Harry Spafford (b. 22 Oct 1888, d. 10 May 1978) was born in Holmfield, Manitoba. He married Isabella Hawking of Ninga in 1914 and the couple moved to Brandon in 1915 where they continued to reside until 1973. Harry worked as a locomotive fireman and then as an engineer with the Canadian Northern Railway (CN). While with CN, he was an active member of the Brotherhood of Local Engineers and Firemen No. 788 of Brandon. He served as an alderman in Brandon from 1928 to 1945. In 1932, Harry ran in the Manitoba by-election for Brandon as an Independent Labour candidate and lost to the Conservative member George Dinsdale. In 1952, Harry ran as a Co-Operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) member in the provincial election and lost to Conservative party representative Reg Lissaman. Harry Spafford passed away in Burnaby, BC, and is interred in the Ocean View Cemetery. (Source: see obituary in McG 4.1 File 66)
Alva/Alvery/"Alvie" Reddell/Riddell/Ridall Spafford (b. 15 Mar 1891, d. 23 Aug 1985) was born in Enterprise, Manitoba, in the R.M. of Turtle Mountain. In 1911, he married Francis Ethel Harrison (d. 1979) in Killarney and had three children. Alvie farmed in Bannerman from 1902 to 1936, after which he moved to Boissevain to work as a Rawleigh salesman. In 1942, the family moved to Brandon where Alvie worked as a conductor with the CNR until his retirement. Alva Spafford passed away at the age of 94 at the Brandon General Hospital. His funeral was held in Killarney, Manitoba. (Source: Obituary, Brandon Sun, 23 Aug 1985)
Scope and Content
Photograph shows [left to right] Carl Spafford, Alva Spafford, and Harry Spafford posing together in a banquet room.
Notes
Writing on the back of the photograph reads: Harry Spafford on right, Alva Spafford center, Carl nephew of Harry on left. Harry retired in 1962 as an Engineer. Alva retired in 1965 as a Conductor. Carl retired in 1977 as a Conductor. [Note: conflicting dates are provided on photographs for Alva's retirement, i.e., 1956 vs. 1965]
Photograph shows a banquet room in the Prince Edward Hotel. Rectangular tables are organized in an U-shape layout. The tables are covered in white linen table cloths and have place settings.
Harry Spafford (b. 22 Oct 1888, d. 10 May 1978) was born in Holmfield, Manitoba. He married Isabella Hawking of Ninga in 1914 and the couple moved to Brandon in 1915 where they continued to reside until 1973. Harry worked as a locomotive fireman and then as an engineer with the Canadian Northern Railway (CN). While with CN, he was an active member of the Brotherhood of Local Engineers and Firemen No. 788 of Brandon. He served as an alderman in Brandon from 1928 to 1945. In 1932, Harry ran in the Manitoba by-election for Brandon as an Independent Labour candidate and lost to the Conservative member George Dinsdale. In 1952, Harry ran as a Co-Operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) member in the provincial election and lost to Conservative party representative Reg Lissaman. Harry Spafford passed away in Burnaby, BC, and is interred in the Ocean View Cemetery. (Source: see obituary in McG 4.1 File 66)
Alva/Alvery/"Alvie" Reddell/Riddell/Ridall Spafford (b. 15 Mar 1891, d. 23 Aug 1985) was born in Enterprise, Manitoba, in the R.M. of Turtle Mountain. In 1911, he married Francis Ethel Harrison (d. 1979) in Killarney and had three children. Alvie farmed in Bannerman from 1902 to 1936, after which he moved to Boissevain to work as a Rawleigh salesman. In 1942, the family moved to Brandon where Alvie worked as a conductor with the CNR until his retirement. Alva Spafford passed away at the age of 94 at the Brandon General Hospital. His funeral was held in Killarney, Manitoba. (Source: Obituary, Brandon Sun, 23 Aug 1985)
Scope and Content
Photograph shows [left to right] Carl Spafford, Alva Spafford, Ken Hawking, and Harry Spafford posing together in a banquet room. Ken Hawking is shaking Alvie's hand. On the table in front of the group is a suit case, which may be a possible retirement gift for Alvie from the CNR.
Notes
Writing on the back of the photograph reads: Carl S. [Spafford], Alva S. [Spafford], Ken Hawking, Harry Spafford right, 1956, at Alva's retirement.
Portrait of the Brandon College men's basketball team. Back Row (L to R): Ross George, Peter Prokaska, Ron Bell, Dave Brodie, Keith McCulloch, Blair MacRae. Front Row (L to R): Gordon Hunter, Johnny Miller, John Blackwood.
Photograph of the Brandon College women's basketball team.
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The following signatures, along with the sentence "with sincere appreciation" are written on the back of the matting: Dorreene Fleming, Jackie Fleming, Grace Armstrong, Shirle Hurst, Eunice Hunter (captain), Doreen Rowse, Margaret Clark, Patricia Hill, M. Ruth Clark.
