Part Of

MG 2 2.15 George E Thorman Collection

Collection

George E Thorman School Textbook Collection

Creator

McCourt, Edward, 1907

Description Level

Item

Item Number

Archives 11-999-10-273

Item Number Range

Archives 11-999-10-273

Responsibility

by Edward McCourt ; illustrated by Vernon Mould

Start Date

1955

Date Range

1955

Publication

Toronto : Macmillan

Publisher Series

Great stories of Canada

Physical Description

150 p. : ill. ; 22 cm

Name Access

Strange

T. Bland

(Thomas Bland)

1831-1925

Subject Access

Riel Rebellion

1885

Children's literature

Canadian

Cree Indians Wars

Storage Location

Box 10 - Stories

Storage Range

Box 10 - Stories

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Part Of

Fred McGuinness collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

McG 9

Item Number

20-2009.173

Accession Number

20-2009

GMD

graphic

Date Range

1917

Physical Description

3.5" x 5.5" (b/w)

Material Details

postcard

Physical Condition

Postcard is stained and torn

History / Biographical

William McGuinness, Fred's father, raised and bred chickens with N.W. Kerr. The General Haig won first place in the Cornish Cock category at the Manitoba Poultry Show in March 1917.

Scope and Content

Postcard is a portrait of a chicken, breed is a General Haig.

Notes

Writing on the front of the postcard reads: Gen. Haig; 1st Cornish Cock; Man. Poultry Show Mar. 1917; Kerr & McGuinness; Brandon, Man.

Name Access

General Haig

Manitoba Poultry Show

Subject Access

Livestock

poultry

fairs

winter fairs

competitions

Storage Location

RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)

Arrangement

From 20-2009 #1 File 13 Sunbeams

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