Part Of

Brandon and Area Photograph Collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

2

Item Number

BAPC 2.42

GMD

graphic

Date Range

[after 1905]

Physical Description

5.5" x 3.5" (color)

Material Details

Postcard

History / Biographical

Located south of Stanley Park along the 1400 block of Lorne Avenue, Park School was constructed in 1904. Designed by W.A. Elliot and built by the Brandon Construction Company the structure measured 71 x 107 feet and cost approximately $38,000. The school featured a principal’s office, reception room, staff rooms, an assembly hall for eight hundred, and ten class rooms. The interior walls were lined with mahogany while the floors were made of western pine. The interior of the basement was constructed from Tyndall stone, while Crookston brick trimmed with Bedford stone made up the exterior. The building was razed in September 1978. Hobbes Manor was built on the location.

Scope and Content

Item is a postcard showing Park School in Brandon, MB.

Name Access

Park School

Subject Access

schools

Education

Storage Location

BAPC photograph drawer

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Part Of

John R. Brodie Science Centre

Description Level

Item

Series Number

2.9

Item Number

2.9.15

GMD

graphic

Date Range

c. 1969-1970

Physical Description

8.5" x 10" (b/w)

Physical Condition

There are some areas of discoloration on the back of the photograph, which has led to some brown spots on the image.

Scope and Content

Photograph is looking southeast and shows the excavated area where the John R. Brodie Science Centre and McMaster Hall were constructed.

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Part Of

John R. Brodie Science Centre

Description Level

Item

Series Number

2.9

Item Number

2.9.14

GMD

graphic

Date Range

c. 1971

Physical Description

1.5" x 8" (b/w)

Material Details

TRIX PAN FILM

Scope and Content

Item is a contact print that is looking east and was taken from McMaster Hall. Image shows the McMaster Hall gardens under construction and the north side of the John R. Brodie Science Centre.

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