According to Stuckey and Bain (1996), “The Brandon, Saskatchewan & Hudson’s Bay Railway was built and operated as a totally owned subsidiary of the Great Northern Railway. Construction commenced in late 1905 and by the end of 1905, less than a mile of track had been laid north of the boundary at St. John. In 1906, the remaining 68.6 miles to Brandon were laid and service commenced that year. During the Depression of the 1930s, traffic declined significantly and the entire branch was abandoned in 1936. Over much of the branch’s length, the ties and rails were laid on the prairie without ballast and today little remains of the line apart from traces where there were cuts and bridges.” (p. 18)
Stuckey, L. A., & Bain, D. M. (1996). The Great Northern and Northern Pacific railways in Canada. Calgary, Alberta: British Railway Modellers of North America.
Custodial History
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Scope and Content
View of Canadian Pacific (foreground) and Great Northern (background) railway yards, as well as Great Northern station in Brandon, Manitoba.
Notes
Shows a 500 series F-1 class 2-8-0 engine switching
Published in Canadian Rail, August 1975
Buildings that are visible in this photo, but now gone (1987), include Codvilles, Western Grocers (Burbridge Saddlery), John E. Smith Block, Federal building, City Hall, and the Prince Edward Hotel [Fred McGuinness collection (20-2009)].
[This copy negative was produced using a previously published image. P.E. 30/07/09]
Stuckey's notes: Brookdale is on long abandoned CPR Varcoe substation. Elevators are now privately owned by J.L. Jones Farms and have no rail connection.
Custodial History
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Scope and Content
Image of grain elevators, etc. Brookdale, Manitoba, near the CPR North rail line.
All of the photographs had been rolled for storage, so they all have some minor cracking on the surface. A few of them also have small tears around the edges.
History / Biographical
Biographical information for Robert (Bert) Lane is currently unavailable.
Custodial History
Collection was accessioned by the McKee Archives in 1997. Prior custoridal history is unknown.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of materials related Robert Lane’s role as an officer of the International Union of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. The textual records include the presentation, press clippings and related correspondence of the Brandon local of the Brotherhood to the Parliamentary Committee on Transport in 1966, which dealt with the reduction in passenger service on the Canadian Pacific Railway.
Collection also includes five photographs:
40-1997.1
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen - 8 x 10" b/w
ca. 1950
E.W. Cadman, Oliver - Studio, Calgary, AB
40-1997.2
Canadian Delegation Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen (30th Convention) - 40 x 10" b/w
Miami Beach, Florida - August 30 - October 9, 1954
Marchada Photo, 8 W. Gay Columbus, Ohio
40-1997.3
Grand Lodge Officers and Delegates Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen (30th Convention) - 46 x 10" b/w
Miami Beach, Florida - August 30 - October 9, 1954
Marchada Photo, 8 W. Gay Columbus, Ohio
40-1997.4
Grand Lodge Officers and Delegates Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen (30th Convention) - 20 x 10" b/w
Miami Beach, Florida - August 30 - October 9, 1954
Marchada Photo, 8 W. Gay Columbus, Ohio
40-1997.5
Young Turks Delegation (31st Convention) - 20 x 10" b/w
Cleveland, Ohio 1960
Miller-Ertler Studios, Cleveland, Ohio
Pt. 1. Introduction and part I : summary of events to 1930 -- pt. 2. The search for a policy -- pt. 3. From voluntary to compulsory board -- pt. 4. The assurance of markets
Marjorie Fleming Lange Hackenschmidt (nee Wilson) was born on February 11, 1917 near Virden, MB on the home farm. She received her education at Laggan School, Virden Collegiate and Brandon Normal School. A teacher by training, Marjorie taught from 1937-1950, except for 1942-1945, and from 1967-1980. She had posts in Oak Lake, Elkhorn, Reston, MacGregor and finally Brandon. Marjorie married Walter Herman Lange (1921-1983) in 1949. Together they had three children: David, Joan and Arthur.
Following Walter's death, Marjorie married Jack Hackenschmidt in July 1986. While in Brandon, Marjorie was involved in New Horizons projects. Marjorie Lange died on April 14, 1998 in New Westminster, BC. She is buried at Brandon Municpal 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 Marjorie Lange about her ancestors, The Great Depression and the Second World War. Interviewer is Effie McPhail.
Notes
History/bio information from the records and Marjorie Hackenschmidt's obituary. Description by Christy Henry.
Audio Tracks
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Report to the Secretary of State, Canada and the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada on the National Forum on Post-Secondary Education, Saskatoon, October, 1987
The Grain Growers' record, 1906 to 1943 : an abridged history of Grain Growers' Grain Company, 1906 to 1917, Alberta Farmers Co-operative Elevator Company, 1913 to 1917 [and] United Grain Growers Limited, 1917 to 1943
Shipping conference arrangements and practices : a report in the matter of an inquiry under the Combines investigation act in connection with the transportation of commodities by water from and to ports in eastern Canada