Part Of

James Wall collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

Box 1

Item Number

12-2004.23

Accession Number

12-2004

GMD

graphic

Date Range

1904

Physical Description

4.75" x 3.75" (b/w)

Material Details

On matting (8.4" x 6.4")

Physical Condition

good

Custodial History

See collection level description for the James Douglas Wall collection.

Scope and Content

Image of the men's hockey team from Baldur, MB.

Notes

Writing on the back of the image reads: "Baldur Hockey Bums Abroad 1904"

Subject Access

rural images

Storage Location

2004 accessions

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Part Of

James Wall collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

Box 1

Item Number

12-2004.1

Accession Number

12-2004

GMD

graphic

Date Range

[1903]

Physical Description

8" x 6" (b/w)

Material Details

On matting (12" x 10")

Physical Condition

good

Custodial History

See collection level description for the James Douglas Wall collection.

Scope and Content

Image shows a view of Baldur, MB with a body of water and train tracks in the foreground.

Notes

12-2004.15 indicates the water was caused by spring flooding.

Subject Access

rural images

Location Copy

Same as 12-2004.15

Storage Location

2004 accessions

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Part Of

James Wall collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

Box 1

Item Number

12-2004.14

Accession Number

12-2004

GMD

graphic

Date Range

1903

Physical Description

6.6" x 4.75" (b/w)

Material Details

On matting (8.75" x 7")

Physical Condition

good

Custodial History

See collection level description for the James Douglas Wall collection.

Scope and Content

Image of Baldur, MB, including grain elevators.

Subject Access

rural images

Storage Location

2004 accessions

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Part Of

James Wall collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

Box 1

Item Number

12-2004.13

Accession Number

12-2004

GMD

graphic

Date Range

September 13, 1903

Physical Description

6.6" x 4.75" (b/w)

Material Details

On matting (9" x 7")

Custodial History

See collection level description for the James Douglas Wall collection.

Scope and Content

Image of Baldur, MB with a field in the foreground. The field has a light snow coverng and stacks of hay. Baldur is in the background.

Subject Access

rural images

Storage Location

2004 accessions

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Part Of

James Wall collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

Box 1

Item Number

12-2004.15

Accession Number

12-2004

GMD

graphic

Date Range

1903

Physical Description

8" x 6" (b/w)

Material Details

On matting (12" x 10")

Physical Condition

good

Custodial History

See collection level description for the James Douglas Wall collection.

Scope and Content

Image of Baldur, MB, with a body of water, possibly from spring flooding, in the foreground.

Subject Access

rural images

Location Copy

Same as 12-2004.1

Storage Location

2004 accessions

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Part Of

James Wall collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

Box 2

Item Number

12-2004.7

Accession Number

12-2004

GMD

graphic

Date Range

[1900-1904]

Physical Description

5.6" x 4" (b/w)

Material Details

On matting (7.5" x 5.6")

Physical Condition

good

Custodial History

See collection level description for the James Douglas Wall collection.

Scope and Content

Image of the town of Baldur, MB. Visible is the L. Curtis Block. Canadian Northern rail cars are in the foreground with horse drawn carts and men working on road and town buildings behind.

Subject Access

rural images

Storage Location

2004 accessions

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Part Of

James Wall collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

Box 2

Item Number

12-2004.6

Accession Number

12-2004

GMD

graphic

Date Range

1903

Physical Description

6.75" x 4.75" (b/w)

Material Details

On matting (9" x 7")

Physical Condition

good

Custodial History

See collection level description for the James Douglas Wall collection.

Scope and Content

Image of the town of Baldur, MB. Looking south a body of water is in the foreground.

Subject Access

rural images

Storage Location

2004 accessions

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Part Of

James Wall collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

Box 2

Item Number

12-2004.17

Accession Number

12-2004

GMD

graphic

Date Range

[1900-1904]

Physical Description

4" x 3" (b/w)

Material Details

On matting (6" x 5")

Physical Condition

Some bright spots/discoloration along the top and right side of the photo

Custodial History

See collection level description for the James Douglas Wall collection.

Scope and Content

Image of the Bateman house, located in Baldur, MB, in winter.

