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Photographs and Other Textual Records
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- Graphic material
- Textual record
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1858-1974; predominately 1882-1974 (Creation)
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78 photographs
17 photograph negatives
1 map
1 print of a painting
1 postcard
9cm of textual records
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This series is comprised of records collected by the Assiniboine Historical Society. The series contains 78 photographs of early Brandon and the surrounding area. The majority of the photographs were taken between the years 1885 and 1920. Photographs include, local businesses, farms, homes, schools, and construction of roads and buildings. There are also group photographs taken of families, threshing gangs, and groups at town events. Textual records in the series are medical certificates and licences; property, mortgage and insurance documents; education booklets; and teachers' contracts. There are also family histories, books about areas and place names, and a souvenir book of photographs. Additionally the series contains a map of the Nipissing area in Ontario and a print of a painting of Western Canada's first shipment of wheat.