The (Coal) Gas Works - Brandon Gas & Power Co.
- Part Of
- RG 11 Lawrence Stuckey fonds
- Creator
- C.J. Smith
- Description Level
- Item
- Series Number
- 3.1
- Item Number
- 1-2002.3.1J6
- Accession Number
- 1-2002
- GMD
- graphic
- Date Range
- [ca. 1915]
- Physical Description
- 3 1/2" x 5"
- Material Details
- Negative
- History / Biographical
- Proprietor - Cyrus Eaton; operation began December 9, 1910
- Coal gas, obtained by roasting coal, went into the round storage tank and was then piped throughout the city to be used mostly for cooking
- A secondary coke byproduct was also sold as fuel.
- Custodial History
- For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
- Scope and Content
- The Gas Works - Brandon Gas & Power Co. coal gas plant
- Notes
- Located on Pacific Ave. East near the Canadian Pacific Railway tracks
- Copy negative from 8" x 10" glass plate (on file).
- Name Access
- The Gas Works - Brandon Gas & Power Co.
- Subject Access
- coal gas
- utilities
- Brandon Public Utilities
- Repro Restriction
- The McKee Archives is the copyright holder for the Stuckey materials.
- Storage Location
- Lawrence Stuckey collection
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The (Coal) Gas Works - Brandon Gas & Power Co. Interior
- Part Of
- RG 11 Lawrence Stuckey fonds
- Creator
- C.J. Smith
- Description Level
- Item
- Series Number
- 3.1
- Item Number
- 1-2002.3.1J7
- Accession Number
- 1-2002
- GMD
- graphic
- Date Range
- [ca. 1915]
- Physical Description
- 3 1/2" x 5"
- Material Details
- Negative
- History / Biographical
- Proprietor - Cyrus Eaton; operation began December 9, 1910
- Coal gas, obtained by roasting coal, went into a round storage tank and was then piped throughout the city to be used mostly for cooking
- A secondary coke byproduct was also sold as fuel.
- Custodial History
- For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
- Scope and Content
- The Brandon Gas & Power Company's interior coking ovens
- Notes
- Copy negative from 8" x 10" glass plate (on file)
- As of 1987 this building on Pacific Avenue East (near the CPR tracks) was owned by Manitoba Telephone System - Fred McGuinness collection (20-2009).
- Name Access
- The Gas Works - Brandon Gas & Power Co.
- Subject Access
- coal gas
- utilities
- Brandon Public Utilities
- Repro Restriction
- The McKee Archives is the copyright holder for the Stuckey materials.
- Storage Location
- Lawrence Stuckey collection
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