Winnipeg Street Railway on Portage Avenue in front of Merchants Hotel
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Winnipeg Street Railway on Portage Avenue in front of Merchants Hotel
Delivery Truck, Lake of the Woods Milling Company
A delivery truck belonging to the Lake of the Woods Milling Company (later known as Five Roses Flour and merged with the Ogilvie Milling Company in 1954), which was based in Keewatin, Ontario.
Arthur and Fred Landen photograph album – page 26
Page 26 of a photograph album created by brothers Arthur and Fred Landen of Hull, England. Page consists of 6 photographs taken by Fred Landen depicting, clockwise from top-left: Winnipeg’s second City Hall and the Volunteer Monument (which is captioned “Scott’s Monument, Fish Creek”); the Osborne Bridge over the Assiniboine River; a horse drawn sleigh carrying cords of wood in front of City Hall; a large house on Broadway, a dog sleigh in front of H. Laffrezen's Central Bakery at 333 1/2 William Avenue; and floating ice on the Assiniboine River.
Landen, Frederick Cluett
Arthur and Fred Landen photograph album – page 29
Page 29 of a photograph album created by brothers Arthur and Fred Landen of Hull, England. Page consists of 6 photographs taken by Fred Landen depicting, clockwise from top-left: Main Street facing north from McDermot Avenue; a horse-drawn sleigh carrying a large block of ice in front of the Transit Hotel on Notre Dame Avenue East (now Pioneer Avenue); break-water on the Assiniboine River with houses in the distance; women in sleigh buggy in front of storefronts on Main Street, between Portage and Graham Avenues; the old Manitoba Parliament Building; and a horse-drawn sleigh bus advertising the Vendome Hotel in front of the Commonwealth Block on Main Street and Market Avenue.
Landen, Frederick Cluett
Arthur and Fred Landen photograph album – page 31
Page 31 of a photograph album created by brothers Arthur and Fred Landen of Hull, England. Page consists of 6 photographs taken by Fred Landen depicting, clockwise from top-left: shacks in residential area, likely the North End; men lighting a mosquito fire on the banks of the Red River; Fred Landen sitting on the bank of the Red River; a large house with brick veneer; a large house with wood veneer; and a horse-drawn sleigh advertising “A. Hendry. Grocer.” in front of a large house.
Landen, Frederick Cluett
Arthur and Fred Landen photograph album – page 32
Page 32 of a photograph album created by brothers Arthur and Fred Landen of Hull, England. Page consists of 6 photographs taken by Fred Landen depicting, clockwise from top-left: ice floating on the Red River; a grain elevator on the banks of the Red River; a house buried in snow after the blizzard on February 8 and 9, 1905; a horse-drawn delivery sleigh from Imperial Dry Goods on Main Street in front of the old post office and the Conklins Land Office; a horse-drawn sleigh cab possibly outside the Assiniboine Block/Empire Hotel on Main Street; and another small house buried in snow after the blizzard on February 8 and 9, 1905.
Landen, Frederick Cluett
Arthur and Fred Landen photograph album – page 28
Page 28 of a photograph album created by brothers Arthur and Fred Landen of Hull, England. Page consists of 6 photographs taken by Fred Landen depicting, clockwise from top-left: bricklayers in front of houses; women on a horse-drawn sleigh (captioned “Cutter”); police in raccoon-skin uniforms; a streetcar crossing the Osborne Bridge; a Ox-drawn sleigh in front of the Royal Oak Hotel in Market Square (Market Avenue and King Street); and a woman pushing a baby in a sleigh in at the northwest corner of Broadway and Kennedy Street.
Landen, Frederick Cluett
Arthur and Fred Landen photograph album – page 30
Page 30 of a photograph album created by brothers Arthur and Fred Landen of Hull, England. Page consists of 6 photographs taken by Fred Landen depicting, clockwise from top-left: A horse-drawn “speeder” sleigh in front of the Nares Building on Main Street and Lombard Avenue; a horse-drawn toboggan in front of the old post office on Main Street and McDermot Avenue; a workman’s house; children standing in winter clothes in a residential neighbourhood; Fred Landen sitting in wooded area, “The Grove” in “Kildonia” [Kildonan] - likely Fraser's Grove in East Kildonan; and a horse and buggy in a residential neighbourhood.
Landen, Frederick Cluett
Crane and David, Bakers and Confectioners
Staff standing in front of Crane and David Bakers and Confectioners at 765 Dufferin Avenue and a horse-drawn delivery cart.
Police cars outside Rupert Avenue Police Station
A photograph of the Police Station and police car fleet on Rupert Avenue, taken ca. 1930.
Winnipeg’s Best Tourist Cabin Camp on Pembina Highway
Postcard featuring “Winnipeg’s Best Tourist Cabin Camp”, located on Pembina Highway (then Highway Number 14) around Chevrier Boulevard.
Winnipeg Tourist Cabins and Camp Park on Pembina Highway
Postcard featuring “Winnipeg Tourist Cabins and Camp Park”, located on Pembina Highway (then Highway Number 14) around Chevrier Boulevard.
Portage Avenue looking west from Main Street
Date of photograph is approximate, ca. 1927.
Unloading of relief wood at Greater Winnipeg Water District Station
Men at the Greater Winnipeg Water District station in St. Boniface standing in front of horses hauling wood piles for relief work. Photograph taken by Robinson Studio.
Storefronts on Portage Avenue between Carlton and Hargrave Streets
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
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.
Storefronts on Portage Avenue between Carlton and Hargrave Streets
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
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
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
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.