Subject: Retailers

Baker Street, Cranbrook. Fink Mercantile building interior. Left to right: Peter Bull, Ralph Palmer, Paul...

Baker Street, Cranbrook. Fink Mercantile building interior. Left to right: Peter Bull, Ralph Palmer, Paul Rooks, Sam Morrow, John Fink.

Internal ID:	0018.0034
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	0000

Baker Street, Cranbrook. Fink Mercantile building.

Internal ID:	0018.0035
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	0000

Baker Street, Cranbrook (1905). Fink Mercantile building.

Internal ID:	0018.0036
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1905

Cranbrook, B.C.

Hotel Kootenay followed by MacEachern & MacDOnald, men's clothing.

Internal ID:	0032.0033
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1910

Cranbrook, B.C.

Hotel Kootenay followed by MacEachern & MacDOnald, men's clothing.

Internal ID:	0032.0034
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1910

Cecil Prest

Cecil Prest returns from running G.H. Miners branch in Moyie for several weeks and is now behind the counters of same firm in Cranbrook.

Internal ID:	0052.0436
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	June 20th 1901

McInnes

Pioneer resident of East Kootenay, during construction of Crow's Nest Pass railway he conducted meat markets in Cranbrook, Fernie and Moyie, dies of heart attack in Winnipeg.

Internal ID:	0052.0930
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	May 22nd 1930

Baker Street, Cranbrook, BC

Mount Baker Hotel, corner of Baker Street and 11th Avenue South (aka Fenwick Avenue) Cranbrook, B.C.

Internal ID:	0151.0026
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1976

Deering & McCormick Advertisement

Newspaper - Professional Cards and Lodge Notices section. Ad copy: Frank Dezall Agent for Deering & McCormick Mowers & Rigs Bicycles for Sale. All Repairs Done ar Reason- able Cost. Works: Opposite Depot

Internal ID:	0185.0025
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	April 26th 1913

Beattie-Murphy Advertisement

Beattie-Murphy Company Limited newspaper ad. Ad Copy: Artistic Wall Papers at Lowest Prices. Come in and see our samples. Beattie Murphy Company Limited. "The Rexall Store"

Internal ID:	0185.0030
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	April 26th 1913

Campbell & Manning

Letterhead for Campbell & Manning, Staple & Fancy Grocers, ca. 1909 - Cranbrook, BC.

Internal ID:	0212.0002
Medium:	Ephemera
Date:	1909

Campbell & Manning

Letterhead for Campbell & Manning, Staple & Fancy Grocers, Cranbrook, BC. ca. 1909.

Internal ID:	0212.0003
Medium:	Ephemera
Date:	1909

Campbell & Manning

Letterhead for Campbell & Manning, Staple & Fancy Grocers, ca. 1909 - Cranbrook, BC.

Internal ID:	0212.0004
Medium:	Ephemera
Date:	1909

Campbell & Manning

Letterhead for Campbell & Manning, Staple & Fancy Grocers, Cranbrook, BC. ca. 1909.

Internal ID:	0212.0005
Medium:	Ephemera
Date:	1909

Grocers & Butchers Delivery Schedule

Image of a delivery schedule for Grocery Stores and Butchers in Cranbrook. Date states effective March 23rd, 1942.

Internal ID:	0213.0002
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	March 23rd 1942

Cranbrook Railway Celebration

Parade down Baker St. in Cranbrook celebrating the Golden Jubilee of the coming of steel.

Internal ID:	0219.0033
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1948

B. Weston

Anniversary Sale buy now while the buying is good.

Internal ID:	0051.0922
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	July 27th 1923

Cross Keys Hotel

Cranbrooks' new store opening for business with guaranteed merchandise at a store that sells for less.

Internal ID:	0052.0948
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	May 29th 1930

Auditorium Theatre Fire

Internal ID:	0042.0064
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	December 2nd 1926

Many Transfer Realty Property

Cranbrook Real Estate business both booming and confusing.

Internal ID:	0042.0189
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	June 10th 1926

Co-Op Undertaking

Undertaking department at Cranbrook Co-operative Store purchased by Mr. Beatty.

Internal ID:	0050.0931
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	February 17th 1910

Cranbrook Co-operative Store

Cranbrook Co-operative Stores talking deals, with MacFarlane in the lead.

Internal ID:	0050.0952
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	December 20th 1906

Edison Theatre

Old Wentworth hall to be the site of Cranbrook's new Edison theatre, after being repainted and redecorated.

Internal ID:	0050.0979
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	January 2nd 1908

Cranbrook - Firsts

Detailing first things in Cranbrook, from first building to first baby born.

Internal ID:	0050.0985
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	March 19th 1908

Cranbrook Realty Property Transfers

Newspaper article detailing the large number of property transfers being effected lately.

