Houses for the people : a summary of the powers of local authorities under the housing of the working classes act, 1890, and the use which has been and can be made of them
2nd ed. revised, 1899; 3rd ed. revised and enlarged, 1900; 4th ed. revied and enlarged, 1906; 5th ed., 1913
3rd ed. : a summary of the powers of local authorities under the housing of the working classes act, 1890 to 1900, and the use which has been and can be made of them
4th ed. : a summary of the powers of local authorities under the housing of the working classes act, 1890 to 1903, and the use which has been and can be made of them
5th ed. : a summary of the powers of local authorities under the housing of the working classes act, 1890 to 1909, and the use which has been and can be made of them
Report and resolutions of the Special Committee appointed to consider Socialist representation in parliament ; Committee on amendments to the constitution ; Fabian Society business meeting, March 8th, 1907 ; [Motion presented to] Fabian members' meeting January 8th [1909]
Composite portrait of the Wheat City Business College class, 1920. F.A. Wood, Principal, Instructors: Mr. D.S. Forsyth; Miss. J. H. Snider; Miss. M.D. Cowan; Miss. I.E. McKewer.
Gustave Bellegro “Gus” Yaeger was born on July 10, 1878 at Genoa, Italy. The son of Swiss parents, he immigrated to the United States, working in West Virginia then North Dakota before arriving in Brandon, MB in 1910. He worked at various jobs before opening Yaeger's Furs, a fur-coat factory and retail store at 602 Rosser Avenue, in 1919.
Yaeger married Sarah Ellen Williams (1883-1966) of Big Rock, Idaho in 1907. They had two children: Karl Williams Yaeger (1908-1975) and Barbara Yaeger (m. H.H. Ricketts).
Gus Yaeger died on March 25, 1942 in Brandon, MB. His son carried on the business after his death before selling it to one of the managers in 1969.
The Dionne quintuplets, born May 28, 1934, were the first quintuplets known to have survived their infancy. They were born just outside Callandar, ON.
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of the Yaeger's Furs Dionne quintuplets Christmas window display. The display features five dolls dressed in fur coats and bonnets, a framed photo of Gus Yaeger, a Christmas tree and a cardboard Santa.
Notes
History/Bio information taken from the Manitoba Historical Society website (http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/people/yaeger_gb.shtml)
