BR0216 BRANDON - [BURNED-OUT ASYLUM]

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Date: Posted, but date unclear.

Publisher / Photographer: Halpin's Drug Store

Notation: On November 4, 1910 the Mantoba's Brandon Asylum for the Insane was completely destroyed by fire. Over 700 patients and staff were safely evacuated. One woman, a patient, somehow separated from the group and perished from exposure.

For more information on the asylum fire, see: www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/mb_history/21/brandonasylumfire.shtml