The photographs (BAPC 7.6 and 7.7) were left with Esther Bryan of the City of Brandon's Recreation Department responsible for scheduling of baseball/softball games at Curran Park. She gave them to Niel Henry, a local girls fastball coach in Brandon ca. 2000. The photographs were stored at Henry's residence at 27 Grant Blvd. until he gave them to the McKee Archives in September 2006.
Scope and Content
Photograph consists of portraits of the players, coach, manager and honorary president of the Thomson girls softball team, Brandon City Champions 1927-1928-1929.
Notes
The names of the two catchers, M. Kennedy and O. Johnson are missing from the scanned image.
The 1930 Brandon City Softball League winners were the Western Grocers. They played against the Kinsmen on 12 September 1930 for the title. (Source Brandon Daily Sun 11 September 1930)
Custodial History
Photograph given to Fred McGuinness byJack Stothard?
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a men's softball team posing in the studio with their coach. A catcher's mitt and glove and baseball bats are artifully arranged before the team.
Notes
Writing on the back of the photograph reads: E. Baily, Reg. Smith, Leo, Hap Buchanan, Tony Burneski, Arinovitch, Novary Trophy 1930 Western Grocers Donated. Archie Clark.
Photograph shows a dozen boys belonging to a junior softball team. One boy is holding a trophy.
Notes
Writing on the back of the photograph reads: Webster Hiblock Junior Soft Ball Team Winners of Medicine Hat City Championship. Left to right are: Top row, Bruce Rae, Brian Heller Allen Browne, Gary Smith, Byron Kohls, Mr. J. Crane?. Bottom row: Douglas Gerber, Clayton Hirsch, Gallagher McGuinness, Billy Holden, Brian Crandell, Milton Klaudt, Kenneth Bix
Photograph shows a large group of junior boys many wearing shirts and ties posing for a picture in a school gymnasium. Two boys hold a trophy.
Notes
Writing on the back of the photograph reads: Webster Hiblock Junior Soft Ball Team Winners of Medicine Hat City Championship. Left to right are: Top row, Bruce Rae, Brian Heller Allen Browne, Gary Smith, Byron Kohls, Mr. J. Crane?. Bottom row: Douglas Gerber, Clayton Hirsch, Gallagher McGuinness, Billy Holden, Brian Crandell, Milton Klaudt, Kenneth Bix
Photograph was in possession of Mrs. Ruby Miles, who passed the image on to Fred McGuinness. McGuinness makes reference to Mrs. Miles and this photograph in his Sunbeams column (Brandon Sun 14 September 1978).
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a team portrait of Canadian footballers (soccer players) posing in the Melbourne Cricket grounds in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Members of the Canadian team include: front row - Fred Bowman, George Forrest, Bob Harley, Jimmie Adam, Dickie Stobbart, Bill Linning, Leslie Ford; back row - Jack Armstrong, J. Hood, Jim Wilson, George Anderson, Hank Noseworthy, Mitch McLean, Fred Dierden, William Sanford (source: Canada Soccer Flickr page, https://www.flickr.com/photos/canadasoccer/7257687442, accessed 23 Nov 2015). Canada won 3-nil (source: The Argus, 2 July 1924, 17).
Notes
Writing on the front of the photograph reads: Canada v. Australia, Melbourne 5th July 1924, with the complements of V.A.B.F.A., The Sears' Studios, Melbourne. Writing on the back of the photograph reads: Mrs. R. Miles.
According to Fred McGuinness, J. Hood was from Brandon (Source: F.A. Rosser, "Picture treasure trove shows some city history," Brandon Sun 14 September 1978)
Photograph shows a large group of men dressed in shirts and ties with jackets or cardigans posing on a lawn. One man has a pansy on his lapel. Before them are lawn bowling balls in netted bags and a large dog.
Notes
Writing on the front of the photograph reads: 20th Annual tournament Manitoba Lawn Bowling Association Wpg. Aug. 8-13-27, Bauslaugh Studio