Album Winnipeg - St. Boniface from Canafornian

WP2163 WPG - ST. BONIFACE HOSPITAL WHERE THE FLOOD STARTED APRIL 1916

nobody@ipernity.com (Canafornian) — Sat, 31 Dec 2016 03:14:44 +0000

POSTCARD

Date: April 1916. Not Posted.

Publisher / Photographer: Unidentified

Notation: Of particular interest is the streetcar seemingly stranded on the bottom right of the image and the very long elevated wooden sidewalk that cuts diagonally across the picture and parallels the submersed streetcar tracks.

WP2164 WPG - ST. BONIFACE CATHEDRAL [INTERIOR]

nobody@ipernity.com (Canafornian) — Sat, 31 Dec 2016 03:14:49 +0000

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POSTCARD

Date: Not evident. Not Posted.

Publisher / Photographer: Lyall Commercial.

Notation: This photograph appears to have been used to produce the colour lithograph card "Interior of St. Boniface Cathedral" by Valentine & Sons (#106344), seen below:

WP2165 WPG - ST. BONIFACE CATHEDRAL [FRONT]

nobody@ipernity.com (Canafornian) — Sat, 31 Dec 2016 03:14:54 +0000

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POSTCARD

Date: Not evident. Not Posted.

Publisher / Photographer: Lyall Commercial

WP2161 WPG - SEMINARY ST. BONIFACE

nobody@ipernity.com (Canafornian) — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 17:29:44 +0000

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POSTCARD

Date: Posted December 22, 1921.

Publisher / Photographer: Meyers.

WP2147 WPG - ST. BONIFACE CATHEDRAL

nobody@ipernity.com (Canafornian) — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 03:32:41 +0000

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POSTCARD

Date: Not evident. Not Posted.

Publisher / Photographer: Gowen & Sutton

Notation: St. Boniface Cathedral on Tache Avenue. Viewed from the south.

WP1984 WPG - (WINNIPEG MOTOR CARS LTD.

nobody@ipernity.com (Canafornian) — Thu, 05 Nov 2015 14:47:57 +0000

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POSTCARD

Date: Not evident. Unposted. Likely 1921 - 1923

Publisher / Photographer: Unidentified

Notation: "WINNIPEG MOTOR CARS LTD." is ink-stamped on the reverse side of this card. The sign on the left side of the building is not fully-legible, but I can make out "WINNIPEG MOTOR CAR LIMITED / AUTOMOBILE DEAD STORAGE $4.00"

From my (limited) research, I believe that this company operated in Winnipeg from 1921 - 23. Apparently it imported American Hatfield and Davis automobiles and re-branded them as Winnipeg Motor Cars. The company apparently went bankrupt in 1923.

In 1923, one of the owners moved the company to Saskatoon where the failed business was re-established as the Derby Motor Cars Ltd - importing Davis automobiles and re-branding them as Derby Motor Cars.

The Winnipeg Motor Car Company had a great logo with the slogan; "As Good As The Wheat".

Here is an image of their logo. (Click on it to enlarge.)

I have yet to determine the location of the building, but I learned that they had an office and "works" on Marion Street in Norwood, "opposite St Marys Road". I'll have to investigate that further.

WP1900 WPG - CATHEDRALE ST-BONIFACE

nobody@ipernity.com (Canafornian) — Wed, 06 May 2015 13:32:53 +0000

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Posted August 3, 1909
Publisher: M Keroack, Fancy Goods, Church and School Supplies

Message, in French, to Mrs. R. Driscoll in New York, from Yvonne. What was of interest to me was the Publisher of this card. The address given is "Cor Main Water Sts Winnipeg & St Boniface". I haven't seen other cards from this publisher & have to wonder if they produced postcards of other churches, schools.

WP2123 WPG - PHOTO TAKEN IN ST. BONIFACE (FLOOD, MEN ON SIDEWALK)

nobody@ipernity.com (Canafornian) — Sun, 01 May 2016 22:38:13 +0000

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POSTCARD

Date: Not Posted. Image taken during the flood of 1916.

Publisher / Photographer: Unidentified

WP2124 WPG - PHOTO TAKEN IN ST. BONIFACE (FLOOD, FOLKS IN SMALL BOAT)

nobody@ipernity.com (Canafornian) — Sun, 01 May 2016 22:38:18 +0000

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POSTCARD

Date: Not Posted. Image taken during the flood of 1916.

Publisher / Photographer: Unidentified

WP2112 WPG - ST. BONIFACE CATHEDRAL

nobody@ipernity.com (Canafornian) — Wed, 13 Apr 2016 14:51:14 +0000

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POSTCARD

Date: Posted December 2, 1911.

Publisher / Photographer: Pugh Manufacturing # T.O. 1000/15

WP2024 WPG - ST B - ST. BONIFACE CATHEDRAL (OVAL)

nobody@ipernity.com (Canafornian) — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 00:25:13 +0000

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POSTCARD

Date: Not evident. Unposted

Publisher / Photographer: Unidentified

Notation: Even though the photographer is unidentified, he did leave his/her fingerprints on the sidewalk, but I guess that won't actually help much with the I.D.!

