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O-Pee-Chee Chewing Gum truck

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions13785
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1913
Accession Number
20-2009
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Creator
Photographer: Davidson and Gowen, Brandon
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
20-2009.96
Accession Number
20-2009
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1913
Physical Description
9.5" x 7.5" (b/w)
Custodial History
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 truck advertising O-Pee-Chee Chewing Gum parked in front of Brandon College's Clark Hall. The truck has been identified in the Stuckey collection as a Ford "Model T" delivery wagon. Its windshield is covered with a large advertisement that says, "Equipped with Dunlop Traction Tread Tires." Its license plate reads 1913 #2945. The truck is facing south on 18th Street. A middle-aged man is standing in front of the wagon; a box of gum rests on the truck's right fender. The driver, sporting a gadsby cap and tie, is proping up a box of gum on the driver's side door. Three young men, wearing suits, ties, and gadsby caps, are standing behind the wagon while holding open boxes of chewing gum.
Notes
Writing on the back of the photograph reads: Mrs. R. Miles. The photograph is stamped Davidson & Gowen, Photographers, Brandon, Man.
Name Access
Brandon College
O-Pee-Chee Chewing Gum
Davidson & Gowen Photographers
18th Street
Subject Access
universities
colleges
advertising
Trucks
Transportation
delivery services
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
Related Material
Lawrence Stuckey collection 1-2002.3.1L7 Ruby Miles collection 14-2003, File 2
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Gilmore Advertising Company wagon

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions13787
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1913
Accession Number
20-2009
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Creator
Photographer: Davidson and Gowen, Brandon
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
20-2009.98
Accession Number
20-2009
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1913
Physical Description
9.5" x 7.25" (b/w)
Custodial History
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 wagon displaying advertisements for Taylor's Infants-Delight Toilet Soap and Dyson's Red Cross Baking Powder. The Gilmore Advertising Company appears to be responsible for the advertising and the wagon is numbered "No.3". The horsedrawn wagon is facing north on 18th Street and is parked in front of Brandon College's Original Building. An elderly man is seated at the reigns of the wagon and another man is seated at the rear. Standing to the left of the wagon is a man holding a can of Dyon's baking powder. Standing to the right of the wagon is a young man holding a cardboard ad of an infant holding a bar of soap in a wash basin.
Notes
Writing on the back of the photograph reads: Mrs. R. Miles. Cover shot. The photograph is stamped Davidson & Gowen, Photographers, Brandon, Man. Note: The two men standing in the photograph appear to be in another photograph where they are advertising O-Pee-Chee gum (see 20-2009.96).
Name Access
Brandon College
Davidson & Gowen Photographers
18th Street
Gilmore Advertising Company
Taylor's Infants-Delight Toilet Soap
Dyson's Red Cross Baking Powder
Subject Access
universities
colleges
advertising
Trucks
Transportation
delivery services
wagons
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
Related Material
Lawrence Stuckey collection 1-2002.3.1L5 Ruby Miles collection 14-2003, File 2
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Hughes residential property - Lorne Terrace

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions14274
Part Of
Joseph H. Hughes collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1925]
Accession Number
3-1997
Part Of
Joseph H. Hughes collection
Creator
Photographer: C.J. Smith
Description Level
Item
Series Number
3-1997.1
Item Number
3-1997.1.76
Accession Number
3-1997
Other Numbers
Hughes #75
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1925]
Physical Description
9.5" x 7.5" (b/w)
Material Details
on matting
Physical Condition
Photograph is scratche and scuffed. Top right corner is creased.
Scope and Content
Photograph shows the three storey brick terraced property at 12th Street and Lorne Avenue. The entrance/stoop on the west side of the property appears to have been removed and the Lorne Street entrances have been modified (see 3-1997.72 for a comparison). Ivy is growing up the side of the house and the tree on the boulevard have grown and tower above the roof-line. A motor car is parked on Lorne Avenue in front the property.
Name Access
12th Street
Lorne Avenue
Subject Access
residences
building exteriors
residential streets
Storage Location
Hughes oversize drawer
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Hughes residential property - Lorne Terrace

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions14270
Part Of
Joseph H. Hughes collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1911-1925]
Accession Number
3-1997
Part Of
Joseph H. Hughes collection
Creator
Photographer: C.J. Smith
Description Level
Item
Series Number
3-1997.1
Item Number
3-1997.1.72
Accession Number
3-1997
Other Numbers
Hughes #74
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1911-1925]
Physical Description
9.75" x 7.75" (b/w)
Material Details
on matting
Physical Condition
Photograph is scratched, matting is watermarked
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a three-storey multi-family brick house that appears to have at least four units. The structure also has a basement. A group of five men are posing on a stoop on the west side of the building. Sapplings have been planted on the boulevard in front the building.
Notes
Writing on the back of the photograph reads: Lorne Terrace, 12th and Lorne, always in the Hughes Family.
Name Access
12th Street
Lorne Avenue
Subject Access
residences
building exteriors
residential streets
street scenes
Storage Location
Hughes oversize drawer
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