Postcard shows an aerial view of 9th Street facing south in Brandon, Manitoba. Visible businesses and landmarks include: Beaubier Hotel, YMCA/police station, the original CKX Radio station towers on 8th Street (est. 1928 - moved 1940), the old City Hall, Prince Edward Hotel, and the original Manitoba Power commission smokestack on 10th Street.
Notes
Writing on the front of the photograph reads: Brandon, Man., Jerrett Photo. This photograph shows a rare view of the 800-block between Rosser and Princess Avenues.
Photograph shows the northwest corner of 10th Street and Princess Avenue. Traffic on the west side of Princess Avenue appears to travelling both ways. A car waits at the intersection.
Above the west entrance on the corner building is an electric sign that spells "Hughes Bldg." A second storey has yet to be added to the portion of the Doig's shop that is adjacent to the Alexandra Block.
Fitwell Tailors, a barber shop, and the Federal Building are visible on Princess Avenue.
Notes
A negative is contained in the same enclosure with the print.
Photograph of 10th Street facing north from Princess Avenue. Vehicles are parallel parked on both sides of the street. The Welcome Brandon sign can be seen at the Rosser Avenue intersection.
Visible businesses on the west side of 10th Street include: Doig's, Box Brothers Hardware and Allied Hardware Stores in the Alexandra Block; followed by Simpsons-Sears in the Strathcona Block. Barry Neill Men's Wear, Kresge's and the Cecil Hotel are also visible. The Johnny Smith Block is visible in the background.
Visible businesses on the east side of 10th Street include: Ollies Steaks and Chops, Elna Sewing Centre, Carlton Cafe, Chop Suey. At the base of the hill the Canadian Pacific train station is visible at the base of the hill.
Notes
Writing on the front of the postcard reads: Tenth St. Brandon, Man.
Doig's, originally located on Rosser Avenue, moved to the 10th Street location in 1921.
Scope and Content
Photograph of west side of 10th Street, Brandon, Manitoba, facing northwest. Visible businesses in the Alexander Block include Doig's, Box Brothers Hardware and Allied Hardware Stores, followed by Simpsons-Sears and Barry Neill Men's Wear in the Strathcona Block. The Johnny Smith Block is visible in the background.
Kirkham's Bridge was built in 1906, to replace an earlier wooden bridge. The bridge was used until 1981, when it was purchased by the Town of Birtle and moved to a newsite. A former railway pridge was installed in its place.
Scope and Content
Photograph shows Kirkham's Bridge, a steel truss bridge that spanned the Little Saskatchewan River in the Municipality of Riverdale.
Notes
Identification of the bridge provided by Ken Storie (2023). Additional information taken from the Manitoba Historical Society website.
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Scope and Content
Image of CPR XW 5774-5824 inc. on bridge, Minnedosa, Manitoba. Image was taken along the CPR Minnedosa & Bredenbury subdivisions (ex. Manitoba & N.W. Railway.)
Notes
[Mr. Stuckey put three negatives in the same envelope. We have separated them and numbered them (102a) to (102c)].
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Scope and Content
Image of CPR XW 5774-5824 inc. on bridge, Minnedosa, Manitoba. Image was taken along the CPR Minnedosa & Bredenbury subdivisions (ex. Manitoba & N.W. Railway.)
Notes
[Mr. Stuckey put three negatives in the same envelope. We have separated them and numbered them (102a) to (102c)].
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Scope and Content
Image of CPR XW 5774-5824 inc. on bridge, Minnedosa, Manitoba. Image was taken along the CPR Minnedosa & Bredenbury subdivisions (ex. Manitoba & N.W. Railway.)
Notes
[Mr. Stuckey put three negatives in the same envelope. We have separated them and numbered them (102a) to (102c)].
