According to Russ Gourluck (Silver Screens on the Prairie, Winnipeg: Great Plains Publications, 2012, 26), the Orpheum Theatre was in operation from 1917 to 1920 when it then became the Willis Theatre.
Scope and Content
Postcard shows the 100 block of 10th Street facing north. The CPR train station can be seen at the end of 10th Street. The sign for the Rex Cafe is visible on the west side of 10th Street. On the east side of 10th Street, billboards for Campbell & Campbell furniture are visible as well as signs for Pianos and the Orpheum Theatre. Motorists and cyclists share the road. Street car tracks run the length of 10th Street.
Notes
Postcard was manufactured by T.B. [Tichnor Brothers, Inc., 1908-1987] Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Photograph shows a group of four men standing on a platform at the entrance of the Dominion Express Company. William Frederick McGuinness stands on the left.
The teapot was presented "to the co-eds" on their first function, March 11, 1937, by the Brandon College Men, along with a cream pitcher and sugar bowl. It is made of silver and approximately 14.5 cm tall by 25.5 cm long. The teapot was made by William Rogers in Hamilton, ON.
Notes
Part of BU 16.3 Artifacts - other. The teapot tarnishes (polished October 2006).
Storage Location
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Series16: Brandon University/College artifacts
16.3 Artifacts - other
Reading room display case
The cream pitcher was presented "to the co-eds" on their first function, March 11, 1937, by the Brandon College Men, along with a sugar bowl and teapot. It is made of silver and approximately 8.5 cm tall by 13 cm long. The cream pitcher was made by William Rogers in Hamilton, ON.
Notes
Part of BU 16.3 Artifacts - other. The cream pitcher tarnishes (polished October 2006).
Storage Location
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Series16: Brandon University/College artifacts
16.3 Artifacts - other
Reading room display case
The sugar bowl was presented "to the co-eds" on their first function, March 11, 1937, by the Brandon College Men, along with a cream pitcher and teapot. It is made of silver and approximately 8.5 cm tall by 14.5 cm long. The cream pitcher was made by William Rogers in Hamilton, ON.
Notes
Part of BU 16.3 Artifacts - other. The sugar bowl tarnishes (polished October 2006).
Storage Location
RG 6 Brandon University fonds
Series16: Brandon University/College artifacts
16.3 Artifacts - other
Reading room display case
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