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).
Photograph of spectators gathered to watch the Royal North-West Mounted Police (RNWMP) horse barns on fire. The barns were located in the Winter Fair Building on the Fair Grounds.
The 1911 station, shown in this photograph, was annexed to the old station by a breezeway. Addition architectural information is available in the Assiboine Historical Society's Brandon: An Architectural Walking Tour pamphlet (1982).
Custodial History
See fonds level description of the Alf Fowler collection for custodial history.
Scope and Content
Photo is looking north from 10th Street and shows the front of the Canadian Pacific Railway depot, located on the northside of Pacific Avenue. A number of people and vehicles a visible in front of the building.
Notes
History/Bio information taken from the Assiboine Historical Society's Brandon: An Architectural Walking Tour pamphlet (1982).
Storage Range
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript collection - photograph storage drawer
See fonds level description of the Alf Fowler collection for custodial history.
Scope and Content
Photo shows the Canadian Pacific Railway tracks looking east from the Overhead bridge. Businesses in the photograph include: Chatham Fanning Mills; Ogilvie; Hanbury Manufacturing Co.; and Western Canada Flour Mills Co. Ltd. The rail car in the bottom left of the photo reads "The World's Greatest Independent Show, The Great Sells-Floto, Circuses Consolidated."
Storage Range
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript collection - photograph storage drawer
See fonds level description of the Alf Fowler collection for custodial history.
Scope and Content
Photo of the Canadian Northern Railway depot, located between 9th and 10th Streets. The Prince Edward Hotel is in the background.
Notes
An 11.75" x 8" (b/w) print of this photograph is located with the original at 6-1999.19. A digital scan of the photograph is available on a CD located in the Archives' office.
Storage Range
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript collection - photograph storage drawer
See fonds level description of the Alf Fowler collection for custodial history.
Scope and Content
Photo shows a number of horse-drawn vehicles parked alongside the Canadian Pacific Railway freight sheds. Includes carts for: Campbell's (for rugs and linoleum), Oliver Plows and Imperial Oil Co. The Codville Company Limited, wholesale dealers is visible in the background on the right.
Storage Range
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript collection - photograph storage drawer