Located at the centre of the Brandon University campus, the Physical Plant H-Hut was destroyed following the opening of the new $3.9M, 13,600 square-foot physical plant on 07 April 2010.
Custodial History
Photograph was taken by McKee Archives project archivist Jill Sutherland.
Scope and Content
Photograph shows the demolition of the Physical Plant H-Hut. The photograph is looking southeast. The John R. Brodie Science Centre, the Geology H-Hut, and portions of the Citizens' Science Building (BUSU Building), Knowles-Douglas expansion (KDC) and McMaster Hall are visible in the background.
Accession 3-1997 (84 photographs, various diplomas; 1886-1960) contains a variety of photographs of buildings and streetscapes of the 100 block of Tenth Street and various Hughes properties in the city. In addition, there are photographs of the "Founders of Hughes and Co," a parade on Tenth Street in 1924, the Wheat City Business College Hockey Team 1912, three photographs of the Port of Churchill in 1931, three photographs of threshing crews on Hughes and Company property, a Great War military contingent from Brandon including JRC Evans, and four family photographs.
Photograph shows the storefront of A.W. Evans & Co. Hardware & Implements. A hitching post with an advertisement for Milton Wagons is in front of the store.
Photograph shows the storefront of A.W. Evans & Co. Hardware & Implements. A horse is next to the hitching post that has an advertisement for Hamilton Wagons in front of the store.
Photograph is looking southwest and shows the north side of the link and the east side of the J.R.C. Evans Lecture Theatre. The Dining Hall and Darrach Hall are visible through the link.
The piano in the photograph is most likely a Steinway piano donated to Brandon College by Abbie Vining, former faculty member of the Department of Music. It is unknown when the piano was removed from the Evans Theatre or what happened to it thereafter.
Scope and Content
Photograph of a grand piano on the stage of the J.R.C. Evans Lecture Theatre.