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Part Of
Alf Fowler collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
ca. 1911
Accession Number
6-1999
Part Of
Alf Fowler collection
Creator
Davidson & Gowen
Description Level
Item
Item Number
6-1999.69
Accession Number
6-1999
GMD
graphic
Date Range
ca. 1911
Physical Description
9.5" x 7.5" (b/w)
History / Biographical
West End Park, which was established in 1894, was renamed Stanley Park in 1907, in honour of Stanley McInnis, a local dentist and legislator. The city acquired the block of land from the Canadian Pacific Railway Company in 1894 for the price of one dollar, on the condition that it be set aside for public use. The park occupies the block between 14th and 15th Streets and Princess and Lorne Avenues.
Custodial History
See fonds level description of the Alf Fowler collection for custodial history.
Scope and Content
Photos shows Stanley Park.
Notes
History/Bio information was taken from the Assiniboine Historical Society's Brandon: A Residential Walking Tour pamphlet (1993).
Storage Range
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript collection - photograph storage drawer
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Stanley Hunt interview

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Part Of
Westman Oral History collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
sound recordings
Date Range
May 17, 1982
Accession Number
35-1998
Part Of
Westman Oral History collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
OH113.Hun
Accession Number
35-1998
GMD
sound recordings
Date Range
May 17, 1982
Physical Description
1 audio cassette [1:00:00]
History / Biographical
Stanley Tracy Hunt was born on January 20, 1912 in Detroit, Michigan. He attended school in Lenore and Kenton in Manitoba. Stan married Olive May Brown (1919-2012) on April 18, 1942 in Kenton, MB. Together they had six children: Beverley, Richard, Ken, Chris, Charlene and Gwenda. Stan and Olive farmed for a while but moved into Kenton in 1947, where they lived in the remodelled Kinsmore School building. In Kenton, Stan worked at the Co-op and at the Lawlor and Strange garage. In 1951, he became the municipal grader operator, grading, snow ploughing and building roads. Stan retired from the municipal staff in 1977. He was a faithful supporter of the Knights of Pythias and the Kenton Legion, and followed both hockey and baseball teams. In 1992, Stan and Olive moved to Lilac Residence in Hamiota. Stanley Hunt died on July 11, 1992 in Hamiota, MB. He is buried at Hamiota Cemetery.
Custodial History
As part of the Westman Oral History Collection, this collection was accessioned by the McKee Archives in 1998. The original tapes from the Westman Oral History project were deposited in the Brandon Public Library. Copies of these originals were made by Margaret Pollex of the Brandon University Language Lab at the request of Eileen McFadden, University Archivist in the early 1990s. These copies compose the collection held in the McKee Archives.
Scope and Content
Item is an audiocassette tape containing an interview with Stanley Hunt about road building and maintenance. Interviewer is Shirley Hunt.
Notes
History/bio information from the records, the Kenton local history "Cradle to combine, vol. 2" and obituaries for Stanley and Olive Hunt. Description by Christy Henry.
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Part Of
Alf Fowler collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
ca. 1911
Accession Number
6-1999
Part Of
Alf Fowler collection
Creator
Davidson & Gowen
Description Level
Item
Item Number
6-1999.70
Accession Number
6-1999
GMD
graphic
Date Range
ca. 1911
Physical Description
9.25" x 7.25" (b/w)
History / Biographical
Rideau Park is located between Lorne and Louise Avenues east and Park and Franklin Streets.
Custodial History
See fonds level description of the Alf Fowler collection for custodial history.
Scope and Content
Photo shows Rideau Park.
Storage Range
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript collection - photograph storage drawer
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Part Of
Alf Fowler collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
ca. 1911
Accession Number
6-1999
Part Of
Alf Fowler collection
Creator
Davidson & Gowen
Description Level
Item
Item Number
6-1999.89
Accession Number
6-1999
GMD
graphic
Date Range
ca. 1911
Physical Description
9.25" x 7.25" (b/w)
Custodial History
See fonds level description of the Alf Fowler collection for custodial history.
Scope and Content
Photo shows part of Assiniboine Park by the river.
Storage Range
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript collection - photograph storage drawer
Images
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Part Of
Alf Fowler collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
ca. 1911
Accession Number
6-1999
Part Of
Alf Fowler collection
Creator
Davidson & Gowen
Description Level
Item
Item Number
6-1999.90
Accession Number
6-1999
GMD
graphic
Date Range
ca. 1911
Physical Description
9.25" x 7.25" (b/w)
Custodial History
See fonds level description of the Alf Fowler collection for custodial history.
Scope and Content
Photo shows a man and his dog in Assiniboine Park - "one of Brandon's beauty spots."
Storage Range
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript collection - photograph storage drawer
Images
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