Part Of

Fred McGuinness collection

Creator

Photographer: I. Bennetto & Co. (Winnipeg)

Description Level

Item

Series Number

McG 9

Item Number

20-2009.93

Accession Number

20-2009

GMD

graphic

Date Range

c.1882

Physical Description

9.25" x 6.26" (b/w)

Material Details

on matting

Physical Condition

Photograph mat is bent. Emulsion problems with image.

Scope and Content

Photograph shows Rosser Avenue in its incipient stages. Canvas tents are mixed amongst wooden structures. The James Smart Hardware store, Winter & O'Neail Groceries & Provisions, and the law office of F.G.A. Henderson in the Molesworth Block can be seen on the north side of Rosser Avenue. A street sign designating 6th Street can be seen below the Winter & O'Neail sign. A horse and buggie is traveling down the dirt track that is Rosser Avenue. Groups of men can be seen congregating outside some of the local businesses.

Notes

Front of photograph reads: Rosser Avenue, Brandon 1882-1883, from east of Six Street. Back of photograph is stamped: I. Bennetto & Co., Photographers, Opposite Post-Office, Winnipeg, Man.

Name Access

James Smart Hardware store

Winter & O'Neail Groceries and Provisions

F.G.A. Henderson Law Office

Molesworth Block

Rosser Avenue

Subject Access

downtown

hardware stores

Pioneers

dry goods

street scenes

Brandon Street Scenes Before 1940

grocery stores

lawyers

Storage Location

RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)

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Part Of

CKX fonds

Creator

CKX

Description Level

Item

Series Number

P

Item Number

11-2010.P20b

Accession Number

11-2010

GMD

graphic

Date Range

1968

Physical Description

1.5" x 1.5" (b/w)

Material Details

Negative

Custodial History

See fonds level of the CKX records for custodial history.

Scope and Content

Image of the office staff.

Name Access

CKX

Plains Western Gas Company

Subject Access

office interiors

employees

Storage Location

CKX fonds - 2010 accessions

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Part Of

RG 12 Brandon and Area Photograph Collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

3

Item Number

BAPC 3.2

Accession Number

4-1999

GMD

graphic

Date Range

c. 1890

Physical Description

5.5" x 7.75" (b/w)

Material Details

On backing board

Custodial History

Donated to the Brandon College Library by Hilda Hesson in 1967.

Scope and Content

Photograph of a train waiting at the Great North West Railway station at Forrest, MB.

Name Access

Forrest, MB

Great North West Railway

Subject Access

train stations

trains

rail transportation

Storage Location

BAPC photograph drawer

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Part Of

James Wall collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

Box 2

Item Number

12-2004.3

Accession Number

12-2004

GMD

graphic

Date Range

October 17, 1904

Physical Description

8" x 6" (b/w)

Material Details

On matting (12" x 10")

Physical Condition

Bright spot in lower lefthand corner

Custodial History

See collection level description for the James Douglas Wall collection.

Scope and Content

Image of the interior of the Methodist Church in Baldur, MB. The view is from the back of the church, looking over pews towards the pulpit.

Subject Access

rural images

Storage Location

2004 accessions

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Part Of

James Wall collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

Box 2

Item Number

12-2004.6

Accession Number

12-2004

GMD

graphic

Date Range

1903

Physical Description

6.75" x 4.75" (b/w)

Material Details

On matting (9" x 7")

Physical Condition

good

Custodial History

See collection level description for the James Douglas Wall collection.

Scope and Content

Image of the town of Baldur, MB. Looking south a body of water is in the foreground.

Subject Access

rural images

Storage Location

2004 accessions

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Part Of

James Wall collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

Box 2

Item Number

12-2004.8

Accession Number

12-2004

GMD

graphic

Date Range

[1900-1904]

Physical Description

5.6" x 4" (b/w)

Material Details

On matting (7.5" x 5.6")

Physical Condition

good

History / Biographical

The Curtis Block was built in 1900, possibly by Fred Stevens.

Custodial History

See collection level description for the James Douglas Wall collection.

Scope and Content

Image of the Curtis Block in Baldur, MB. The Victoria Hall, for public performances, was located on the upper floor. A group of men, one holding a hockey stick, and a dog are standing in front of the street entrance to the building.

Subject Access

rural images

Storage Location

2004 accessions

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Part Of

James Wall collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

Box 2

Item Number

12-2004.9

Accession Number

12-2004

GMD

graphic

Date Range

[1900-1904]

Physical Description

5.5" x 4" (b/w)

Material Details

On matting (6.4" x 4.25")

Physical Condition

good

History / Biographical

The Fowler Block in Baldur, MB was built in 1899 by Alex Fowler.