Internal ID:	0051.0083
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	June 10th 1926

New Store

Announcing the opening of a new grocery store by the Cranbrook Co-operative Society.

Internal ID:	0051.0916
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	June 27th 1923

Co-Operative Store

Opening of new Co-Operative grocery store with shares selling for $10.00 ea.

Internal ID:	0051.0923
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	July 27th 1923

Cranbrook Co-operative Store

Cranbook Co-operative Store sold off the grocery department to J. Manning and will concentrate their store on dry goods, clothing, gents furnishings and furniture trade.

Internal ID:	0052.0173
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	June 13th 1907

Co-op Furniture Warehouse

Cranbrook Co-op Store has unloaded a carload of furniture with three more on the way.

Internal ID:	0052.0180
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	June 27th 1907

Cranbrook Theatres

Upcoming live performances and films being shown at Cranbrooks' Auditorium and Edison Theatre, update on opening of new Rex Theatre, and demonstration on liquified air.

Internal ID:	0052.0751
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	November 16th 1912

Rex Theatre

Cranbrooks' Rex Theatre opened its doors to the public, as one of the best moving picture houses found anywhere in the west today, and gave all its opening night proceeds to St. Eugene Hospital.

Internal ID:	0052.0760
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	December 7th 1912

Cranbrook Co-Operative Store

An ad for the Co-Op Store in Cranbrook.

Internal ID:	0479.0010
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	0000

Cranbrook Co-Operative Store

The Co-Operative store has moved into the former Rex Theatre on Norbury Avenue.

Internal ID:	0481.0003
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	August 1st 1924

Cranbrook Co-Operative Store

Illustrates products and prices at the Co-Operative Store.

Internal ID:	0481.0015
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	June 20th 1924

Cranbrook Co-Operative Store

An ad for the Cranbrook Co-Operative Store.

Internal ID:	0482.0012
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1924

Cranbrook Trading Company Store Interior

An interior view of the Cranbrook Trading Company store. In the photo are: Lydia Suran, Louise Pellegrin (Pelltier), Celina Voisey and Atlee Bridges (owner). This store was situated on Baker Street at the corner of Armstrong Avenue.

Internal ID:	0008.0003
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1930

Baker Street, Cranbrook, B.C.

Baker Street, Cranbrook B.C., looking east. On the righthand sode the modern white building is Cranbrook Trading Company. Down the street the Post Office and Hanson Block are visible brick structures. P614, postcard front, linked to 0019.0018.

Internal ID:	0019.0017
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1950

Baker Street, Cranbrook, B.C.

Internal ID:	0019.0018
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1950

Climbing Mount Fisher

Fisher Peak scaled by amateur climbers using easiest way but still took 10 hours.

Internal ID:	0050.0146
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	July 12th 1931

Cranbrook Trading Company

Cranbrook Trading Company moving to new store to furnish staples and delicacies as well as a pony express for delivery.

Internal ID:	0050.0245
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	May 17th 1898

City Council

Cranbrook City Council monthly meeting, paying of accounts due, repairs and maintenance on city services and utilities.

Internal ID:	0050.0365
Medium:	Manuscript
Date:	October 18th 1917

Cranbrook Trading Company

New Cash Grocery and Meat Store opened, strictly on a cash basis to enable reasonable prices.

Internal ID:	0050.0371
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	November 1st 1917

Cranbrook Hardware

Upstairs room over the Cranbrook Hardware being cleared and fitted for a badminton court.

Internal ID:	0050.0573
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	November 6th 1930

Relief Financial Statement 1930

Financial statement for relief work donations and expenditures for 1930.

Internal ID:	0050.0637
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	November 20th 1930

Business Section Fire

After five years without a fire of consequence the city of Cranbrook lost seven places in the business section.

Internal ID:	0051.0810
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	July 30th 1936

City Council Report

Regular meeting of Cranbrook City Council dealing with payments of bills, update on utilities and extensions of sewerage to buildings outside city limits, to be paid for by property owners.

Internal ID:	0052.0695
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	May 18th 1912

Jackson Building

Old building moved off Baker Street to prepare for construction on new business block in Cranbrook.

Internal ID:	0052.0886
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	April 24th 1930

Better Buildings

Cranbrook has a few new buildings made of brick and are modern in design, the urge is on to replace all the old wood buildings with brick or concrete structures, especially the government building, C.P.R. station building and the now condemned courthouse.

Internal ID:	0052.0896
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	May 1st 1930

Jackson Block Description

New business block rapidly approaching completion for the occupancy of Cranbrook Trading Co.

Internal ID:	0052.0992
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	July 17th 1930

Jackson Block

Cranbrook Trading Company almost ready to move into nearly completed building with all the furnishings and fixtures befitting a big city grocery store.

