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Early scene of Rosser Avenue facing west

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Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c.1882
Accession Number
20-2009
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Creator
Photographer: I. Bennetto & Co. (Winnipeg)
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
20-2009.93
Accession Number
20-2009
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c.1882
Physical Description
9.25" x 6.26" (b/w)
Material Details
on matting
Physical Condition
Photograph mat is bent. Emulsion problems with image.
Scope and Content
Photograph shows Rosser Avenue in its incipient stages. Canvas tents are mixed amongst wooden structures. The James Smart Hardware store, Winter & O'Neail Groceries & Provisions, and the law office of F.G.A. Henderson in the Molesworth Block can be seen on the north side of Rosser Avenue. A street sign designating 6th Street can be seen below the Winter & O'Neail sign. A horse and buggie is traveling down the dirt track that is Rosser Avenue. Groups of men can be seen congregating outside some of the local businesses.
Notes
Front of photograph reads: Rosser Avenue, Brandon 1882-1883, from east of Six Street. Back of photograph is stamped: I. Bennetto & Co., Photographers, Opposite Post-Office, Winnipeg, Man.
Name Access
James Smart Hardware store
Winter & O'Neail Groceries and Provisions
F.G.A. Henderson Law Office
Molesworth Block
Rosser Avenue
Subject Access
downtown
hardware stores
Pioneers
dry goods
street scenes
Brandon Street Scenes Before 1940
grocery stores
lawyers
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
Images
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Street scene Rosser Avenue and 8th Street intersection

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions13705
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
20-2009.15
Accession Number
20-2009
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1906
Physical Description
6.5" x 4.25" (b/w)
Material Details
on matting
Physical Condition
Photographs have been glued to a backing board that has warped over time
Scope and Content
Photograph shows street view of north side of Rosser Avenue, primarily the 700 block. The Fleming Block, Beaubier Block and its Empire Hotel, A.M. Percival (a grocer), the Brandon Hardware Company (600 block), and the Arlington Hotel (500 block) are visible along the north side of the avenue. The Bank of Hamilton Building on the southeast corner of 8th Street and Rosser appears to be under construction. A sign in the second storey window above the main entrance reads: law office. The streets are muddy and a horse and buggy is traveling west on Rosser Avenue.
Notes
Writing on the front of the photograph matting reads: mud November 12, 1906, 339. The photograph appears to be taken from the interior of a builing on the southwest corner of 8th Street and Rosser Avenue. Page appears to be from a photo album.
Name Access
Fleming Block
Empire Hotel
D.W. Beaubier Block
A.M. Percival
Brandon Hardware Company
Rosser Avenue
Subject Access
Street scene
Transportation
downtown
grocers
storefronts
mud
dogs
horses
buggies
insurance agents
lawyers
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
Images
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