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General Haig chicken postcard

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Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1917
Accession Number
20-2009
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
20-2009.173
Accession Number
20-2009
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1917
Physical Description
3.5" x 5.5" (b/w)
Material Details
postcard
Physical Condition
Postcard is stained and torn
History / Biographical
William McGuinness, Fred's father, raised and bred chickens with N.W. Kerr. The General Haig won first place in the Cornish Cock category at the Manitoba Poultry Show in March 1917.
Scope and Content
Postcard is a portrait of a chicken, breed is a General Haig.
Notes
Writing on the front of the postcard reads: Gen. Haig; 1st Cornish Cock; Man. Poultry Show Mar. 1917; Kerr & McGuinness; Brandon, Man.
Name Access
General Haig
Manitoba Poultry Show
Subject Access
Livestock
poultry
fairs
winter fairs
competitions
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
Arrangement
From 20-2009 #1 File 13 Sunbeams
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Winter Fair Arena viewbook postcard

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Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1920s
Accession Number
20-2009
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Creator
Printed by Photogelatine Engraving Co. Ltd., Ottawa
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
20-2009.194
Accession Number
20-2009
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1920s
Physical Description
3.5" x 5.5" (b/w)
Material Details
postcard
Scope and Content
Photograph shows the exterior of the Winter Fair Arena on 10th Street.
Notes
Part of "Souvenir of Brandon, Manitoba, Canada [viewbook], Printed by Photogelatine Engraving Co. Limited, Ottawa." Dates obtained from the Burchill's Music Store Henderson's Brandon City Directory listings (1927-1929). Writing on the front of the photograph reads: Winter Fair Arena, Brandon, Man.
Name Access
Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba
Winter Fair Building
Subject Access
fairs
winter fairs
street scenes
building exteriors
Brandon business buildings & facilities before 1940
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
Arrangement
From 20-2009 photos
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Winter Fair postcard

http://archives.brandonu.ca/en/permalink/descriptions13866
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1933
Accession Number
20-2009
Part Of
Fred McGuinness collection
Creator
Photographer: Rolph-Clark-Stone, Ltd.
Description Level
Item
Series Number
McG 9
Item Number
20-2009.176
Accession Number
20-2009
GMD
graphic
Date Range
1933
Physical Description
3.5" x 6" (colour)
Material Details
postcard
Scope and Content
Postcard is an advertisement for the Brandon Winter Fair. Image is of two dogs, with a caption below them.
Notes
Writing on the front of the postcard reads: "If you expect to be among those present, Florine, you'll have to have yours bobbed"/ Fools may rush in where Angles fear to tread./ The Winter Fair, Brandon, March 13 - March 17, 1933 / is good for either, yet is really better for the pople who are / neither, but, like ourselves, are somewhere between the two.
Name Access
Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba
Subject Access
fairs
winter fairs
advertising
Storage Location
RG 5 photograph storage drawer 2 (hanging photos)
Arrangement
From 20-2009 #1 File 13 Sunbeams
Images
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