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Sewer pipe installation along 700 block of Rosser Avenue

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Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
ca. 1906
Accession Number
20-2009
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
20-2009.46
Accession Number
20-2009
GMD
graphic
Date Range
ca. 1906
Physical Description
6.5" x 4.25" (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, along which sewer pipe is being laid. Visible buildings and businesses include: The Fleming Block with Lowes Brothers Clothing and Manitoba Farmers Hedge and Wire Fence Company, the Beaubier Block and its Empire Hotel, A.M. Percival (a grocer), the Brandon Hardware Company (600 block), and the Arlington Hotel (500 block) are visible along the north side of the avenue. The Bank of Hamilton Building is on the southeast corner of 8th Street and Rosser Avenue.
Notes
Writing on the front of the photograph matting reads: 290. Page appears to be from a photo album.
Name Access
Fleming Block
Empire Hotel
D.W. Beaubier Block
A.M. Percival
Brandon Hardware Company
Arlington Hotel
Lowes Brothers Clothing
Subject Access
Street scene
downtown
grocers
storefronts
building exteriors
sewage
construction
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
Images
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Paving Rosser Avenue

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Part Of
RG 11 Lawrence Stuckey fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
October 1911
Accession Number
1-2002
Part Of
RG 11 Lawrence Stuckey fonds
Description Level
Item
Series Number
3.1
Item Number
1-2002.3.1K5
Accession Number
1-2002
GMD
graphic
Date Range
October 1911
Physical Description
3 1/2" x 5"
Material Details
Negative
History / Biographical
The steam-powered roller in this photo, probably purchased for this large project, continued in use until 1940.
Custodial History
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Scope and Content
Paving Rosser Avenue from 8th St. to 10th St.
Notes
Building sub-grade
Photo includes McDonald & Calvert (McDonald Building) and Clement Drugs (Clement Block).
Name Access
McDonald & Calvert
Clement Block
Subject Access
construction
paving
drug stores
Brandon Early Construction Scenes
Repro Restriction
The McKee Archives is the copyright holder for the Stuckey materials.
Storage Location
Lawrence Stuckey collection
Images
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