Part Of

Alf Fowler collection

Creator

Davidson & Gowen

Description Level

Item

Item Number

6-1999.5

Accession Number

6-1999

GMD

graphic

Date Range

ca. 1911

Physical Description

9.25" x 7.25" (b/w)

History / Biographical

Brandon's City Hall and Opera House opened on New Year's Day 1892 with the Annual Fireman's Ball. The exterior of the building was designed by Brandon architect W.R. Marshall. At the south end was the Opera House, an auditorium formed by an internally exposed framework of delicate iron pillars and trusses. Demonlished in 1971, the limestone rubble of the foundations were turned into a sunken garden located in Princess Park.

Custodial History

See fonds level description of the Alf Fowler collection for custodial history.

Scope and Content

Photo was taken from the northwest corner of 9th Street and Princess Avenue and shows the west side of City Hall.

Notes

History/Bio information taken from the Assiniboine Historical Society's Brandon: An Architectural Walking Tour pamphlet (1982).

Location Copy

A 5" x 7" (b/w) reproduction of the photograph is located with the original.

Storage Range

RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript collection - photograph storage drawer

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Part Of

Alf Fowler collection

Creator

Davidson & Gowen

Description Level

Item

Item Number

6-1999.1

Accession Number

6-1999

GMD

graphic

Date Range

ca. 1911

Physical Description

9.5" x 7.25" (b/w)

Custodial History

See fonds level description of the Alf Fowler collection for custodial history.

Scope and Content

Photo was taken from the west side of 8th Street looking west. City Hall is in the foreground with the Prince Edward Hotel in the background.

Storage Range

RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript collection - photograph storage drawer

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Part Of

Ruth and Archie MacLachlan fonds

Description Level

Item

Series Number

MG 2 2.33

Item Number

23-2009.1

Accession Number

23-2009

GMD

graphic

Date Range

1932-1933

Physical Description

2.5" x 4.5" (b/w)

Custodial History

See fonds level description for custodial history.

Scope and Content

Photograph of the Brandon College Building. Photo is looking west down Lorne Avenue from approximately 16th Street.

Name Access

Brandon College Building

Lorne Avenue

Subject Access

public buildings

streetscapes

Storage Location

RG 5 photograph storage drawer 23-2009

Arrangement

Photograph is from page one of Ruth MacLachlan's scrapbook.

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