Winnipeg Street Railway on Portage Avenue in front of Merchants Hotel
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- [ca. 1886]
Winnipeg Street Railway on Portage Avenue in front of Merchants Hotel
Watercolour depicting early Winnipeg (Fort Garry)
Photograph of Mayor Alfred Pearson
Photograph of Mayor Henry Shaver Wesbrook
A photograph of a police officer wearing 1880's uniform.
1880 Winnipeg Officials collage
A photograph of the Officials of the City of Winnipeg, taken in 1880.
Horse drawn Fire Department vehicle.
Philip C. Dolsen holding reins - driver for Winnipeg Fire Dept.
Winnipeg Street Railway on Portage Avenue in front of Merchants Hotel
Photograph of Mayor Alexander Logan.
Photograph shows W. N. Kennedy (1839-1885), former Mayor of Winnipeg, 1875-1876.
Police Chief David Byre Murray
A photograph of Police Chief of Winnipeg David Byre Murray, taken between 1875 and 1887.
Caption: A. M. Brown. Appointed City Clerk, February 2nd, 1874. Resigned, June 11th, 1883.
Print shows Francis E. Cornish (1831-1878), Winnipeg's first Mayor, 1874.
Item is likely a printed reproduction of a drawing (original created before 1949). Date of reproduction is unknown.
Chief Constable John S. Ingram
A photograph of John S. Ingram, Chief Constable, taken 1874 or 1875.
Main Street north of Portage Avenue
Photograph of a muddy Main Street in 1872, facing north from Portage Avenue and lined with shops on both sides, including a provisions store on the very right.
Photograph taken of a sketch by an unknown artist of Upper Fort Garry. In addition to the fort, soldiers in formation are featured, as are canoes and Indigenous peoples across the Assinibone River. The photograph's reverse side credits it to J. Penrose Photo Studio.
Main Street looking northeast to Grace Methodist Church
Photograph of a muddy Main Street in 1871, facing northeast from around St. Mary Avenue. Featured on the photograph's right-hand side is Grace Methodist Church, located at Main Street and Water Avenue (now William Stephenson Way), which was opened on September 17 of that year.