Dr. Fleming arrived May 1881 and set up his drugstore “Apothecaries Hall” in a tent. Fleming was the first medical man in Brandon, first to agitate for a hospital, and first chairman of the school board. He died November 1897.
Custodial History
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Samuel Bronfman began business in Brandon and eventually became head of Seagram Co. Ltd.
[See: "Booze: the impact of whisky on the prairie west " by James H. Grey; "Bronfman dynasty: the Rothschilds of the new world" by Peter Newman (P.E. 22/05/09)]
Custodial History
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Photograph shows four men posing in front of a wood-framed shop on 8th Street and Rosser Avenue. The men are wearing three-piece suits or vests and long-sleeved shirts. A painted sign above the shop reads: Wright & Wright, Hamilton Stove & Tin Store. Hanging from the exterior walls are various tin items for sale: lantern, ladel, dust pan, pots and pans.
Notes
Writing on the back of the photograph reads: Corner of 8th & Rosser. Photograph is stamped Public Archives Canada.