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.
Notes
Back of the photograph is stamped: Clark Smith Studio, per July 27/59
Photograph is looking east and shows a truck and bulldozer excavating in preparation for the construction of the QEII Music Building. The A.E. McKenzie Building and Education Building are in the background.