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A.E. McKenzie Seeds

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Part Of
RG 12 Brandon and Area Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[between 1911 and 1913]
Accession Number
3-2012
Part Of
RG 12 Brandon and Area Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
2
Item Number
BAPC 2.35
Accession Number
3-2012
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[between 1911 and 1913]
Physical Description
3.5" x 5.5" (b/w)
Material Details
Postcard
Physical Condition
Some water damage and staining.
Custodial History
Postcard was donated to the McKee Archives by Allen Drysdale, archivist at Beautiful Plains Archives in October 2011. Drysdale received the postcard as part of a larger donation to his archives.
Scope and Content
Item is a colour postcard of the A.E. McKenzie Seed Company in Brandon, MB. The postcard was sent to John Dorset, Elphinstone, MB from his brother Sid (?).
Name Access
A.E. McKenzie Co., Limited
A.E. McKenzie Seed Company
9th Street
Subject Access
commercial buildings
businesses
downtown
Storage Location
BAPC photograph drawer
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Brandon Hardware interior

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Part Of
RG 12 Brandon and Area Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[193-]
Accession Number
7-2017
Part Of
RG 12 Brandon and Area Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
2
Item Number
BAPC 2.38
Accession Number
7-2017
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[193-]
Physical Description
9.5" x 7.5" (b/w)
Material Details
On matting (14" x 12")
History / Biographical
Brandon Hardware Co. Ltd. founded in 1882, making it one of Brandon's earliest mercantiles. It was incorporated in 1902, and their location on Rosser Avenue at the corner of 7th Street was constructed in 1903. For a number of years, J.B. Curran was the managing director. The building was destroyed by fire in 1983.
Custodial History
Katy Singleton was given this photo in her role as Heritage Coordinator for the City of Brandon. She transferred it to the McKee Archives in 2013.
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of of the interior of the Brandon Hardware Co. Ltd. looking towards the front of the store from the back.
Name Access
Brandon Hardware Co. Ltd.
Subject Access
commercial buildings
businesses
downtown
Storage Location
BAPC oversize photograph drawer
Images
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Brandon Hardware interior

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Part Of
RG 12 Brandon and Area Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[193-]
Accession Number
7-2017
Part Of
RG 12 Brandon and Area Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
2
Item Number
BAPC 2.39
Accession Number
7-2017
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[193-]
Physical Description
9.5" x 7.5" (b/w)
Material Details
On matting (14" x 12")
History / Biographical
Brandon Hardware Co. Ltd. founded in 1882, making it one of Brandon's earliest mercantiles. It was incorporated in 1902, and their location on Rosser Avenue at the corner of 7th Street was constructed in 1903. For a number of years, J.B. Curran was the managing director. The building was destroyed by fire in 1983.
Custodial History
Katy Singleton was given this photo in her role as Heritage Coordinator for the City of Brandon. She transferred it to the McKee Archives in 2013.
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of of the interior of the Brandon Hardware Co. Ltd. looking towards the back of the store from the front.
Name Access
Brandon Hardware Co. Ltd.
Subject Access
commercial buildings
businesses
downtown
Storage Location
BAPC oversize photograph drawer
Images
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Hanbury Manufacturing Company

