 1907. It was constructed for the Bank of Montreal as the residence of the local bank manager, W.G.A. Watson, and was used for that purpose until the 1960s.
Custodial History
See fonds level description of the Alf Fowler collection for custodial history.
Scope and Content
Photo shows a Brandon residence located at 1335 Victoria Avenue.
Notes
History/Bio information taken from the Assiniboine Historical Society's Brandon: A Residential Walking Tour pamphlet (1993).
Storage Range
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript collection - photograph storage drawer