Photograph shows Hon. James Richardson, Queen Elizabeth, Prince Phillip and A.L. Dulmage conversing with with other individuals at a gathering in the backyard of the President's Residence on the corner of 13th Street and Victoria Avenue. Dignitaries were part of the cornerstone laying ceremony of the John R. Brodie Science Centre.
Photograph shows guests at a gathering in the backyard of the President's Residence on the corner of 13th Street and Victoria Avenue. Among the guests were (L to R): Alice and Len Evans (MLA for Brandon East and Cabinet Minister), Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Phillip, Stanley Knowles and the Hon. James Richardson (MP for Winnipeg South and Cabinet Minister). In the back row, above the child in the crowd is Elias Haddad. Dignitaries were part of the cornerstone laying ceremony of the John R. Brodie Science Centre.
Photograph shows the Strand Block on the east side of 10th Street, Brandon, Manitoba. Visible businesses in the Strand Block include: Hughes & Co. Ltd., Smart's Stationery, Waddell's, the Strand Theatre, and Metropolitan Life.
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Back of the photograph is stamped: Clark Smith Studio, per July 27/59
Photograph shows the west side of 10th Street between Rosser and Princess Avenues. Visible businesses include: Recreation Bowling & Billiards, Bottomley's, Barry Neill Men's Wear, Simpsons-Sears, Allied Hardware Stores, Box Brothers Hardware, Doig's. Painted on the north face of the Strathcona Block are two advertisements, one for Sutherland and Robertson [Grocery] and the other for Boyd Electric Co. Ltd.
Photograph shows a view of downtown Brandon from the northeast corner of 10th Street and Princess Avenue. Thunderbird Bowl is in the foreground. Painted advertisements on the sides of buildings include: The Mitrou's Cafe and Tea Room and Brandon Musical Supply Ltd. Vehicles parked on 10th Street are facing north.
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Photograph dated from "Tara's Bulba," the movie playing at the Strand Theatre and similiar vehicles captured in the photograph.