Custodial History

See collection level description for the James Douglas Wall collection.

Scope and Content

Image of the Fowler Block in Baldur, MB. On the left is a shoe and harness shop owned and operated by the Fowlers from 1899-1978. On the right is J. Smith & Co. Merchants, a grocery and dry goods store. As of 2000, a grocery store still occupied the premises. Men are standing in front of the entrance to the two stores.

Subject Access

rural images

Storage Location

2004 accessions

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Part Of

James Wall collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

Box 2

Item Number

12-2004.11

Accession Number

12-2004

GMD

graphic

Date Range

[1900-1904]

Physical Description

5.5" x 4" (b/w)

Material Details

On matting (6.44" x 4.1")

Physical Condition

Tiny piece of the photo is missing from the bottom edge and there are a few hairline cracks along the top of the photo

Custodial History

See collection level description for the James Douglas Wall collection.

Scope and Content

Image of three men standing in front of a building that appears to be Cleghorn's drug store.

Subject Access

rural images

Storage Location

2004 accessions

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Part Of

James Wall collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

Box 2

Item Number

12-2004.17

Accession Number

12-2004

GMD

graphic

Date Range

[1900-1904]

Physical Description

4" x 3" (b/w)

Material Details

On matting (6" x 5")

Physical Condition

Some bright spots/discoloration along the top and right side of the photo

Custodial History

See collection level description for the James Douglas Wall collection.

Scope and Content

Image of the Bateman house, located in Baldur, MB, in winter.

Subject Access

rural images

winter

Storage Location

2004 accessions

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Part Of

James Wall collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

Box 2

Item Number

12-2004.18

Accession Number

12-2004

GMD

graphic

Date Range

[1900-1904]

Physical Description

5.5" x 4" (b/w)

Material Details

On matting (6.4" x 4.25")

Physical Condition

good

History / Biographical

Mildred Bateman was born in 1897.

Custodial History

See collection level description for the James Douglas Wall collection.

Scope and Content

Image of Mildred Bateman in the front yard of Bateman house in Baldur, MB.

Subject Access

rural images

Storage Location

2004 accessions

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Part Of

James Wall collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

Box 1

Item Number

12-2004.24

Accession Number

12-2004

GMD

graphic

Date Range

[1900-1904]

Physical Description

7.5" x 5" (b/w)

Material Details

On matting (8.75" x 6.75")

Physical Condition

good

Custodial History

See collection level description for the James Douglas Wall collection.

Scope and Content

Studio portrait of a group of men from Baldur, MB. Seated front (L-R): Jack Snydal, Tom Johnson?, Earl Preston?. Back row (L-R): unknown, Simon Desrocher?, Harold Bateman, unknown.

Subject Access

rural images

Storage Location

2004 accessions

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Part Of

James Wall collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

Box 2

Item Number

12-2004.26

Accession Number

12-2004

GMD

graphic

Date Range

[1900-1904]

Physical Description

3" x 4" (b/w)

Material Details

On matting (4.25" x 6")

Physical Condition

Discoloration mark between the two men in the back row

Custodial History

See collection level description for the James Douglas Wall collection.

Scope and Content

Studio portrait of four men from Baldur, MB. Standing (L-R): Harold Bateman, Tom Johnson. Seated (L-R): Jack Snydal, R. ?.

Notes

May have been taken at the same time as 12-2004.24

Subject Access

rural images

Storage Location

2004 accessions

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Part Of

James Wall collection

Creator

Photographer: E.L. Lane, Glenboro, MB

Description Level

Item

Series Number

Box 2

Item Number

12-2004.29

Accession Number

12-2004

GMD

graphic

Date Range

[1903-1904]

Physical Description

3.5" x 5.1" (b/w)

Material Details

On matting (5.25" x 7.25")

Physical Condition

good

History / Biographical

Benedict Anderson married Millie Goodman on February 21, 1929 (Grund District info from Baldur book, page 435, RM of Argyle)

Custodial History

See collection level description for the James Douglas Wall collection.

Scope and Content

Studio portrait of a man, probably Benedict Anderson, from Baldur, MB.

Subject Access

rural images

Storage Location

2004 accessions

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Part Of

James Wall collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

Box 2

Item Number

12-2004.30

Accession Number

12-2004

GMD

graphic

Date Range

[1900-1904]

Physical Description

2.5" x 3.5" (b/w)

Material Details

On matting (4.25" x 6.5")

Physical Condition

Some fading on the photo, centre right

History / Biographical

Ella Snydal married Clyde Playfair. Jennie Snydal married Percival Bond.

