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Bertha Leith (nee Clark) fonds

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Part Of
RG 1 Brandon College fonds
Description Level
Sub-series
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1925-1929
Accession Number
7-2009
Part Of
RG 1 Brandon College fonds
Creator
Bertha Clark
Description Level
Sub-series
Series Number
MG 2 2.31
Accession Number
7-2009
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1925-1929
Physical Description
24 photographs (b/w)
History / Biographical
Bertha Miriam Clark was born on Prince Edward Island but attended public and high school in Brandon, MB. She was a member of the Class of 1929 and served as Lady Stick in her final year at Brandon College. Clark married J. Scott Leith, Brandon College Class of 1928. Scott and Bertha Leith's son James Clark Leith is in the Canadian Who's Who.
Custodial History
Album was sent to Pat Britton, Brandon University Director of Alumni Relations, by Bertha Leith in April 1991. Britton then transferred it to the McKee Archives.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of a small accordian style photograph album (7 x 10.5 x 3.5 cm) created by Bertha Clark during her years at Brandon College. The photographs, which measure 4" x 2.75", depict numerous people and events.
Notes
History/Bio information taken from the 1928-1929 Sickle.
Name Access
Bertha Clark
Ruth Bingham
Professor Richards
Lil Bullman
Clark Hall
Brandon College Building
Jean Hitchings
Lloyd Bowler
Kay Underwood
Scott Leith
Denis Phillpots
Donald Ritchie
Harold Cairns
Andrew Clark
Isabel Hitchings
A. Foster
Rundle McLachlan
Carl Wickland
Doris Bingham
Doris Dowling
Ella Whitmore
Meta Mischpeter
Vera Ulinder
Josh Thompson
Doris Cochrane
Frank Kerr
Cyril Richards
Thomas Russell Wilkins
Flo Turnbull
Esther Magoon
Hilda Harrison
Doris Ireton
Mrs. Richards
W.L. Wright
Annie Evans Wright
Miss Hatch
Jennie Turnbull
Mrs. MacNeill
Mrs. C.G. Stone
Helen Duncan
Constance Lamontagne
Marian Bulloch
Mabel Craig
Subject Access
Class of 29'
Sports Day 1925
English Club
Graduation
Lake Percy
Arts 1929
CPR depot
Brandon College boys 1925-1927
al(l)-bums
"cat-chers"
Sykes
18th Street Hill
Class of 1928
Class of 1929
Class of 1930
Class of 1931
arts faculty outing
Storage Location
MG 2 Brandon College Students 2.31 Bertha Leith (nee Clark)
Related Material
Edward Lloyd Bowler collection (36-1999)
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Leonard Muirhead collection

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Part Of
RG 1 Brandon College fonds
Description Level
Collection
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1937-1938
Accession Number
12-2012
Part Of
RG 1 Brandon College fonds
Description Level
Collection
Accession Number
12-2012
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1937-1938
Physical Description
1 file
History / Biographical
Leonard Andrew Muirhead (1918–2008) was the only child of Andrew and Isabella Muirhead. He grew up on the farm homestead in the Summerville District near Carberry, Manitoba. He graduated from Carberry Collegiate when he was sixteen. He helped out on the farm for two yeas after graduation then attended United College, Winnipeg, and then Brandon College. Muirhead then worked in the Financial Department at Canada Packers in Saint Boniface until 1942. In 1942 he returned home and helped his father with the farm operation. Leonard married Verle Sinclair, a local schoolteacher, on October 12, 1951. They had three daughters: Iris, Gwen, and Arla. In 1965, health reasons made him give up active farming and he began an income tax preparation business as well as selling investments for Trust Companies. Leonard Muirhead attended Brandon College for the 1937-1938 school year. This was the last year that Brandon College was associated with McMaster University as it then became affiliated with the University of Manitoba.
Custodial History
The papers remained with Leonard Muirhead’s papers until his daughter, Iris Muirhead, donated the papers to the S.J. McKee Archives in 2011.
Scope and Content
Collection consists primarily of 1938 examination papers from Brandon College, when it was affiliated with McMaster University. It also contains an exam schedule and a course outline. It contains examination papers from spring 1938 for the courses of 2nd and 3rd Years Physics 2y, 3w, Bible 2k, Psychology 2a, Mathematics 2x, Mathematics 1e, a syllabus for second term English 1g2a, and an examination timetable for spring 1938 for Brandon College.
Notes
History/Bio information taken from conversation with Leonard Muirhead's daughter, Iris Muirhead in October 2012 and from obituary http://passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-details/id-136216/(accessed October 24, 2012). Description by Jennifer Sylvester (October 2012).
Name Access
Leonard Muirhead
Brandon College
McMaster University
Subject Access
post-secondary education
Arts
Mathematics
theology
examinations
Storage Location
2012 accessions
Related Material
Brandon College fonds
The Sickle 1937-1938
The Leonard Muirhead collection is available at the Carberry Plains Archives. Leonard Muirhead also donated records related to Montrose School and Carberry 4-H Combines to the Carberry Plains Archives.
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The MacNeill teaching controversy

