Photograph shows a large group of men dressed in shirts and ties with jackets or cardigans posing on a lawn. One man has a pansy on his lapel. Before them are lawn bowling balls in netted bags and a large dog.
Notes
Writing on the front of the photograph reads: 20th Annual tournament Manitoba Lawn Bowling Association Wpg. Aug. 8-13-27, Bauslaugh Studio
The 1896 Winnipeg Bonspiel, and Lieutenant-Govenor’s Trophy, was won by the Inglis rink of the Brandon Curling Club. The winning members were (left to right) G.H. Smith (first), Wm. Henderson (third), Jno. Inglis (skip) and W.L. Parrish (second ).
Custodial History
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The Canada Winter Games were held in Brandon, Manitoba, from February 12-24, 1979. According to the official Canada Games website, approximately 2,000 athletes and officials and more than 4,000 volunteers participated in the event. Brandon artist and calligrapher Alex Matheson served as games president. Infrastructure improvements resulted in the construction of the Canada Games Sportsplex complex which contained a 400-seat hockey area, raquetball courts a six-lane 50-metre swimming pool, and a speed skating oval. Mount Agassiz was the site for alpine ski events and new cross country ski trails were developed in the Brandon Hills.
Custodial History
Photograph sent to Fred McGuinness from the Winnipeg Free Press Photo Department
Scope and Content
Photograph shows the opening ceremonies of the Canada Games held in Brandon, Manitoba, 1979. Various teams can be seen standing in the hockey arena of the Keystone Centre. Pennants representing the athletic events hang from the rafters.
Notes
Photograph was collected during the research phase of the monograph "Manitoba: The Province & The People" (1987) written by Fred McGuinness and Ken Coates.
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Scope and Content
Early Brandon "C.O." Lacrosse Team
Notes
[Mr. Stuckey put 3 negatives in the same envelope, numbering them AH6b, AH6c, and AH6d. We have separated them, keeping his original numbering. We suspect that all three negatives display Brandon lacrosse teams, although negatives AH6b and AH6d are not identified as such.]
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Scope and Content
Early Brandon team of 10 "M", Davidson & Gowen, Brandon
Notes
[Mr. Stuckey put 3 negatives in the same envelope, numbering them AH6b, AH6c, and AH6d. We have separated them, keeping his original numbering. We suspect that all three negatives display Brandon lacrosse teams, although negatives AH6b and AH6d are not identified as such.]
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Scope and Content
Early Brandon team of 13; activity not apparent.
Notes
[Mr. Stuckey put 3 negatives in the same envelope, numbering them AH6b, AH6c, and AH6d. We have separated them, keeping his original numbering. We suspect that all three negatives display Brandon lacrosse teams, although negatives AH6b and AH6d are not identified as such.]
The Brandon Daily Sun (02 Februrary 1915, 7) identified the members of the five-man bowling team as: Bowler, Kerr, Foster, Buck, and Crawford. According to the Henderson's 1914 Brandon City Directory, these lawyers are: John R. Bowler and N. Whitby Kerr of Coldwell, Coleman & Bruce; G. Herbert Foster and A.G. buckingham of Kilgor, Buckingham & Foster; and Howard L. Crawford of S.H. McKay.
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a team studio portrait of the lawyers' bowling team (1914-1915), winners of the Commerce League. All the men are standing and are arranged in the portrait according to height. (L to R): Herb Foster, Judge A.G.(Arthur Gordon) Buckingham, "Krug" (H.L.) Crawford, N. Whitby Kerr, and Reg Bowler.
Notes
Writing on the front of the photograph reads: Law Bowling Team, 1914-1915, Winners Commerce League. Names for the photograph were provided by Eileen Trott, Daly House Museum.