Series consists of portraits of students, mainly award and scholarship winners, faculty members, and other university staff members. Many of the photographs in the series appear in various editions of the Sickle.
Storage Range
Photograph storage drawers
Arrangement
Series has been divided into twenty-six sub-series, representing letters of the alphabet. Individual portraits are arranged alphabetically by last name under each sub-series.
Photographs in this series relate to education in the Brandon area, including the Brandon Normal School, Brandon Collegiate Institute (BCI), and science fairs.
Storage Location
Brandon and Area photograph collection photograph drawer (regular and oversize)
Photographs in this series fall under the general heading of urban images of the City of Brandon. They include parades, buildings, businesses, natural phenomena such as fires and floods, special events and cityscapes.
Storage Location
Brandon and Area photograph collection photograph drawer (regular and oversize)
Bertha Cunningham is a Western Manitoban artist who has studied at the Banff School of Fine Arts several summers and has painted in Winnipeg for periods under the guidance of members of the School of Fine Art. She paints mainly landscapes. (1969 inventory)
Crazing of varnish all over image, deeper alligator cracking in top middle causing distortions of paint surface (area 6 X 19 cm TL). Some paint abrasion along the frame on L side. Painting needs cleaning from dust. Frame has some minor cracks; as well
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.
There are creases along the right side. A piece of the surface of the paper is peeled off along the top edge. Also, there are various smudges all over, including multiple pencil marks in the bottom horizontal register, which are most likely not inherent
Inscription: William Davies, Industrialist. b.1831 in England, d. 1921 in Toronto. Generous benefactor of Brandon College.
Dimensions
70 X 54 cm
Size Overall
114 X 98 cm
Medium
oil
Condition
Scratch on surface in area c.. 5cm from BL corner. Minor scratches on R side of image. Frame has cracks in many areas, as well as a loss of plaster in lower R area, c.. 3.5cm. Mild loss of paint on the right inside frame arm, next to the painting sur
Primary Support
canvas
Secondary Support
no backing support for canvas; frame - wood and plaster with gild
