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The program for the 1931 Closing Entertainment in recognition of the graduating class of the Normal School.

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Gathering to renew old acquaintances, these former Manitou citizens celebrated in June 1922 in Kildonan Park in Winnipeg.

A reference to this gathering can be found in the june 22, 1922 issue of the Manitou Western Canadian.

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Many former Manitou residents moved on to other communities, many of them to Winnipeg where they, for many years gathered every summer to renew acquaintances.

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A gathering of former residents of Manitou in Winnipeg - 1961.

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The program from the Accessibility Project Grand Opening.

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Contains a collection of news articles and posters concerning a hundred years of performances at Manitou's Opera Houses.

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The order of service of this celebration of the Manitoba Centennial held at the Manitou Opera House in 1970.

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The Manitou Opera House was designed by G F Magee and built by Blackburn Construction of Pilot Mound Manitoba in 1930.

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These blueprints were prepared by a former Manitou carpenter, Gordon Mcgee in preparation for the construction of the Manitou Opera House after the January 1930 fire destroyed the original boilding.

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Designed by Steckley and Associates of Winkler, with much help from the Manitou Opera House Foundation, these drawings reflect the intent of the Foundation - to ensure the new building complemented the original design of the Manitou Opera House.

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