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A lot of analysis is put into the first 100 days of an elected administration.
These are the first 100 days (posts) of my On The Day visual blog.
In producing the On The Day missives; I post photographs from my work with musicians on Mondays, Tuesdays – portraits, Wednesdays – photographs of/from Winnipeg, Thursdays – rural climes and Fridays from my time shooting stills on films. And additional posting of other projects on the weekends. There are occasional deviations from this formula but you should have no problem in identifying the categories. Hope you enjoy seeing them all spread out.
My first post was on August 31 2022 and the 100th was posted on December 30 2022.
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St. Boniface water tower, junction of Plinquet and McTavish St Boniface Mb
Cairn and former school house for Orange Ridge School District 576, near Arden Mb
Bryan Sanders, Liz Jarvis, Ian Elkin and Glen Treilhardt on the set of Curse of the Viking Grave, Winnipeg Mb. Robert Enright and Shelagh Carter (bg right)
Hank Williams; The Show He Never Gave was a stage play, later a film, written by Maynard Collins. The play is set on December 31, 1952 with Hank Williams doing the show he was enroute to play when he died. Set in a bar, Williams (played by Sneezy Waters) sings many songs and talks about his personal life and religious philosophies. It was staged, cabaret style, at the Winnipeg Convention Center, c.1978. I am a Hank Williams fan having been introduced to him as a child. I had spent my last bit of coin for the ticket. I couldn’t afford a beer but had a camera (Leica M3 which was in period for 1952) and film.
*Please note – The performers named in the caption to the photograph were taken from the cast list of the film of the same name released in 1980 and may be in error.
Ron Dann – pedal steel, David Harvey – bass, Sneezy Waters, Keith Glass – guitar and Joel Zifkin – fiddle, Winnipeg Convention Center
Steve Prystupa, Chair of Human History, Curator of Multicultural Studies, Manitoba Museum, Winnipeg Mb
Tokyo Joe’s Bulkoki House – Korean and Japanese restaurant, 132 Pioneer Ave., Winnipeg Mb
A Monument Valley stand in, road constructions materials, near Ashville Mb
Herbie Barnes, Michael Scott and Gordon Tootoosis on the set of Spirit Rider, Bird’s Hill Park Mb
HRH Queen Elizabeth II addresses the crowd at the Forks, Manitoba Homecoming 2010. Performers on stage include Fred Penner, Chic Gamine, Sierra Noble, Chantal Kreviazuk, Royal Winnipeg Ballet dancers and Drummer and Hoop Dancer.
Chilean musicians of the group Millarapue at the Pumpkin Creek Faire, Roseisle Mb
William Bloudoff, Pelly Sk
Performers at Street Performers Festival, King Street and Bannatyne Avenue, Winnipeg Mb
Performers tour bus, Swan River Mb
Arron Kim Johnson, director and Tim Sauder, key grip, on the set of The Last Winter, near Oak Lake Mb
“Informing the Bees of the Keeper’s Death” is a piece I did for a keeper long passed. I had read of the practice, in parts of Europe and Britain, of informing the bees of a death in the family. Black crepe would be hung on the hives in mourning. It was good to see in the news this week (Rolling Stone no less) that the tradition continues; The Queen’s beekeeper has informed the bees that HRH has died, and that Charles is the new master. Black crepe has been hung on the hives.
D-Rangers at Manitoba Centennial Concert Hall, Winnipeg Mb
Al Toews, artist, Winnipeg Mb
Downtown Winnipeg from the future site of the Forks, Winnipeg Mb
Burning stubble near Kelwood Mb
Jack Clements, assistant director, with Andrew Koster, boom operator, and Linda Danchak, camera assistant, on the set of Mistress Madeline, Lower Fort Garry National Historic site, Mb
true north
Gerry and Ziz, Wpg Folk Festival, Bird’s Hill park Mb
Marie Delaquis, Notre Dame de Lourdes Mb
Toronto Dominion Bank building, Notre Dame Avenue at Portage, Winnipeg Mb
Grain harvest, Swan River Mb
On the set of For The Moment, Brandon Mb. L. to r. John Williamson, driver, J.D. Devlieger, driver, Jim Stevenson, Transportation Coordinator, and Pierre Naday, driver Captain.