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Part Of
RG 1 Brandon College fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1921-1922
Part Of
RG 1 Brandon College fonds
Description Level
File
Series Number
6.1
File Number
2
Other Numbers
RG 81-30, Series 1, Subseries 4B, 1921-1925, Box 2, File 2
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1921-1922
Physical Description
1 file
History / Biographical
Dr. MacNeill was the central figure in the scandal involving Brandon College in the early 1920’s. The Fundamentalist Baptists accused Brandon College, and Dr. MacNeill especially, of teaching Modernist views. He was absolved of any charges at the 1924 Baptist Convention in Chicago. For history/bio information for H.L. MacNeill, see RG 1 Brandon College fonds, BC 6: Office of the college dean.
Scope and Content
File consists of correponsdence to Howard Whidden, President of Brandon College, and various regarding Dr. MacNeill and his teachings (October 1921 - January 1922). It also contains a copy of "An Abstract of the Report of the Brandon College Commission" prepared by Rev. H.H. Bingham regarding Dr. MacNeill and his teachings.
Name Access
H.L. MacNeill
Subject Access
fundamentalist/modernist debate
religious education
Storage Location
RG 1 Brandon College fonds Series 6: Office of the College Dean 6.1 MacNeill Box 1
Documents

MacNeill Box 1 File 2.pdf

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Bowling alley sketch for 10th Street and Princess Avenue

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Part Of
Joseph H. Hughes collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c.1950
Accession Number
3-1997
Part Of
Joseph H. Hughes collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
3-1997.1
Item Number
3-1997.1.46
Accession Number
3-1997
Other Numbers
Hughes #47
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c.1950
Physical Description
10" x 8" (b/w)
Physical Condition
good
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a sketch of the intersection at 10th Street and Princess Avenue, Brandon, Manitoba facing northeast. A proposed two-storey bowling alley is situated on the northeast corner of 10th Street and Princess Avenue.
Name Access
10th Street
Princess Avenue
Subject Access
bowling alleys
architecture
architects
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer
Images
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Neepawa Salt Works

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Part Of
Joseph H. Hughes collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c.1950
Accession Number
3-1997
Part Of
Joseph H. Hughes collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
3-1997.1
Item Number
3-1997.1.47
Accession Number
3-1997
Other Numbers
Hughes #48
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c.1950
Physical Description
6.75" x 5" (b/w)
Physical Condition
Paper clip marks stain the top and bottom right corners
History / Biographical
In 1932, the Neepawa Salt Company began producing salt from saline pools in the Neepawa area. According to Virgina Petch (2006), brine was pumped from two drilled wells and salt was extracted via vacuum pan evaporation process. (Source: "Salt-Making in Manitoba," Manitoba History Journal, No. 51, 2006)
Scope and Content
Photograph shows an overview of the salt well at the Neepawa Salt Works.
Name Access
Neepawa Salt Works
Neepawa, Manitoba
Subject Access
mines
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer
Images
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Neepawa Salt Works