Subject Access

rural images

winter

Storage Location

2004 accessions

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Part Of

James Wall collection

Creator

Photographer: E.L. Lane, Glenboro, MB

Description Level

Item

Series Number

Box 2

Item Number

12-2004.29

Accession Number

12-2004

GMD

graphic

Date Range

[1903-1904]

Physical Description

3.5" x 5.1" (b/w)

Material Details

On matting (5.25" x 7.25")

Physical Condition

good

History / Biographical

Benedict Anderson married Millie Goodman on February 21, 1929 (Grund District info from Baldur book, page 435, RM of Argyle)

Custodial History

See collection level description for the James Douglas Wall collection.

Scope and Content

Studio portrait of a man, probably Benedict Anderson, from Baldur, MB.

Subject Access

rural images

Storage Location

2004 accessions

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Part Of

James Wall collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

Box 1

Item Number

12-2004.22

Accession Number

12-2004

GMD

graphic

Date Range

[1900-1904]

Physical Description

7" x 5" (b/w)

Material Details

On matting (9.25" x 7.25")

Physical Condition

good

History / Biographical

From the back of the photo: In 1922 to become Canadian National Railway. Building moved to Austin, MB to the Manitoba Agriculture Museum (CNP).

Custodial History

See collection level description for the James Douglas Wall collection.

Scope and Content

Image of the station agent inside the Canadian Northern Railway station in Baldur, MB.

Subject Access

rural images

railway stations

Storage Location

2004 accessions

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Part Of

James Wall collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

Box 2

Item Number

12-2004.11

Accession Number

12-2004

GMD

graphic

Date Range

[1900-1904]

Physical Description

5.5" x 4" (b/w)

Material Details

On matting (6.44" x 4.1")

Physical Condition

Tiny piece of the photo is missing from the bottom edge and there are a few hairline cracks along the top of the photo

Custodial History

See collection level description for the James Douglas Wall collection.

Scope and Content

Image of three men standing in front of a building that appears to be Cleghorn's drug store.

Subject Access

rural images

Storage Location

2004 accessions

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Part Of

Fred McGuinness collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

McG 9

Item Number

20-2009.67

Accession Number

20-2009

GMD

graphic

Date Range

c.1881

Physical Description

6.5" x 5" (b/w)

Material Details

on matting

Physical Condition

Photograph is stained and water damaged. A newspaper clipping about William (Billy) Muir is glued to the top left hand corner of the mat. The image is exfoliated in the right hand corner. The negative has been reverse printed.

History / Biographical

Coombs & Stewart opened the first general store in Brandon in 1881, which was located on 6th Street and Pacific Avenue. According to G.F. Barker (Brandon: A City, 1977, 291), William (Billy) Muir worked at the store until he opened his own grocery store in 1888.

Custodial History

Donated to Fred McGuinness by Allena Strath (nee Coombs).

Scope and Content

Photograph shows the Coombs & Stewart general store located on the corner of Pacific Avenue and 6th Street. A group of men pose in front of the wood-framed store.

Notes

Back of photograph reads: One of first stores in Brandon, Coombs...[?]

Name Access

Coombs & Stewart

Pacific Avenue

6th Street

Wm. Muir General Grocer

Subject Access

Pioneers

general stores

building exteriors

store exteriors

horses

grocery stores

Brandon business buildings & facilities before 1940

Storage Location

RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)

Related Material

Lawrence Stuckey collection 1-2002.3.1E13

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Part Of

James Wall collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

Box 2

Item Number

12-2004.8

Accession Number

12-2004

GMD

graphic

Date Range

[1900-1904]

Physical Description

5.6" x 4" (b/w)

Material Details

On matting (7.5" x 5.6")

Physical Condition

good

History / Biographical

The Curtis Block was built in 1900, possibly by Fred Stevens.

Custodial History

See collection level description for the James Douglas Wall collection.

Scope and Content

Image of the Curtis Block in Baldur, MB. The Victoria Hall, for public performances, was located on the upper floor. A group of men, one holding a hockey stick, and a dog are standing in front of the street entrance to the building.

Subject Access

rural images

Storage Location

2004 accessions

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Part Of

James Wall collection

Creator

Photographer: J.G. Macdonald, Moosomin, Assa.

Description Level

Item

Series Number

Box 2

Item Number

12-2004.25

Accession Number

12-2004

GMD

graphic

Date Range

[1900-1904]

Physical Description

2.25" x 5.5" (b/w)

Material Details

On matting (5" x 8.75")

Physical Condition

Photo is faded and has some discoloration dots throughout

History / Biographical

Dr. L.M. Cleghorn was born in 1863 and died in 1926.

