Photograph shows two elderly women standing on a porch. These women are likely Fred McGuinness' paternal (left) and maternal (right) grandmothers, Anna Charlotte GALLAGHER (b. 19 September 1861/1863/1864 – d. 10 March 1948) and Mary DARROCH (b. 24 May 1861 – d. 18 September 1942), respectively.
Photograph shows Fred McGuinness wearing gold-rimmed glasses and a blue shirt. McGuinness is standing in front of the John E. Robbins Library, Brandon University. Darroch Hall is reflected in the library's windows.
Photographs have been glued to a backing board that has warped over time
History / Biographical
John Dickson (b. 17 Mar 1854, Scotland; d.15 April 1926, Brandon) was considered one of Brandon’s pioneer dentists. Dickson immigrated to Canada in 1857, where he lived in Hamilton, Ontario, for a number of years. Dickson then came to Manitoba and operated a grocery in Chater before he studied dentistry, graduating from the University of Minnesota in 1886. Dickson settled in Brandon where he married Anna Louise Harrison on 28 December 1891.
The couple had four children: Mrs. Irving Cross [Mary Louise, b.20 Dec 1892, Brandon; d. 22 Oct 1981, Saratoga, NY]; Dr. John Harrison Dickson [b. 26 Aug 1894, Brandon; d. 17 June 1956, Killarney]; Dr. Stanley Rodgers Dickson [b. 18 Feb 1896, Brandon; d. 25 July 1963, Brandon]; and Mrs. Emile Baldeschweiler [Isobel Marion Coates, b. 13 Nov 1900, Brandon; d.?] of New York.
Sources: “Pioneer Dentist of Brandon in Dr. John Dickson,” Brandon Daily Sun 16 Apr 1926 and Manitoba Vital Statistics database.
Scope and Content
Photograph is a family in a garden plot in a residential area. Four children, two women, and a man are standing amongst sweet peas. Out buildings of other properties can be seen. Possibly standing from left to right are members of the Dickson family: Mary, Isobel, John Harrison, Annie Louise (wife), Stanley Rodgers, Mrs. Harrison (mother-in-law), and John (husband).
Notes
Writing on the front of the photograph matting reads: 289. Page appears to be from a photo album.
Triptych shows three separate photographs of Fred McGuinness as a young boy. One photograph shows Fred standing in the snow wearing miniature buckskins and feather headdress another shows Fred in the same costume on the family's front porch. The third picture shows Fred in a quarter-length peacoat and winter cap with flaps standing on the front porch of the family home.
Photograph shows Fred McGuinness sitting at a table in the John E. Robbins Library. Spread before him are a variety of weeklies containing his Neighborly News column.
Photograph shows a group of individuals posing with Queen Elizabeth II. Fred McGuinness is standing behind the Queen.
Notes
Behind the photograph is a letter dated 15 November 1984 to Fred McGuinness, Brandon, Manitoba, from Michael B. Decter, Clerk of the Executive Council, Cabinet Secretary, re: Her Majesty's Visit to Manitoba
Frederick Gallagher McGUINNESS (b. 1891 – d. 23 May 1968) was born in Ottawa, Ontario. While in Brandon, he was a student (1911) and secretary of Boys’ Work for the YMCA in 1913. He moved to Winnipeg where he graduated from the Manitoba Medical College in 1917. On 3 December 1917, Lieutenant F.G. McGuinness enlisted with the Canadian Army Medical Corps in Winnipeg. He served in France with the Royal Army Medical Corps and was a Medical Officer attached with the Ninth Royal Irish Fusiliers. Lt. McGuiness survived the war and returned to Winnipeg where he married Myrtle Eva White in Winnipeg on 12 September 1922. They would have a son Jim “Jimmy” and a daughter Elizabeth (Shannon). Dr. McGuinness practiced in Obstetrics and Gynecology and taught at the University of Manitoba’s Medical School from 1923 onwards. He was instrumental in helping his nephew, Frederick George McGuinness return to school after he was injured in the Second World War. Dr. McGuinness died in Winnipeg at the Deer Lodge Hospital following a lengthy illness.
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a graduation portrait of Frederick Gallagher McGuinness in his university robes, likely from the University of Manitoba's medical school.
Notes
Writing on back photograph reads: Brandon, Great Granma Gilmour, (Granma Chalmers' mother), (Kate Harden's Grandmother), came from Scotland to Brandon, spring of 1882
Photograph shows Isabella Louisa Pope, mother to Brandon Sun editor Fred McGuinness. Miss Pope is wearing a white lace blouse with a black pinafore-like dress.
Photograph shows Fred McGuinness seated behind a desk in an office. McGuinness is wearing a suit and tie and has his right fist resting on his chin. Behind him on the walls are maps of Saskatchewan. The photograph has mark-up lines on it. A 2.25" x 2.25" negative is available and is stored with the picture.
Notes
Writing on the back of the photograph reads: Fred McGuinness, Golden Jubilee
Photograph shows the McGuinness family in laying in the grass. Baby Fred McGuinness lays before his mother, Isabella Louisa McGuinness, and his three older sisters Mary, Dorreene, and Ruth.
Photograph shows Fred McGuinness in an office writing at a desk. On the wall behind him is a framed frieze reading: Plan to visit the Wheat Province in the year of the Saskatchewan Golden Jubilee.
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