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Fred McGuinness at Calgary Stampede

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Part Of: Fred McGuinness collection

Description Level: Item

GMD: graphic

Date Range: 1947

Accession Number: 20-2009

1 image

Part Of: Fred McGuinness collection

Description Level: Item

Series Number: McG 9

Item Number: 20-2009.203

Accession Number: 20-2009

GMD: graphic

Date Range: 1947

Physical Description: 8" x 10" (b/w)

Physical Condition: Photograph is stamped stamped on front

History / Biographical: Following the Second World War, Canada assisted with the resettlement of Europe's homeless. Orders in Council were passed between July 1947 and October 1948 that permitted the entry of 45,000 "displaced persons," who were referred to as "New Canadians" upon their arrival. (Source: Government of Canada (01 July 2006), "Forging Our Legacy: Canadian Citizenship and Immigration, 1900-1977," accessed on-line at: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/publications/legacy/chap-5a.asp)

Scope and Content: Photograph shows a young Fred McGuinness holding a microphone in front of a woman. A crowd of people surrounds the pair.

Notes: Writing on back of photograph reads: On duty Calgary Stampede, introducing story of displaced persons being brought to Canada, 1947

Name Access: Fred McGuinness; Calgary Stampede

Subject Access: Radio; interviews; Immigration; displaced persons

Storage Location: RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)

Arrangement: From 20-2009 #4 plastic envelope #1

Images

Fred McGuinness radio headshot

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Part Of: Fred McGuinness collection

Description Level: Item

GMD: graphic

Date Range: 1978

Accession Number: 20-2009

1 image

Part Of: Fred McGuinness collection

Description Level: Item

Series Number: McG 9

Item Number: 20-2009.201

Accession Number: 20-2009

GMD: graphic

Date Range: 1978

Physical Description: 5" x 7" (b/w)

Scope and Content: Photograph shows a portrait of Fred McGuinness in a radio booth. Before him is a microphone on which there is a CBC logo.

Name Access: Fred McGuinness

Subject Access: portraits; Radio

Storage Location: RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)

Arrangement: From 20-2009 #4 plastic envelope #1

Images

Wheat City Arena

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Part Of: RG 11 Lawrence Stuckey fonds

Description Level: Item

GMD: graphic

Date Range: 1938

Accession Number: 1-2002

1 image

Part Of: RG 11 Lawrence Stuckey fonds

Creator: George H. Harris

Description Level: Item

Series Number: 3.1

Item Number: 1-2002.3.1D17

Accession Number: 1-2002

GMD: graphic

Date Range: 1938

Physical Description: 2 1/2" x 4 1/2"

Material Details: Negative

History / Biographical: Razed January 1970.

Custodial History: For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.

Scope and Content: Wheat City Arena (Winter Fair Building)

Notes: Southeast corner of 11th Street & Victoria Ave.; From the collection of George H. Harris, Winnipeg, Man.; Creator provided by the Fred McGuinness collection (20-2009).