WP2023 WPG - ST B - ST. BONIFACE CATHEDRAL

nobody@ipernity.com (Canafornian) — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 00:22:39 +0000

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POSTCARD

Date: Postal stamp unclear, but written note dated July 5, 1915. Sent from 462 Stiles St., Winnipeg to Minitonas, Manitoba

Publisher / Photographer: Meyers Photo, Winnipeg

WP2022 WPG - ST B - HOTEL ST. BONIFACE ST BONIFACE HOTEL

nobody@ipernity.com (Canafornian) — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 00:07:38 +0000

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POSTCARD

Date: Not evident. Unposted.

Publisher / Photographer: Lyall Commercial.

Notation: I have had some difficulty finding information on this building/business. The 1911 Henderson Directory has its address as 21-27 Notre Dame Avenue, St. Boniface. No such number exists today. Notre Dame begins at Tache - running east, with house numbers in the 100s.

Checking with Hatheway's map of Winnipeg in 1911, it is evident that Notre Dame originally ran straight through Tache to the river bank - land now repurposed as Parc Joseph Royal.

Given that the odd numbers on Tache are on the north side, it is likely that the St. Boniface Hotel was as well. In fact, I am pretty sure that it sat at the NW corner of Tache & Notre Dame.

Back to the image on the postcard... I believe that the paved street on the right side of the picture was likely Tache and the dirt street on the left would have been Notre Dame.

WP2021 WPG - ST B - HOTEL DE VILLE (TOWN HALL)

nobody@ipernity.com (Canafornian) — Tue, 12 Jan 2016 23:56:17 +0000

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POSTCARD

Date: Not evident. Unposted.

Publisher / Photographer: Unidentified

Notation: Located at 219 Provencher Avenue, the Town Hall was opened in the spring of 1906. To compensate for cost overruns, however, the builder had decided to modify the original plans and forgo the imposing tower in favour of a rather squat little dome.

The public was outraged by the "behive" as it was dubbed, and by 1908 had forced the builder to rebuild the tower in keeping with the original plans.

Further information on the St. Boniface Town Hall can found at: www.winnipeg.ca/ppd/historic/pdf-consv/Provencher%20219-long.pdf

WP2020 WPG - ST B - CHAPELLE MAISON VICARIALE (BACK)

nobody@ipernity.com (Canafornian) — Tue, 12 Jan 2016 20:03:39 +0000

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POSTCARD

Date: Not evident.

Publisher / Photographer: Unidentified

Notation: This is a view of the rear & entrance of the chapel inside the Maison Chapelle - the mother house of the Mission Oblate Sisters of the Sacred Heart and Mary Immaculate, in St. Boniface.

WP2019 WPG - ST B - MAISON VICARIALE - CHAPELLE (FRONT)

nobody@ipernity.com (Canafornian) — Tue, 12 Jan 2016 19:57:47 +0000

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POSTCARD

Date: Not evident.

Publisher / Photographer: Unidentified

Notation: This is a view of the front & alter of the chapel inside the Maison Chapelle - the mother house of the Mission Oblate Sisters of the Sacred Heart and Mary Immaculate, in St. Boniface.

WP1141 MAISON CHAPELLE

nobody@ipernity.com (Canafornian) — Tue, 12 Jan 2016 19:35:36 +0000

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POSTCARD

Date: Not evident. Unposted.

Publisher / Photographer: Lyall Commercial

Notation: In 1902, Archbishop Langevin had a wooden building constructed on Aleneau Street near the Normal School, as a residence for young women students. In 1904 it became the wotherhome for a new religious order that he began - the Mission Oblate Sisters of the Sacred Heart and Mary Immaculate. A substantial addition was made in 1909. In the 1950's the building was replaced with a new Oblate convent, at 601 Aulneau Street.

WP2018 WPG - ST B - RESIDENCE DE L'HON JUGE PRENDERGAST

nobody@ipernity.com (Canafornian) — Tue, 12 Jan 2016 13:53:24 +0000

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POSTCARD

Date: Not evident. Unposted.

Publisher / Photographer: Lyall Commercial

Notation:

This was the home of one of St. Boniface's most revered inhabitants - James Emile Pierre Prendergast (1858 - 1945). Among his many contributions to the city and the Province, made personally and professionally, he was the MLA for Provencher from 1892-1896, the MLA for Woodlands from 1892-1896, and the Mayor of St. Boniface from 1893-1896.

During his lifetime, Judge Prendergast had several residences. This photographer, Maurice Lyall, was primarily active from 1911 through 1913. During that period, the address of the Pendergast home was 85 Rue Notre Dame Street in St. Boniface. I am assuming that this house would have been located on an earlier portion of Notre Dame to the west of Tache - likely on the north side of the street.

Further information on Judge Prendergast can be found at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Prendergast_(Canadian_politician)

WP1952R WPG - ST BONIFACE - TOWN HALL

nobody@ipernity.com (Canafornian) — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 23:51:43 +0000

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Reverse of WP1952. (St. Boniface Town Hall)

WP1817 WPG - VUE DE ST BONIFACE, MAN

nobody@ipernity.com (Canafornian) — Mon, 03 Nov 2014 00:07:29 +0000

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POSTCARD

Date: Posted December 14, 1907 from St Boniface to France.

Publisher / Photographer: J. B. LeClerc.

Notation: View of St. Boniface from the West bank of the Red River - Tri-panel. Upon looking closely, the two spots are evident where three separate photos were joined to make this panoramic image.