Part Of

Joseph H. Hughes collection

Creator

Photographer: Clark Smith Studio

Description Level

Item

Series Number

3-1997.1

Item Number

3-1997.1.9

Accession Number

3-1997

GMD

graphic

Date Range

1959

Physical Description

8" x 10" (b/w)

Physical Condition

good

Scope and Content

Photograph shows the Strand Block on the east side of 10th Street, Brandon, Manitoba. Visible businesses in the Strand Block include: Hughes & Co. Ltd., Smart's Stationery, Waddell's, the Strand Theatre, and Metropolitan Life.

Notes

Back of the photograph is stamped: Clark Smith Studio, per July 27/59

Name Access

Ted Heming Jewellers

Hughes & Co.

Smart's Stationery

Waddell's

Strand Theatre

Metropolitan Life

10th Street

Subject Access

downtowns

street scenes

Brandon business buildings & facilities after 1940

building exteriors

Storage Location

RG 5 photograph storage drawer

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Part Of

Joseph H. Hughes collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

3-1997.1

Item Number

3-1997.1.33

Accession Number

3-1997

GMD

graphic

Date Range

c. 1950

Physical Description

10" x 8" (b/w)

Physical Condition

good

Scope and Content

Photograph shows Western Motors Ltd. on the southwest corner of 10th Street and Princess Avenue. Anglo gas station is part of the car shop, which sells GM, Chevrolet, and Oldsmobiles. Hutchings' Drugs is on the ground floor of the Hughes Building on the northwest corner of 10th Street and Princess. Manufacturers Life occupies the second storey.

Name Access

Western Motors Ltd.

Hutchings Drugs

Hughes Building

10th Street

Princess Avenue

Subject Access

downtowns

street scenes

Brandon business buildings & facilities after 1940

building exteriors

car lots

drug stores

garages

Storage Location

RG 5 photograph storage drawer

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Part Of

Joseph H. Hughes collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

3-1997.1

Item Number

3-1997.1.37

Accession Number

3-1997

GMD

graphic

Date Range

c.1955

Physical Description

10" x 8" (b/w)

Physical Condition

good

Scope and Content

Photograph shows Western Motors Ltd. on the southwest corner of 10th Street and Princess Avenue. To the west of the car dealership/garage is the Greyhound Bus Station and its Maxwell House Cafe as well as the court house.

Name Access

Greyhound

Western Motors Ltd.

Princess Avenue

Maxwell House Grill

Court House

Subject Access

downtowns

street scenes

Brandon business buildings & facilities after 1940

building exteriors

winter

bus depots

garages

Storage Location

RG 5 photograph storage drawer

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Part Of

Joseph H. Hughes collection

Creator

Photographer: Clark J. Smith, Brandon

Description Level

Item

Series Number

3-1997.1

Item Number

3-1997.1.52

Accession Number

3-1997

Other Numbers

Hughes #82

GMD

graphic

Date Range

c.1920

Physical Description

7" x 10" (b/w)

Material Details

o

Scope and Content

Photograph shows a three-storey wood-framed residence, possibly a Hughes & Co. property.

Notes

Writing on front of page reads: Hughes & Co., Brandon

Subject Access

residences

Storage Location

RG 5 photograph storage drawer

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Part Of

Joseph H. Hughes collection

Creator

Photographer: Boynton & Eaton, Reston, Man.

Description Level

Item

Series Number

3-1997.1

Item Number

3-1997.1.56

Accession Number

3-1997

Other Numbers

Hughes #57

GMD

graphic

Date Range

1912

Physical Description

9.5" x 7.5" (b/w)

Material Details

on matting

Scope and Content

Photograph shows a threshing outfit.

Notes

Writing on front of photograph reads: Thresing Outfit of Hughes & Co. Redvers. 1912.

Name Access

Hughes & Co.

