East end of aqueduct siphon at Boggy River
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- 1916
Photograph of the east end of a Winnipeg Aqueduct siphon at Boggy River, near East Braintree, Manitoba. Photographer is unknown.
Greater Winnipeg Water District
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East end of aqueduct siphon at Boggy River
Photograph of the east end of a Winnipeg Aqueduct siphon at Boggy River, near East Braintree, Manitoba. Photographer is unknown.
Greater Winnipeg Water District
Box drains for aqueduct between East Braintree and Shoal Lake
Photograph of workers putting in box drains for a section of the Winnipeg Aqueduct between East Braintree, Manitoba, and Shoal Lake. Photographer is unknown.
Greater Winnipeg Water District
Aqueduct officials party at Indian Bay
Photograph of Winnipeg Aqueduct officials and their families having a picnic at Indian Bay. The men in the foreground, from left to right: unknown, Controller John James Wallace, Controller John William Astley, "Irving" [caption on negative], St. Boniface Mayor John Power Howden[?], "Shamin" [caption on negative], unknown. Photographer unknown.
Greater Winnipeg Water District
Bending invert steel reinforcing for aqueduct south of Anola
Photograph of invert steel reinforcing for the Winnipeg Aqueduct being bent according to a template south of Anola, Manitoba. Division Engineer C.J. Bruce is at centre with his hands on his hips. Photographer is unknown.
Greater Winnipeg Water District
Seine River south of aqueduct crossing
Photograph of the Seine River just south of the Winnipeg Aqueduct's crossing, looking southeast towards Provencher Boulevard and the Tissot area. The St. Boniface water tower can be seen behind the buildings in the background. Photographer is unknown.
Greater Winnipeg Water District
Photograph of the Seine River where the Winnipeg Aqueduct crosses, looking northeast towards the Canadian Northern Railway main line and Rue Notre Dame (at right). Photographer is unknown.
Greater Winnipeg Water District
Water Works Department Scrapbook
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
Forms part of Series 6. Subseries consists of a scrapbook assembled by the Water Works Department. It has three distinct parts ranging in subject matter and material.
First part of scrapbook, pages 21 to 103, contains newspaper clippings (1916-1918) primarily from the Winnipeg Free Press and the Winnipeg Tribune. Subject matter covered in clippings relates to the First World War, municipal government, city workers and labour, foreign politics and other contemporary events.
Second part of scrapbook, pages 136 to 144, contains newspaper clippings, postcards, and other prints (1921-1932) relating to the Water Works Department, its employees as well as other city workers and topics.
Third part of scrapbook, pages 145 to 152, contains newspaper clippings, photographs and various ephemera (ca. 1916-1931) that document various city employees most of whom served in the Water Works Department. It profiles the following people in various levels of detail: John Wilson (Meter Reader), Sidney Holloway (Accountant), John MacTavish, H. C. Thompson (City Treasurer), William Rutherford (Head Meter Reader), Frank Lee Hanson, Robert O. White, Herbert Gray (Alderman), James W. Swan, H. Yost, Alexander Dodds (Cashier), M. Henry, M. Craig, G. L. Jackson, J. Martin, H. B. Teasdale, J. Foster, L. E. Fenton, D. C. Montgomery, G. Goodman, M. Henderson, D. W. (Bud) Steuart (Clerk), Hilda V. Mansell, William J. Jones, Miss M. Shields, J. Olsen and more.
Loose newspaper clippings (1946-1947) appear at front of scrapbook.
Pages 1 to 20 are missing; pages 104 to 135 are blank.
Winnipeg (Man.)
Aqueduct siphon at Birch River crossing
Photograph of a Winnipeg Aqueduct siphon at the Birch River crossing near McMunn, Manitoba. Photographer is unknown.
Greater Winnipeg Water District
Riprapping west side of Falcon River Diversion Dyke at Indian Bay
Photograph of workers riprapping the west side of the Falcon River Diversion Dyke at Indian Bay. Photographer is unknown.
Greater Winnipeg Water District
Pumping water from trench near Spruce Siding
Photograph of water being pumped from a trench next to the Greater Winnipeg Water District Railway near Spruce Siding, Manitoba, looking southeast. Photographer is unknown.
Greater Winnipeg Water District
Photograph of the Seine River where the Winnipeg Aqueduct crosses, looking northeast towards the Canadian Northern Railway main line and Rue Notre Dame (at right). Photographer is unknown.
Greater Winnipeg Water District
Soil test for aqueduct near Brokenhead River
Photograph of a soil test for the Winnipeg Aqueduct near Brokenhead River, east of Ross, Manitoba. Photographer is unknown.
Greater Winnipeg Water District
Concrete section of aqueduct near Spruce Siding
Photograph of a concrete section of the Winnipeg Aqueduct near Spruce Siding, Manitoba. The aqueduct section is packed with backfill and ready for more to be placed by machine. Photographer is unknown.
Greater Winnipeg Water District
Dredge excavating for aqueduct east of Deacon
Photograph of a dredge excavating for the Winnipeg Aqueduct east of Deacon. Photographer is unknown.
Greater Winnipeg Water District
GWWD Board of Administration Minutes, numbers 1370-1399
Typed minutes and related correspondences of the Board of Administration of the Greater Winnipeg Water District for 31 Dec. 1915. Consists of minute numbers 1370-1399, visible in the left margin. These numbers correspond to numbers in the index.
Greater Winnipeg Water District
GWWD Board of Administration Minutes, numbers 1353(a)-1369
Typed minutes of the Board of Administration of the Greater Winnipeg Water District for 15 Dec. 1915. Consists of minute numbers 1353(a)-1369, visible in the left margin. These numbers correspond to numbers in the index.
Greater Winnipeg Water District
GWWD Board of Administration Minutes, number 1353
Typed minutes and related correspondences of the Board of Administration of the Greater Winnipeg Water District for 6 Dec. 1915. Consists of minute numbers 1353, visible in the left margin. This number corresponds to a number in the index.
Greater Winnipeg Water District
GWWD Board of Administration Minutes, numbers 1336-1352
Typed minutes of the Board of Administration of the Greater Winnipeg Water District for 3 Dec. 1915. Consists of minute numbers 1336-1352, visible in the left margin. These numbers correspond to numbers in the index.
Greater Winnipeg Water District
GWWD Board of Administration Minutes, numbers 1317-1335
Typed minutes and related correspondences of the Board of Administration of the Greater Winnipeg Water District for 19 Nov. 1915. Consists of minute numbers 1317-1335, visible in the left margin. These numbers correspond to numbers in the index.
Greater Winnipeg Water District
GWWD Board of Administration Minutes, numbers 1290-1316
Typed minutes and related correspondences of the Board of Administration of the Greater Winnipeg Water District for 5 Nov. 1915. Consists of minute numbers 1290-1316, visible in the left margin. These numbers correspond to numbers in the index.
Greater Winnipeg Water District