| description: | Main Street, Winnipeg, taken from Bank of Montreal building, looking north along Main Street from Notre Dame Avenue, east to the old City Hall (In centre of photo with two rows of windows). Buildings (Right to left): Manitoba Club (part showing); Manitoba Bakery; Magwood's "Depot" with sign "Bacon, Hams and Lard"; F. Osenbrugge's Provision, Hide and Fur Store; W. Dufour & Company Auctioneers with goods outside; Gable Hotel; Merchants' Bank; A.G.B. Bannatyne's Grocery Store; Hector McLean's Land Office; McDonnel's Block; Post Office and Savings Bank Building; Customs Building; Group of two storey frame structures; Bank of Hochelaga; Biggs Block (now Confederation Life Building). On west side City Hall; Wright's Saddlery; Rossin House; Thos. Ryan's Shoe Store; Stobart's Dry Goods; J.H. Ashdown's three storey brick store, erected in 1875; Duffin Block; Caldwell Block on northwest corner of McDermot and Main; George Andrew's Jewelry Store (with Dodd & Company Shoes); Higgins & Young old store and new building (next to old); Later Arnett's Golden Lion Dry Goods; The Blue Store; Davis House with sign; Wright's Dry Goods; McFarlane's Shoes; Pearson's Dry Goods (Later Alex McIntyre Wines & Liquors; Chisholm & Dickson, Stationary; Geo. Ashdown Hardware; Wishart Block; Morris Block; Bank of Montreal at left edge; and Barber's pole of G.L. Firestine. |