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Brandon, the Wheat City postcard

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions13864
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1980-1990s
Accession Number
20-2009
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Creator
Photographer: Sandy Black
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
20-2009.174
Accession Number
20-2009
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1980-1990s
Physical Description
5.75" x 3.75" (colour)
Material Details
postcard
Scope and Content
Postcard is of a combine bailing hay in the north end of Brandon at the junction of First Street and Veterans' Way. The Brandon city skyline is in the background and the orange Pioneer Grain elevator can be seen on the left side of the postcard.
Notes
Writing on the front of the postcard reads: Brandon, The Wheat City. Back of the postcard reads: Brandon the Agricultural and Industrial center for southwestern Manitoba; Photo by Sandy Black; Printed in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, by Leech Printing Ltd.
Name Access
City of Brandon
Subject Access
downtown
Agriculture
harvesting
farm implements
Repro Restriction
Canadian Copyright restrictions apply. Consult the Archivist.
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
Arrangement
From 20-2009 #1 File 13 Sunbeams
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Experimental Farm, Brandon postcard

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions13874
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1910s
Accession Number
20-2009
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Creator
Published by Christie's Bookstore, Brandon, Man.
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
20-2009.184
Accession Number
20-2009
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1910s
Physical Description
3.5" x 5.5" (colour)
Material Details
postcard
Scope and Content
Photograph shows the buildings of the superintendant and barns of the Brandon Experimental Farm (now Brandon Rearch Station)
Notes
Part of "Christie's Brandon Series of Six Colored Picture Postcards of Brandon, Manitoba, The Crown Series, Published by Christie's Bookstore, Brandon, Man." [note: missing sixth postcard]. Writing on the front of the photograph reads: Experimental Farm, Brandon. Man.
Name Access
Experimental Farm
Brandon Research Station
Subject Access
farms
Agriculture
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
Arrangement
From 20-2009 File 9
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