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8th Street and Rosser Avenue intersection

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions13701
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1906]
Accession Number
20-2009
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
20-2009.11
Accession Number
20-2009
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1906]
Physical Description
6.5" x 4.25" (b/w)
Material Details
on matting
Physical Condition
Photograph is scratched and has been glued to a backing board that has warped over time
Scope and Content
Photograph shows street view of intersection of the 000 block of 8th Street and Rosser Avenue. Horse and buggies are travelling on both roads. Businesses on the east side of 8th Street from Pacific to Rosser Avenues are clearly visible and include: a Lunch Room (likely Aagaard's Lunch Counter), the Hotel Imperial Annex, Liverpool House (a boarding house), R.S. Thompson and Company Real Estate Office (Land Office), a barber shop (likely J. Coulter's), Frank Gowen photography studio, and Fleming's Drug Store. A possible street fair is in progress on Rosser Avenue. One man is surrounded by a crowd adjacent to the Fleming Block, another man stands on a soap box in the middle of the intersection, while a third man is standing behind a booth. Building construction appears to be happening on the west corner of 7th Street and Rosser Avenue.
Notes
Writing on the front of the photograph matting reads: 296. One photograph (20-2009.12) is glued above and two others are glued on the reverse side. Page appears to be from a photo album.
Name Access
Fleming Block
Fleming's Drug Store
Frank Gowen Photographer
Liverpool House
Hotel Imperial Annex
8th Street
Rosser Avenue
Aagaard's
R.S. Thompson
8th Street Bridge
Subject Access
Street scene
Transportation
downtown
storefronts
store exteriors
hotels
boarding houses
barber shops
restaurants
druggists
photographers
bridge
horses
dogs
land agents
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
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8th Street and Rosser Avenue intersection

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions13768
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1906]
Accession Number
20-2009
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
20-2009.79
Accession Number
20-2009
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1906]
Physical Description
4.25" x 3.25" (b/w)
Material Details
on matting
Physical Condition
Photograph is scratched and has been glued to a backing board that has warped over time
Scope and Content
Photograph shows street view of the northeast intersection of the 000 block of 8th Street and Rosser Avenue. Horse and buggies are parked along the east side of 8th Street. Businesses on the east side of 8th Street from Pacific to Rosser Avenues are clearly visible and include: a Lunch Room (likely Aagaard's Lunch Counter), the Hotel Imperial Annex, Liverpool House (a boarding house), R.S. Thompson and Company Real Estate Office (Land Office), a barber shop (likely J. Coulter's), Frank Gowen photography studio, and Fleming's Drug Store. A possible street fair is in progress on Rosser Avenue. One man is standing on a soap box and is surrounded by a crowd in the middle of 8th Street. Another man can be seen standing behind a booth on the northwest street corner. Building construction appears to be happening on the west corner of 8th Street and Rosser Avenue.
Notes
Writing on the front of the photograph matting reads: 297. One photograph (20-2009.80) is glued below the photograph. Another photograph is glued on the reverse side. Page appears to be from a photo album.
Name Access
Fleming Block
Fleming's Drug Store
Frank Gowen Photographer
Liverpool House
Hotel Imperial Annex
8th Street
Rosser Avenue
Aagaard's
R.S. Thompson
8th Street Bridge
Subject Access
Street scene
Transportation
downtown
storefronts
store exteriors
hotels
boarding houses
barber shops
restaurants
druggists
photographers
bridge
horses
dogs
buggies
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
Images
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Hanbury Manufacturing Company

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions13990
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[c.1913-1919]
Accession Number
1-2015
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
1-2015.61
Accession Number
1-2015
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[c.1913-1919]
Physical Description
7.5" x 4.25" (b/w)
Material Details
on matting
Custodial History
Photograph was given to Fred McGuinness by Linda Bilkoski (nee Lepard) of Lac du Bonnet, MB.
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a group of 17 men stading in a lumber yard.
Notes
This picture is the same as the negative in the Lawrence Stuckey collection. Stuckey obtained a copy of the photo from George Lepard, father of Linda Bilkoski (nee Lepard). Date range based on employment dates of Edward Chalmers. Ed Chalmers was the brother of Catherine Harden (nee Chalmers), mother to Edith Harden, who in turn, is the wife of George Lepard.
Name Access
Hanbury Manufacturing Co.
Subject Access
lumber
Brandon business buildings & facilities before 1940
dogs
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
Related Material
Lawrence Stuckey collection 1-2002.3.1H15
Arrangement
McG 4.1 File 27
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Hanbury Manufacturing lumber yard

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions13979
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c.1900
Accession Number
1-2015
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
1-2015.50
Accession Number
1-2015
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c.1900
Physical Description
3.25" x 2" (b/w)
Material Details
on matting
History / Biographical
The Hanbury Manufacturing Company was located at 600-698 Assiniboine Avenue.
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a group of men standing in front of a pile of lumber in the yard of Hanbury Manufacturing. A horse is hitched to a buggy in the background and a dog stands in the foreground.
Name Access
Hanbury Manufacturing Co.
Subject Access
lumber manufacturing
dogs
Brandon business buildings & facilities before 1940
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
Related Material
Lawrence Stuckey collection 1-2002.3.1H14
Arrangement
McG RR #3 Order of Manitoba envelope
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McDiarmid & Clark Lumber

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions13989
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[c.1905]
Accession Number
1-2015
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
1-2015.60
Accession Number
1-2015
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[c.1905]
Physical Description
4.75" x 3.75" (b/w)
Material Details
on matting
Custodial History
Photograph was given to Fred McGuinness by Linda Bilkoski (nee Lepard) of Lac du Bonnet, MB.
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a group of 24 males alongside a wood-framed building. The individuals are likely employees of McDiarmid Lumber. The ages of employees range from children to middle-age.The men appear to be wearing their "Sunday-best." Some men have smoking pipes, another man is holding a dog.
Notes
Date range based on establishment of McDiarmid & Clark and employment periods for members of the Chalmers family based on Henderson's Brandon City Directory.
Name Access
McDiarmid & Clark
Subject Access
lumber
Brandon business buildings & facilities before 1940
dogs
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
Arrangement
McG 4.1 File 27
Images
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