Photograph is looking west northwest and shows the east side and the south side of the Original Music Building in summer. The Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium is in the background.
Photograph is looking west northwest and shows the east side and south side of the Original Music Building. The photograph was taken before the construction of the Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium.
Photograph is looking northwest from the east side of the driveway and shows the east side of the Original Music Building as well as a partial view of Princess Avenue. There are a number of students milling about in front of the building.
Photograph is looking south southwest from Princess Avenue and shows the east side of the Original Music Building and part of the north and east sides of the Education Building.
Brandon's City Hall and Opera House opened on New Year's Day 1892 with the Annual Fireman's Ball. The exterior of the building was designed by Brandon architect W.R. Marshall. At the south end was the Opera House, an auditorium formed by an internally exposed framework of delicate iron pillars and trusses. Demonlished in 1971, the limestone rubble of the foundations were turned into a sunken garden located in Princess Park.
Custodial History
See fonds level description of the Alf Fowler collection for custodial history.
Scope and Content
Photo was taken from the northwest corner of 9th Street and Princess Avenue and shows the west side of City Hall.
Notes
History/Bio information taken from the Assiniboine Historical Society's Brandon: An Architectural Walking Tour pamphlet (1982).
Location Copy
A 5" x 7" (b/w) reproduction of the photograph is located with the original.
Storage Range
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript collection - photograph storage drawer