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Fishing at 10 Mile Dam

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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
20-2009.41
Accession Number
20-2009
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1906?
Physical Description
6.5" x 4.75" (b/w)
Material Details
reproduction
History / Biographical
Situated in the R.M. of Whitehead on the Little Saskatchewan River, the 10 Mile Dam was a 14 kilometer transmission line that supplied the city of Brandon with power. The Brandon Electric Light Company built the dam in 1900 and it is considered Manitoba's first hydroelectic power generating station. The dam spanned approximately 80 meters and was constructed from timber and reinforced with clay and stone. The station was decommissioned in 1924. Alonzo Archibald Rowe (b. 1862, London, ON; d. 22 Oct 1951, Brandon). The Rowes were considered Brandon area pioneers. Alonzo’s father, Alonzo L. Rowe, came to Brandon with his family in 1881, where the family had a furniture and undertaker business on the west side of 10th Street between Rosser and Princess Avenues. In 1885, the family began farming west of Brandon and Alonzo Archibald served as a councilor and then a reeve in the R.M. of Whitehead. He returned to Brandon in 1907 and served with the Brandon Police Department until 1910, when he returned to farming, this time in Arrow River. A.A. Rowe returned to Brandon in 1915 to work as a Provincial Licenses Inspector, a position he held until 1938. (Source: Obituary, Brandon Daily Sun 22 Oct 1951)
Custodial History
Photograph was in possession of Mrs. Ruby Miles, who passed the image on to Fred McGuinness. McGuinness makes reference to Mrs. Miles and this photograph in his Sunbeams column (Source: F.A. Rosser, "Another interesting chat with a daughter of the plains," Brandon Sun 18 Aug 1981).
Scope and Content
Photograph shows four fishermen at 10 Mile Dam, also known as the Brandon Dam or Minnedosa River Hydro Plant. The fishermen in the photo are identified as George H. Rowe and his father A.A. Rowe, Dr. Wilfred Bigelow, and Al Collins.
Notes
Writing on the back of the photograph reads: at Brandon Dam, [right to left] son and father - George H. ROWE, Mr. A.A. ROWE, Dr. BIGELOW, Al COLLINS (dam?, 1906?, George born March 1897); Jerrett's Photo-Services, May 7 1938.
Name Access
10 Mile Dam
Ten Mile Dam
Brandon Dam
Minnedosa River Hydro Plant
Brandon Electric Light Company
Little Saskatchewan River
George H. Rowe
A.A. Rowe
Dr. Bigelow
Al Collins
Subject Access
dams
Rivers
fishing
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
Related Material
Ruby Miles collection 14-2003
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David Wilson aboard the HMS Alachasse

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions13904
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1940
Accession Number
20-2009
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
20-2009.214
Accession Number
20-2009
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1940
Physical Description
3.5" x 4.75" (b/w)
Scope and Content
Photograph shows David Wilson holding a fish on deck of the HMS Alachasse
Notes
Writing on the back of the photograph reads: HMS Alachasse 1940, Leading Staker, David Wilson
Name Access
HMS Alachasse
Subject Access
fishing
military personnel
World War II
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
Arrangement
From 20-2009 #4 plastic envelope #2
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The dam, Portage La Prairie, Manitoba.

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Part Of
RG 11 Lawrence Stuckey fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
August 13, 1977
Accession Number
1-2002
Part Of
RG 11 Lawrence Stuckey fonds
Creator
L.A. Stuckey
Description Level
Item
Series Number
3.3
Item Number
1-2002.3.3.CPR[94]
Accession Number
1-2002
GMD
graphic
Date Range
August 13, 1977
Physical Description
2.5' x 4.75" (b/w)
Material Details
Negative
Custodial History
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Scope and Content
Image of the dam in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba. Image was taken along the CPR Carberry Subdivision track.
Notes
[Image shows people fishing at the dam. Two negatives attached].
Name Access
Portage La Prairie, Manitoba
Subject Access
dams
fishing
Repro Restriction
The McKee Archives is the copyright holder of the Stuckey materials.
Storage Location
Lawrence Stuckey collection
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Part Of
CKX fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
after 1954
Accession Number
11-2010
Part Of
CKX fonds
Creator
CKX
Description Level
Item
Item Number
11-2010.B33b
Accession Number
11-2010
GMD
graphic
Date Range
after 1954
Physical Description
5" x 4" (b/w)
Material Details
Negative
Custodial History
See fonds level of the CKX records for custodial history.
Scope and Content
Image of Frank Bird holding a string of six large Northern Pike.
Name Access
CKX
Frank Bird
Northern Pike
Jack fish
Subject Access
persons
broadcasting
fish
sports
Storage Location
CKX fonds - 2010 accessions
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