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Metropolitan Corporation of Greater Winnipeg (Man.). Information Officer
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Portage and Main, looking west down Portage Avenue

Photograph of Portage Avenue looking west from the intersection at Main Street. Various shops and business are featured in buildings at Portage and Main that no longer exist, including the towering McArthur/Child's Building on the right. Photograph by Henry Kalen.

Metropolitan Corporation of Greater Winnipeg (Man.). Information Officer

Red and Assiniboine Rivers

Photographs of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers. Photos include boating and canoeing on the rivers, landscape shots of the city that include the rivers, and aerial shots of the rivers. Photographs originally assembled for use in an unknown publication.

Metropolitan Corporation of Greater Winnipeg (Man.). Information Officer

Skating on the Assiniboine Duck Pond

Photograph of park goers skating on the Assiniboine Duck Pond in winter, with the pavilion off in the distance. A description of the photo used for publication is recorded on a separate piece of paper. Photo's reverse is stamped by the Parks and Protection Division of the Metro Government.

Metropolitan Corporation of Greater Winnipeg (Man.). Information Officer

"The Metropolitan" - Final Edition

File contains photographs collected and/or commissioned by the Metropolitan Corporation of Greater Winnipeg for the publication "The Metropolitan". The photos' content includes parks, transit, aerials of the Greater Winnipeg Area, roads and bridges, and Metro events. Most of the photos have marks and text that have to do with their size and layout in the publication, as well as cutline captions.

Metropolitan Corporation of Greater Winnipeg (Man.). Information Officer

"The Metropolitan" - Final Edition

File contains photographs collected and/or commissioned by the Metropolitan Corporation of Greater Winnipeg for the publication "The Metropolitan". The photos' content includes parks, transit, aerials of the Greater Winnipeg Area, roads and bridges, and Metro events. Most of the photos have marks and text that have to do with their size and layout in the publication, as well as cutline captions. Photographer is unknown.

Metropolitan Corporation of Greater Winnipeg (Man.). Information Officer

"The Metropolitan" - Final Edition

File contains photographs collected and/or commissioned by the Metropolitan Corporation of Greater Winnipeg for the publication "The Metropolitan". The photos' content includes parks, transit, roads and bridges, and Metro events. Most of the photos have marks and text that have to do with their size and layout in the publication, as well as cutline captions. Photographer is unknown.

Metropolitan Corporation of Greater Winnipeg (Man.). Information Officer

Transit Buses

Photographs of buses in operation, the Fort Rouge garage, and maintenance being performed on buses.

Metropolitan Corporation of Greater Winnipeg (Man.). Information Officer

Trolley bus bound for Corydon Avenue in front of the Legislature Building

A photograph of a trolley bus in front of the Manitoba Legislature Building. The bus signs indicate it is bound for Corydon Avenue. According to handwritten text on the photo's reverse, the bus was made by Canada Car in 1948, has a 249 inch wheel base and can seat 44 passangers. The photo is also marked "Metro Transit Publicity". The photographer is unknown.

Metropolitan Corporation of Greater Winnipeg (Man.). Information Officer

Vermeer Tree Mover in operation

Photograph of a Vermeer brand tree mover being operated by Metro employee pulling a treet out of the ground. The tree mover was acquired by Metro in 1966. A description of the photo used for publication is recorded on a separate piece of paper. Photo's reverse is stamped by the Parks and Protection Division of the Metro Government.

Metropolitan Corporation of Greater Winnipeg (Man.). Information Officer

Winnipeg's last trolley bus at the Carruthers Avenue Garage

Photograph of the last trolley bus operated in Winnipeg. The bus was on route to north Main Street and McAdam Avenue, and bears the face of transit's "Transit Tom" mascot, as well as text advertising it as the last trolley bus. Left to right are Transit Division employees Don Morrison (Special Projects Officer), Robert M. Simister (Superintendent, Electrical Distribution Branch), Walter Marshal, J. A. (Tony) Painchaud (Assistant Superintendent of Transportation Operation), Roy W. Church (Manager of Transit Operations), Robert G. Ferguson (Superintendent of Schedules), and C. E. ("Ed") LaForme (Superintendent of Transportation). Information about the photograph is written on attached scrap paper. The photographer is unknown.

Metropolitan Corporation of Greater Winnipeg (Man.). Information Officer

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