Photographs - Winnipeg

PHOTOGRAPH 10 x 6 cm Date: Not evident but likely about 1901 Publisher / Photographer: Unidentified Notation: There are two people in the photo. The older gentleman at the entrance to the tent is identified as GHS. I haven't been able to discover his full name, but he is the same person credited with having the first motor boat on the Red River (shown in another photo in this series). The young man on the left is identified as Harold Hamber. Born in 1883, Harold Hamber was 18 yrs old at the time of the 1901 census -which is likely when this photo was taken. His father was Frederick (Eric) Hamber - a math professor at St. John’s College. I am going to speculate that the Hambler family resided somewhere near the college - which would be in the immediate vicinity of this campsite. Being roughly the same age as Billy Drewry (pictured in the other of these campsite photos) and living in the same neighbourhood, I think it is likely that the two boys were friends and were visiting these campers on the same day. At the time of the 1911 census, Harold was in the real estate business. In 1912, he married Nora Calquhoun. By the time of the 1916 census, Harold was an insurance broker. He and Nora were living at 140 Lilac Street with their three-year-old son Eric (presumably named after Harold’s father). Sadly Harold, a Captain in the Canadian Army, died in WWI on June 22, 1917. For more information on Harold's father Frederick Hamber, see: www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/people/hamber_fem.shtml)

PHOTOGRAPH 6 x 11 cm Date: Not evident, but likely about 1901. Publisher / Photographer: Unidentified Notation: The caption reads; "Camping Bank of Red River St Johns, Wpeg. (Billy Drewry)" I am assuming that this canvas tent is probably pitched on or near the grounds of present-day St. John's Park. There are two folks pictured in the image. The older fellow is not identified and, because of that, I wonder if he isn't the owner of the album that these pictures came from. The younger man is identified as Billy Drewry. My best guess is that he is William Starkey Drewry, son of Edward Drewry who founded Winnipeg’s Drewry Brewry. Drewry's was located on the west side of the Red River at the base of the Redwood Bridge and backing on what is now St. John’s Park. The Drewry family home, Redwood, was on the same property - which may explain how Billy entered the scene. Born in 1844, Billy became well-educated. He was superintendent and chemist at Drewry’s Limited for almost 20 years, later moving to Kenora. He died in 1947. For more information, see: www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/people/drewry_ws.shtml)

PHOTOGRAPH 8.25 x 8 cm Date: By association with other photograph (PMB062), 1901. Publisher / Photographer: Unidentified

PHOTOGRAPH 7 x 7.25 cm Date: 1901 Publisher / Photographer: Unidentified

SOUVENIR OF WINNIPEG - Pewter Cup Date: Approximately 1903 Originator: Sold by W. F. White Curios Notation: One of five Winnipeg/Manitoba scenes depicted on this cup.

SOUVENIR OF WINNIPEG - Pewter Cup Date: Approximately 1903 Originator: Sold by W. F. White Curios Notation: One of five Winnipeg/Manitoba scenes depicted on this cup. This image, based on an actual photograph, was quite popular at the time and appeared on many early postcards. The location of the scene itself has been attributed to several places in Western Canada - mostly in Saskatchewan. The most credible reference that I have found, however, places it here in Manitoba in the Swan River Valley - taken in 1901. See: www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/features/timelinks/imageref/ref1227.shtml

SOUVENIR OF WINNIPEG - Pewter Cup Date: Approximately 1903 Originator: Sold by W. F. White Curios Notation: One of five Winnipeg/Manitoba scenes depicted on this cup.

SOUVENIR OF WINNIPEG - Pewter Cup Date: Approximately 1903 Originator: Sold by W. F. White Curios Notation: One of five Winnipeg/Manitoba scenes depicted on this cup.

SOUVENIR OF WINNIPEG - Pewter Cup Date: Approximately 1903 Originator: Sold by W. F. White Curios Notation: One of five Winnipeg/Manitoba scenes depicted on this cup.