Photograph of the Brandon College Capettes basketball team (1966-1967). Front Row (L to R): Jan Neddrie, Val Broadfoot, Judy Kellie, Capt. Barbara Ann Scott, Rhonda Harper. Back Row (L to R): Manager Margaret Reid, Fay Emish, Vicki Moore, Janice Doak, Coach Doug Steeves. Missing: Sandra Schneider, Linda Oakley.
Portrait of the Brandon University Bobcats men's basketball team. L to R: Norman Joss (Manager), George Martin (Manager), Dwight Kearns, Dave Bauman, Ryan Smith, Frank Lindal, Willie Jerks, Blake Simcoe, Larry Rodenbush, Jack Mitchell, Doug Fraser, Mel Harvey, Al Johnson (Trainer). Foreground: Coach Howard
Portrait of the Brandon University Bobcats men's basketball team. Back Row (L to R): Mike Howry, Bruce Lyons, Bohdan Pisak, John Weber, Dave Price, Ryan Gray, Bob Dodds, Nelson Burrell, Rick Kartzmark, Clyde Van Caeyzelle, Mike Bourg, Lew Worell, Frank Bauche, Grant Griffith. Front Row (L to R): Kevin MacDonald (Manager), Willie Reimer (Ass’t Coach), Jerry Hemmings (Coach), Dan Majcher (Statistician)
Portrait of the Brandon University Bobcats men's basketball team. Front Row (L to R): Fred Lee (Ass’t Coach), Gord Matheson (Manager), Jerry Hemmings (Coach). Middle Row (L to R): Steve Noyes, Dave Knutson, Dino Gini, Mark Hogan, Lyn Milne, Rick DeGagne. Back Row (L to R): John Weber, Ron Hummelt, Ben Szymkow, Jerry Abernathy, Keith Streiter, Bob Dodds, Lew Worrell
Portrait of the Brandon University Bobcats men's basketball team. Front Row (L to R): Dave Perkins (Ass’t Trainer), Ray Houssin (Ass’t Coach), Jerry Hemmings (Coach), Chris Parlow (Manager). Back Row (L to R): Dino Gini, Lew Worrell, Don Jackson, Warren Kyle, Tom Price, Jerry Abernathy, Keith Streiter, Jude Kelly, Rick DeGagne, Fred Lee, Bobby Campbell. Missing: Brian Pallister, Mark Hogan
Portrait of the Brandon University Bobcats men's basketball team. L to R: Wallace Mainor, Alf Hoehn, Jan Bujan, Jude Kelly, Butch Gayton, Earl Roberts, “Diamond” Jim Dollings (Honorary Manager), Jerry Hemmings (Coach), Ray Kardas (Trainer), Grant Coulter, Cheddie Warner, Brian Ackroyd, Tony Speas, Steve Gill, Jerry Abernathy
Portrait of the Brandon University Bobcats men's basketball team. Front Row (L to R): Jerry Hemmings (Coach), “Diamond” Jim Dollings (Honourary Manager), Murray McLeod (Ass’t Coach). Back Row (L to R): Earl Roberts, Grant Coulter, Keith Wilder, Tom Price, Wallace Mainor, Will Marshall, John Bukich, Jude Kelly, Brian Ackroyd, Butch Gayton, Cheddie Warner. Missing: Don Thomson, Bob Dodds.
Portrait of the Brandon University Bobcats men's basketball team. Front Row (L to R): Marty Hills (Manager), Jerry Hemmings (Coach), Dwight Kearns (Ass’t Coach), Diamond Jim Dollings (Honourary Manager). Back Row (L to R): Kenny Fields, Don Thomson, Rick Briscoe, Butch Gayton, Tom Price, John Carson, John Bukich, Keith Strieter, Jan Bujan, Jude Kelly, Brian Ackroyd, Grant Coulter, Earl Roberts, Cheddie Warner. Missing: Bob Eamer (Ass’t Coach).
Portrait of the Brandon University Bobcats men's basketball team. Back Row (L to R): Courtney Bailey, Don Thomson, Kenny Fields, Butch Gayton, Frank Bojarski, Lonnie Anderson, John Bukich, Jan Bujan, John Carson, Brian Ackroyd, Rick Briscoe, Grant Coulter, Earl Roberts. Front Row (L to R): Murray McLeod (Ass’t Coach), Dwight Kearns (Coach), Bob Eamer (Ass’t Coach).
Portrait of the Brandon University Bobcats men's basketball team. Back Row (L to R): Jerry Hemmings (Coach), Don Thomson, Kenny Fields, Frank Bojarski, James Pettiford, John Carson, John Bukick, Patrick Jebbison, Charles Douthit, Brian Ackroyd, Marvin Russell, Rick Briscoe. Front Row (L to R): Mike Velie (Manager), Courtney Bailey, Cam Hurst, Earl Roberts, Darcy Marshall (Manager).
Portrait of the Brandon University Bobcats men's basketball team. Back Row (L to R): Anna Neufeld (Equipment Manager), Don Thomson, Courtney Dwyer, John Carson, John Bukich, Milton Vaugn, Frank Bojarski, Patrich Jabbison, Vince Bowen, Jerry Hemmings (Coach). Front Row (L to R): Warren Watt, Marvin Russell, Courtney Bailey, Reggie Simms, Darcy Marshall (Senior Manager).
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