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Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1900-1924
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
20-2009.26
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1900-1924
Physical Description
4.25" x 2.5" (b/w)
History / Biographical
Situated in the R.M. of Whitehead on the Little Saskatchewan River, the 10 Mile Dam was a 14 kilometer transmission line that supplied the city of Brandon with power. The Brandon Electric Light Company built the dam in 1900 and it is considered Manitoba's first hydroelectic power generating station. The dam spanned approximately 80 meters and was constructed from timber and reinforced with clay and stone. The station was decommissioned in 1924.
Scope and Content
Photograph shows 10 Mile Dam, also known as the Brandon Dam or Minnedosa River Hydro Plant.
Notes
Writing on the back of the photograph reads: "10 mile dam". Biographical information obtained from Manitoba Historical Society.
Name Access
10 Mile Dam
Ten Mile Dam
Brandon Dam
Minnedosa River Hydro Plant
Brandon Electric Light Company
Little Saskatchewan River
Subject Access
dams
Rivers
hydroelectric dams
hydroelectric generation
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
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Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1900-1924
Accession Number
20-2009
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
20-2009.95
Accession Number
20-2009
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1900-1924
Physical Description
4.25" x 2.5" (b/w)
History / Biographical
Situated in the R.M. of Whitehead on the Little Saskatchewan River, the 10 Mile Dam was a 14 kilometer transmission line that supplied the city of Brandon with power. The Brandon Electric Light Company built the dam in 1900 and it is considered Manitoba's first hydroelectic power generating station. The dam spanned approximately 80 meters and was constructed from timber and reinforced with clay and stone. The station was decommissioned in 1924.
Scope and Content
Photograph shows 10 Mile Dam, also known as the Brandon Dam or Minnedosa River Hydro Plant. The dam's timber construction is quite evident in the picture.
Notes
Writing on the back of the photograph reads: McGuinness (Manitoba Hydro), on Little Saskatchewan.
Name Access
10 Mile Dam
Ten Mile Dam
Brandon Dam
Minnedosa River Hydro Plant
Brandon Electric Light Company
Little Saskatchewan River
Subject Access
dams
Rivers
hydroelectric dams
hydroelectric generation
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
Related Material
Lawrence Stuckey collection 1-2002.3.1J1
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Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c. 1957
Part Of
Brandon University Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
4
Item Number
4.142
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c. 1957
Physical Description
2.75" x 2.75" (b/w)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Brandon College students at a bolwing alley.
Subject Access
bowling
sports
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10 to 10 : Canadian credit unions, from 10 cents to 10 billion dollars in 75 years

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/specialcollections32
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Description Level
Item
Date Range
c1976
Part Of
RG 4 Manitoba Pool Elevator fonds
Collection
Manitoba Pool Elevator Library Collection
Creator
McGuinness, Fred
Young, Sandra
National Association of Canadian Credit Unions
Description Level
Item
Item Number
HG 2039.C2M3
Archives 14-3-21
Item Number Range
HG 2039.C2M3
Archives 14-3-21
Standard number
System Control Number 87037030
Responsibility
author Fred McGuinness ; research assistant Sandra Young
Start Date
c1976
Date Range
c1976
Publication
Toronot : National Association of Canadian Credit Unions
Physical Description
viii, 90 p. : ill., ports. ; 21 cm
Subject Access
Banks and banking
Cooperative Canada History
Banques coop©ratives Canada Histoire
Storage Location
Box 3 - Cooperation 1
Storage Range
Box 3 - Cooperation 1
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50 petits solfeges pour le medium de la voix

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions8986
Part Of
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1930
Accession Number
9-2009
Part Of
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
3-1997.2
Item Number
11
Accession Number
9-2009
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1930
Publication
New York: G. Ricordi & Co.
Physical Description
20 cm x 27 cm
Material Details
63 pages
Physical Condition
Missing front cover
Scope and Content
Copy of the first book of 50 Petits Solfeges pour le medium de la voix by F. Paolo Tosti in 2 books.
Notes
Hand written and dated notations. Copyright 1982 by Enoch & Sons.
Storage Location
2009 accessions
Storage Range
2009 accessions
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Album - Algoma Central and Hudson Bay Line

