Mayor Fleming Driving First Spike of Street Ry in Brandon
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Front: A large crowd of businessmen and workers commemorated the event. Back: Handwritten note: "On the other side you will notice some five or xi hundred Japs listening to Mayor Fleming telling them how Brandon is going to grow." Other accounts only mention a crowd of local businessmen and citizens. Sources: http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/mb_history/56/brandonpostcards.shtml http://nanna.lib.umanitoba.ca/atom/index.php/brandon-street-railway-staff-c-1914