3. Profiles George Ernest Durrant   (Hartney - Elgin - Treherne 1908 - 1915)  Little is known about the personal life of George Durrant, a prolific photographer who has offices in Hartney and Elgin in the early 1900’s. His time in the Hartney and Elgin must therefore have been brief, but we have many examples of his work from both of those communities. The only listing in the Manitoba Vital Statistics database is for his marriage to Ada Marion Starling in the RM of Victoria in 1911. Spencer Street King Street Elgin This photo tells us that in the early 1900’s Elgin rivaled Hartney in terms of population and commerce.  Location on the main routes determined by the growth of highways was probably a factor in changing all that.   Fairfax, on the other hand was a small village right from the start.