Part Of

Fred McGuinness collection

Creator

Photograph by: Jerrett Photo

Description Level

Item

Series Number

McG 9

Item Number

1-2015.8

Accession Number

1-2015

GMD

graphic

Date Range

1940

Physical Description

5.5" x 3.5" (b/w)

Material Details

postcard

Scope and Content

Photograph shows the Prince Edward Hotel and Canadian National Railways Station along Princess Avenue facing southwest.

Notes

Writing on the back of the postcard reads: Novelty Manufacturing & Art Co. Ltd., Montreal. A cancelled George VI brown Canada 2 cent stamp has been postmarked: Regina, Sask, Terminal A., Jul 22 12:30 PM 1940, Save Time, Use Air Mail.

Name Access

Prince Edward Hotel

Princess Avenue

Canadian National Railway

Subject Access

hotels

Brandon business buildings & facilities before 1940

train stations

Storage Location

RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)

Arrangement

McG BR#9 - "Ashgrove Farms CBC"

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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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