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Christmas Tree Farm negative set 3, frames 1A to 13A

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Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1980s]
Accession Number
1-2015
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
1-2015.259
Accession Number
1-2015
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1980s]
Physical Description
1.5 " x 1.5" (b/w)
Material Details
negatives
History / Biographical
Fred McGuinness is popularly known for his work as the prairie essayist for CBC Radio’s Morningside with Peter Gzowski, a position he held for 17 years. Many of McGuinness’ Morningside essays were autobiographical in nature. He often reported about life on Christmas Tree Farm, a section of land where he and his wife, Christine, built their dream home in the late 1970s. The couple planted a Christmas tree farm on the property and Christine maintained an extensive kitchen garden, while Fred tended honey bees. Life on the farm made its way into radiobroadcasts, Neighborly News columns, and the book "Letters from Section 17: A Collection of Morningside Essays" (Winnipeg: Great Plains Publishing, 1999).
Scope and Content
Set consists of 13 negatives showing work being conducted on the McGuinness property, Christmas Tree Farm, Section 17. The first 12 negatives show the McGuinness family planting with their tractor and the last negative shows a woman working on a swimming pool liner.
Notes
McGuinness drafted a manuscript, titled "Hole in the Ground," about the family pool on Section 17. It was one manuscript McGuinness was re-tooling before he passed away in 2011.
Name Access
Section 17
Christmas Tree Farm
Subject Access
Horticulture
farming
Tractors
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
Arrangement
Cigar boxes
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Interior of Hanbury Mill

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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
20-2009.106
Accession Number
20-2009
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1924
Physical Description
8" x 6" (b/w)
Material Details
On matting
Physical Condition
Photograph is scratched
Custodial History
Photograph was in possession of Mrs. Ruby Miles, who passed the image on to Fred McGuinness. McGuinness makes reference to Mrs. Miles and this photograph in his Sunbeams column (Brandon Sun 14 September 1978).
Scope and Content
Photograph shows the interior of the Hanbury Manufacturing Co. Mill. Men identified in the photograph include: Mr. Tom McKenzie (right), Elden Darrow, and Jack Silliker.
Notes
Writing on the back of the photograph reads: Mrs. R. Miles. Provenience and identifications obtained from Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Name Access
Hanbury Manufacturing Co.
Tom McKenzie
Eldon Darrow
Jack Silliker
Subject Access
manufactured products
mills
saw mills
forest products
logs
lumber
Brandon Industries
store interiors
building interiors
Brandon business buildings & facilities before 1940
logging
lumbering
lumber manufacturing
Storage Location
McGuinness oversize storage drawer (1-2015)
Related Material
Lawrence Stuckey collection 1-2002.3.1H11 Ruby Miles collection 14-2003, File 2
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Cando Contracting Ltd.

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Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c.1990
Accession Number
20-2009
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
20-2009.230
Accession Number
20-2009
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c.1990
Physical Description
5" x 3.5" (b/w)
History / Biographical
Cando Contracting Ltd. was found in 1978 by Gord Peters and Rick Hammond. The company began as a small rail line dismantling and salvage company operating out of Brandon, Manitoba. The company changed its name in 2013 to Cando Rail Services Ltd., which supplies railway support services (e.g., engineering and track services, industrial rail services, mechanical services, rail car storage, railway material sales, short line operations, transload services) to industry and the rail sector. The company maintains its headquarters in Brandon, Manitoba, and has regional offices located in Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Whitby, and Adel (Iowa). (Source: www.candoltd.com, accessed 05 Dec 2015)
Scope and Content
Photograph shows Gord Peters standing in front of the rail car that forms the entrance of Cando Contracting Ltd. in Brandon, Manitoba
Notes
Negatives stored with photograph
Name Access
Cando Contracting Ltd
Gord Peters
Subject Access
contractors
Brandon business buildings & facilities after 1940
Brandon Industries
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
Arrangement
From 20-2009 #4 plastic envelope #2; in Canada Wide Magazines Ltd. envelope post marked 03 November 1990
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Hanbury Manufacturing Co. - Sash and Door Department

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Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1900
Accession Number
1-2015
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
1-2015.6
Accession Number
1-2015
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1900
Physical Description
7" x 5" (b/w)
Material Details
on matting
Physical Condition
Photograph is ripped in half
History / Biographical
The Hanbury Manufacturing Company was located at 600-698 Assiniboine Avenue. Hanbury advertised themselves as sash, door, and blind manufacturers; lumber dealers;
Scope and Content
Photograph shows six men/carpenters in a window framing workshop.
Notes
Writing on the back of the photograph reads: This was taken before Edna ws born. Ntocie the stove & pipes. This was the hard way of working & yet they never had a fire, everything was O.K. & good times. Dad, Ross Deitz, Charlie James, - , - , Cliff Sanford leaning on desk. 1900.
Name Access
Hanbury Hardware Co. Ltd.
Hanbury Manufacturing Co.
Subject Access
workshops
sash, door and blind manufacturers
manufactured products
lumber
store interiors
Brandon business buildings & facilities before 1940
Brandon Industries
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
Related Material
Lawrence Stuckey collection 1-2002.3.1H10
Arrangement
From loose photos, funny trunk
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