Photograph shows the Bradley Bros. threshing crew of Wheatland, MB posing in a field. Faint writing in pencil on the back of the photo reads: Bill Le Paga(?), Tom B, Dave R., Andy R.
Bunclody, MB was located near Souris, MB. The bridge in question crossed the Souris River.
Custodial History
Photograph was donated by a "Mrs. Wilson" in 1989.
Scope and Content
Photograph is a close-up of the Great Northern Railroad bridge or trestle at Bunclody under construction. There are two men standing on the support structure.
Bunclody, MB was located near Souris, MB. The bridge in question crossed the Souris River.
Custodial History
Photograph was donated by a "Mrs. Wilson" in 1989.
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a moveable crane used for railway maitenance on the Great Northern Railway bridge at Bunclody, MB. The photograph was taken from the Souris River and shows the bridge structure.
Bunclody, MB was located near Souris, MB. The bridge in question crossed the Souris River.
Custodial History
Photograph was donated by a "Mrs. Wilson" in 1989.
Scope and Content
Photograph shows the members of gang 19, who built the Great Northern Railway bridge or trestle at Bunclody. Back Row (7th person from the left): Sig Hongslo (Amneia, N. Dakota). Front Row (1st on left): Dave Pringle (Minto, MB); (6th from left) Jack Blodgett (Heaslip, MB).
Photograph shows the Manitoba Agricultural College located at Treesbank, MB. Photograph shows a large barn-like structure comprised of brick and a wooden silo in the side yard. A steam engine is processing a field crop (corn perhaps) that is then being funneled into the silo.
Stanley Tracy Hunt was born on January 20, 1912 in Detroit, Michigan. He attended school in Lenore and Kenton in Manitoba. Stan married Olive May Brown (1919-2012) on April 18, 1942 in Kenton, MB. Together they had six children: Beverley, Richard, Ken, Chris, Charlene and Gwenda. Stan and Olive farmed for a while but moved into Kenton in 1947, where they lived in the remodelled Kinsmore School building. In Kenton, Stan worked at the Co-op and at the Lawlor and Strange garage. In 1951, he became the municipal grader operator, grading, snow ploughing and building roads. Stan retired from the municipal staff in 1977. He was a faithful supporter of the Knights of Pythias and the Kenton Legion, and followed both hockey and baseball teams. In 1992, Stan and Olive moved to Lilac Residence in Hamiota. Stanley Hunt died on July 11, 1992 in Hamiota, MB. He is buried at Hamiota Cemetery.
Custodial History
As part of the Westman Oral History Collection, this collection was accessioned by the McKee Archives in 1998. The original tapes from the Westman Oral History project were deposited in the Brandon Public Library. Copies of these originals were made by Margaret Pollex of the Brandon University Language Lab at the request of Eileen McFadden, University Archivist in the early 1990s. These copies compose the collection held in the McKee Archives.
Scope and Content
Item is an audiocassette tape containing an interview with Stanley Hunt about road building and maintenance. Interviewer is Shirley Hunt.
Notes
History/bio information from the records, the Kenton local history "Cradle to combine, vol. 2" and obituaries for Stanley and Olive Hunt. Description by Christy Henry.
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View is looking east southeast. Photograph shows the Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium (WMCA) under construction. There are two signs in the foreground. One lists the names of the architectural firm, the engineers, contractiors and subcontractors involved with the project. The other reads: Site of Western Manitoba's 100 Centennial Project New Auditorium