Part Of

RG 12 Brandon and Area Photograph Collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

2

Item Number

BAPC 2.35

Accession Number

3-2012

GMD

graphic

Date Range

[between 1911 and 1913]

Physical Description

3.5" x 5.5" (b/w)

Material Details

Postcard

Physical Condition

Some water damage and staining.

Custodial History

Postcard was donated to the McKee Archives by Allen Drysdale, archivist at Beautiful Plains Archives in October 2011. Drysdale received the postcard as part of a larger donation to his archives.

Scope and Content

Item is a colour postcard of the A.E. McKenzie Seed Company in Brandon, MB. The postcard was sent to John Dorset, Elphinstone, MB from his brother Sid (?).

Name Access

A.E. McKenzie Co., Limited

A.E. McKenzie Seed Company

9th Street

Subject Access

commercial buildings

businesses

downtown

Storage Location

BAPC photograph drawer

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Part Of

RG 12 Brandon and Area Photograph Collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

2

Item Number

BAPC 2.34

Accession Number

17-2009

GMD

graphic

Date Range

c. April 8, 1912

Physical Description

3.5" x 5.5" (b/w)

Material Details

Postcard

Custodial History

Postcard was sent to Chuck Wilson's aunt, Mrs. W.M. Wilson in Creelman, SK by the McKenzie Seed Company in 1912. Chuck Wilson found the postcard in some of his aunt's papers in 2009 and mailed it to the McKee Archives.

Scope and Content

Item consists of a colour postcard of the McKenzie Seed Company building located on the west side of the 100 block of 9th Street. The card was sent to Mrs. W.M. Wilson of Creelman, SK to acknowledge her order. Writing on the front of the card reads: A.E. McKenzie Co., Limited, Seedsmen, Brandon, Man

Name Access

A.E. McKenzie Co., Limited

A.E. McKenzie Seed Company

9th Street

Subject Access

commercial buildings

businesses

Agriculture

downtown

Storage Location

BAPC photograph drawer

Related Material

RG 3 A.E. McKenzie Seed Co., Ltd. fonds

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Part Of

RG 11 Lawrence Stuckey fonds

Creator

Publisher: Bloom Bros., Winnipeg

Description Level

Item

Series Number

3.9

Item Number

1-2002.3.9.18

Accession Number

1-2002

GMD

multiple media

Date Range

c. 1911

Physical Description

19 cm x 14cm (b/w)

Physical Condition

There are some scribbles on the cover and some of the pages and/or the interleaving pages.

Scope and Content

Item is a copy of Picturesque Brandon, a book of pictoral images of Brandon, MB.

Notes

The Fowler collection (6-1999) and the Stuckey collection (1-2002) contain many of the photographs used in the book.

Name Access

CPR

Railways

Rosser Avenue

Prince Edward Hotel

Rideau Park

Experimental Farm

McKenzie Block

City Hall

10th Street

Sherman Theatre

Lorne Avenue

First Methodist Church

St. Paul's Presbyterian Church

Brandon Armoury

Court House for the Western Judicial District

9th Street

Clement Block

Central Fire Station

Brandon Collegiate Institute (BCI)

Brandon College

Clark Hall

Grant Stand

Bank

School

Lake Clementi

Repro Restriction

The McKee Archives is the copyright holder for the Stuckey materials.

Storage Location

RG 5 photograph storage drawer

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Part Of

Fred McGuinness collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

McG 9

Item Number

20-2009.27

Accession Number

20-2009

GMD

graphic

Date Range

[19--]

Physical Description

4" x 3" (b/w)

Scope and Content

Photograph shows a team of six horses attached to a sleigh in front of the Brandon Sun building on 10th Street.

Notes

Photograph appears to be a part of a sequence of photographs, see 20-2009.28 and 20-2009.29.

Name Access

Brandon Sun

10th Street

Subject Access

Transportation

horses

sleighs

newspapers

Storage Location

RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)

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Part Of

Joseph H. Hughes collection

Creator

[Photographer: C.J. Smith]

Description Level

Item

Series Number

3-1997.1

Item Number

3-1997.1.71

Accession Number

3-1997

Other Numbers

Hughes #69

GMD

graphic

Date Range

[1911-1925]

Physical Description

9.5" x 7.25" (b/w)

Material Details

on album page

Physical Condition

Photograph is stained

Scope and Content

Photograph shows a three-storey wood framed house with a wrap-around porch, second storey bay window, and four gables.

Notes

Photograph is stamped on the back: Hughes & Co. Ltd., 1009 Princess Ave., Brandon, Man. Location has been identified as the southwest side of 10th Street.

Name Access

10th Street

Subject Access

residences

building exteriors

Storage Location

Hughes oversize drawer

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Part Of

Joseph H. Hughes collection

Creator

Photographer: C.J. Smith

Description Level

Item

Series Number

3-1997.1

Item Number

3-1997.1.79

Accession Number

3-1997

Other Numbers

Hughes #78

GMD

graphic

Date Range

[1911-1925]

Physical Description

9.5" x 7.25" (b/w)

Material Details

on matting

Physical Condition

Photograph and matting are stained

Scope and Content

Photograph shows a three-storey wood framed house with a wrap-around porch, second storey bay window, and four gables.

Notes

Location has been identified as the southwest side of 10th Street.

Name Access

10th Street

Subject Access

residences

building exteriors

Storage Location

Hughes oversize drawer

Related Material

3-1997.1.71

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