Part Of

RG 11 Lawrence Stuckey fonds

Creator

Martel

Description Level

Item

Series Number

3.1

Item Number

1-2002.3.1D1

Accession Number

1-2002

GMD

graphic

Date Range

[before 1904]

Physical Description

3 1/2" x 5"

Material Details

Negative

History / Biographical

Opened Feb. 15, 1892; Contained opera house on second floor; Area under canopy east side held butchers' stalls.

Custodial History

For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.

Scope and Content

Brandon City Hall, front and east side

Notes

This and several other pix by Martel c. 1904 from a book of photos by Wm. Martel & Sons, Photographers, Brandon, printed by Warner's Book Store, Brandon. Have seen this book inscribed Feb. 1905. As no publishers or copyright date printed in it we know pix taken 1904 or earlier. L.A.S.

Name Access

Brandon City Hall

Subject Access

public buildings

city halls

Brandon Public Buildings

Repro Restriction

The McKee Archives is the copyright holder for the Stuckey materials.

Storage Location

Lawrence Stuckey collection

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Part Of

RG 11 Lawrence Stuckey fonds

Creator

Martel

Description Level

Item

Series Number

3.1

Item Number

1-2002.3.1D1a

Accession Number

1-2002

GMD

graphic

Date Range

[before 1904]

Physical Description

3 1/2" x 5"

Material Details

Negative

History / Biographical

Opened Feb. 15, 1892; Contained opera house on second floor; Area under canopy east side held butchers' stalls.

Custodial History

For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.

Scope and Content

Brandon City Hall, front and west side

Notes

This and several other pix by Martel c. 1904 from a book of photos by Wm. Martel & Sons, Photographers, Brandon, printed by Warner's Book Store, Brandon. Have seen this book inscribed Feb. 1905. As no publishers or copyright date printed in it we know pix taken 1904 or earlier. L.A.S.

Name Access

Brandon City Hall

Subject Access

public buildings

city halls

Brandon Public Buildings

Repro Restriction

The McKee Archives is the copyright holder for the Stuckey materials.

Storage Location

Lawrence Stuckey collection

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Part Of

RG 11 Lawrence Stuckey fonds

Creator

L.A. Stuckey

Description Level

Item

Series Number

3.1

Item Number

1-2002.3.1D2

Accession Number

1-2002

GMD

graphic

Date Range

June 21, 1965

Physical Description

2 1/2" x 2 1/2"

Material Details

Negative

Custodial History

For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.

Scope and Content

City Hall, Brandon

Name Access

Brandon City Hall

Subject Access

public buildings

city halls

Brandon Public Buildings

Repro Restriction

The McKee Archives is the copyright holder for the Stuckey materials.

Location Copy

1-2002.3.9.26

Storage Location

Lawrence Stuckey collection

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Part Of

RG 11 Lawrence Stuckey fonds

Creator

D.L. Bottley

Description Level

Item

Series Number

3.1

Item Number

1-2002.3.1D2a

Accession Number

1-2002

GMD

graphic

Date Range

[196-?]

Physical Description

2 1/2" x 2 1/2"

Material Details

Negative

Custodial History

For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.

Scope and Content

City Hall, Brandon

Notes

Including CKX studio & Prince Edward Hotel sign.

[Mr. Stuckey did not file or number this negative. We have integrated it into the collection.]

Name Access

Brandon City Hall

Prince Edward Hotel

CKX Television

Subject Access

public buildings

city halls

hotels

television stations

Brandon Public Buildings

Repro Restriction

The McKee Archives is the copyright holder for the Stuckey materials.

Storage Location

Lawrence Stuckey collection

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Part Of

RG 11 Lawrence Stuckey fonds

Creator

C.J. Smith

Description Level

Item

Series Number

3.1

Item Number

1-2002.3.1J6

Accession Number

1-2002

GMD

graphic

Date Range

[ca. 1915]

Physical Description

3 1/2" x 5"

Material Details

Negative

History / Biographical

Proprietor - Cyrus Eaton; operation began December 9, 1910

Coal gas, obtained by roasting coal, went into the round storage tank and was then piped throughout the city to be used mostly for cooking

A secondary coke byproduct was also sold as fuel.

Custodial History

For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.

Scope and Content

The Gas Works - Brandon Gas & Power Co. coal gas plant

Notes

Located on Pacific Ave. East near the Canadian Pacific Railway tracks

Copy negative from 8" x 10" glass plate (on file).

