Photograph shows Samuel Polson, former Alderman, 1884. Date of photograph is probable, [1884?].

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Item consists of an audio recording of the laying of the cornerstone ceremony held on November 30, 1965 at the Public Safety Building. It records the voices of Mayor Stephen Juba, Chief Constable George Blow, Fire Chief Cecil Leckie, City Signals Engineer Jack Clarke, Deputy Mayor and Ald. Edith Tennant, Ald. Leonard Claydon, Ald. J. Cropo, Ald. Joseph Zuken, Ald. Slaw Rebchuk, and Contractor Cecil Rilkoff. It was recorded by the City Signals Engineer, Jack Clarke.

Photograph of the first transit bus in service to Birds Hill Provincial Park. In front of the bus are J. A. (Tony) Painchaud, Assistant Superintendent of Transporation and his grandson (left), and bus driver Art Dupas (right).

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.

Photograph of six bus drivers dressed up in suits and top hats standing in front of buses that have been chartered for the Canadian Bar Association Convention. From left to right, the bus drivers are Bill Schade, Frank Ross, Ed Clark, Jack Copeland, Grant Smith, and Ken Granait. The photographer is unknown.

Photograph of a newly married couple posing with a bus driver in front of a bus parked on Academy Road. The bus has been chartered and is decorated with a sign that says "Wedding Special" on the front. Unknown photographer.

Letter to Council. Sender: Robert T. Jackson. Subject: application for position of Chief of Police. Referred to: Committee on Appointments.

Letter to Council. Sender: Josiah Adams. Subject: application for position of City Assessor. Referred to: Committee on Appointments.

Letter to Council. Sender: James McIlroy. Subject: application for position of Tax Collector. Referred to: Committee on Appointments.

Letter to Council. Sender: William Bruce. Subject: application to police force. Referred to: Committee on Appointments. Action taken: appointed March 30, 1874.

Letter to Council. Sender: Duncan Sinclair. Subject: application for position of City Surveyor and Engineer. Referred to: Committee on Appointments.

Letter to Council. Sender: James McDonald Sinclair (incorrectly listed in index as James McDougal Sinclair). Subject: application for position of Assessor. Referred to: Committee on Appointments.

Letter to Council. Sender: William Logan. Subject: application for position of City Assessor. Referred to: Committee on Appointments.

Letter to Council. Sender: Alfred E. Fisher. Subject: application for position of City Assessor. Referred to: Committee on Appointments.

Letter to Council. Sender: Alex Brown. Subject: application for position of City Assessor. Referred to: Committee on Appointments. Action taken: appointed to position Feb. 23, 1874.

Letter to Council. Sender: John Eccles. Subject: application for position of Tax Collector. Referred to: Committee on Appointments.

Photograph shows W. N. Kennedy (1839-1885), former Mayor of Winnipeg, 1875-1876.

Photograph shows Alfred J. Andrews (1865-1950), Alderman of Winnipeg, 1894-1897, Mayor of Winnipeg, 1898-1899, and a leading member of the Citizens' Committee of One Thousand during the Winnipeg General Strike.

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

Detached to page 148 of Water Works Scrapbook. A photograph of City Employee James W. Swan. Likely worked for the Water Works Department at one point. This black and white photograph shows Swan posing in front of City Hall (back side of building). Caption: "J. W. Swan passed away Sunday, Apr. 19, 1931 (had a stroke) buried at Assiniboine Memorial [/] Clark Leatherdale." Date of photograph is approximate, [ca. 1917].