Custodial History

See collection level description for the James Douglas Wall collection.

Scope and Content

Studio portrait of Dr. L.M. Cleghorn, who owned the pharmacy in Baldur, MB.

Subject Access

rural images

Storage Location

2004 accessions

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Part Of

James Wall collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

Box 2

Item Number

12-2004.16

Accession Number

12-2004

GMD

graphic

Date Range

[1900-1904]

Physical Description

5" x 4" (b/w)

Material Details

On matting (6" x 5.25")

Physical Condition

good

Custodial History

See collection level description for the James Douglas Wall collection.

Scope and Content

Image of two women and a child on the porch of Doctor Cleghorn's house in Baldur, MB.

Subject Access

rural images

Storage Location

2004 accessions

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Part Of

James Wall collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

Box 1

Item Number

12-2004.35

Accession Number

12-2004

GMD

graphic

Date Range

[1900-1904]

Physical Description

6.75" x 4.9" (b/w)

Material Details

On matting (9.9" x 8")

Physical Condition

good

Custodial History

See collection level description for the James Douglas Wall collection.

Scope and Content

Group portrait of what may be a family reunion or wedding anniversary celebration. There are some potted plants and a coupld of photographs placed in front of the group. The woman seated in the wooden chair towards the centre of the image is wearing a corsage.

Subject Access

rural images

Storage Location

2004 accessions

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Part Of

James Wall collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

Box 2

Item Number

12-2004.9

Accession Number

12-2004

GMD

graphic

Date Range

[1900-1904]

Physical Description

5.5" x 4" (b/w)

Material Details

On matting (6.4" x 4.25")

Physical Condition

good

History / Biographical

The Fowler Block in Baldur, MB was built in 1899 by Alex Fowler.

Custodial History

See collection level description for the James Douglas Wall collection.

Scope and Content

Image of the Fowler Block in Baldur, MB. On the left is a shoe and harness shop owned and operated by the Fowlers from 1899-1978. On the right is J. Smith & Co. Merchants, a grocery and dry goods store. As of 2000, a grocery store still occupied the premises. Men are standing in front of the entrance to the two stores.

Subject Access

rural images

Storage Location

2004 accessions

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Part Of

Fred McGuinness collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

McG 9

Item Number

1-2015.121

Accession Number

1-2015

GMD

graphic

Date Range

[1940s]

Physical Description

2.5" x 3.5" (b/w)

Scope and Content

Photograph shows Fred McGuinness in a three-piece suit posing with his mother, Isabella Louisa McGuinness. Photograph is stamped on the back

Name Access

Fred McGuinness

Frederick George McGuinness

Isabella Louisa McGuinness

Storage Location

RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)

Arrangement

BR #5 Family pictures

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Part Of

James Wall collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

Box 2

Item Number

12-2004.12

Accession Number

12-2004

GMD

graphic

Date Range

[1900-1904]

Physical Description

6.6" x 4.75" (b/w)

Material Details

On matting (9" x 7")

Custodial History

See collection level description for the James Douglas Wall collection.

Scope and Content

Image of the west end of Front Street in Baldur, MB. Business and buildings in the photo include (L-R): Cleghorn's drug store, Fowlers, Tom Johnson's John Deer Shop, barber shop, Royal Bank (Odd Fellows Hall upstairs), Lee's Chinese Cafe, Hunters Hardware, Folwer Block, L. Curtis Block, Sexsmith Block - boarding house and sample room.

Subject Access

rural images

Storage Location

2004 accessions

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Part Of

Fred McGuinness collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

McG 9

Item Number

1-2015.78

Accession Number

1-2015

GMD

graphic

Date Range

[1920s]

Physical Description

5.5" x 3.25" (b/w)

Custodial History

Photograph given to Fred McGuinness by Helen Turner

Scope and Content

Photograph shows a man - George Porterfield - and woman - Mary Porterfield - posing with a vehicle on a farm property.

Notes

Writing on the back of the photograph reads: Taken in the Summer at one of the neighbour homes George & myself. Note attached to the back of the photograph reads: George & Mary got married on June 6th 1923 and lived on the farm. This is their first car.

Name Access

George Porterfield

Subject Access

Transportation

automobiles

motor cars

farms

rural life

Storage Location

RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)

Arrangement

McG 1.2 file 20

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