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Rosser Avenue - First City Bus

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Part Of: RG 11 Lawrence Stuckey fonds

Description Level: Item

GMD: graphic

Date Range: [ca. 1934]

Accession Number: 1-2002

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Part Of: RG 11 Lawrence Stuckey fonds

Description Level: Item

Series Number: 3.1

Item Number: 1-2002.3.1C14

Accession Number: 1-2002

GMD: graphic

Date Range: [ca. 1934]

Physical Description: 3 1/2" x 5"

Material Details: Negative

History / Biographical: After demise of the streetcars, a transit system was started by MacArthur Transportation Co. with three routes, an east end loop, a south end loop, and a west end loop, with terminal at 8th St. & Rosser Ave. The E & W was operated as a continuous route with two locally built coach bodies on new Maple Leaf trucks. A secondhand, larger, Leland coach was acquired for the S. end, which was replaced by a large GMC about 1938.

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

Scope and Content: Rosser Ave.[west] showing first city transit bus.

Notes: Copy negative; Original 8x10 neg on file.

Name Access: Rosser Avenue - First City Bus

Subject Access: downtowns; businesses; Transportation; public transit; buses; Brandon Street Scenes Before 1940

Repro Restriction: The McKee Archives is the copyright holder for the Stuckey materials.

Storage Location: Lawrence Stuckey collection

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Original Eighth St. Bridge and CPR Station

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Part Of: RG 11 Lawrence Stuckey fonds

Description Level: Item

GMD: graphic

Date Range: Oct. 8, 1963

Accession Number: 1-2002

1 image

Part Of: RG 11 Lawrence Stuckey fonds

Creator: Geo. Harris

Description Level: Item

Series Number: 3.1

Item Number: 1-2002.3.1BF3

Accession Number: 1-2002

GMD: graphic

Date Range: Oct. 8, 1963

Physical Description: 2 1/2" x 3 1/2"

Material Details: Negative

History / Biographical: This bridge was built by CPR and given to the city in 1904 because CPR wanted to close the very dangerous 6th Street crossing.

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

Scope and Content: Original Eighth St. Bridge and CPR Station

Notes: Original negative; From collection of George H. Harris Winnipeg, Man.

Name Access: Original Eighth St. Bridge and CPR Station

Subject Access: manmade geographic features; bridges; Brandon Eighth Street Bridges; Transportation; rail transportation; railways

Repro Restriction: The McKee Archives is the copyright holder for the Stuckey materials.

Location Copy: 1-2002.3.9.166

Storage Location: Lawrence Stuckey collection

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Original Eighth St. Bridge and Pedestrian Stairway

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Part Of: RG 11 Lawrence Stuckey fonds

Description Level: Item

GMD: graphic

Date Range: ca. 1933

Accession Number: 1-2002

1 image

Part Of: RG 11 Lawrence Stuckey fonds

Description Level: Item

Series Number: 3.1

Item Number: 1-2002.3.1BF2

Accession Number: 1-2002

GMD: graphic

Date Range: ca. 1933

Physical Description: 2 1/2" x 2 1/2"

Material Details: Negative

History / Biographical: Contract for concrete approach from north end to replace east and west timber approaches along Assiniboine Ave. awarded to A.E. Jones and E. Fulcher for $30,590. Oct. 11, 1934. (Brandon Sun). As part of this project a Z-shaped ramp on the west side to Assiniboine Ave for pedestrians replaced wooden stairs to north end.

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

Scope and Content: View of East side of original Eighth St. bridge from Pacific Avenue; Shows pedestrian stairway to North end and CPR early 2800 [locomotive] being serviced on Train No.4

Notes: G. Crighton Collection

Name Access: Original Eighth St. Bridge and Pedestrian Stairway

Subject Access: manmade geographic features; bridges; Brandon Eighth Street Bridges; Transportation; rail transportation; railways; trains; passenger trains

Repro Restriction: The McKee Archives is the copyright holder for the Stuckey materials.