Subject Access

threshing crews

harvesting

Storage Location

Hughes oversize drawer

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Part Of

Joseph H. Hughes collection

Creator

Photographer: C.J. Smith

Description Level

Item

Series Number

3-1997.1

Item Number

3-1997.1.60

Accession Number

3-1997

Other Numbers

Hughes #61

GMD

graphic

Date Range

[1911-1925]

Physical Description

7.5" x 9.5" (b/w)

Material Details

on matting

Physical Condition

Mat is water stained, emulsive surface is stained

Scope and Content

Photograph shows a two-storey wood framed house surrounded by a wooden picket fence.

Notes

Photograph date based on years C.J. Smith worked in Brandon

Subject Access

residences

residential streets

Storage Location

Hughes oversize drawer

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Part Of

Joseph H. Hughes collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

3-1997.1

Item Number

3-1997.1.61

Accession Number

3-1997

Other Numbers

Hughes #62

GMD

graphic

Date Range

[1900s]

Physical Description

7.5" x 9.5" (b/w)

Material Details

on matting

Physical Condition

Mat is water stained, emulsive surface is stained, photograph is missing bottom left corner

Scope and Content

Photograph shows a two-storey brick duplex with wooden ornamental trim. The property has been identified as the 7th Street Terrace.

Notes

Back of photograph is stamped: Hughes & Co. Ltd., 1009 Princess Ave., Brandon, Man.

Subject Access

residences

residential streets

Storage Location

Hughes oversize drawer

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Part Of

Joseph H. Hughes collection

Creator

Photographer: Frank Gowen, Brandon

Description Level

Item

Series Number

3-1997.1

Item Number

3-1997.1.64

Accession Number

3-1997

Other Numbers

Hughes #64

GMD

graphic

Date Range

1905

Physical Description

7.5" x 9.5" (b/w)

Material Details

on matting

Physical Condition

Mat is water stained, emulsive side is stained

Scope and Content

Photograph shows the recently constructed Strathcona Block. H. Lamontagne & Co. Ltd., Wholesale, occupies the ground floor. Scaffolding is suspended from the north side of the building. Buildings have yet to be erected to the north and south sides of the Strathcona Block.

Notes

Back of photograph is stamped: Hughes & Co. Ltd., 1009 Princess Ave., Brandon, Man.

Name Access

Strathcona Block

H. Lamontange & Co.

Subject Access

Brandon business buildings & facilities before 1940

street scenes

portraits

Storage Location

Hughes oversize drawer

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Part Of

Joseph H. Hughes collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

3-1997.1

Item Number

3-1997.1.63

Accession Number

3-1997

Other Numbers

Hughes #56

GMD

graphic

Date Range

[1900s]

Physical Description

9.5" x 7.5" (b/w)

Material Details

on matting

Physical Condition

Mat is water stained.

Scope and Content

Photograph shows a group of 10 men wearing heavy coats posing in front of Hughes & Co. Lumber located at 152 10th Street.

Notes

Back of photograph is stamped: Hughes & Co. Ltd., 1009 Princess Ave., Brandon, Man. Writing on the back of the photograph reads: Founders of Hughes

Name Access

Hughes & Co. Lumber

Subject Access

Brandon business buildings & facilities before 1940

street scenes

portraits

Storage Location

Hughes oversize drawer

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Part Of

Joseph H. Hughes collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

3-1997.1

Item Number

3-1997.1.54

Accession Number

3-1997

Other Numbers

Hughes #55

GMD

graphic

Date Range

c.1900

Physical Description

7.25" x 5.75" (b/w)

Material Details

on matting

Physical Condition

water marks on matting, holes in corners

Scope and Content

Photograph shows CNR train No.44 carrying loads of lumber. Engineers pose with the locomotive. Several men pose on the railway tracks. Snow and ice appear in the ditch.

Notes

Writing on the front of the photograph reads: The First of Several Trains of Lumber for HUGHES & CO., Via C.N.R., Brandon, Man. Photograph is stamped on the back: Huhges & Co. Ltd., 1009 Princess Ave., Brandon, Man.

Name Access

Hughes & Co.

Canadian National Railway

Subject Access

trains

lumber

lumbering

lumber manufacturing

winter

Transportation

Storage Location

Hughes oversize drawer

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