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CPR & City Centre from Brandon Brewery

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Part Of
RG 11 Lawrence Stuckey fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
September 1937
Accession Number
1-2002
Part Of
RG 11 Lawrence Stuckey fonds
Creator
George H. Harris
Description Level
Item
Series Number
3.1
Item Number
1-2002.3.1P31
Accession Number
1-2002
GMD
graphic
Date Range
September 1937
Physical Description
2 1/2" x 4 1/2"
Material Details
Negative
Custodial History
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Scope and Content
View of CPR's west yard & city centre from Brandon Brewery on Assiniboine Avenue.
Notes
Image shows CPR freight sheds & station, Great Northern station, and many core area buildings
Collection of George H. Harris, Winnipeg, Man.
Name Access
CPR Freight Train
CPR Freight Shed
Brandon Skyline
Subject Access
railroads
railways
railway stations
freight trains
industrial buildings
warehouses
Elevators
Canadian Pacific Railway in Brandon
Repro Restriction
The McKee Archives is the copyright holder for the Stuckey materials.
Location Copy
1-2002.3.9.105
Storage Location
Lawrence Stuckey collection
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CPR East of Eighth Street Bridge

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Part Of
RG 11 Lawrence Stuckey fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[ca. 1912]
Accession Number
1-2002
Part Of
RG 11 Lawrence Stuckey fonds
Creator
Davidson & Gowen
Description Level
Item
Series Number
3.1
Item Number
1-2002.3.1P11
Accession Number
1-2002
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[ca. 1912]
Physical Description
3 1/2" x 5"
Material Details
Negative
Custodial History
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Scope and Content
View of Canadian Pacific Railway, east from overhead [Eighth Street] bridge
Notes
Publicity coach of Sells-Floto Circus (foreground) On left, a long row of domestic fuel coal sheds (many of which were later burned), Hanbury's Mill, elevators & Maple Leaf flour mill On right, grain elevator & Hanbury Hardware (in 1985 used by Christie School Supply)
[For original plate, please see the Alf Fowler collection of the S.J. McKee Archives 6-1999.16. P.E.]
Name Access
CPR East of Eighth Street Bridge
Subject Access
railroads
railways
coal sheds
Elevators
Flour mills
passenger trains
Canadian Pacific Railway in Brandon
Repro Restriction
The McKee Archives is the copyright holder for the Stuckey materials.
Location Original
6-1999.16
Location Copy
1-2002.3.9.156
Storage Location
Lawrence Stuckey collection
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Factors influencing the choice of a new delivery point and elevator company by prairie farmers facing delivery point closure

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Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1972
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Collection
Manitoba Pool Elevator Library Collection
Creator
Canadian Transport Commission. Economics Branch
Description Level
Item
Item Number
Archives 14-20-5
Item Number Range
Archives 14-20-5
Start Date
1972
Date Range
1972
Publication
[Ottawa] : Canadian Transport Commission, Economics Branch
Publisher Series
Brandon Area Study ; no. 9
Physical Description
[76] leaves ; 36 cm
Subject Access
Elevators
Storage Location
Box 20 - Brandon Area Study & Snavely Hearings (vol. 1-5)
Storage Range
Box 20 - Brandon Area Study & Snavely Hearings (vol. 1-5)
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Panorama of Brandon viewbook postcard

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Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1927-1929
Accession Number
20-2009
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Creator
Printed by Photogelatine Engraving Co. Ltd., Ottawa
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
20-2009.189
Accession Number
20-2009
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1927-1929
Physical Description
3.5" x 5.5" (b/w)
Material Details
postcard
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a panorama, bird's-eye-view of downtown Brandon, between Pacific and Rosser Avenues and 7th Street facing east. Photoraph likely taken from the McKenzie Seeds Building. Visible businesses include: Western Canada Flour Mills, Hanbury Hardware Co. Ltd., Cockshutt Plow Co., New Pacific Hotel, Gordon McKay Building, and Arlington Hotel.
Notes
Part of "Souvenir of Brandon, Manitoba, Canada [viewbook], Printed by Photogelatine Engraving Co. Limited, Ottawa." Dates obtained from the Burchill's Music Store Henderson's Brandon City Directory listings (1927-1929). Writing on the front of the photograph reads: Panorama of Brandon, Man.
Name Access
Hanbury Hardware Co. Ltd.
New Pacific Hotel
Cockshutt Plow Co.
Gordon McKay Building
Arlington Hotel
Western Canada Flour Mills
Pacific Avenue
Rosser Avenue
Subject Access
downtown
street scenes
Transportation
train stations
Brandon business buildings & facilities before 1940
store exteriors
hotels
hardware stores
Elevators
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
Arrangement
From 20-2009 photos
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United Grain Growers collection

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions4822
Part Of
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection
Description Level
Collection
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1922-1937
Accession Number
48-1997
Part Of
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection
Description Level
Collection
Accession Number
48-1997
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1922-1937
Physical Description
3 cm
History / Biographical
The United Grain Growers, a farmer controlled co-operative elevator association, was established in 1917, with the amalgamation of the Grain Growers Grain Company (1906), and the Alberta Farmer's Co-operative Elevator company (1913). Its original purpose was to provide a co-operative alternative to privately owned grain elevators.
Custodial History
This collection was accessioned by the McKee Archives in 1997. Prior custodial history is unknown.
Scope and Content
Collection includes copies of correspondence between T.A. Crerar, President of United Grain Growers and Colin Burnell, President, Manitoba Co-operative Wheat Producers (1925-26); correspondence directed to the Shareholders of United Grain Growers (1926-38); minutes of a meeting between representatives of the United Grain Growers and the provincial wheat pools (1937); as well as a variety of publications about the history and activities of the United Grain Growers (1917-18, 1927, 1929, 1951, 1956).
Notes
CAIN No. 202642. Description by Christy Henry.
Subject Access
T.A. Crerar
Colin H. Burnell
R.S. Law
Grain Growers Guide
Elevators
Agriculture
Manitoba
Storage Location
1997 accessions
Storage Range
1997 accessions
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