For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Scope and Content
Brandon Hills Church
Notes
View from northwest showing part of cemetery. Best neg.
[Mr. Stuckey had taped a print to the outside of the envelope. We have separated the negative and the print, numbering them OA3(1) and OA3(1a) respectively.]
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Scope and Content
Brandon Hills Church
Notes
View from northwest showing part of cemetery. Best neg.
[Mr. Stuckey had taped a print to the outside of the envelope. We have separated the negative and the print, numbering them OA3(1) and OA3(1a) respectively.]
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Scope and Content
Interior of Brandon Hills Church
Notes
[Mr. Stuckey had taped a print to the outside of the envelope. We have separated the negative and the print, numbering them OA7(1) and OA7(1a) respectively.]
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Scope and Content
Interior of Brandon Hills Church
Notes
[Mr. Stuckey had taped a print to the outside of the envelope. We have separated the negative and the print, numbering them OA7(1) and OA7(1a) respectively.]
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Scope and Content
Brandon Hills Church Choir
Notes
Left to right. Back row: Mrs. Alden Blight, Wes. Stewart, Bessie Waugh (nee Roddick, later Chapman), Mary Baker, Alden Blight. Front row: Rachael Baker, Aletha Blight, Mr. Waugh.
The Original Brandon Fire Hall was located on the east half of the north side of the 600-block of Princess Avenue. The hall was in operation from 1884 to 1911.
Scope and Content
Photograph shows Brandon's first fire hall on Princess Avenue. The hose tower and stable are visible. The horse-drawn ladder wagon is parked on the street in front of the hall and the rescue ladder is extended against the tower. Five firefighters are standing on the ladder and two are standing at its base.
Notes
Writing on the back of the photograph reads: Mrs. E. Harden, 6th Street
The Original Brandon Fire Hall was located on the east half of the north side of the 600-block of Princess Avenue. The hall was in operation from 1884 to 1911.
Scope and Content
Photograph shows Brandon's first fire hall on Princess Avenue facing east. The hose tower and stables are visible. The three horse-drawn ladder wagon is parked is on the right. Pairs of horses are harnessed to two hose wagons. A dog sits on the street before the parked wagons.
Notes
Writing on the back of the photograph reads: 1903 or 1905, "First Fire Hall," Princess Avenue, Brandon, Man.
Hood and ladder fire engine was built by McKenzie & Russell of Brandon in 1882; Engine scrapped in 1931
Custodial History
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Scope and Content
Brandon Volunteer Fire Brigade with first fire engine, in front of original fire hall.
Notes
Standing L to R: J. Richards, T. Taylor, B. Trotter, N. Field, J. Maywood, E. Wiswell (chief). Sitting L to R: J. Reid, J. Burchill, T. Speers, W. Taylor, A. McLean, J. Canning, W. Campbell, E. Stanley.
Cando Contracting Ltd. was found in 1978 by Gord Peters and Rick Hammond. The company began as a small rail line dismantling and salvage company operating out of Brandon, Manitoba. The company changed its name in 2013 to Cando Rail Services Ltd., which supplies railway support services (e.g., engineering and track services, industrial rail services, mechanical services, rail car storage, railway material sales, short line operations, transload services) to industry and the rail sector. The company maintains its headquarters in Brandon, Manitoba, and has regional offices located in Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Whitby, and Adel (Iowa). (Source: www.candoltd.com, accessed 05 Dec 2015)
Scope and Content
Photograph shows Gord Peters standing in front of the rail car that forms the entrance of Cando Contracting Ltd. in Brandon, Manitoba
Photograph was given to Fred McGuinness by Linda Bilkoski (nee Lepard) of Lac du Bonnet, MB.
Scope and Content
Photograph shows the wooden exterior of Brandon Fire Hall No. 2 before it was covered with a brick veneer. The firemen are standing outside the bay doors which are open and blocked with rope. The hose wagon and ladder wagon are parked inside the building. The harnesses for the horses are suspended from the ceiling.
Notes
Writing on the back of photograph reads: Mrs. Ed Harden. No. 2 Firehall, 600 Block 11th Street, Brandon, Man. This picture is the same as the negative in the Lawrence Stuckey collection. Stuckey obtained a copy of the photo from George Lepard, father of Linda Bilkoski (nee Lepard).
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