John Hammond performing at Winnipeg Folk Festival, Bird’s Hill Park Mb
Paul Lewis working on a dulcimer at the Winnipeg Folklore Center, 107½ Osborne Street, Winnipeg Mb
The Hotel McLaren at Main Street and Rupert Avenue, Winnipeg Mb
Picnic area with agricultural and firefighting artifacts on display, north of Eden Mb
On the set of The Diviners; L. to r. Francois Balcaen, Brian Rougeau, Sean Skarupa, unidentified, Michael Drabot, Owen Smith, Steve Madden and Mike Marshall , near Sanford Mb
predaceous water beetle
Bruce Cockburn and Tom Jackson (on right) at backstage jam, Winnipeg Folk Festival, Bird’s Hill Park Mb
This photograph was taken at the home of Cecil Browne. I met Mr. Brown in 1979 when he was being inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame.
“Cecil James “Cece” Browne (February 13, 1896 – August 13, 1985) was a Canadian professional ice hockey/left winger who was selected “Manitoba’s Athlete of the Century” in 1970.
Born in Winnipeg Mb, Browne played 13 games in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Black Hawks in the 1927-28 season, scoring two goals, before an injury sent him back home.
Browne also played baseball in Winnipeg with the Dominion Express team.”
Cecil James “Cece” Browne , Winnipeg Mb
Pay phones in the arrival/departure area of the Winnipeg Bus Depot and Mall, Portage Avenue at Balmoral Street, Winnipeg Mb
In the evening, Swan River Mb
Jay Brazeau on set of Curse of the Viking Grave, Nopoming Park, Mb
Aspen grove, composite
Winston Wuttunee and Ilena Zaramba performing at the opening of the Forks National Historic site, Winnipeg Mb
Elza Snikeris, museum interpreter, was certainly working below her pay grade. She spoke five languages fluently. As for life and work experience; she had survived a Russian occupation and a world war, worked for the UN and in city planning, designed and built her own home and raised a family before starting her museum career.
It was my great fortune/privilege to have her as a friend, colleague, mentor and fellow Aquarian. It was always a pleasure and an education when working with her and the multitudes of multicultural volunteers that she could amass on a moment’s notice.
When our first child was born, she gifted me some Latvian advice …”If you let the little ones warm your lap, the big ones will warm your heart”.
Elza Snikeris, Museum Interpreter at the Manitoba Museum, Winnipeg Mb
Manitoba Archaeological Society dig at the Forks, Winnipeg Mb
Foxtail, Swan River Mb
Crew on set of Lost In The Barrens, L. to r. Michael Scott, director, Ian Elkin, DOP, Owen Smith, grip, Michael Drabot,gaffer and Liz Jarvis, 1st AD, Tulabee Falls, Nopoming Provincial Park Mb
deep time, composite
Norman and Nancy Blake at the Winnipeg Folk Festival, Bird’s Hill Park Mb
Russ Dyck, Winnipeg Mb
Native Peace Camp; Peter Garrett of the Australian band Midnight Oil speaking with Phil Fontaine at Native Peace camp, Legislative grounds, Winnipeg Mb
Drac, Swan River Mb
Dance scene on set of For The Moment, Brandon Mb. Aaron Kim Johnson, director with Glen Treilhardt, steady cam.
CN Tower I
CN Tower II
Sierra Noble, Constellation concert at the Forks, Winnipeg Mb
Henry Sykes and Johnny Roys, Swan River Mb
Street vendor at Chinese festival, Pacific Avenue, Winnipeg Mb
Silo interior, near Bloomfield On
Crew photo on the set of You Can’t Beat A Woman L. to r. Bryan Sanders, Ian Elkin, Zoe Dirse, Juliette Hagopian, Leon Johnson, Gail Singer, Blake Moodie, Joe MacDonald, Mike Marshall and Michael Drabot, Winnipeg Mb
Stereographs are two images taken simultaneously from slightly different perspectives. The two lenses on the camera are set apart (approx.) the space between a person’s eyes. The stereographic viewer separates the printed images and the viewer sees the left image with their left eye and the right with their right eye. When the brain combines these images one is able to see a three-dimensional representation. The same effect can be achieved by crossing your eyes until you have a single image and patiently waiting for it to come in to focus. Not everyone can do this and prolonged attempts will probably lead to migraines.
This photograph was taken with a friend’s View-Master Personal Stereo Camera. His family would send the film away and it would be returned in View-master disks.
Aspen grove, stereograph.
Les Hay Babies performing at Fort Gibralter, St. Boniface Mb
Norma Bailey on the set of Bordertown Cafe, Warren Mb
“Meeting the Demands of Society is No Excuse”, graffiti on the back of Ken’s restaurant, Albert Street, Winnipeg Mb
Corn rows were all the rage in the hair braiding salon, Pumpkin Creek Faire, Roseisle Mb
Winged Victory Monument in front of CPR Station, Higgins Ave., Winnipeg Mb.