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Part Of
Joseph H. Hughes collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c.1950
Accession Number
3-1997
Part Of
Joseph H. Hughes collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
3-1997.1
Item Number
3-1997.1.48
Accession Number
3-1997
Other Numbers
Hughes #49
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c.1950
Physical Description
5" x 6.75" (b/w)
Physical Condition
Paper clip marks stain the top and bottom right corners
History / Biographical
In 1932, the Neepawa Salt Company began producing salt from saline pools in the Neepawa area. According to Virgina Petch (2006), brine was pumped from two drilled wells and salt was extracted via vacuum pan evaporation process. (Source: "Salt-Making in Manitoba," Manitoba History Journal, No. 51, 2006)
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a close-up of a salt well pump at the Neepawa Salt Works.
Name Access
Neepawa Salt Works
Neepawa, Manitoba
Subject Access
mines
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer
Images
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Part Of
Joseph H. Hughes collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c.1880s
Accession Number
3-1997
Part Of
Joseph H. Hughes collection
Creator
Photographer: G. Marr Studio, Strathroy, ON
Description Level
Item
Series Number
3-1997.1
Item Number
3-1997.1.49
Accession Number
3-1997
Other Numbers
Hughes #51
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c.1880s
Physical Description
6.75" x 4.75" (b/w)
Material Details
on matting
Physical Condition
Adhesive on back of photograph
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a multi-generational group of people standing outside in front of a wood-framed home. Individuals may possibly belong to the Hughes family.
Notes
Photograph stamped on the back: from the G. Marr Studio, Photos, Views, Frames, Crayon Portraits, &c., Strathroy, Ontario.
Subject Access
family portraits
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer
Images
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Doreen Rouse Pachel, Yorkton

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Part Of
Joseph H. Hughes collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c.1950
Accession Number
3-1997
Part Of
Joseph H. Hughes collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
3-1997.1
Item Number
3-1997.1.50
Accession Number
3-1997
Other Numbers
Hughes #52
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c.1950
Physical Description
3.5" x 2.5" (b/w)
Physical Condition
Writing on front of photograph
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a young woman sitting on a porch step holding a baby. A toddler sits on the step to her right.
Notes
Writing on the front of photograph reads: Doreen Rouse Pachel, Yorkton. Writing on the back of photograph reads: Doreen Rouse Pachel with (Billy & Murray)
Name Access
Doreen Rouse Pachel
Subject Access
family portraits
children
women
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer
Images
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Part Of
Joseph H. Hughes collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c.1950
Accession Number
3-1997
Part Of
Joseph H. Hughes collection
Creator
Photographer: Clark J. Smith, Brandon
Description Level
Item
Series Number
3-1997.1
Item Number
3-1997.1.51
Accession Number
3-1997
Other Numbers
Hughes #53
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c.1950
Physical Description
10" x 8" (b/w)
Material Details
on matting
Physical Condition
Adhesive on back of photograph
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a portrait of an elderly woman with crimped hair and wearing classes. The woman has been identified as Elma Hughes, wife of Willard J. Hughes.
Name Access
Elma Hughes
Subject Access
portraits
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer
Images
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Hughes & Co. residential property

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Part Of
Joseph H. Hughes collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c.1920
Accession Number
3-1997
Part Of
Joseph H. Hughes collection
Creator
Photographer: Clark J. Smith, Brandon
Description Level
Item
Series Number
3-1997.1
Item Number
3-1997.1.52
Accession Number
3-1997
Other Numbers
Hughes #82
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c.1920
Physical Description
7" x 10" (b/w)
Material Details
o
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a three-storey wood-framed residence, possibly a Hughes & Co. property.
Notes
Writing on front of page reads: Hughes & Co., Brandon
Subject Access
residences
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer
Images
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Part Of
Joseph H. Hughes collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1931
Accession Number
3-1997
Part Of
Joseph H. Hughes collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
3-1997.1
Item Number
3-1997.1.53
Accession Number
3-1997
Other Numbers
Hughes #54
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1931
Physical Description
6.5" x 4.25" (b/w)
Material Details
on matting
Physical Condition
water marks on emulsive side of photograph
History / Biographical
The CGS Acadia was a former hydrographic surveying and oceanographic research ship of the Canadian Hydrographic Service. The ship was used in the surveying work used to establish the port of Churchill.
Scope and Content
Photograph shows three steam ships docked in a port alongside railway tracks.
Notes
Writing on the back of the photograph reads: Churchill 1931 Sept 16 No. 3. Dr. Marion? Party. C.G.S. Acadia, S.S. Warkworth, S.S. Farnworth.
Name Access
Churchill, Manitoba
CGS Acadia
SS Warkworth
SS Farnworth
Subject Access
Shipping Canada
ships
steamships
Storage Location
Hughes oversize drawer
Images
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First of several CNR trains of lumber for Hughes & Co.

