Brandon Residential School

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Exterior shot of Brandon Residential School with driveway leading up.

[Brandon Residential School, United Church of Canada]

Brandon, Manitoba, ca. 1940

UCCA, 1986.158P/22

Rev. R. T. Chapin and staff of Brandon Residential School standing posed for a photo outdoors.

[Rev. R. T. [Roscoe Tranmer] Chapin and staff of Brandon Residential School, October 1943]

Brandon, Manitoba, October 1943

UCCA, 1986.158P/23

Exterior shot of Brandon Residential School with the bus in front and some children in winter.

[Brandon Residential School, and the school bus, in winter.]

Brandon, Manitoba, circa 1940s

UCCA, 1986.158P/24

Group of students from Brandon Residential School kneeled and standing posed for a photo outdoors.

[Students of Brandon Residential School]

Brandon, Manitoba, 1950

UCCA, 1986.158P/25

Children seated at tables with white table cloths, staff standing. Image has had colour added to it.

[Children in the dining room with staff at Brandon Industrial Institute (Brandon Residential School)]

Brandon, Manitoba, circa 1900

UCCA, 1993.049P/202

Group of 5 youth, kneeling and standing posed for a photo outdoors.

[Youth who were taken to Brandon Industrial School for year 9 and grade 10, File Hills Residential School, Balcarres, Saskatchewan]

Brandon, Manitoba, September 1948

UCCA, 1993.049P/1138

Twelve staff members posed in front of large door, caption reads

[Staff posed for a portrait in front of the Brandon Industrial Institute (Brandon Residential School)]

Brandon, Manitoba, 1901

UCCA, 1993.049P/1353

Winter scene of house with six people standing on the veranda, horse drawn sleigh to the side of the house

[Home of Rev. T. Ferrier, Principal of the Brandon Institute (Brandon Residential School). Image of the exterior of the house with horse and sleigh waiting. ]

Brandon, Manitoba, circa 1900

UCCA, 1993.049P/1354

View of institution building from a distance, photograph wrinkled and taped together on the middle, caption reads

[Brandon Industrial Institute (Brandon Residential School), Brandon, Manitoba. Image of the school building and grounds seen from a distance.]

Brandon, Manitoba, circa 1900

UCCA, 1993.049P/1355

Twelve children standing on steps of institution, caption reads

[Children who were taken to the Brandon Industrial Institute (Brandon Residential School)]

Brandon, Manitoba, circa 1900

UCCA, 1993.049P/1356

Children posed with staff in front of brush

[Children who were taken to Brandon Industrial Institute (Brandon Residential School) with institution staff.]

Brandon, Manitoba, circa 1900

UCCA, 1993.049P/1357

Ten children in aprons posed around a staff member in yard

[Sunday School class with institution staff, Brandon Industrial Institute (Brandon Residential School)]

Brandon, Manitoba, circa 1900

Girls and instructor of "S.S. class," Brandon Industrial Institute.

UCCA, 1993.049P/1358

Sewing room with sewing machines and a large table with sewing materials, children and staff sitting behind large table

[Sewing class: Children and institution staff at Brandon Industrial Institute (Brandon Residential School)]

Brandon, Manitoba, circa 1900

Sewing class, Brandon Industrial Institute.

UCCA, 1993.049P/1359

Youth standing on extremely large bundles of hay, youth from top of the heap throwing hay to those below, caption reads

[Youth bringing in the hay, Brandon School farm (Brandon Residential School)]

Brandon, Manitoba, 1902

UCCA, 1993.049P/1360

Youth standing on cart drawn by two horses, they are collecting hay, caption reads

[Gathering haystacks, Brandon School farm (Brandon Residential School)]

Brandon, Manitoba, 1902

UCCA, 1993.049P/1361

Children harvesting cabbages in cabbage field, staff members are with them, caption reads

[Children harvesting cabbages while the institution instructor watches, Brandon School farm (Brandon Residential School)]

Brandon, Manitoba, circa 1902

UCCA, 1993.049P/1362

Children in field harvesting large carrots, staff member is with them, photo caption reads

[Children in the garden harvesting carrots while the institution staff watches at Brandon School (Brandon Residential School)]

Brandon, Manitoba, circa 1902

UCCA, 1993.049P/1363a

Children harvesting vegetables in field, horse drawn cart behind them, photo caption reads

[Harvest time in the vegetable garden, Brandon Indian School (Brandon Residential School) farm. Image of Children harvesting vegetables from the garden.]

Brandon, Manitoba, circa 1902

UCCA, 1993.049P/1364