Subject: Breweries and Bottling
Scott Fruit to Bottle Soft Drinks
Modern plant now in operation in rear of Burns & Co. Premises
| Internal ID: | 0042.0226 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | February 17th 1938 |
Old Brewery Site
Large number of Cranbrook families camped on St. Joseph Creek on Dominion Day.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0772 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | July 3rd 1909 |
James Kerrigan
Cranbrook brewer offering Kerrigan's Stout, equal to Guinness'.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0146 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | January 17th 1907 |
Aerial view of Cranbrook, B.C.
Aerial view of Cranbrook, B.C., ca. 1938; Numbers on photo correspond to - #1-CPR, #2-Armouries, #3-Hospital, #4-Hotel, #5-Gyro Park, #6-Public School, #7-Government Buildings, #8-Arena, #9-Brewery, #10-Airport.
| Internal ID: | 0138.0016 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1938 |
Bowness Export Company
Bowness Export Company manufacturers of all kinds of soft drinks made in Cranbrook.
| Internal ID: | 0051.0921 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | July 27th 1923 |
A.C. Bowness Advertisement
A.C. Bowness, wholesale wines and spirits newspaper ad.
| Internal ID: | 0185.0002 |
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| Medium: | Ephemera |
| Date: | April 26th 1913 |
Council Takes Up Routine Work
The highlights and stats of a meeting of the Cranbrook City Council.
| Internal ID: | 0042.0155 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | June 17th 1926 |
Cranbrook Brewing Co. Label
A Cranbrook Brewing Comapny label for Cranbrook Beer Pilsener Type.
| Internal ID: | 0017.0001 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1925 |
Cranbrook Brewing Co. Label
A beer bottle label from the Cranbrook Brewing Company for Rocky Mountain Ale, brewed at Cranbrook, B.C.
| Internal ID: | 0017.0002 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1925 |
Cranbrook Brewery Picnic
Cranbrook Brewery Picnic at Green Bay. (L-R): Jock MacDonald, Len Wyatt, Bill Ratcliffe, Jack Ward, Dick Banks, Dan Stone, Ernie Kitchen, Jake Jacobson, Barney McLaren - from Aldridge near Moyie, Tom Miller. Front: Bob Robertson, Bill Burton
| Internal ID: | 0040.0007 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1940 |
Cranbrook Brewing Co. Ltd. Picnic
Pictured is a group attending the Cranbrook Brewing Co. picnic at Green Bay in the 1930's. Standing L-R: Jock MacDonald, Len Wyatt (brewmaster), Bill Ratcliffe, Jack Ward, Dick Banks, Dan Stone, Ernie Kitchen, Jake Jacobson, Barney McLaren - from Aldridge near Moyie, Tom Miller. Front: Bob Robertson, Bill Burton.
| Internal ID: | 0040.0009 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1935 |
Police Court
Two cases of selling liquor against the Prohibition Act in court.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0374 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | November 1st 1917 |
Council Meeting Report
Cranbrook City Council meeting burns midnight oil with large volume on agenda, including proposal of street lights in Slaterville, new concrete sidewalks, and closing of tourist park, playground and cemetery water facilities for the winter.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0612 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | November 20th 1930 |
Council Report
Cranbrook Brewing company asks for a reduction in rates, citing Nelson and Trail breweries pay half the amount.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0613 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | November 20th 1930 |
Water Line Construction Rebate
Special meeting of Cranbrook City Council to listen to arguments in connection with water rate cases.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0701 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | October 9th 1930 |
Cranbrook Brewing Co. Water
City Council agrees to refund Cranbrook Brewing Co. water bill through rebates on monthly water accounts.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0729 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | October 23rd 1930 |
First Beer
Cranbrook Brewery starts off with great success as first beer was tasted and was deemed exceptional.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0925 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | August 25th 1904 |
Mutz Buys Brewery
After much bidding at auction A. Mutz now owner of Cranbrook Brewery.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0943 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | February 15th 1906 |
Cranbrook Brewing Company
Cranbrook Brewerys new owner in town looking after his new property and hiring one of South East Kootenays early settlers as his manager.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0948 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | March 1st 1906 |
James Ryan Interview
Newspaper interview with one of the best known men in Cranbrook, a pioneer of the town and for several years proprietor of Cranbrook Hotel.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0966 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | June 29th 1905 |
Cranbrook City Council
Report on City Council meeting dealing with the Y.M.C.A. proposed building addition for a swimming pool and gymnasium.
| Internal ID: | 0051.0098 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | June 17th 1926 |
Cranbrook Brewing Company
Good results expected when new modern plant makes first brew, stating plant one of the most up-to-date places of the kind in the west.
| Internal ID: | 0051.0287 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | June 24th 1926 |
Cranbrook Brewery Fire
Total loss at local brewery caused by fire, with circumstances pointing to being of incendiary origin. One of the two hydrants used to try stopping the fire appeared to have been tampered with.
| Internal ID: | 0051.0624 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | August 6th 1925 |
Cranbrook Brewing Company
Advertisement for Cranbrook Brewing Co. with special holiday brews.
| Internal ID: | 0051.0836 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | December 25th 1930 |
Cranbrook Brewing Company
Cranbrooks' new brewery is now being constructed in Slaterville and within three months should start brewing beer.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0498 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | May 23rd 1912 |
Cranbrook Construction
Listing all the buildings under construction in Cranbrook at this time.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0698 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | May 25th 1912 |
Cranbrook Brewing Fire
Cranbrook Brewing Company had to call out fire department, when a probable cigarette end dropped through a hole in the floor of the brewery office, required part of the wall and several floor boards to be chopped away.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0962 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | June 19th 1930 |
Cranbrook Brewing Company
Cranbrook Brewing Company president and owner of Yahk hotel visits Cranbrook.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0966 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | June 19th 1930 |
Cranbrook Brewing Company
Cranbrook Brewing Company receives permission to connect a four inch water line to the main at Slaterville.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0971 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | June 19th 1930 |
Cranbrook Brewery Fire
News article reporting that Cranbrook Brewing Company loses thousands of dollars in accidental fire.
| Internal ID: | 0053.0032 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | 0000 |
Brewery Water Line
Cranbrook Works committee rescinds on deal to relay old brewery line as the city's legal authority questions their agreement.
| Internal ID: | 0053.0154 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | September 18th 1930 |
Old Cranbrook Brewery c.1962
Removing tanks from old Cranbrook Brewery. Near the intersection of 6th Street south and Industrial Road #1 in Cranbrook B.C. This building was totally demolished in the 2025-2026 winter.
| Internal ID: | 2044.0034 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1962 |
Scott Fruit Company
Newspaper excerpt Nelson Daily News - describes family leaving Nelson to move to Cranbrook to be in charge of work at new bottling plant for fruit company.
| Internal ID: | 0051.0771 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | January 6th 1938 |
Soft Drinks Bottled
Scott Fruit bottling soft drinks in all popular flavours, hiring only local employees.
| Internal ID: | 0051.0774 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | February 17th 1938 |
Scott Fruit
Announcing to the retail trade of East Kootenay the installation of a modern soft drink plant in Cranbrook.
| Internal ID: | 0051.0775 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | February 17th 1938 |
East Kootenay Bottling Ad
Newspaper Advertising
| Internal ID: | 0054.0228 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | January 4th 1902 |
