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Group photo of S.C. Hill and City foremen

Group photograph mounted on cardboard of General Foreman S.C. Hill and his City foremen – likely from the City Engineer’s Department - 1898-1909. Each man is numbered and named below the photograph. seated, left to right: Bob Wilson, Dick Jones, S.C. Hill, J.S. Nicholas, L.O. Bailey; standing, left to right: Mr. Garfield, Jack Cassop, Tom McMunn, unknown, Sandy Cathcart, William Reid, G. Spence, John Burns, William Burke, and unknown. Photograph by Meyers Studios, Limited.

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Group photo of City foremen and officials

Group photograph mounted on cardboard of City foremen – likely from the City Engineer’s Department - and officials in 1907. Each man is numbered and named below the photograph. Top-row, left to right: A.G. Cowley, George Grant, Dick Jones, Harry Webb, J.S. Nicholas, Mr. Crosby, unknown, Byde Hallock, Jack Cassop, Sam St. Lawrence, and Dick Buckingham; bottom row, left to right: George McCarthy, future City Engineer William Hurst, Alderman Thomas Wilson, E.C. Stacey, Jim Ballilie, E.J. Pope, Lex. Neilson, John Swanson, Bill Orr, Joe Millar, Alderman James Gerald Latimer, and Billie Woods. Photograph by Meyers Studios, Limited.

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First recital at the Civic Auditorium

Photograph mounted on cardboard of the first recital held at the newly built Civic Auditorium on November 9, 1932. Lawrence Tibbett was peforming with Stewart Wille on piano. The performance was part of the “Celebrity Concert Series” directed by Fred M. Gee. Photograph taken by P.M. Adam

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Main Street, looking north from Lombard

Photograph mounted on cardboard of Main Street looking north from Lombard Avenue. The front of the record is dated as 1882, but the reverse side gives the dates as 1879-1880. It is unclear whether either of these dates refer specifically to the photograph of the entierty of the record.

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Upper Fort Garry

Photograph of Upper Fort Garry mounted on cardboard. The photo was taken in 1878, but it is unclear when this actual record was cretated.

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Western Cake and Pie Co carriage

Photograph mounted on cardboard of the horse-drawn delivery wagon of the Western Cake and Pie Comapany, owned by Crane and David, who owned a bakery at 765 Dufferin Avenue.

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For Your Guidance While in Winnipeg promotional map

A promotional map created by the Publicity Bureau of Winnipeg and Manitoba titled "For Your Guidance While in Winnipeg". Map was originally folded as a pamphlet, the front page of which features a graphic of two people driving down Highway 14 (now Highway 75) to Winnipeg. The map is not scale and features cartoon depictions of tourist destinations and landmarks around Winnipeg and St. Boniface. The maps shows major streets, railroads, and street railway lines. The map side was originally framed and cut to fit. At a result a small part of the front page is cut off, including a stamp reading "St. Raphael's Ukrainian Immigrants' Welfare Association of Can[ada]".

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