Main Street looking north from Portage Avenue
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Bentley Building, Courthouse and Artesian well shown in photograph.
Main Street looking north from Portage Avenue
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Bentley Building, Courthouse and Artesian well shown in photograph.
Results of 1874 civic election in West Ward
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A voting tabulation sheet for Winnipeg’s first civic election on January 5, 1874 in West Ward. Voters’ names are recorded, along with who they voted for (Mayor and Aldermen), and the document was confirmed by William Nassau Kennedy, who was acting City Clerk.
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Statutory declaration of Mayor Francis E. Cornish
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Statutory declaration of Francis E. Cornish when he was sworn in as Mayor on January 19, 1874.
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Statutory declaration of A.M. Brown, City Clerk
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Statutory declaration of Alexander MacDougall Brown when he was sworn in as City Clerk in March, 1874.
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Nominations for Mayor for 1875
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A copy of nominations for Mayor for the year 1875, written down by the City Clerk during a meeting of the electors of the City of Winnipeg on December 28, 1874. Francis E. Cornish was nominated by Andrew Strang and Alexander Logan, and William Nassau Kennedy was nominated by J.H. Ashdown and [H.L. Shelton?].
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Nomination for William Kennedy for Mayor for 1875
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Nomination paper for William Nassau Kennedy for Mayor of Winnipeg for the year 1875, signed by J.H. Ashdown and [H.L. Shelton?] at a meeting of the electors of the City of Winnipeg on December 28, 1874.
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Nomination for Francis Cornish for Mayor for 1875
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Nomination paper for Francis E. Cornish for Mayor of Winnipeg for the year 1875, signed by Andrew Strang and Alexander Logan at a meeting of the electors of the City of Winnipeg on December 28, 1874.
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Part of East Ward, St. Boniface in the distance
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Photograph taken from top of Courthouse.
Winnipeg as it is in 1874 and as it was in 1860
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A booklet by George B. Elliott giving an eye witness account of Winnipeg in 1874 and comparing it to 1860. Includes information on businesses, buildings, streets, and other topics.
Voters list for 1875 civic election
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A list of eligible voters for Winnipeg’s second civic election on January 4, 1875, divided by ward. It was compiled sometime after the election by the City Clerk for the casket placed into the cornerstone of City Hall.
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Members and Officials of the Council of the City of Winnipeg, 1875
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Photograph shows William Nassau Kennedy, Mayor, Alderman John Cameron, Alderman Willoughby Clark, Alderman Matthew Davis, Alderman William Gomez Fonseca, Alderman John Hacket, Alderman Alexander Logan, Alderman Thomas Lusted, Alderman James McLenaghan, Alderman Alexander McMicken, Alderman Dugald Sinclair, Alderman Archibald Wright. D.B. Murray, Chief of Police, Capt. Thomas Scott, Chief Engineer, Fire Brigade, D.M. Walker, City Solicitor, A. MacArthur, Auditor, Col. John Kennedy, Assessor, Thomas Inglis, Architect of Market, A.M. Brown, City Clerk, James S. Ramsay, City Chamberlain, T.H. Parr, City Engineer, G.D. McVicar, Assessor, Colin F. Strang, Auditor, Henry Kirk, Messenger.
Point Douglas looking north with City Hall foundation in foreground, August 1875
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Photograph taken from top of Courthouse.
Winnipeg, Main Street looking south, Summer 1875
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Photograph taken from top of Courthouse.
Winnipeg, East Ward, north of Browns Bridge, 1875
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Photograph taken from top of Courthouse.
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Winnipeg, West Ward, Point Douglas north of Browns Bridge, 1875
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Photograph taken from top of Courthouse.
Voters list for 1874 civic election
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A list of eligible voters for Winnipeg’s first civic election on January 5, 1874, divided by ward. It was compiled by the City Clerk, likely in 1875, and was included in the casket placed into the cornerstone of City Hall.
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Photograph shows W. N. Kennedy (1839-1885), former Mayor of Winnipeg, 1875-1876.
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