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions14222
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900s]
Accession Number
1-2015
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
1-2015.277.A14
Accession Number
1-2015
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900s]
Physical Description
4" x 2.5" (b/w)
Material Details
mounted in album
Physical Condition
Photo is warped
History / Biographical
In 1901, American entrepreneur Francis Hector Clergue (1856-1939) obtained the charter for the Ontario, Hudson Bay and Western Railway. Following his purchase, he reincoporated the Algoma Central Railway to the Algoma Central and Hudson's Bay Railway. (Source: Sault St. Mairie Public Library, "Transportation - Algoma Central Railway," Sault History Online, 2008)
Scope and Content
Photograph shows railroad tracks cutting through the Canadian Shield.
Notes
Writing beneath the photograph in the album reads: Algoma Central & Hundson Bay Ry.
Name Access
Algoma Central Railway Co.
Subject Access
Railroad Transportation
railways
mines
railroads
Storage Location
1-2015 McG 1.4 Box 1 (in stacks, top shelf)
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Album - Bridal Veil Falls

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions14219
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900s]
Accession Number
1-2015
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
1-2015.277.A11
Accession Number
1-2015
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900s]
Physical Description
4" x 2.5" (b/w)
Material Details
mounted in album
Physical Condition
Photo is warped
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a water fall surrounded by pines. A man is standing on a wall at the base of the falls. A pile of lumber is in the foreground.
Notes
Writing beneath the photograph in the album reads: Bridal Veil Falls [British Columbia]
Subject Access
waterfalls
Storage Location
1-2015 McG 1.4 Box 1 (in stacks, top shelf)
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Album celebre: 10 morceaux choisis

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions8995
Part Of
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
textual records
Date Range
[n.d.]
Accession Number
9-2009
Part Of
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
3-1997.2
Item Number
20
Accession Number
9-2009
GMD
textual records
Date Range
[n.d.]
Publication
London: Enoch & Sons
Publisher Series
Collection Litolff vol. 493
Physical Description
23 cm x 31 cm
Material Details
43 pages
Physical Condition
Spine damange
Scope and Content
Copy of Vol. I of Album Celebre: 10 Morceaux Choisis de Goltermann, Gounod, Hauser, Henselt, Raff, Rubinstein, Spohr, Schumann. For violon et piano.
Storage Location
2009 accessions
Storage Range
2009 accessions
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Album celebre: 10 morceaux choisis transcripts pour violon et piano

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions8994
Part Of
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
textual records
Date Range
[n.d.]
Accession Number
9-2009
Part Of
RG 5 Western Manitoba Manuscript Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
3-1997.2
Item Number
19
Accession Number
9-2009
GMD
textual records
Date Range
[n.d.]
Publication
London: Enoch & Sons
Publisher Series
Collection Litolff.
Physical Description
23 cm x 32 cm
Material Details
18 pages
Physical Condition
Some stains on the cover
Scope and Content
Copy of the fourth volume of Album Celebre: 10 Morceaux Choisis transcripts pour Violon et Piano (Violoncelle et Piano ou Flute et Piano) by H. Bohme.
Storage Location
2009 accessions
Storage Range
2009 accessions
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Album - city on the hill

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions14228
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900s]
Accession Number
1-2015
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
1-2015.277.A20
Accession Number
1-2015
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900s]
Physical Description
4" x 2.5" (b/w)
Material Details
mounted in album
Physical Condition
Photo is warped
Scope and Content
Photograph shows several wood-framed buildings and log cabins in the winter.
Notes
Writing beneath the photograph in the album reads: The City on the Hill
Subject Access
winter
settlement
Storage Location
1-2015 McG 1.4 Box 1 (in stacks, top shelf)
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Album - Conglomerate Rock

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions14220
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900s]
Accession Number
1-2015
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
1-2015.277.A12
Accession Number
1-2015
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900s]
Physical Description
4" x 2.5" (b/w)
Material Details
mounted in album
Physical Condition
Photo is warped
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a large boulder alongside a railway line/
Notes
Writing beneath the photograph in the album reads: Conglomerate Rock lifted by dynamite
Subject Access
Railroad Transportation
Storage Location
1-2015 McG 1.4 Box 1 (in stacks, top shelf)
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Album - getting provisions in winter

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions14234
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900s]
Accession Number
1-2015
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
1-2015.277.A26
Accession Number
1-2015
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900s]
Physical Description
4" x 2.5" (b/w)
Material Details
mounted in album
Physical Condition
Photo is warped and pencil-marked
Scope and Content
Photograph shows eight men on a frozen lake or river. Four men are harnessed to a toboggan loaded with logs. Four men walk alongside the toboggan with guide ropes.
Notes
Writing beneath the photograph in the album reads: Gettin in provisions
Subject Access
winter
snow
Storage Location
1-2015 McG 1.4 Box 1 (in stacks, top shelf)
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Album - Hawthorn? line in midwinter