Location Copy: 1-2002.3.9.102

Storage Location: Lawrence Stuckey collection

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Motor Mart, Sioux City, Iowa

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Part Of: Joseph H. Hughes collection

Description Level: Item

GMD: graphic

Date Range: [1920s]

Accession Number: 3-1997

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Part Of: Joseph H. Hughes collection

Description Level: Item

Series Number: 3-1997.1

Item Number: 3-1997.1.70

Accession Number: 3-1997

Other Numbers: Hughes #68

GMD: graphic

Date Range: [1920s]

Physical Description: 8.5" x 6.25" (b/w)

Material Details: on matting

Physical Condition: Matting is torn, photo is scratched

History / Biographical: The Motor Mart Building in Sioux City, Iowa, is listed on the United States National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places. The State Historical Society of Iowa submitted the application in 1993. The building is an architectural example of the Commercial Style of the late 19th and early 20th Century American Movement designed by E.J. Henriques and C.F. Lytle Co. The building has a concrete foundation, brick walls, and a concrete roof. The Turner Mushroom System, a patented structural system involving a poured reinforced concrete framed, was used in the construction of the building. (Source: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form [online], focus.nps.gov/pdfhost/docs/NRHP/Text/93000330.pdf)

Scope and Content: Photograph shows a four-storey brick building, with a large showroom on the main floor. Inside, automobiles can be seen on display. Banners in the store windows read White Moon. The photograph was taken at night and exterior lights decorate the building.

Notes: Writing on the back of the photograph reads: Motor Mart, Sioux City, Ia., Lytle [?] Co. Archts., Mushroom Sys. truout.

Subject Access: Transportation; automobiles; motor cars; car lots

Storage Location: Hughes oversize drawer

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Corner of 10th Street and Princess Avenue, Brandon, Manitoba

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Part Of: Joseph H. Hughes collection

Description Level: Item

GMD: graphic

Date Range: c. 1930

Accession Number: 3-1997

1 image

Part Of: Joseph H. Hughes collection

Description Level: Item

Series Number: 3-1997.1

Item Number: 3-1997.1.14

Accession Number: 3-1997

GMD: graphic

Date Range: c. 1930

Physical Description: 8 " x 10" (b/w)

Physical Condition: good

Scope and Content: Photograph shows the intersection of 10th Street and Princess Avenue, Brandon, Manitoba. View is facing northwest along west side of the 100-block of 10th Street. A stationary policeman/divider is at the centre of the intersection. Visible businesses include: Doig's, Plaza Shoe Shop, and Cambridge Clothes Shop. A horse-drawn sled is parked in front of Doig's store. The Olympia Block, Cecil Hotel, and CPR Station are visible in the background.

Name Access: Doig's; Plaza Shoe Shop; Cambridge Clothes Shop; Alexandra Block; Strathcona Block; 10th Street; Princess Avenue

Subject Access: downtowns; street scenes; Brandon business buildings & facilities before 1940; building exteriors; Transportation

Storage Location: RG 5 photograph storage drawer

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Semi-Trailer Advertising Brandon Centennial

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Part Of: RG 11 Lawrence Stuckey fonds

Description Level: Item

GMD: graphic

Date Range: June 25, 1981

Accession Number: 1-2002

1 image

Part Of: RG 11 Lawrence Stuckey fonds

Creator: L.A. Stuckey

Description Level: Item

Series Number: 3.1

Item Number: 1-2002.3.1HA4

Accession Number: 1-2002

GMD: graphic

Date Range: June 25, 1981

Physical Description: 2 1/2" x 2 1/2"

Material Details: Negative

History / Biographical: Brandon homecoming July 3 - 11, 1982.

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

Scope and Content: View of a semi-trailer advertising Brandon's 1982 centennial celebrations

Name Access: Semi-Trailer Advertising Brandon Centennial

Subject Access: businesses; Transportation; trucking; Brandon Industries

Repro Restriction: The McKee Archives is the copyright holder for the Stuckey materials.

Storage Location: Lawrence Stuckey collection

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Ox Team & Wagon

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Part Of: RG 11 Lawrence Stuckey fonds

Description Level: Item

GMD: graphic

Date Range: 1904

Accession Number: 1-2002

1 image

Part Of: RG 11 Lawrence Stuckey fonds

Description Level: Item

Series Number: 3.1

Item Number: 1-2002.3.1L3

Accession Number: 1-2002

GMD: graphic

Date Range: 1904

Physical Description: 3 1/2" x 5"

Material Details: Negative

History / Biographical: The renovated Pacific Hotel became the New Pacific Hotel in 1904.

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

Scope and Content: Ox team and Wagon by the New Pacific Hotel

Notes: 2nd from left: H.L. Power.; Oxen had already been replaced as motive power, however this team was maintained as a showpiece.; Photo believed to be a publicity stunt for the hotel.; Original photo loaned by Mrs. Selbie.