Name Access

The Gas Works - Brandon Gas & Power Co.

Subject Access

coal gas

utilities

Brandon Public Utilities

Repro Restriction

The McKee Archives is the copyright holder for the Stuckey materials.

Storage Location

Lawrence Stuckey collection

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Part Of

RG 11 Lawrence Stuckey fonds

Creator

C.J. Smith

Description Level

Item

Series Number

3.1

Item Number

1-2002.3.1J7

Accession Number

1-2002

GMD

graphic

Date Range

[ca. 1915]

Physical Description

3 1/2" x 5"

Material Details

Negative

History / Biographical

Proprietor - Cyrus Eaton; operation began December 9, 1910

Coal gas, obtained by roasting coal, went into a round storage tank and was then piped throughout the city to be used mostly for cooking

A secondary coke byproduct was also sold as fuel.

Custodial History

For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.

Scope and Content

The Brandon Gas & Power Company's interior coking ovens

Notes

Copy negative from 8" x 10" glass plate (on file)

As of 1987 this building on Pacific Avenue East (near the CPR tracks) was owned by Manitoba Telephone System - Fred McGuinness collection (20-2009).

Name Access

The Gas Works - Brandon Gas & Power Co.

Subject Access

coal gas

utilities

Brandon Public Utilities

Repro Restriction

The McKee Archives is the copyright holder for the Stuckey materials.

Storage Location

Lawrence Stuckey collection

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Part Of

RG 11 Lawrence Stuckey fonds

Creator

C.J. Smith

Description Level

Item

Series Number

3.1

Item Number

1-2002.3.1J4

Accession Number

1-2002

GMD

graphic

Date Range

[ca. 1930]

Physical Description

3 1/2" x 5"

Material Details

Negative

History / Biographical

In 1917 the Brandon Electric Light Co. and the Brandon Gas & Power Co. merged to form the Canada Gas & Electric Company; CG&EC was subsequently taken over by the Manitoba Power Commission;

Brandon's central heating system was taken over by the Brandon Steam Heat Users Co-operative;

On September 13, 1957 at 3:38 PM, an explosion in the boiler and stack destroyed the large stack causing two fatalities.

Custodial History

For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.

Scope and Content

Canada Gas & Electric Co. steam plant

Notes

View (from 10th St.) of the coal-powered steam generating plant located at 10th St. & Lorne Ave.

Copy negative from 8x10 negative by C.J. Smith (on file).

Name Access

Canada Gas & Electric Co. Steam Plant

Subject Access

generation of electricity

coal

powerhouses

Brandon Public Utilities

Repro Restriction

The McKee Archives is the copyright holder for the Stuckey materials.

Storage Location

Lawrence Stuckey collection

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Part Of

RG 11 Lawrence Stuckey fonds

Creator

C.J. Smith

Description Level

Item

Series Number

3.1

Item Number

1-2002.3.1J5

Accession Number

1-2002

GMD

graphic

Date Range

[ca. 1930]

Physical Description

3 1/2" x 5"

Material Details

Negative

History / Biographical

In 1917 the Brandon Electric Light Co. and the Brandon Gas & Power Co. merged to form the Canada Gas & Electric Company; CG&EC was subsequently taken over by the Manitoba Power Commission;

Brandon's central heating system was taken over by the Brandon Steam Heat Users Co-operative;

On September 13, 1957 at 3:38 PM, an explosion in the boiler and stack destroyed the large stack causing two fatalities.

Custodial History

For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.

Scope and Content

Canada Gas & Electric Co. steam plant

Notes

Rear view of the coal-powered steam generating plant located at 10th St. & Lorne Avenue

Coal was fed from boxcars up elevators to crushers in two cupolas from which it was fed by gravity to chain grate boilers; The chain grate revolved slowly but constantly with coal fed at front edge, burned, and dumped as cinders in pit at far end

The two boxcars shown were used to haul the coal; One is lettered for the Canadian National, the other is still lettered for the merged Grand Trunk Pacific; Cinders were loaded in gondola cars at far right

Copy negative from 8x10 negative by C.J. Smith (on file).

Name Access

Canada Gas & Electric Co. Steam Plant

Subject Access

generation of electricity

coal

powerhouses

Brandon Public Utilities

Repro Restriction

The McKee Archives is the copyright holder for the Stuckey materials.

Storage Location

Lawrence Stuckey collection

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