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Part Of
RG 12 Brandon and Area Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c. 1900
Accession Number
4-2017
Part Of
RG 12 Brandon and Area Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
2
Item Number
BAPC 2.36
Accession Number
4-2017
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c. 1900
Physical Description
8.25" x 6.25" (b/w)
Material Details
On matting (12" x 10")
History / Biographical
John Hanbury came to Brandon in January 1882. For the next decade he operated a contracting business, constructing several Brandon buildings including the post office, the Merchants Block, and the General Hospital. In 1892, Hanbury founded the Hanbury Manufacturing Company. The most important industry in Brandon from 1900-1914, Hanbury’s employed over 150 men in logging, lumbering and the manufacturing of doors, windows, furniture and other house fixtures. With offices, a warehouse and lumber mill on either side of Assiniboine Avenue at 6th Street North, Hanbury’s relied on timber from northern forests that was moved, raft-like, down river by drivers. Cabinets, furniture and other millwork was sold out of the Hanbury Hardware Co. building on 7th Street and Pacific Avenue. John Hanbury left Brandon in 1910, although his son continued to operate the business until World War I. Residential buildings were constructed on the company lands on Assiniboine Avenue west of 6th Street North in the late 1920s; the building east of 6th Street was used first as the Christie’s School Supplies warehouse (1929-1939) and then by successive woollen mills (1941-1991). A portion of what appears to be the original building currently stands vacant on the site. The hardware building on Pacific Avenue has been primarily used by the Government Liquor Control Commission (1929-1971) and Christie’s School Supplies, now Christie’s Office Plus (early 1940s – present).
Custodial History
Photos belonged to Jim Lanigan's family. He donated them to the McKee Archives in January 2017.
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of the Hanbury Mfg Co. buildings on Assinboine Avenue - photo is looking northeast
Notes
Jim Lanigan and his siblings beleived that Hanbury Manufacturing Company is where their paternal grandfather James Joseph Lanigan worked and learned the glazing trade. James Joseph's father James and brother Albert Daniel may have also worked there. Both Joe and Bert went to work for the CPR in Brandon in 1898. Jim Lanigan could not identify any family members in the group portrait.
Name Access
Hanbury Manufacturing Company
Subject Access
manufacturing
businesses
downtown
Storage Location
BAPC oversize photograph drawer
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Hanbury Manufacturing Company employees

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Part Of
RG 12 Brandon and Area Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c. 1900
Accession Number
4-2017
Part Of
RG 12 Brandon and Area Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
2
Item Number
BAPC 2.37
Accession Number
4-2017
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c. 1900
Physical Description
8.25" x 6.25" (b/w)
Material Details
On matting (12" x 10")
History / Biographical
John Hanbury came to Brandon in January 1882. For the next decade he operated a contracting business, constructing several Brandon buildings including the post office, the Merchants Block, and the General Hospital. In 1892, Hanbury founded the Hanbury Manufacturing Company. The most important industry in Brandon from 1900-1914, Hanbury’s employed over 150 men in logging, lumbering and the manufacturing of doors, windows, furniture and other house fixtures. With offices, a warehouse and lumber mill on either side of Assiniboine Avenue at 6th Street North, Hanbury’s relied on timber from northern forests that was moved, raft-like, down river by drivers. Cabinets, furniture and other millwork was sold out of the Hanbury Hardware Co. building on 7th Street and Pacific Avenue. John Hanbury left Brandon in 1910, although his son continued to operate the business until World War I. Residential buildings were constructed on the company lands on Assiniboine Avenue west of 6th Street North in the late 1920s; the building east of 6th Street was used first as the Christie’s School Supplies warehouse (1929-1939) and then by successive woollen mills (1941-1991). A portion of what appears to be the original building currently stands vacant on the site. The hardware building on Pacific Avenue has been primarily used by the Government Liquor Control Commission (1929-1971) and Christie’s School Supplies, now Christie’s Office Plus (early 1940s – present).
Custodial History
Photos belonged to Jim Lanigan's family. He donated them to the McKee Archives in January 2017.
Scope and Content
Item is a group portrait of Hanbury Manufacturing Company employees.
Notes
Jim Lanigan and his siblings beleived that Hanbury Manufacturing Company is where their paternal grandfather James Joseph Lanigan worked and learned the glazing trade. James Joseph's father James and brother Albert Daniel may have also worked there. Both Joe and Bert went to work for the CPR in Brandon in 1898. Jim Lanigan could not identify any family members in the group portrait.
Name Access
Hanbury Manufacturing Company
Subject Access
manufacturing
businesses
downtown
Storage Location
BAPC oversize photograph drawer
Images
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Raven's Glen lacrosse team

