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Part Of
Brandon and Area Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c. 1900
Part Of
Brandon and Area Photograph Collection
Creator
Photographer: W.A. Martel & Son
Description Level
Item
Series Number
5
Item Number
BAPC 5.11
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c. 1900
Physical Description
4" x 5.5" (b/w)
Physical Condition
Very good
History / Biographical
William Currie was born on February 28, 1834 in Lanark County, ON. In 1860, he moved to St. Mary's, where he worked in mercantile and grain businesses until 1879, when he emigrated to Manitoba. The following year, he took up homesteading along the Assiniboine River, at a site known as Currie's Landing. He received and forwarded frieght from steamboats travelling the river. From 1893-1902, he served as baliff for the Brandon District, before resigning and moving to Brandon where he engaged in the real estate and fire insurance business. Currie married Ellen Creighton of Blanchard, ON in 1861. Together they had six chrildren: Robert Wilson Currie, Margaret Anne Currie, Harriet Ellen Currie, William James Currie, James Weldon Currie, and Lottie Louise Currie. William Currie died on March 30, 1931 in Brandon, MB.
Scope and Content
Item is a studio portrait of William Currie.
Notes
History/Bio information taken from the Manitoba Historical Society website (http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/people/currie_w.shtml)
Name Access
William Currie
Currie's Landing
Subject Access
portraits
Pioneers
Storage Location
BAPC photograph drawer
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Hughes & Co. Lumber, founding members

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions14254
Part Of
Joseph H. Hughes collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900s]
Accession Number
3-1997
Part Of
Joseph H. Hughes collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
3-1997.1
Item Number
3-1997.1.63
Accession Number
3-1997
Other Numbers
Hughes #56
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900s]
Physical Description
9.5" x 7.5" (b/w)
Material Details
on matting
Physical Condition
Mat is water stained.
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a group of 10 men wearing heavy coats posing in front of Hughes & Co. Lumber located at 152 10th Street.
Notes
Back of photograph is stamped: Hughes & Co. Ltd., 1009 Princess Ave., Brandon, Man. Writing on the back of the photograph reads: Founders of Hughes
Name Access
Hughes & Co. Lumber
Subject Access
Brandon business buildings & facilities before 1940
street scenes
portraits
Storage Location
Hughes oversize drawer
Images
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Strathcona Block, H.Lamontagne & Co.

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions14255
Part Of
Joseph H. Hughes collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1905
Accession Number
3-1997
Part Of
Joseph H. Hughes collection
Creator
Photographer: Frank Gowen, Brandon
Description Level
Item
Series Number
3-1997.1
Item Number
3-1997.1.64
Accession Number
3-1997
Other Numbers
Hughes #64
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1905
Physical Description
7.5" x 9.5" (b/w)
Material Details
on matting
Physical Condition
Mat is water stained, emulsive side is stained
Scope and Content
Photograph shows the recently constructed Strathcona Block. H. Lamontagne & Co. Ltd., Wholesale, occupies the ground floor. Scaffolding is suspended from the north side of the building. Buildings have yet to be erected to the north and south sides of the Strathcona Block.
Notes
Back of photograph is stamped: Hughes & Co. Ltd., 1009 Princess Ave., Brandon, Man.
Name Access
Strathcona Block
H. Lamontange & Co.
Subject Access
Brandon business buildings & facilities before 1940
street scenes
portraits
Storage Location
Hughes oversize drawer
Images
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Hughes family in Ontario

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions14266
Part Of
Joseph H. Hughes collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1868
Accession Number
3-1997
Part Of
Joseph H. Hughes collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
3-1997.1
Item Number
3-1997.1.68
Accession Number
3-1997
Other Numbers
Hughes #66
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1868
Physical Description
9.25" x 7.25" (b/w)
Material Details
on matting
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a group of 14 individuals scattered throughout a yard of a two-storey brick home with an extension. An elderly woman can be seen a wheelchair. Four women are wearing white gowns with long sleeves.
Notes
Writing on the front corner of the photograph reads: 1868
Subject Access
portraits
residences
building exteriors
Storage Location
Hughes oversize drawer
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