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Main Street looking north from Portage Avenue

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1874

Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)

Bentley Building, Courthouse and Artesian well shown in photograph.

City of Winnipeg By-laws volume A (1 to 183)

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1883 (copy of 1874-1882 originals)

Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)

Book containing hand-written copies of City of Winnipeg By-laws 1 to 183 (1874-1882). The book was written by the City Clerk’s Office in 1883 and is one of five volumes.

Winnipeg (Man.). City Clerk's Department

Results of 1874 civic election in West Ward

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5 Jan. 1874

Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)

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.

Winnipeg (Man.). City Clerk's Department

Statutory declaration of Mayor Francis E. Cornish

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19 Jan. 1874

Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)

Statutory declaration of Francis E. Cornish when he was sworn in as Mayor on January 19, 1874.

Winnipeg (Man.). City Clerk's Department

City of Winnipeg Council Minutes - Volume 1

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19 Jan. 1874 - 25 Dec. 1875

Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)

Bound, handwritten volume of minutes of Winnipeg's City Council between January 19, 1874 and December 25, 1875. The minutes briefly recount the proceedings of meetings and are the official, legal record of decisions made by Council. Recorded decisions reveal municipal governance, resource allocation, and service delivery. Minutes also refer to topics debated, reports considered, by-laws introduced, communications received, decisions reached and votes taken during council meetings.

Individual minute passages are marked with numbers in the margins that correspond with a hand-written index.

Winnipeg (Man.). City Council

Statutory declaration of A.M. Brown, City Clerk

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Mar. 1874

Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)

Statutory declaration of Alexander MacDougall Brown when he was sworn in as City Clerk in March, 1874.

Winnipeg (Man.). City Clerk's Department

Nominations for Mayor for 1875

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28 Dec. 1874

Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)

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?].

Winnipeg (Man.). City Clerk's Department

Nomination for William Kennedy for Mayor for 1875

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28 Dec. 1874

Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)

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.

Winnipeg (Man.). City Clerk's Department

Nomination for Francis Cornish for Mayor for 1875

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28 Dec. 1874

Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)

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.

Winnipeg (Man.). City Clerk's Department

Grasshoppers, 1875

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1875

Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)

Part of East Ward, St. Boniface in the distance

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1875

Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)

Photograph taken from top of Courthouse.

Winnipeg as it is in 1874 and as it was in 1860

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1875

Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)

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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1875

Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)

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.

Winnipeg (Man.). City Clerk's Department

Members and Officials of the Council of the City of Winnipeg, 1875

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1875

Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)

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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1875

Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)

Photograph taken from top of Courthouse.

Winnipeg, Main Street looking south, Summer 1875

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1875

Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)

Photograph taken from top of Courthouse.

Winnipeg, East Ward, north of Browns Bridge, 1875

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1875

Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)

Photograph taken from top of Courthouse.

Grasshoppers, 1875

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1875

Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)

Winnipeg, West Ward, Point Douglas north of Browns Bridge, 1875

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1875

Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)

Photograph taken from top of Courthouse.

Voters list for 1874 civic election

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1875

Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)

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.

Winnipeg (Man.). City Clerk's Department

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