Part Of

Fred McGuinness collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

McG 9

Item Number

20-2009.67

Accession Number

20-2009

GMD

graphic

Date Range

c.1881

Physical Description

6.5" x 5" (b/w)

Material Details

on matting

Physical Condition

Photograph is stained and water damaged. A newspaper clipping about William (Billy) Muir is glued to the top left hand corner of the mat. The image is exfoliated in the right hand corner. The negative has been reverse printed.

History / Biographical

Coombs & Stewart opened the first general store in Brandon in 1881, which was located on 6th Street and Pacific Avenue. According to G.F. Barker (Brandon: A City, 1977, 291), William (Billy) Muir worked at the store until he opened his own grocery store in 1888.

Custodial History

Donated to Fred McGuinness by Allena Strath (nee Coombs).

Scope and Content

Photograph shows the Coombs & Stewart general store located on the corner of Pacific Avenue and 6th Street. A group of men pose in front of the wood-framed store.

Notes

Back of photograph reads: One of first stores in Brandon, Coombs...[?]

Name Access

Coombs & Stewart

Pacific Avenue

6th Street

Wm. Muir General Grocer

Subject Access

Pioneers

general stores

building exteriors

store exteriors

horses

grocery stores

Brandon business buildings & facilities before 1940

Storage Location

RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)

Related Material

Lawrence Stuckey collection 1-2002.3.1E13

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Part Of

RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds

Collection

Manitoba Pool Elevator Library Collection

Creator

Herrick, Myron T. (Myron Timothy), 1854-1929

Ingalls, R., joint author

Description Level

Item

Item Number

HG 2041.H42

Archives 14-8-11

Item Number Range

HG 2041.H42

Archives 14-8-11

Standard number

System Control Number 87065550

Responsibility

by Myron T. Herrick and R. Ingalls

Start Date

c1914

Date Range

c1914

Publication

New York : D. Appleton and company

Physical Description

xix, 519 p. ; 20 cm

Notes

Includes index

Name Access

Agricultural cooperative credit associations

Subject Access

Agricultural credit

Storage Location

Box 8 - Historical IV & Cooperation II (Archives copy)

Storage Range

Box 8 - Historical IV & Cooperation II (Archives copy)

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Part Of

RG 11 Lawrence Stuckey fonds

Description Level

Item

Series Number

3.1

Item Number

1-2002.3.1HB13

Accession Number

1-2002

GMD

graphic

Date Range

March 18, 1897

Physical Description

3 1/2" x 6"

Material Details

Negative

Custodial History

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

Scope and Content

A.E. McKenzie & Co.'s field seed prices for March 18, 1897

Name Access

A.E. McKenzie & Co.

Subject Access

advertising

Agriculture

seeds

Brandon Early Business Advertisements

Repro Restriction

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

Storage Location

Lawrence Stuckey collection

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