Samuel Bronfman began business in Brandon and eventually became head of Seagram Co. Ltd.
[See: "Booze: the impact of whisky on the prairie west " by James H. Grey; "Bronfman dynasty: the Rothschilds of the new world" by Peter Newman (P.E. 22/05/09)]
Custodial History
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Dr. Fleming arrived May 1881 and set up his drugstore “Apothecaries Hall” in a tent. Fleming was the first medical man in Brandon, first to agitate for a hospital, and first chairman of the school board. He died November 1897.
Custodial History
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This store, the first established in Brandon (June 12, 1881), was erected on the southeast corner of 6th St. & Pacific Avenue, facing Pacific.
Coombs and Steward later opened a store on the northeast corner of 9th St. & Rosser Ave.
Billy Muir was Coombs & Stewart's first clerk. He later opened a store of his own on the west side of the 100 block of 6th St., which he operated for nearly 50 years. (I was often a customer as a kid - LAS). Billy Muir closed his 6th Street store June 1945 (Brandon Sun). [See E18]
Custodial History
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
The 1896 Winnipeg Bonspiel, and Lieutenant-Govenor’s Trophy, was won by the Inglis rink of the Brandon Curling Club. The winning members were (left to right) G.H. Smith (first), Wm. Henderson (third), Jno. Inglis (skip) and W.L. Parrish (second ).
Custodial History
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Scope and Content
Early Brandon team of 10 "M", Davidson & Gowen, Brandon
Notes
[Mr. Stuckey put 3 negatives in the same envelope, numbering them AH6b, AH6c, and AH6d. We have separated them, keeping his original numbering. We suspect that all three negatives display Brandon lacrosse teams, although negatives AH6b and AH6d are not identified as such.]
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