The monument is now located on the front grounds of Deer Lodge Hospital at 2109 Portage Avenue in Winnipeg, this monument was created by Montreal sculptor Coeur de Lion McCarthy and dedicated to employees of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) who were killed during military service in the First World War.
corn shadow
SubCity Dwellers, Exchange district, Winnipeg Mb
Megan Gray and Alan Einarson, fashion designers, Winnipeg Mb
Folklorama parade, Winnipeg Mb
Spring melt, Swan River Mb
A de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth trainer on the set of For The Moment, near Brandon Mb
Valdy after performance at the University of Winnipeg, Mb
Horses, near Winnipegosis Mb
Winnipeg transit bus, Portage Avenue at Vaughn Street, Winnipeg. from the Winnipeg Transit series.
Tom Morris, Winnipeg Mb
Ian Elkin, director of photography, on the set of The Last Winter, near Lenore Mb
Duck Donald and Cathy Fink at Winnipeg Folk Festival, Bird’s Hill park Mb
David Landy at WAG cafeteria, Winnipeg Mb
Brock Hamilton and Will Milne at lunch in Old Market Square, Winnipeg Mb.
Marie Palmer putting down fresh straw for laying hens, Swan River Mb
On the set of Bordertown Cafe, after the crew photo… Darena Snowe with Jim Stevenson and John Blackie assisting. On the roof L. to r. Janet Munro, unidentified, Peter Lhotka, Jack Clements and Dave Klohn.
Clara, the first cat of Christmas, Winnipeg Mb
Cold Specks performing for Pour un soir seulement, Winnipeg Mb
Thora Cooke, researcher on Western Canada Pictorial Index project, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg Mb
The Dairi Wip, Marion Street, Winnipeg Mb
Former Palestine school building converted to a granary, near Gladstone Mb.
Mark Webb and Mark Gebel on the set of For The Moment, Brandon Mb
Al Simmons, the Human Juke Box, performing at the Winnipeg Folk Festival, Bird’s Hill Park Mb
Lou Furlan, carpenter/technician, in Arctic – Sub Arctic gallery, Manitoba Museum, Winnipeg Mb
Jake Epp, Federal Minister for Energy Mines and Resources, Hon. Gerald Ducharme, Mb Minister of Urban Affairs, Bill Norrie, Mayor of Winnipeg, Trudy Cowan, Jim Beaulieu, unidentified and Jim Carr, MLA and deputy leader of the Opposition at the opening of The Forks National Historic Site, Parks Canada, Winnipeg Mb
Barn on Einarson farm, Swan River Mb. Barn built by Thordur Thomson c.1920
O. Brion Whitford, film maker and photographer, at opening of The Forks National Historic Site of Canada, Winnipeg Mb
a little silhouetto
Harry Manx performing on set of Pour un soir seulement, Winnipeg Mb
Christiane and Lorraine Dugas, St. Boniface Mb
Garry Doer, NDP leader of the opposition, at MGEA protest at Manitoba Legislature, Winnipeg Mb
Porch angel, Swan River Mb
News media at protests against the Meech Lake Accord, Manitoba Legislature, Winnipeg Mb
Sarah Harmer performing for Pour un soir seulement, Winnipeg Mb
Karen Hoeberg, artist, working on the piece ‘To draw yourself with light a single passage … ‘ , on the roof of Artspace, King Street and Bannatyne Avenue, Winnipeg Mb
Toronto Dominion Bank building, Child’s building, Nanton building and CN Telecommunication building at Portage Avenue and Main Street, Winnipeg Mb
Inga Einarson and Lizzie Brandson, Swan River Mb
Doug Davidson on the set of Places Not Our Own, Napinka Mb
2 Responses
Hi Rob
I am surfing away through your “On the Day Blog” (busy deleting bookmarks on my PC; your site will stay) and saw the John Hammond 1977 image. To my left on the wall of where my computer sits… a vertically cropped version of that same photograph. One of the first bits of art we put up when we moved to this home over 17 years ago. My wife and I both find a haven in that captured mood on a regular basis. Thanks. — Skids
Thanks Brent … i think there are a couple of repeats in the On The Day … should have kept closer track … I’ve always liked both cropped and not on the John Hammond image … the cropped is closer to how the FF used (and miscredited) it. best