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Part Of
RG 12 Brandon and Area Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1905
Part Of
RG 12 Brandon and Area Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
7
Item Number
BAPC 7.9
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1905
Physical Description
9.5" x 7.5" (b/w)
Material Details
On matting (13.75" x 11.75")
Physical Condition
Poor. Upper left corner of matting is missing. Edge wear, some stains, scratches. Large water stain on the back of the matting.
Scope and Content
Photograph of a Brandon boy's (school?) hockey team, consisting of ten players (including Glen Sutherland and Kevin Kavanaugh) and one coach.
Notes
Writing on the bottom of the photo reads "Newdale Lacrosse Team." Writing on the back reads "J.H. Cautts" and "O. McTavish."
Name Access
Raven's Glen
Newdale
Subject Access
sports
lacrosse
portraits
Storage Location
BAPC oversize photograph drawer 1
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Part Of
RG 12 Brandon and Area Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c. 1960
Part Of
RG 12 Brandon and Area Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
2
Item Number
BAPC 2.40
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c. 1960
Physical Description
8" x 10" (b/w)
Material Details
On matting (12" x 10")
History / Biographical
Curran Park is located at 4100 Grand Valley Rd, Brandon, MB. Originally called Suburban Park, it underwent a formal name change in 1934, in honour of J.P. Curran, a lawyer, civil servant and judge, who died in 1928. The City of Brandon first set aside $6000 for the acquisition of a new park in 1911, but the acquisition of appropriate land stalled for a number of years. Finally in 1919, the city was able to acquire a parcel of Crown land the Brandon Industrial School was located on, to establish the park; the land was acquired through a 99-year lease. Suburban Park officialy opened in 1921. The development of the park was gradual. Some of the work was completed as part of the Brandon Parks Board's unemployment relief planning; from 1931-1936, relief workers cleared underbrush, thinned trees, constructed a road and built latrines. In 1933 a refreshment stand was approved and a large cook stove was donated. The City of Brandon and the Department of Agriculture (in right of the Crown) agreed to terminate the original park lease in March 1965, with the city purchasing the land outright. Curran Park was sold to Gretna businessman Gerald Voth in 2001, and renamed Turtle Crossing.
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of the pool at Curran Park, Brandon, MB.
Notes
History/Bio information was taken from A Cup of Cold Water: Alfred Kirkness and the Brandon Residential School Cemeteries by Anne Lindsay, Clare Cook, and David Cuthbert (Manitoba History journal, Number 78, Summer 2015).
Name Access
Curran Park
Subject Access
swimming
recreation facilities
swimming pools
leisure activities
Storage Location
BAPC photograph drawer
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Wheat City Business College hockey team

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Part Of
RG 12 Brandon and Area Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1920
Part Of
RG 12 Brandon and Area Photograph Collection
Creator
Photographer: Davidson Studio
Description Level
Item
Series Number
7
Item Number
BAPC 7.3
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1920
Physical Description
19" x 15.5" (b/w)
Material Details
On board
Physical Condition
Backing board is warped and has two large tears on the back. There is foxing on the image and board on the front
Custodial History
Image was donated to the McKee Archives in 2020 by Don Smith, Associate Curator/Manager of the Cornwall Community Museum/SD&G Historical Society and a volunteer with the City of Cornwall's Heritage Cornwall Committee. Smith was asked by a local used bookstore owner to find a home for a box of items they had acquired from the new owner of a Lancaster, ON are antique/collectibles operation.
Scope and Content
Composite portrait of the players, manager and president of the Wheat City Business College hockey team. The name and position/role of each man is written in the bottom right corner of their portrait.
Name Access
Wheat City Business College
C. Stewart
C.A. Stewart
B. Bailey
L. Crawford
F. Wood
W.J. Lee
W.A. Dodd
Subject Access
sports
Hockey
Storage Location
BAPC oversize storage drawer
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Alexandra School class

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Part Of
RG 12 Brandon and Area Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1939
Part Of
RG 12 Brandon and Area Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
4
Item Number
BAPC 4.33
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1939
Physical Description
5.5" x 4" (b/w)
Scope and Content
Photograph shows the students of grades 4 and 5 sitting on the front steps of Alexandra School.
Storage Location
BAPC photograph drawer
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BAPC 1: Rural images

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Part Of
RG 12 Brandon and Area Photograph Collection
Description Level
Series
Series Number
1
GMD
graphic
History / Biographical
Series is artificially created.
Scope and Content
Photographs in this series fall under the general heading of rural images of Brandon and surrounding area.
Storage Location
Brandon and Area photograph collection photograph drawer (regular and oversize)
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BAPC 2: Urban images

