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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.

Winnipeg Street Railway on Portage Avenue in front of Merchants Hotel

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Item
[ca. 1886]

Part of City of Winnipeg Archives Photograph collection

Cars and drivers, Clarendon Hotel

Part of City of Winnipeg Archives Photograph collection

Photograph shows cars and drivers at Clarendon Hotel, northwest corner of Donald Street and Portage Avenue. - Inscription (on verso): 1st car, R. M. McLeod and R. Newman 2nd car, W. C. Power at wheel. 3rd car, Kelly Bros. 4th car, Douglas M. McLaughlin and Bert Wells (standing between cars is Ace Emmett). 5th car, Jack McCullock and Jimmy Boswell. - Date of photograph is approximate, ca. 1904.

Portage looking east from around Carlton

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[ca. 1924]

Part of Morris Block collection

Photograph of a woman crossing Portage Avenue, looking east from around Carlton Street. The Eaton’s building can be seen on the right.

Block, Morris

Portage Avenue looking west from Main Street

Part of City of Winnipeg Archives Photograph collection

Date of photograph is approximate, ca. 1927.

Old St. James Bridge Approach

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[after 1932]

Part of City of Winnipeg Archives Photograph collection

Photograph shows old St. James Bridge approach, looking North up present Kintrye Street. Viscount Gort site centre right/Hydro sub-station - St. James Street and Portage Avenue far left. Date of photograph is uncertain [after 1932].

Storefronts on Portage Avenue between Carlton and Hargrave Streets

Part of City of Winnipeg Archives Photograph collection

Cars and shoppers in front of stores on the north side of Portage Avenue, between Carlton and Hargrave Streets. Featured are The Berryhill Shoe Store in the Enderton / Mitchell-Copp Building, the Bank of Montreal, Zeller's (Zellers), and Rannards Shoes in

Portage Avenue looking west from Colony Street

Part of City of Winnipeg Archives Photograph collection

A view of Portage Avenue looking west from Colony Street. The Hudson's Bay Company Building is featured prominantly and the Power Building and the Boyd Building are visible farther west.

Portage Avenue storefronts

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1939, [ca. 1966]

Part of City of Winnipeg Archives Photograph collection

Photographs of buildings on Portage Avenue including the Bank of Montreal, Zeller's, the Power Building, Winnipeg Electric Co. and the Royal Bank Building.

Storefronts on Portage Avenue between Carlton and Hargrave Streets

Part of City of Winnipeg Archives Photograph collection

Cars and shoppers in front of stores on the north side of Portage Avenue, between Carlton and Hargrave Streets. Featured are The Berryhill Shoe Store in the Enderton / Mitchell-Copp Building, the Bank of Montreal, and Zeller's (Zellers).

Portage Avenue looking west from Colony Street

Part of City of Winnipeg Archives Photograph collection

A view of Portage Avenue looking west from Colony Street. The Hudson's Bay Company Building is featured prominantly and the Power Building is visible farther west. Playing "Young Mr. Lincoln", the Gaiety Theatre can be seen across the street with two poli

Storefronts in the Power Building

Part of City of Winnipeg Archives Photograph collection

A view of cars and shoppers outside the Power Building at the corner of Portage Avenue and Vaughan Street. Street level storefronts include the Winnipeg Electric Company showroom and Rexall / Liggett's drug store. Above are the offices of Western Empire L

Power Building and Hudson's Bay Company Building

Part of City of Winnipeg Archives Photograph collection

View of the North side of the corner of Portage Avenue and Vaughan Street, featuring the Power Building and Hudson's Bay Company Building. I front are parked cars and a street car passing by.

Winnipeg Electric Co. trolley bus

Part of City of Winnipeg Archives Photograph collection

Photograph shows people waiting to board electric trolley bus (Winnipeg Electric Company), southbound Garry Street at Portage Avenue. Destination sign reads, No. 73 Sargent, Valour Road. Lindsay Building in background.

Scrapbook of Corporal Wallace – page 2

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Part
Apr. 1940

Part of City of Winnipeg Archives Photograph collection

Page 2 of a photograph scrapbook made by Corporal John Wallace in April 1940. Photos consist of Portage Avenue looking west from around Vaughn Street, a rail line at Portage Avenue and St. James Street, troops in formation, and Mrs. and Shirley Gardiner. See general notes section for more details.

Wallace, John