Part Of

Fred McGuinness collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

McG 9

Item Number

20-2009.67

Accession Number

20-2009

GMD

graphic

Date Range

c.1881

Physical Description

6.5" x 5" (b/w)

Material Details

on matting

Physical Condition

Photograph is stained and water damaged. A newspaper clipping about William (Billy) Muir is glued to the top left hand corner of the mat. The image is exfoliated in the right hand corner. The negative has been reverse printed.

History / Biographical

Coombs & Stewart opened the first general store in Brandon in 1881, which was located on 6th Street and Pacific Avenue. According to G.F. Barker (Brandon: A City, 1977, 291), William (Billy) Muir worked at the store until he opened his own grocery store in 1888.

Custodial History

Donated to Fred McGuinness by Allena Strath (nee Coombs).

Scope and Content

Photograph shows the Coombs & Stewart general store located on the corner of Pacific Avenue and 6th Street. A group of men pose in front of the wood-framed store.

Notes

Back of photograph reads: One of first stores in Brandon, Coombs...[?]

Name Access

Coombs & Stewart

Pacific Avenue

6th Street

Wm. Muir General Grocer

Subject Access

Pioneers

general stores

building exteriors

store exteriors

horses

grocery stores

Brandon business buildings & facilities before 1940

Storage Location

RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)

Related Material

Lawrence Stuckey collection 1-2002.3.1E13

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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

RG 11 Lawrence Stuckey fonds

Description Level

Item

Series Number

3.1

Item Number

1-2002.3.1DC8

Accession Number

1-2002

GMD

graphic

Date Range

[ca. 1913]

Physical Description

3 1/2" x 5"

Material Details

Negative

History / Biographical

Would later become known as the Yaeger Block

Custodial History

For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.

Scope and Content

Arlington Hotel

Notes

Located at the NE corner of 6th St. & Rosser Ave

[Image on negative is a reproduction of a photo that appeared in a newspaper (likely Brandon Sun). P.E. 16/06/09]

Name Access

Arlington Hotel

Subject Access

hotels

Brandon hotels

Repro Restriction

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

Storage Location

Lawrence Stuckey collection

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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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Part Of

Fred McGuinness collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

McG 9

Item Number

20-2009.22

Accession Number

20-2009

GMD

graphic

Date Range

1912

Physical Description

9.75" x 7.5" (b/w)

Physical Condition

photograph is torn and has scotch tape residue

Scope and Content

Photograph shows the exterior of the Royal George Hotel located at 142-6th Street, Brandon. Striped awnings cover the second and third storey windows of the hotel. Dogs roam the sidewalk in front of the hotel. Advertisements cover the fence adjacent to the hotel and include: Fort McMurray town site settlement; Mortgage sale for city property; Starland Theatre featuring Miss Amy Lawrence, Soprano; Sherman Theatre; 15th Annual Horticultural Exhibition

Notes

Date ascertained from 15th Annual Horticultural Exhibition advertisement posted on fence adjacent to hotel. Address obtained from Henderson's Brandon City Directory for 1913.

Name Access

Royal George Hotel

Starland Theatre

Sherman Theatre

Horticultural Exhibition

6th Street

Subject Access

hotels

building exteriors

advertising

dogs

Storage Location

RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)

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