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Part Of
RG 12 Brandon and Area Photograph Collection
Description Level
Series
Series Number
2
GMD
graphic
History / Biographical
Series is artifically created.
Scope and Content
Photographs in this series fall under the general heading of urban images of the City of Brandon. They include parades, buildings, businesses, natural phenomena such as fires and floods, special events and cityscapes.
Storage Location
Brandon and Area photograph collection photograph drawer (regular and oversize)
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BAPC 3: Transportation

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Part Of
RG 12 Brandon and Area Photograph Collection
Description Level
Series
Series Number
3
GMD
graphic
History / Biographical
Series is artifically created.
Scope and Content
Photographs in this series depict various modes of transportation including trains and airplanes.
Storage Location
Brandon and Area photograph collection photograph drawer (regular and oversize)
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Part Of
RG 12 Brandon and Area Photograph Collection
Description Level
Series
Series Number
4
GMD
graphic
History / Biographical
Series is artifically created.
Scope and Content
Photographs in this series relate to education in the Brandon area, including the Brandon Normal School, Brandon Collegiate Institute (BCI), and science fairs.
Storage Location
Brandon and Area photograph collection photograph drawer (regular and oversize)
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Part Of
RG 12 Brandon and Area Photograph Collection
Description Level
Series
Series Number
5
GMD
graphic
Scope and Content
Series consists of photographic portraits of various individuals from Brandon and the surrounding area.
Storage Location
Brandon and Area photograph collection photograph drawer (regular and oversize)
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BAPC 6: Associations

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Part Of
RG 12 Brandon and Area Photograph Collection
Description Level
Series
Series Number
6
GMD
graphic
Scope and Content
Photographs in this series depict Brandon and area associations and organizations.
Storage Location
Brandon and Area photograph collection photograph drawer (regular and oversize)
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Part Of
RG 12 Brandon and Area Photograph Collection
Description Level
Series
Series Number
7
GMD
graphic
Scope and Content
Photographs in this series depict athletic events and teams from Brandon and surrounding area.
Storage Location
Brandon and Area photograph collection photograph drawer (regular and oversize)
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Part Of
RG 12 Brandon and Area Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c. 1976
Part Of
RG 12 Brandon and Area Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
1
Item Number
BAPC 1.1
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c. 1976
Physical Description
3.25" x 5.25" (b/w)
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a farmer using a New Holland bale wagon (1048).
Name Access
New Holland
Subject Access
Agriculture
farming
agricultural machinery
rural life
Storage Location
BAPC photograph drawer
Images
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Part Of
RG 12 Brandon and Area Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c. 1976
Part Of
RG 12 Brandon and Area Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
1
Item Number
BAPC 1.2
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c. 1976
Physical Description
4" x 6" (b/w)
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a farmer baling hay using a New Holland bale wagon.
Name Access
New Holland
Subject Access
Agriculture
farming
agricultural machinery
rural life
Storage Location
BAPC photograph drawer
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R.H. Leigh's threshing machine

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Part Of
RG 12 Brandon and Area Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1903
Part Of
RG 12 Brandon and Area Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
1
Item Number
BAPC 1.3
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1903
Physical Description
6.5" x 8.25" (b/w)
Scope and Content
Photograph shows R.H. Leigh's threshing machine and crew during harvest.
Name Access
R.H. Leigh
Subject Access
Agriculture
farming
agricultural machinery
rural life
threshing crews
agricultural labourers
Storage Location
BAPC photograph drawer
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Bradley Brothers threshing crew of Wheatland, Manitoba

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Part Of
RG 12 Brandon and Area Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[19-?]
Part Of
RG 12 Brandon and Area Photograph Collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
1
Item Number
BAPC 1.4
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[19-?]
Physical Description
5" x 7" (b/w)
Material Details
On matting
Scope and Content
Photograph shows the Bradley Bros. threshing crew of Wheatland, MB posing in a field. Faint writing in pencil on the back of the photo reads: Bill Le Paga(?), Tom B, Dave R., Andy R.
Subject Access
Agriculture
farming
agricultural machinery
rural life
threshing crews
agricultural labourers
Storage Location
BAPC oversize storage drawer
Images
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