Internal ID:	0053.0064
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	July 31st 1930

Cranbrook Trading Company

Huge line of groceries on display at Cranbrook Trading Company's new store, with everything required for household and restaurant kitchens.

Internal ID:	0053.0070
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	August 7th 1930

Cranbrook Trading Moves In

New grocery store to open in Cranbrook and will run on a cash basis.

Internal ID:	0053.0090
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	August 21st 1930

Mrs. Argue

Popular Cranbrook lady and pioneer resident leaves Cranbrook to make her home in New Westminster.

Internal ID:	0053.0138
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	September 18th 1930

Cranbrook Trading Company Advertisement

Cranbrook Trading Company newspaper advertisement. Ad shows images of Trunks, Suitcases and Clubbags. At cost, for cash sale. A large stock. Why you can buy at cost: Because we have too large a stock and we want the money.

Internal ID:	0185.0028
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	April 26th 1913

Cranbrook Trading Co

Letterhead for the Cranbrook Trading Company - Cranbrook, BC - ca. 1909. Note they also operated an "Employment Agency."

Internal ID:	0212.0006
Medium:	Ephemera
Date:	1909

Cranbrook Trading Company

Letterhead for the Cranbrook Trading Co, ca. 1912 - Cranbrook, BC. Note they have dropped the "Employment Agency" function from the letterhead.

Internal ID:	0212.0007
Medium:	Ephemera
Date:	1912

Baker Street, Cranbrook, from the West

Looking down Baker Street with a good view on the right of the Cranbrook Trading Co. building, the tower of the old Post Office and the brick Hanson Block midway on the right. The imposing building with pillars on the left is the Canadian Bank of Commerce.

Internal ID:	0460.0010
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1960

Baker Street, Cranbrook, from the West

Internal ID:	0460.0011
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1960

Cranbrook Trading Company c.1930

Cranbrook Trading Company c.1930. Left to Right: Atlee Bridges, Cliff Haynes, Mr. Reade, Velma Black, Maragret McInnis, Ruth (Chalender) Ingstrup, Elsie Erickson.

Internal ID:	2265.0001
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1930

Parade - Zenith Cafe Float in Cranbrook, BC

The Zenith Cafe float in a Cranbrook, BC parade. The float in proceeding west on Baker Street in front of the JJ Jackson building (Overwaitea store). To the left is the Raworth Bros. jewellery store and to the right the old Fink Mercantile building.

Internal ID:	0003.0010
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1948

Cranbrook Parade - Prayer Float

A Prayer Float in a Baker Street parade in Cranbrook, BC. From left are the Hanson Block, federal Post Office, Raworth's Jewellery and the Fink Mercantile building.

Internal ID:	0003.0017
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1950

Fink Mercantile Masthead

Masthead of Fink Mercantile Company Ltd on Baker Street in Cranbrook.

Internal ID:	0003.0039
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1910

Fink Mercantile Company

Images showing the inside and outside of the Fink Mercantile Company's store in Cranbrook. Thwe building still sits on Baker Street, now (2010) home to the Falkins Insurance office.

Internal ID:	0008.0046
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1915

Baker Street, Cranbrook

a view of Baker Street with the Fink Brothers on the left (second building) before they built the Merc. On the right the Imperial Bank of Canada is followed by the calgary Cattle Company, then Reid & Co. and a cigar store.

Internal ID:	0032.0035
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1910

Baker Street, Cranbrook

Internal ID:	0032.0036
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1910

Gyro Fall Fair

Internal ID:	0042.0051
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	August 12th 1926

The Star Theatre gives away two hundred copies of sheet music to Ladies only

The star theatre has a novel advertising scheme, giving away free sheet music to the first 100 ladies entering the theatre on Mondays and Saturdays for the next twelve weeks.

Internal ID:	0042.0069
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	September 23rd 1926

Gyro Show Takes Town By Storm

"The Beauty Shop" captures the hearts of all; zany antics not soon to be forgotten.

Internal ID:	0042.0190
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	March 18th 1926

Cranbrook Relief Society

Relief Society reports successful Christmas for needy families and men in hospital, due to donations and food hampers.

Internal ID:	0050.0117
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	January 15th 1931

Miss Macleod Fire

Miss Macleod's store gutted by fire, fire brigade saves a large portion of Cranbrooks business district.

Internal ID:	0050.0945
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	February 22nd 1906

New Government Building

Two large new buildings being started in Cranbrook, one being the new provincial government building, the other the Fink Mercantile building.

Internal ID:	0050.0951
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	July 24th 1906

Jake Fink Interview

Newspaper interview after working in Kaslo, Ainsworth, Wardner and Fort Steele, Jake Fink took over the management of the Fort Steele Mercantile in Cranbrook and after the closing of their other branches bought out the other shareholders with his brother.