The old fireplace of Bracken Arms Hotel
- CA SQPL 06-060
- 1960 - 1965
The old fireplace of Bracken Arms Hotel which was built in 1910. Picture was taken between 1960 and 1965.
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The old fireplace of Bracken Arms Hotel
The old fireplace of Bracken Arms Hotel which was built in 1910. Picture was taken between 1960 and 1965.
Built in 1910.
In front of Bracken Arms hotel
Left to right, back row: ?, Charlie McKinnon, Fred Downer, ?, Wilfred Rae, ?, Earl Parkest, Lance Bracken (architect who designed hotel).
Front row: Mr Hickey, Bert Rae, Albert Edwards, ?, Bob Hutchinson, Charlie Clerk, Hughie Mills, Al Armstrong, Chief Long George, Fred Thorne, Tom Brett, Bill Mallett, Mr Blodgett.
Those thought to be in the picture although position unknown: Cliff Thorne, Bert Perkins, Harry Judd, Jack Edwards, Wilbie Judd, Fred Magee, John Bracken, Jack Habricht, Charlie Fairman, Jack Greer, Ralph Brereton.
Chief Long George, who lived around the turn of the century, always won top prize at John Bracken's turkey shoots.
In front of Bracken Arms hotel
The Bracken Arms hotel was located on the east side of Government Road, near the Brackendale General Store. A fire destroyed the building in 1914, but the chimney and fireplace still stand today.
Chief Long George, who lived around the turn of the century, always won top prize at John Bracken's turkey shoots.
Back row, left to right: ?, Charlie McKinnon, Fred Downer, ?, Wilfred Rae, ?, Earl Parkest, Lance Bracken (architect who designed this hotel). Front row, left to right: Mr Hickey, Bert Rae, Albert Edwards, ?, Bob Hutchinson, Charlie Clerk, Hughie Mills, Al Armstrong, Chief Long George, Fred Thorne, Tom Brett, Billy Mallett, Mr Blodgett.
Those thought to be in the picture but their positions unknown: Cliff Thorne, Bert Perkins, Harry Judd, Jack Edwards, Wilbie Judd, Fred Magee, John Bracken, Jack Habricht, Charlie Fairman, Jack Greer, and Ralph Brereton.
Construction crew at the site of Bracken Arms Hotel
Construction crew at the site of the Bracken Arms Hotel. Picture taken around 1909 - 1919. Lance Bracken on far left and his brother Dick Bracken sitting cross-legged in the center (both are sons of John Bracken). The second man from the right with the baby is Forbes, a friend of the Schoonovers.
Brackendale Hotel at time of turkey shoot
Standing in bottom row on far left is Al Armstrong. Standing in bottom row, 7th from left is Hughie Mills. Standing in the bottom row, 7th from right is Walter Magee. Standing in bottom row, 4th from right is Jimmy Day. To the far right is Billy Judd when he was about 14.