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1121 A0038 Archives of Manitoba     A Freighting Outfit Leaving Portage La Prairie For Edmonton  Freighting ▪ Red River Carts ▪ Towns 1879
8728 A0272 Miscellaneous Collection     Alexander Begg, Historian, Of Assiniboia, 1839-1897. Author Of Begg'S Red River Joural.,  Authors ▪ History ▪ Personalities 1879, October
15001 A0468 Winnipeg Archives     Alexander Logan 1841-1894. Served As Mayor Of Winnipeg 1879-1880, 1882, 1884. Born At Fort Douglas. Was An Alderman For Many Years Before Being Elected Mayor Of Winnipeg. Photo From An Oil Painting  Personalities ▪ Politics 1879c
876 A0030 Archives of Manitoba     Alexandre Kitson (1853-1883), Mla From 1879 - 1883 For St. Agathe, Mb  Personalities ▪ Politics 1879
2484 A0079 Archives of Manitoba     Birth Of Standard Time. Sandford Fleming Proposed A Simplified Time Reckoning System. Sandford Fleming , A Scottish Canadian Engineer, Vexed By A Timetable Mix-Up In Ireland, Devised A Simplified Time Reckoning System. On February 8th, 1879, He Addressed The Candian Institute In Toronto On " The Selection Of A Prime Meridian". His Proposal To Divide The Globe Into 24 Equal Time Zones Was Widely Circulated. In Washington, 22 Of 25 Nations Agreed To Implement It, Beginning On January 1st, 1885. Fleming Had Designed Canada'S First Postage Stamp, The 1851 Three Penny Beaver. He Also Was Famous For His Railway Survey Of The Yellowhead Pass In The Rockies, And He Proposed The Pacific Cable Which In 1902 Linked Canada To Australia. He Received A Knighthood In 1897. Image From A Painting By Rex Woods  Events ▪ Inventions ▪ Maps ▪ Personalities 1879, February 8
19690 A0638 Boissevain and Morton District Library Collection     Boulton'S Sawmill, Lake Max, South Of Boissevain, Mb. Boarding Houses Used For Sawmill Workers  Buildings ▪ Hotels ▪ Houses ▪ Lumbering ▪ Mills 1879
9955 A0311 R.C.M.P. Collection     Cst. Fred Young & Sgt. George B. Moffat Off Duty At Fort Walsh. Photo Enlarged From Tiny Tintypes.,  Forts ▪ Personalities ▪ RCMP 1879
9954 A0311 R.C.M.P. Collection     Cst. Fred Young & Sgt. George B. Moffat On Duty At Fort Walsh. Photo Enlarged From Tiny Tintypes.,  Forts ▪ Personalities ▪ RCMP 1879
63158 A2024 Canadian Grain Commission   First country elevator built in Western Canada, Niverville, Manitoba.    Agriculture ▪ Towns ▪ Elevators 1879
9918 A0310 R.C.M.P. Collection     Fort Kipp. Drawing By R.B. Nevitt.,  Forts ▪ RCMP 1879, August 13
39723 A1329 Joseph Francis Tennant Collection     Garry W. Davy, Emerson, Mb  Costumes ▪ Immigration ▪ Personalities 1879, July 21
5475 A0175 Archives of Manitoba     Grain Elevator At Niverville, Mb, Built In1879. First Grain Elevator In West. The Bins Held 25,000 Bushels Of Grain And Were In Use Until 1902, And Demolished In 1920  Agriculture ▪ Buildings ▪ Elevators ▪ Towns 1879
5627 A0179 Miscellaneous Collection     Interior View Of The Queen'S Hotel At Dominion City, Mb. Men Standing And Sitting Along The Bar (L- R): Mark Forrester, The Owner; F.S. Simpson; Mr. Wynn; And A Travelling Salesman  Buildings ▪ Hotels ▪ Towns 1879c
637 A0021 Archives of Manitoba     Main Street, Winnipeg, Mb. Sign On Side Of Building Reads “Stobart, Eden & Co.”"  Signs ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1879
9961 A0311 R.C.M.P. Collection     Members Of F Division On Parade At Fort Calgary.,  Forts ▪ Parades ▪ RCMP 1879c
1641 A0054 Archives of Manitoba     Merchants Bank Block With Men And Wagons In Front  Banks ▪ Winnipeg Buildings 1879, November 7
687 A0023 Archives of Manitoba     Nwmp East End Detachment  RCMP 1879
9879 A0309 R.C.M.P. Collection     Nwmp Scouts. Standing (L- R): Jack Leader; Mr. Mutch. Seated (L- R): Norman Leslie; Constable Sheppard  Personalities ▪ RCMP ▪ Scouts 1879
60395 A1917 Agriculture of the West     Rhinehart Ballard Portable Steam Engine  Agriculture ▪ Machinery ▪ Tractors 1879
1514 A0050 Archives of Manitoba     Sketch Of Winnipeg City Hall  City Halls ▪ Winnipeg Buildings 1879c
17109 A0537 Winnipeg Fire Department Collection     Winnipeg'S First Volunteer Fire Brigade. Fireman On Far Left, Middle Row: William Morrison. Far Left, Front Row: John Mckechnie, First Chief Of The Brigade 1877-1882. He Worked As A Mechanical Engineer For Vulcan Iron Company In 1902 Starting In 1876.He Was Called Chief Engineer At A Banquet Given By Council To Retiring Volunteers  Firefighters ▪ Personalities ▪ Uniforms 1879c
2832 A0091 Marine Museum of Manitoba Collection at Selkirk     “Lady Of The Lake”, Built 1897. As She Appeared As Freighter 1925.  Boats ▪ Freighting ▪ Ships 1879