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Princess Anne visits Brandon

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions14323
Part Of
Brandon and Area Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
July 15, 1982
Part Of
Brandon and Area Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
5
Item Number
BAPC 5.15
GMD
graphic
Date Range
July 15, 1982
Physical Description
5" x 3.5" (b/w)
History / Biographical
Princess Anne visited Brandon for seven hours on July 15, 1982. Her visit was covered in the July 16, 1982 issue of The Brandon Sun.
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Princess Anne's welcome at City Hall. The event was attended by a crowd of 1500 and most of Brandon's dignitaries. The Princes is standing on a small platform on the west side of 9th Street facing spectators and the honor guard from CFB Shilo. A Canadian flag is in the foreground and Mayor Ken Burgess is standing to her right. A number of individuals are standing on the steps behind her.
Notes
The Brandon Sun includes a photograph of this same even taken from the opposite side of the street and from a wider angle.
Name Access
Princess Anne
City Hall
Ken Burgess
9th Street
Subject Access
Centennial
royal visits
Storage Location
BAPC photograph drawer
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Park Street School

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions14316
Part Of
Brandon and Area Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[after 1905]
Part Of
Brandon and Area Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
2
Item Number
BAPC 2.42
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[after 1905]
Physical Description
5.5" x 3.5" (color)
Material Details
Postcard
History / Biographical
Located south of Stanley Park along the 1400 block of Lorne Avenue, Park School was constructed in 1904. Designed by W.A. Elliot and built by the Brandon Construction Company the structure measured 71 x 107 feet and cost approximately $38,000. The school featured a principal’s office, reception room, staff rooms, an assembly hall for eight hundred, and ten class rooms. The interior walls were lined with mahogany while the floors were made of western pine. The interior of the basement was constructed from Tyndall stone, while Crookston brick trimmed with Bedford stone made up the exterior. The building was razed in September 1978. Hobbes Manor was built on the location.
Scope and Content
Item is a postcard showing Park School in Brandon, MB.
Name Access
Park School
Subject Access
schools
Education
Storage Location
BAPC photograph drawer
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