Custodial History

See collection level description for the James Douglas Wall collection.

Scope and Content

Studio portrait of the Snydal sisters - Ella, Jennie and Lil - of Baldur, MB.

Subject Access

rural images

Storage Location

2004 accessions

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Part Of

James Wall collection

Creator

Photographer: E.L. Lane, Glenboro, MB

Description Level

Item

Series Number

Box 2

Item Number

12-2004.32

Accession Number

12-2004

GMD

graphic

Date Range

[1903-1904]

Physical Description

3.9" x 5.5" (b/w)

Material Details

On matting (5.75" x 7.75")

Custodial History

See collection level description for the James Douglas Wall collection.

Scope and Content

Studio portrait of an unknown man from Baldur, MB.

Notes

Writing on the back reads: "P.F. Curtis?"

Subject Access

rural images

Storage Location

2004 accessions

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Part Of

James Wall collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

Box 1

Item Number

12-2004.35

Accession Number

12-2004

GMD

graphic

Date Range

[1900-1904]

Physical Description

6.75" x 4.9" (b/w)

Material Details

On matting (9.9" x 8")

Physical Condition

good

Custodial History

See collection level description for the James Douglas Wall collection.

Scope and Content

Group portrait of what may be a family reunion or wedding anniversary celebration. There are some potted plants and a coupld of photographs placed in front of the group. The woman seated in the wooden chair towards the centre of the image is wearing a corsage.

Subject Access

rural images

Storage Location

2004 accessions

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Part Of

Fred McGuinness collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

McG 9

Item Number

1-2015.64

Accession Number

1-2015

GMD

graphic

Date Range

[1914]

Physical Description

7" x 5" (b/w)

Physical Condition

Photograph was removed from a photo album. Photograph is creased and has tape residue.

Custodial History

Photograph was given to Fred McGuinness by Linda Bilkoski (nee Lepard) of Lac du Bonnet, MB.

Scope and Content

Photograph shows the interior of Brandon Fire Hall No. 2. The wagon engines are in the foreground. The firemen stand in the background, holding the bridles of the horses that are standing at the entrances of their stalls. The interior of the hall shows a brick floor and tin ceiling. Stairs lead to a wooden door that is likely the entrance to the living quarters and offices on the second floor.

Notes

Writing on the back of photograph reads: Ed Harden, Driver on the left, 1914, 11th McTavish. This picture is the same as the negative in the Lawrence Stuckey collection. Stuckey obtained a copy of the photo from George Lepard, father of Linda Bilkoski (nee Lepard).

Name Access

Brandon Fire Department Ladder Wagon

Brandon Fire Department

Fire Station No. 2

Brandon Fire Department Personnel

Brandon fire halls

Subject Access

Brandon business buildings & facilities before 1940

Brandon Fire Department Stations & Equipment

horses

fire halls

fire engines

building interiors

firefighters

Storage Location

RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)

Related Material

Lawrence Stuckey collection 1-2002.3.1F7

Arrangement

McG 4.1 File 27

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Part Of

Fred McGuinness collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

McG 9

Item Number

20-2009.216

Accession Number

20-2009

GMD

graphic

Date Range

c.1900

Physical Description

5" x 7" (b/w)

Material Details

on matting

Custodial History

Photograph sent to Fred McGuinness from Mrs. D. Lee Irvine of Estevan, Saskatchewan.

Scope and Content

Photograph shows James Darroch seated in a wicker chair, posing for a formal studio portrait.

Notes

Writing on the back of the photograph reads: Mr. Darroch. 190?

Name Access

James Darroch

Subject Access

portraits

Storage Location

RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)

Arrangement

From 20-2009 #4 plastic envelope #2

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Part Of

CKX fonds

Creator

CKX

Description Level

Item

Item Number

11-2010.B41

Accession Number

11-2010

GMD

graphic

Date Range

after 1954

Physical Description

4" x 5" (b/w)

Material Details

Negative

Custodial History

See fonds level of the CKX records for custodial history.

Scope and Content

Portrait of Mr. Ford Bond.

Name Access

CKX Television

Ford Bond

Subject Access

portraits

Storage Location

CKX fonds - 2010 accessions

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Part Of

James Wall collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

Box 1

Item Number

12-2004.2

Accession Number

12-2004

GMD

graphic

Date Range

[1900-1904]

Physical Description

8" x 6" (b/w)

Material Details

On matting (12" x 10")

Physical Condition

good

Custodial History

See collection level description for the James Douglas Wall collection.

Scope and Content

Image of a group of people standing

Subject Access

rural images

Storage Location

2004 accessions

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