Part Of

Fred McGuinness collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

McG 9

Item Number

20-2009.76

Accession Number

20-2009

GMD

graphic

Date Range

1956

Physical Description

5" x 3.5" (b/w)

History / Biographical

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.

Name Access

Alva Spafford

Alvie Spafford

Harry Spafford

Carl Spafford

Subject Access

banquets

Storage Location

RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)

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Part Of

Fred McGuinness collection

Creator

Photographer: Harold White Studio, Winnipeg

Description Level

Item

Series Number

McG 9

Item Number

1-2015.132

Accession Number

1-2015

GMD

graphic

Date Range

1951

Physical Description

7" x 5" (b/w)

Scope and Content

Photograph shows a group of eight people around a banquet table. Fred McGuinness, wearing a committee ribbon, is seated on the right.

Notes

Back of photograph is stamped: Harold K. White Studio, 274 Fort St., Winnipeg, Phone 924289. Photograph is dated 15-6-51.

Name Access

Fred McGuinness

Frederick George McGuinness

Subject Access

banquets

Storage Location

RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)

Arrangement

BR #3 Family pictures

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Part Of

Fred McGuinness collection

Creator

Photographer: Winnipeg Daily Post?

Description Level

Item

Series Number

McG 9

Item Number

1-2015.40

Accession Number

1-2015

GMD

graphic

Date Range

[1931-1958]

Physical Description

10" x 8" (b/w)

Scope and Content

Photograph shows a banquet or dining room in the Prince Edward Hotel. The room may have been repurposed into a lounge (see 1-2015.38).

Name Access

Prince Edward Hotel

Subject Access

building interiors

hotels

banquets

restaurants

Storage Location

RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)

Arrangement

From RR #2-envelope, see McG 4.1 File 61

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Part Of

Brandon University Photograph Collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

5

File Number

5.3.13

Item Number

5.3.13

Date Range

c. 1965

Physical Description

colour, 5" x 7"

Scope and Content

Student Activities: Arts Graduates. Back Row: 7. David M. Dowell, Fron Row: 12. Ruth Cutforth

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Part Of

Brandon University Photograph Collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

6

File Number

6.1.14

Item Number

6.1.14

Date Range

c. late 1970s/early 1980s

Physical Description

b/w, 5" x 7"

Scope and Content

Some Arts professors chat together. L to R: Dr. Peter Hordern, Morrison, Lee Clark, ?, Dr. Pernal

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Part Of

Brandon University Photograph Collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

6

File Number

6.1.19

Item Number

6.1.19

Date Range

1938

Physical Description

b/w, 2.5" x 3.5"

Scope and Content

Arts faculty and students(?) pose for a picture. In picture: Professor MacGregor Fraser

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Part Of

Brandon University Photograph Collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

1

File Number

1.1.2

Item Number

1.1.2

Date Range

Late 1950s/Early 1960s

Physical Description

b/w, 4" x 5"

Scope and Content

Brandon College Library

Subject Access

Brandon College Library

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Part Of

Brandon University Photograph Collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

2.2

Item Number

BUPC 2.2.29

GMD

graphic

Date Range

c. 1909

Physical Description

6" x 4" (b/w)

History / Biographical

William Davies, a Baptist meat packer from Toronto, provided money for the construction of the Brandon College Building.

Scope and Content

Photograph shows the interior of the Brandon College Chapel. The portraits on the back wall are of William Davies and his wife.

Notes

Negative enclosed.

Related Material

Letters of William Davies: Toronto 1854-1861, edited by William Sherwood Fox, is located in Rare Books (call number CT 310.D3A4). Fox was an Instructor at Brandon College from 1900 to 1909.

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Part Of

Brandon University Photograph Collection

Creator

Photographer: R.M. Coleman

Description Level

Item

Series Number

2.2

Item Number

2.2.31

GMD

graphic

Date Range

c. early 1960s

Physical Description

5" x 7.5" (b/w)

Scope and Content

View is southwest from the sidewalk in front of the building. Photograph shows the east side of the section of the building that connects the Brandon College Building and Clark Hall.

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Part Of

Brandon University Photograph Collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

2.2

Item Number

2.2.6

GMD

graphic

Date Range

1982

Physical Description

3.75" x 3.5" (b/w)

Scope and Content

View is west from the east side of 18th Street. Photograph shows the front lawn and the Brandon College Building.

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Part Of

Brandon University Photograph Collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

2.2

Item Number

2.2.35

GMD

graphic

Date Range

1982

Physical Description

5" x 7" (b/w)

Scope and Content

View is west from the east side of 18th Street. Photograph shows the Brandon College Building and part of the front lawn.

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Part Of

Brandon University Photograph Collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

2.2

Item Number

2.2.9

GMD

graphic

Date Range

c. late 1980s

Physical Description

3.5" x 5" (colour)

Scope and Content

View is southwest from the front lawn. Photograph shows the Brandon College Building.

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Part Of

Brandon University Photograph Collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

2.2

Item Number

2.2.10

Date Range

c. late 1980s

Physical Description

5" x 3.5" (colour)

Scope and Content

View is southwest from the front lawn. Photograph shows the Brandon College Building with McMaster Hall in the background.

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Part Of

Brandon University Photograph Collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

2.2

Item Number

2.2.11

GMD

graphic

Date Range

c. late 1980s

Physical Description

5" x 3.5"

Scope and Content

View is southwest. Photograph shows the Brandon College Building with the Citizens' Science Building and McMaster Hall in the background.

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Part Of

Brandon University Photograph Collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

2.2

Item Number

2.2.12

GMD

graphic

Date Range

c. late 1980s

Physical Description

5" x 3.5" (colour)

Scope and Content

View is northwest from the front lawn. Photograph shows the Brandon College Building and Clark Hall.

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Part Of

Brandon University Photograph Collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

2.2

Item Number

2.2.22

GMD

graphic

Date Range

May 1978

Physical Description

5" x 3.5" (colour)

Scope and Content

View is southwest from the front lawn. Photograph shows the Brandon College Buildings and a number of cars parked in front of it. An H-Hut and McMaster Hall are visible in the background.

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Part Of

Brandon University Photograph Collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

2.2

Item Number

2.2.23

GMD

graphic

Date Range

May 1978

Physical Description

3.5" x 5" (colour)

Scope and Content

View is northwest from the front lawn. Photograph shows the south side of the Brandon College Building, including scaffolding. J.R.C. Evans Lecture Theatre in the background.

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Part Of

Brandon University Photograph Collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

2.2

Item Number

2.2.24

GMD

graphic

Date Range

May 1978

Physical Description

3.5" x 5" (colour)

Scope and Content

View is northeast from the southwest corner of the building. Photograph shows scaffolding on the south side of the Brandon College Building.

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Part Of

Brandon University Photograph Collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

2.2

Item Number

2.2.34

GMD

graphic

Date Range

c. 1920s/1930s

Physical Description

6.25" x 4.5" (b/w)

History / Biographical

The podium in the photograph is used during convocation.

Custodial History

Donated by D. Sumner.

Scope and Content

Photograph shows the interior of the Brandon College Chapel, including the podium donated to Brandon College by McMaster University in 1900 and a portrait of Dr. A.P. McDiarmid.

Notes

Photograph is a reproduction.

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Part Of

Brandon University Photograph Collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

4

Item Number

4.155

GMD

graphic

Date Range

c. 1956

Physical Description

3.75" x 4.25" (b/w)

Scope and Content

Portrait of the Brandon College cheerleaders.

Subject Access

cheerleading

sports

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