Part Of

Fred McGuinness collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

McG 9

Item Number

1-2015.277.A10

Accession Number

1-2015

GMD

graphic

Date Range

[1900s]

Physical Description

4" x 2.5" (b/w)

Material Details

mounted in album

Physical Condition

Photo is warped

Scope and Content

Photograph shows a possible work camp in the brush during the winter. Possibly occupied by Italian workmen.

Notes

Writing beneath the photograph in the album reads: "Dago" Colony

Subject Access

winter

work camps

Storage Location

1-2015 McG 1.4 Box 1 (in stacks, top shelf)

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Part Of

Fred McGuinness collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

McG 9

Item Number

1-2015.244

Accession Number

1-2015

GMD

graphic

Date Range

1986

Physical Description

10" x 8" (b/w)

Physical Condition

A typed label has been taped to the back of the photograph. No other degredation observed. ST/2016

Custodial History

Photograph sent to Fred McGuinness from the Winnipeg Free Press Photo Department

Scope and Content

Photograph shows an elderly man hammering on an anvil in a Blacksmith's shop. A wooden sign on the chimney above the fire reads: The Blacksmith JP Friesen.

Notes

Photograph was collected during the research phase of the monograph "Manitoba: The Province & The People" (1987) written by Fred McGuinness and Ken Coates. Writing on the back of the photograph reads: Blacksmith John Peter Friesen of Grunthal flattens a piece of iron fresh out of the forge at the Thresherman's [sic.] Reunion in Austin Thursday. July 24/86 dirk.

Name Access

John Peter Friesen

Manitoba Threshermen's Reunion & Stampede

Subject Access

blacksmiths

Repro Restriction

Photograph may be subject to Canadian Copy Right Laws.

Storage Location

RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)

Arrangement

McG 5.4 File 2

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Part Of

Fred McGuinness collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

McG 9

Item Number

20-2009.112

Accession Number

20-2009

GMD

graphic

Date Range

1955-1965

Physical Description

2.5" x 2" (b/w)

Material Details

negative

Scope and Content

Negative shows a man dressed in coveralls working on a helicopter inside a hanger. The helicopter has a RCAF - Royal Canadian Air Force - logo on the exterior.

Notes

Negative was stored in a Medicine Hat News envelope with the following typed on the front: Cpl. Rick Cooke working on a helicopter

Subject Access

air force

helicopters

Storage Location

RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)

Arrangement

Originally stored in McG 20-2009 #1 File 13 "sunbeams"; now refer to McG 2.2 File 2.

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