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions14209
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900s]
Accession Number
1-2015
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
1-2015.277.A1
Accession Number
1-2015
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900s]
Physical Description
4" x 2.25" (b/w)
Material Details
mounted in album
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a group of 10 men seated on logs in front of two canvas tents in the bush.
Notes
Writing beneath the photograph in the album reads: Hawthorn? Line in midwinter
Subject Access
mines
Storage Location
1-2015 McG 1.4 Box 1 (in stacks, top shelf)
Arrangement
Funny trunk
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Album - Helen Mine

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions14227
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900-1918]
Accession Number
1-2015
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
1-2015.277.A19
Accession Number
1-2015
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900-1918]
Physical Description
4" x 2.5" (b/w)
Material Details
mounted in album
Physical Condition
Photo is warped
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a mine and tailing pond in the Canadian Shield.
Notes
Writing beneath the photograph in the album reads: Helen Mine
Name Access
Wawa, Ontario
Subject Access
mines
Storage Location
1-2015 McG 1.4 Box 1 (in stacks, top shelf)
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Album - Josephine Mine

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions14232
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900s]
Accession Number
1-2015
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
1-2015.277.A24
Accession Number
1-2015
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900s]
Physical Description
4" x 2.5" (b/w)
Material Details
mounted in album
Physical Condition
Photo is warped
Scope and Content
Photograph shows log cabins lining a lake shore. A man canoes on the water in the foreground.
Notes
Writing beneath the photograph in the album reads: Josephine Mine Camps
Subject Access
mines
work camps
canoes
Storage Location
1-2015 McG 1.4 Box 1 (in stacks, top shelf)
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Album - Lake Superior

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions14210
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900s]
Accession Number
1-2015
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
1-2015.277.A2
Accession Number
1-2015
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900s]
Physical Description
4" x 2.5" (b/w)
Material Details
mounted in album
Physical Condition
Photo is warped
Scope and Content
Photograph shows the shores of Lake Superior
Notes
Writing beneath the photograph in the album reads: Lake Superior
Name Access
Lake Superior
Subject Access
lakes
Storage Location
1-2015 McG 1.4 Box 1 (in stacks, top shelf)
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Album - Lake Talbot Trestle

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions14223
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900s]
Accession Number
1-2015
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
1-2015.277.A15
Accession Number
1-2015
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900s]
Physical Description
4" x 2.5" (b/w)
Material Details
mounted in album
Physical Condition
Photo is warped
History / Biographical
The Lake Talbot tresle was a point along the Algoma Central Railway line that connected the Helen Mine to the Michipicoten Harbour. It is located north of Wawa and southwest of the Helen Mine.
Scope and Content
Photograph shows several men walking a railway line. Before them is a tresle bridge.
Notes
Writing beneath the photograph in the album reads: Lake Talbott Tresle [sic.]
Subject Access
Railroad Transportation
railways
mines
railroads
Storage Location
1-2015 McG 1.4 Box 1 (in stacks, top shelf)
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Album - mail service

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions14231
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900s]
Accession Number
1-2015
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
1-2015.277.A23
Accession Number
1-2015
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900s]
Physical Description
4" x 2.5" (b/w)
Material Details
mounted in album
Physical Condition
Photo is warped
Scope and Content
Photograph shows three dogs harnessed to a toboggan. A two storey wood-framed building is in the background. A man is seated on the toboggan and a young girl stands to his right.
Notes
Writing beneath the photograph in the album reads: "Mail Service"
Subject Access
winter
dogs
post offices
Storage Location
1-2015 McG 1.4 Box 1 (in stacks, top shelf)
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Album - Michipicoten First Nations

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions14211
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900s]
Accession Number
1-2015
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
1-2015.277.A3
Accession Number
1-2015
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900s]
Physical Description
4" x 2.5" (b/w)
Material Details
mounted in album
Physical Condition
Photo is warped
Scope and Content
Photograph shows two aboriginal women standing before a tipi in the brush.
Notes
Writing beneath the photograph in the album reads: At the Indian Settlement. Based on provenience of images in the album, the aboringals in question may be from the Michipicoten band.
Subject Access
Natives
Aboriginals
First Nations
tipis
women
Storage Location
1-2015 McG 1.4 Box 1 (in stacks, top shelf)
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Album - Michipicoten Harbour

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions14212
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900s]
Accession Number
1-2015
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
1-2015.277.A4
Accession Number
1-2015
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1900s]
Physical Description
4" x 2.5" (b/w)
Material Details
mounted in album
Physical Condition
Photo is warped
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a number of woodframed buildings near a harbour. Ore cars on a railway can be seen in the background.
Notes
Writing beneath the photograph in the album reads: "Michipicoten harbor"
Name Access
Michipicoten harbour
Storage Location
1-2015 McG 1.4 Box 1 (in stacks, top shelf)
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