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Dominion Day on Rosser Avenue

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Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1906
Accession Number
20-2009
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
20-2009.7
Accession Number
20-2009
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1906
Physical Description
6" x 4" (b/w)
Material Details
on matting
Physical Condition
Photographs have been glued to a backing board that has warped over time
Scope and Content
Photograph shows street view of north side of Rosser Avenue, primarily the 700 block. Horse and buggies are travelling on the avenue and pedestrians fill the sidewalks. Union Jacks and English flags are mounted from the windows on the Fleming and Beaubier blocks. Flag banners are drapped across Rosser Avenue. Businesses visible in the Fleming Block include: Lowes Brothers Clothing and Spring Park Nurseries. Businesses visible in the Beaubier Block include the Empire Hotel. Businesses east of the Empire Hotel are grocer A.M. Percival and the Brandon Hardware Company. An advertisement for the Northern Bank is affixed to a telephone pole on the southside of the street.
Notes
Writing on the front of the photograph matting reads: July 1 1906, 314. One photograph (20-2009.8) is glued below and another, 20-2009.6, is glued on the reverse side. Page appears to be from a photo album.
Name Access
Fleming Block
Lowes Brothers Clothing
Spring Park Nurseries Limited
Empire Hotel
D.W. Beaubier Block
A.M. Percival
Brandon Hardware Company
Rosser Avenue
Subject Access
Street scene
Transportation
downtown
grocers
storefronts
Dominion Day
horses
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
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Dominion Day on Rosser Avenue

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions13698
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1906
Accession Number
20-2009
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
20-2009.8
Accession Number
20-2009
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1906
Physical Description
6" x 4" (b/w)
Material Details
on matting
Physical Condition
Photographs have been glued to a backing board that has warped over time
Scope and Content
Photograph shows street view of north side of Rosser Avenue, primarily the 700 block. Horse and buggies are travelling on the avenue and pedestrians fill the sidewalks. Union Jacks and English flags are mounted from the windows on the Fleming and Beaubier blocks. Flag banners are drapped across Rosser Avenue. Businesses visible in the Fleming Block include: Lowes Brothers Clothing and Spring Park Nurseries. Businesses visible in the Beaubier Block include the Empire Hotel. Businesses east of the Empire Hotel are grocer A.M. Percival and the Brandon Hardware Company. An advertisement for the Northern Bank is affixed to a telephone pole on the southside of the street. The street is lined with litter and a number of dogs can be seen roaming the area.
Notes
Writing on the front of the photograph matting reads: 313 July 1906. One photograph (20-2009.8) is glued below and another, 20-2009.6, is glued on the reverse side. Page appears to be from a photo album.
Name Access
Fleming Block
Lowes Brothers Clothing
Spring Park Nurseries Limited
Empire Hotel
D.W. Beaubier Block
A.M. Percival
Brandon Hardware Company
Rosser Avenue
Subject Access
Street scene
Transportation
downtown
grocers
storefronts
Dominion Day
dogs
horses
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
Images
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Law bowling team 1914-1915

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Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1915
Accession Number
20-2009
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
20-2009.103
Accession Number
20-2009
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1915
Physical Description
9.25" x 5" (b/w)
Material Details
On matting
Physical Condition
Top half of mat is missing
History / Biographical
The Brandon Daily Sun (02 Februrary 1915, 7) identified the members of the five-man bowling team as: Bowler, Kerr, Foster, Buck, and Crawford. According to the Henderson's 1914 Brandon City Directory, these lawyers are: John R. Bowler and N. Whitby Kerr of Coldwell, Coleman & Bruce; G. Herbert Foster and A.G. buckingham of Kilgor, Buckingham & Foster; and Howard L. Crawford of S.H. McKay.
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a team studio portrait of the lawyers' bowling team (1914-1915), winners of the Commerce League. All the men are standing and are arranged in the portrait according to height. (L to R): Herb Foster, Judge A.G.(Arthur Gordon) Buckingham, "Krug" (H.L.) Crawford, N. Whitby Kerr, and Reg Bowler.
Notes
Writing on the front of the photograph reads: Law Bowling Team, 1914-1915, Winners Commerce League. Names for the photograph were provided by Eileen Trott, Daly House Museum.
Name Access
Law Bowling Team
N.W. Kerr
H.L. Crawford
N. Whitby Kerr
Subject Access
athletes
sports people & activities
bowling
lawyers
Storage Location
McGuinness oversize storage drawer (1-2015)
Images
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George and Mary Porterfield

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Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1920s]
Accession Number
1-2015
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
1-2015.78
Accession Number
1-2015
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1920s]
Physical Description
5.5" x 3.25" (b/w)
Custodial History
Photograph given to Fred McGuinness by Helen Turner
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a man - George Porterfield - and woman - Mary Porterfield - posing with a vehicle on a farm property.
Notes
Writing on the back of the photograph reads: Taken in the Summer at one of the neighbour homes George & myself. Note attached to the back of the photograph reads: George & Mary got married on June 6th 1923 and lived on the farm. This is their first car.
Name Access
George Porterfield
Subject Access
Transportation
automobiles
motor cars
farms
rural life
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
Arrangement
McG 1.2 file 20
Images
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Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1946-1947
Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
8
Item Number
BUPC 8.R.1
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1946-1947
Physical Description
3.5" x 5" (b/w)
Scope and Content
Portrait of Doreen Rowse, Lady Stick.
Subject Access
Lady stick
Student government
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Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1961-1962
Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
8
Item Number
BUPC 8.E.4
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1961-1962
Physical Description
2.5" x 3.5" (b/w)
Scope and Content
Portrait of Florence English, Lady Stick, and winner of medal in Religious Studies.
Subject Access
Lady stick
Student government
award recipients
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