Manitou

A listing of the personnel of the 184th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, 1916.

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Collection of photographs of the 184th and of the installation of the cenotaph in 1921.

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Alex Cochrane was a successful businessman in Manitou in the early 1900s.

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Beygrau, in later life, worked with Luther Burbank in his gardens. Their friendship led to Beygrau managing the development of Burbank's Gardens after Burbank's death.

Document from the Sonoma County Library.

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Paul Beygrau, artist, engineer, left an impressive legacy in the three years he was in Manitou. His art works on the walls of the Cassin House Hotel impressed guests until its fiery destruction in 1959. 

Details of his work on the Robson House have been photographed by the Sharpe family during renovations on the house. His only remaining work is the drawing he did of the Manitou Curling Club members, drawn in 1894.

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This document outlined the proposed formation of the BTRC.

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This certificate was hand drawn by one of the builders of the Storey home north east of Manitou and presented to the new owners by the builders, all of whom signed the document.

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A collection of posters displayed at rural Manitoba post offices during the 1930s.

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Part of a promotional flyer which lists Manitou"s 1964 rodeo.

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The Provincial Seal and signature of the Atourney General and Lieutenant Governor of the province of Manitoba grace this charter document.

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