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Grand View Hotel interior

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Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1913
Accession Number
20-2009
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
20-2009.23
Accession Number
20-2009
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1913
Physical Description
7" x 5" (b/w)
Material Details
on matting
Scope and Content
Photograph shows the possible interior of the Grandview Hotel. A young man is working behind the counter that holds a cash register and tobacco display case. A calendar for March 1913 advertises O.L. Harwood's Insurance, Real Estate, and Loans. Below the hotel's 35-room call box is an advertisement for the Public Stenographers Company. A postcard stand holds cards of Brandon's courthouse and other prominent buildings.
Notes
Date ascertained from calendar above counter.
Name Access
Grand View Hotel
Public Stenographers Company
Subject Access
hotels
building interiors
advertising
tobacco
cigar dealer
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
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Grand View Hotel interior

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions13714
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1913
Accession Number
20-2009
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
20-2009.23a
Accession Number
20-2009
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1913
Physical Description
7" x 5" (b/w)
Physical Condition
photograph is torn
Scope and Content
Photograph shows the possible interior of the Grandview Hotel. A young man is working behind the counter that holds a cash register and tobacco display case. A calendar for March 1913 advertises O.L. Harwood's Insurance, Real Estate, and Loans. Below the hotel's 35-room call box is an advertisement for the Public Stenographers Company. A postcard stand holds cards of Brandon's courthouse and other prominent buildings.
Notes
Date ascertained from calendar above counter. This photograph is a duplicate of 20-2009.23 but is in sharper focus. Grand View is written in pencil on the back of the photograph.
Name Access
Grand View Hotel
Public Stenographers Company
Subject Access
hotels
building interiors
advertising
tobacco
cigar dealer
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
Images
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Royal George Hotel

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions13712
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1912
Accession Number
20-2009
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
20-2009.22
Accession Number
20-2009
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1912
Physical Description
9.75" x 7.5" (b/w)
Physical Condition
photograph is torn and has scotch tape residue
Scope and Content
Photograph shows the exterior of the Royal George Hotel located at 142-6th Street, Brandon. Striped awnings cover the second and third storey windows of the hotel. Dogs roam the sidewalk in front of the hotel. Advertisements cover the fence adjacent to the hotel and include: Fort McMurray town site settlement; Mortgage sale for city property; Starland Theatre featuring Miss Amy Lawrence, Soprano; Sherman Theatre; 15th Annual Horticultural Exhibition
Notes
Date ascertained from 15th Annual Horticultural Exhibition advertisement posted on fence adjacent to hotel. Address obtained from Henderson's Brandon City Directory for 1913.
Name Access
Royal George Hotel
Starland Theatre
Sherman Theatre
Horticultural Exhibition
6th Street
Subject Access
hotels
building exteriors
advertising
dogs
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
Images
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