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

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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

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Part Of

Brandon and Area Photograph Collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

5

Item Number

BAPC 5.14

GMD

graphic

Date Range

1956-1957

Physical Description

3" x 4.5" (b/w)

History / Biographical

Stuart Duncan Schultz was born on December 24, 1892 in Belmont, MB to Frank Albert Schultz and Margaret Maria MacPhail. He graduated from the Manitoba Medical College and then continued his studies with four years at the London Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons. Schultz served with the 226th Overseas Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) during World War I. Schultz returned from England in 1925, at which point he joined the medical staff of the Brandon Hospital for Mental Diseases (later the BMHC). In 1942, he became Superintendent, and in 1959, he retired. During his time in Brandon, Schultz served fourteen years on city council and was Mayor from 1956-1957. He was also the director of the Brandon Schubert Choir for twenty-five years. Following his retirement Schultz moved to Winnipeg where he was the consulting psychiatrist for Stony Mountain Penitentiary. Schultz married Jemima Meiklejohn Gibson on August 30, 1920, in Winnipeg, MB. They had one daughter: Sheilea Schultz Taylor. Stuart Shultz died in Winnipeg, MB on August 10, 1974.

Scope and Content

Item is a portrait of Dr. Stuart Schultz, mayor of the City of Brandon from 1956-1957.

Notes

History/Bio information taken from the Manitoba Historical Society website (http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/people/schultz_sd.shtml)

Name Access

Stuart Schultz

Brandon Mental Health Centre

BMHC

Subject Access

mayors

portraits

Storage Location

BAPC photograph drawer

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