Part Of

Fred McGuinness collection

Creator

Photographer: Sandy Black

Description Level

Item

Series Number

McG 9

Item Number

20-2009.92

Accession Number

20-2009

GMD

graphic

Date Range

[1980s]

Physical Description

5.5" x 3.5" (colour)

Material Details

postcard

Scope and Content

Postcard shows the 100 block of 10th Street facing north. The CPR train station can be seen at the end of 10th Street. The sign for the Rex Cafe is visible on the west side of 10th Street. On the east side of 10th Street, billboards for Campbell & Campbell furniture are visible as well as signs for Pianos and the Orpheum Theatre. Motorists and cyclists share the road. Street car tracks run the length of 10th Street.

Notes

Back of postcard reads: Morning reflection of Brandon's skyline on the Assiniboine River, photo by Sandy Black, printed in Brandno, Manitoba, Canada by Leech Printing Ltd.

Name Access

Assiniboine River

McKenzie Seeds

Scotia Towers

Subject Access

Rivers

downtown

Storage Location

RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)

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Part Of

Fred McGuinness collection

Description Level

Item

Series Number

McG 9

Item Number

20-2009.165

Accession Number

20-2009

GMD

graphic

Date Range

1927

Physical Description

5" x 7" (b/w)

Material Details

reproduction

Custodial History

Donated to Fred McGuinness by G. Baldock in 1971

Scope and Content

Photograph shows the head porter of the Prince Edward Hotel, Pete Wityck, posing on the hotel's rooftop.

Notes

Writing on the back of photograph reads: Head Porter Pete Wittek [sic.] Roof of P.E. Hotel, 1927

Name Access

Prince Edward Hotel

Pete Wityck

McKenzie Seeds

Subject Access

hotels

downtown

Storage Location

RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)

Arrangement

From 2009 loose photos, from File 13

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