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Dominion Day on Rosser Avenue

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Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1906
Accession Number
20-2009
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
20-2009.8
Accession Number
20-2009
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1906
Physical Description
6" x 4" (b/w)
Material Details
on matting
Physical Condition
Photographs have been glued to a backing board that has warped over time
Scope and Content
Photograph shows street view of north side of Rosser Avenue, primarily the 700 block. Horse and buggies are travelling on the avenue and pedestrians fill the sidewalks. Union Jacks and English flags are mounted from the windows on the Fleming and Beaubier blocks. Flag banners are drapped across Rosser Avenue. Businesses visible in the Fleming Block include: Lowes Brothers Clothing and Spring Park Nurseries. Businesses visible in the Beaubier Block include the Empire Hotel. Businesses east of the Empire Hotel are grocer A.M. Percival and the Brandon Hardware Company. An advertisement for the Northern Bank is affixed to a telephone pole on the southside of the street. The street is lined with litter and a number of dogs can be seen roaming the area.
Notes
Writing on the front of the photograph matting reads: 313 July 1906. One photograph (20-2009.8) is glued below and another, 20-2009.6, is glued on the reverse side. Page appears to be from a photo album.
Name Access
Fleming Block
Lowes Brothers Clothing
Spring Park Nurseries Limited
Empire Hotel
D.W. Beaubier Block
A.M. Percival
Brandon Hardware Company
Rosser Avenue
Subject Access
Street scene
Transportation
downtown
grocers
storefronts
Dominion Day
dogs
horses
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
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F. Barker's automobile

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions13840
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1924
Accession Number
20-2009
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
20-2009.151
Accession Number
20-2009
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1924
Physical Description
5" x 7" (b/w)
Material Details
reproduction
Custodial History
Donated to Fred McGuinness by G. Baldock in 1971
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a sedan parked along a residential street. Two two-storey homes with verandas and balconies are visible in the background.
Notes
Writing on back of photograph reads: F. Barker 307-14th Street, Brandon, 1924
Name Access
F. Barker
14th Street
Subject Access
automobiles
cars
motor cars
residential streets
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
Arrangement
From 2009 loose photos, from File 13
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