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Part Of
Joseph H. Hughes collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c.1900
Accession Number
3-1997
Part Of
Joseph H. Hughes collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
3-1997.1
Item Number
3-1997.1.54
Accession Number
3-1997
Other Numbers
Hughes #55
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c.1900
Physical Description
7.25" x 5.75" (b/w)
Material Details
on matting
Physical Condition
water marks on matting, holes in corners
Scope and Content
Photograph shows CNR train No.44 carrying loads of lumber. Engineers pose with the locomotive. Several men pose on the railway tracks. Snow and ice appear in the ditch.
Notes
Writing on the front of the photograph reads: The First of Several Trains of Lumber for HUGHES & CO., Via C.N.R., Brandon, Man. Photograph is stamped on the back: Huhges & Co. Ltd., 1009 Princess Ave., Brandon, Man.
Name Access
Hughes & Co.
Canadian National Railway
Subject Access
trains
lumber
lumbering
lumber manufacturing
winter
Transportation
Storage Location
Hughes oversize drawer
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Hughes residential properties - 12th Street and Louise Avenue

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Part Of
Joseph H. Hughes collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1911-1925]
Accession Number
3-1997
Part Of
Joseph H. Hughes collection
Creator
Photographer: C.J. Smith, Brandon
Description Level
Item
Series Number
3-1997.1
Item Number
3-1997.1.55
Accession Number
3-1997
Other Numbers
Hughes #65
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1911-1925]
Physical Description
9.5" x 7.5" (b/w)
Material Details
on matting
Physical Condition
water marks on emulsive side of photograph
Scope and Content
Photograph shows several residential units, identified as the 12th Street Terrace.
Notes
Photograph is stamped on the back: Huhges & Co. Ltd., 1009 Princess Ave., Brandon, Man. Writing on back of photograph reads: 12th & Louise.
Name Access
Hughes & Co.
Subject Access
residences
residential streets
Storage Location
Hughes oversize drawer
Images
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Threshing outfit of Hughes & Co.

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Part Of
Joseph H. Hughes collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1912
Accession Number
3-1997
Part Of
Joseph H. Hughes collection
Creator
Photographer: Boynton & Eaton, Reston, Man.
Description Level
Item
Series Number
3-1997.1
Item Number
3-1997.1.56
Accession Number
3-1997
Other Numbers
Hughes #57
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1912
Physical Description
9.5" x 7.5" (b/w)
Material Details
on matting
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a threshing outfit.
Notes
Writing on front of photograph reads: Thresing Outfit of Hughes & Co. Redvers. 1912.
Name Access
Hughes & Co.
Subject Access
threshing crews
harvesting
Storage Location
Hughes oversize drawer
Images
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Part Of
Joseph H. Hughes collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1906-1910]
Accession Number
3-1997
Part Of
Joseph H. Hughes collection
Creator
Photographer: Martel's, Brandon
Description Level
Item
Series Number
3-1997.1
Item Number
3-1997.1.57
Accession Number
3-1997
Other Numbers
Hughes #58
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1906-1910]
Physical Description
9.5" x 7.5" (b/w)
Material Details
on matting
Scope and Content
Photograph shows two wooden grain silos on a farm property. One silo appears to be recently constructed.
Notes
Photograph dated based on period Martel's operated in Brandon.
Name Access
Hughes & Co.
Subject Access
harvesting
farms
Grain Storage
Storage Location
Hughes oversize drawer
Images
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Part Of
Joseph H. Hughes collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1905-1913]
Accession Number
3-1997
Part Of
Joseph H. Hughes collection
Creator
Photographer: Frank Gowen, Brandon
Description Level
Item
Series Number
3-1997.1
Item Number
3-1997.1.58
Accession Number
3-1997
Other Numbers
Hughes #59
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1905-1913]
Physical Description
9.5" x 7.5" (b/w)
Material Details
on matting
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a 15-man threshing crew posing for a portrait.
Subject Access
harvesting
threshing crews
Storage Location
Hughes oversize drawer
Images
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SS Warworth at Churchill

