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Rosser Avenue viewbook postcard

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions13877
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1927-1929
Accession Number
20-2009
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Creator
Printed by Photogelatine Engraving Co. Ltd., Ottawa
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
20-2009.187
Accession Number
20-2009
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1927-1929
Physical Description
3.5" x 5.5" (colour)
Material Details
postcard
Scope and Content
Photograph shows the 700-block of Rosser Avenue facing west. Visible businesses on the north side of Rosser Avenue include: Burchill's Music Store, E.W. Woolworth Co. Ltd. 5-10 and 15 Cent Store in the E.E. Evans Block, Empire Hotel, and W.A. Paterson Drugs. Automobiles are parked on both sides of the avenue and at the time the photograph was taken, Rosser Avenue was a two-way street.
Notes
Part of "Souvenir of Brandon, Manitoba, Canada [viewbook], Printed by Photogelatine Engraving Co. Limited, Ottawa." Dates obtained from the Burchill's Music Store Henderson's Brandon City Directory listings (1927-1929). Writing on the front of the photograph reads: Rosser St. [sic.] - Brandon, Man.
Name Access
Rosser Avenue
Burchill's Music Store
Evans Block
Empire Hotel
Subject Access
downtown
street scenes
Transportation
automobiles
Brandon business buildings & facilities before 1940
store exteriors
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
Arrangement
From 20-2009 photos
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McGuinness family photo collage

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions14037
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[c.1920-1940s]
Accession Number
1-2015
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
1-2015.107
Accession Number
1-2015
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[c.1920-1940s]
Physical Description
8" x 10" (b/w)
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a number of snapshots of the McGuinness family. Members include: Fred's grandmother Mary Darroch; Fred's parents Isabella Louisa and William Frederick McGuinness; Fred's sisters Mary, Ruth, Dorreene, Orma, and Carol, and the McGuinness home at 337 - 17th Street.
Name Access
Frederick George McGuinness
Fred McGuinness
17th Street
Subject Access
families
residences
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
Arrangement
BR #3 Family pictures
Images
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Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1940
Accession Number
1-2015
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Creator
Printed: Jerrett's
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
1-2015.109
Accession Number
1-2015
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1940
Physical Description
2.5" x 3.5" (b/w)
Scope and Content
Photograph shows Carol McGuinness holding the family dog "Muggs" in front of the family home on 17th Street.
Notes
Writing on the back of photograph reads: Carol and Muggs Mar 26/40. Photograph is stamped: Jerrett's Photo Service, Brandon Mar 27 1940.
Name Access
17th Street
Subject Access
residences
dogs
children
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
Arrangement
BR #3 Family pictures
Images
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