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1000 Block of Rosser Avenue

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Part Of
RG 11 Lawrence Stuckey fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[ca. 1904]
Accession Number
1-2002
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Part Of
RG 11 Lawrence Stuckey fonds
Creator
Martel
Description Level
Item
Series Number
3.1
Item Number
1-2002.3.1C15
Accession Number
1-2002
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[ca. 1904]
Physical Description
3 1/2" x 5"
Material Details
Negative
History / Biographical
Federal Building (Post Office) opened Sept. 17, 1891.
Custodial History
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Scope and Content
South side of 1000 block of Rosser Avenue
Notes
Shows Imperial Bank, Post Office, and Merchants Bank.
Name Access
1000 Block of Rosser Avenue
Imperial Bank
Post Office
Merchants Bank
Subject Access
downtowns
businesses
banks
federal services
post offices
Brandon Street Scenes Before 1940
Repro Restriction
The McKee Archives is the copyright holder for the Stuckey materials.
Storage Location
Lawrence Stuckey collection
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Mrs. McVicar, Brandon's first postmistress

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Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1920-1930s]
Accession Number
20-2009
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Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
20-2009.43
Accession Number
20-2009
GMD
graphic
Date Range
[1920-1930s]
Physical Description
3" x 4.75" (b/w)
History / Biographical
Mrs. McVicar was Brandon's/Grand Valley's first postmistress. Biographical details about Mrs. McVicar can be found in a newspaper clipping [F.A. ROSSER, “Sunbeams – The Birds Dived Down Like Fighters on Gopher,” Brandon Sun, September 16, 1978, 3] in McG 4.1 File 67.
Custodial History
Photograph was brought to Fred McGuinness by Owen Anderson of Cypress River, Manitoba.
Scope and Content
Photograph is a portrait of Mrs. McVicar sitting outside of her home in Texas.
Notes
Writing on the back of the photograph consists of greetings and salutations to the unknown recipients. Photograph "finished by Edrington's Studio, Weslaco, Texas."
Name Access
Mrs. McVicar
Subject Access
portraits
postmasters
postmistresses
post offices
Pioneers
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
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