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Part Of
Joseph H. Hughes collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1931
Accession Number
3-1997
Part Of
Joseph H. Hughes collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
3-1997.1
Item Number
3-1997.1.59
Accession Number
3-1997
Other Numbers
Hughes #60
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1931
Physical Description
7.5" x 9.5" (b/w)
Material Details
on matting
Physical Condition
Mat is water stained
Scope and Content
Photograph shows the SS Warworth at a port.
Notes
Writing on the back of the photograph reads: Churchill 1931 Sept 19 No.8, SS Warkworth from Dredge.
Name Access
SS Warkworth
Churchill, Manitoba
Subject Access
steamships
Storage Location
Hughes oversize drawer
Images
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Hughes & Co., residential property

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Part Of
Joseph H. Hughes collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1911-1925]
Accession Number
3-1997
Part Of
Joseph H. Hughes collection
Creator
Photographer: C.J. Smith
Description Level
Item
Series Number
3-1997.1
Item Number
3-1997.1.60
Accession Number
3-1997
Other Numbers
Hughes #61
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1911-1925]
Physical Description
7.5" x 9.5" (b/w)
Material Details
on matting
Physical Condition
Mat is water stained, emulsive surface is stained
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a two-storey wood framed house surrounded by a wooden picket fence.
Notes
Photograph date based on years C.J. Smith worked in Brandon
Subject Access
residences
residential streets
Storage Location
Hughes oversize drawer
Images
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Hughes & Co., residential property

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Part Of
Joseph H. Hughes collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900s]
Accession Number
3-1997
Part Of
Joseph H. Hughes collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
3-1997.1
Item Number
3-1997.1.61
Accession Number
3-1997
Other Numbers
Hughes #62
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900s]
Physical Description
7.5" x 9.5" (b/w)
Material Details
on matting
Physical Condition
Mat is water stained, emulsive surface is stained, photograph is missing bottom left corner
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a two-storey brick duplex with wooden ornamental trim. The property has been identified as the 7th Street Terrace.
Notes
Back of photograph is stamped: Hughes & Co. Ltd., 1009 Princess Ave., Brandon, Man.
Subject Access
residences
residential streets
Storage Location
Hughes oversize drawer
Images
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Parade on 10th Street

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Part Of
Joseph H. Hughes collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1924
Accession Number
3-1997
Part Of
Joseph H. Hughes collection
Creator
Photographer: C.J. Smith
Description Level
Item
Series Number
3-1997.1
Item Number
3-1997.1.62
Accession Number
3-1997
Other Numbers
Hughes #63
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1924
Physical Description
7.5" x 9.5" (b/w)
Material Details
on matting
Physical Condition
Mat is scuffed
History / Biographical
The Brandon Daily Sun (26 May 1924, 16) reported the annual church parade of Brandon Lodge 173 Sons of England was held on Sunday, May 25, 1924. The Brandon City Band lead the parade with H.J. Barter, P.P., serving as parade marshal. Over 100 members paraded to St. Mary's Church. Representatives from a variety of lodges participated, including Alexander, Neepawa, Souris, Wawanesa, and Lodge Carpenter Juveniles.
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a parade travelling southwards on 10th Street between Rosser and Princess Avenues. A mounted rider wearing white appears to be leading the parade. A car draped with American and British flags follows. A band follows the vehicle. Individuals wearing white hats walk up the street. Business visible on the west side (100-block) of 10th Street include: Doig, Rankin, & Robertson, Limited; Bowling Alley, Billiards; Olympia Cafe Candies. The second storey on the Hughes Building has not been erected. The Alexandra Block, Strathcona Block, Olympia Block are visible. A large Union Jack flys from the Canadian Pacific Station. Vehicles are diagonally parked on both sides of 10th Street.
Notes
Back of photograph is stamped: Hughes & Co. Ltd., 1009 Princess Ave., Brandon, Man. Date for photograph obtained from licence plates.
Name Access
Doig, Rankin & Robertson
Olympia Cafe
Hughes Building
Alexandra Block
Strathcona Block
10th Street
Subject Access
parades
Brandon business buildings & facilities before 1940
cafes
street scenes
Storage Location
Hughes oversize drawer
Images
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