Interior view looking from one side of the Eastern Car Co. Ltd. production plant. A number of workmen, some machinery and equipment can be seen. Across the centre are two steel beams with pulleys attached marked: "30 Ton Northern" and: "Shaw 10 Ton Crane". On one wall two signs read: "Fitters Tool Store" and: "Finished Metal Store"
Interior view looking the length of the Eastern Car Co. Ltd. production plant. A number of workmen, some machinery and equipment can be seen. Across the centre are two steel beams with pulleys attached marked: "30 Ton Northern" and: "Shaw 10 Ton Crane"; at one end of each an operator is seated near roof level
Interior view at the Eastern Car Co. Ltd. production plant showing a close-up view of one section in which one man is working behind a large circular saw. The unit he is working with is labelled: "Espen-Lucas". One other man can be seen seated in the background
Interior view at the Eastern Car Co. Ltd. production plant showing a close-up view of a tall piece of equipment with a cylinder on top and pipes around it. It is stamped with the letter "D". One man is somewhat visible at the side
Interior view at the Eastern Car Co. Ltd. production plant showing a close-up view of a large circular saw on an axle and several other pieces of equipment. Wooden steps and a trestle have been built to access the work
Interior view at the Eastern Car Co. Ltd. production plant showing a close-up view of a large circular saw on an axle and several other pieces of equipment. Wooden steps and a trestle have been built to access the work
Interior view looking from one side along the length of the Eastern Car Co. Ltd. production plant. A number of workmen, some machinery and equipment can be seen
Interior view of the Eastern Car Co. Ltd.'s Wood Car House showing stacks of wood, trestles and partially built wooden Box Cars. Annotated: "Eastern Car Co" and "Wood Car House"
File contains a set of construction drawings by architects John Preston and Associates for an 84-bed residence on South Street, later named Eliza Ritchie Hall.
File contains photographs of the exterior of the Forrest Building at Dalhousie University. The photographs were taken at various different times during the building's history. Two of the photographs come from nitrate negatives that were scanned and destroyed.
File contains photographs of the Public Archives buildng, now known as the Chase Building. The building is located on Dalhousie University' Studley campus. The photographs show the archives building from different angles.
File contains a letter and circular sent from Harriet Taber Richardson, Secretary of the Associates of Port Royal, to the Essex Institute in 1930. The letter requests the Institute's support of the reconstruction of the Habitation.
File contains a set of architectural plans for Gerard Hall (originally the Halifax Infirmary and School of Nursing) produced by architects C.A. Fowler @ Co. and printed at reduced scale.
File contains construction blueprints for the Studley Campus gymnasium, which was designed by architect Andrew Cobb and built by MacDonald Construction in 1932. Drawings include floor plans; elevations; footing plans; cross sections; and details for windows, cornices and other elements. The plans, which are labelled with job number U-311, are signed off by [W. Thompson?], Secretary of the Board of Governors.
View of J. W. Cumming's building from opposite street corner. Two cars visible in the distance along with a Grand Trunk Western Railway box car. Print copy is also available: PC-2-334-37
J. W. Cumming Store. The sign above the first building reads: "Manufacturer of Modern Coal …ls and all kinds of high grade miners tools". Three other buildings can be seen; in the doorway of the second are one man and two horses. Negative is available: PC-2-3277-70
View of J. W. Cumming's building from opposite street corner. Two cars visible in the distance along with a Grand Trunk Western Railway box car. Negative is also available: PC-2-300-28
J. W. Cumming Store. The sign above the first building reads: "Manufacturer of Modern Coal …ls and all kinds of high grade miners tools". Three other buildings can be seen; in the doorway of the second are one man and two horses. Print copy is available: PC-2-333-90
Copy photo of a blueprint of a series of buildings belonging to the J. W. Cumming Manufacturing Company Limited, drawn by L. E. Smith in 1920. The various departments are identified on the roofs of the buildings. In the foreground is a Canadian national freight shed and railway vehicles. In the background are a river and hills. Envelope annotated: "Used in 'Busy East' article Sept.-Oct. 1934". Negative is available: PC-2-295-23
Site of the J. W. Cumming Manufacturing Co. Ltd. showing a row of buildings in the background and rails in the foreground one which is sitting Grand Trunk Railway's Box Car G. T. W. #340108. A car is parked outside the buildings. Telegraph poles run parallel to the buildings and rails. The ground is covered with snow (2 copies)
J. W. Cumming Store. The sign above the first building reads: "Manufacturer of Modern Coal …ls and all kinds of high grade miners tools". Three other buildings can be seen; in the doorway of the second are two men and two horses
Copy photo of a blueprint of a series of buildings belonging to the J. W. Cumming Manufacturing Company Limited, drawn by L. E. Smith in 1920. The various departments are identified on the roofs of the buildings. In the foreground is a Canadian national freight shed and railway vehicles. In the background are a river and hills. Envelope annotated: "Used in 'Busy East' article Sept.-Oct. 1934". Print copy is available: PC-2-334-36
Commercial building with the sign: "J. W. Cumming M'F'G Co. Ltd. Structural Steel Dep't. above the large end door. Four men are standing outside that end, and two are standing in a smaller doorway on one side, outside which a truck is parked
Store front featuring McCulloch's Sport Shop with a window on each side of the entrance. In one window is a sign reading: R. M. Benvie, R. O. Eyesight Specialist". The sign for "Waldren's Photo Studio is reflected in the other window. On a door to one side are signs for: "General Finance Eastern Limited", "Mutual Life" and "Samuel's Furrier", and a reflection reading: "Dominion"
File contains architectural drawings for the National Research Council Laboratory and for the Institute for Marine Biosciences on Oxford Street in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The 1949 drawings, produced by Leslie Fairn and C. Gustave Brault, include plot plans; footings; floor plans; interior room and finish schedules; sections and details; and plumbing, heating and electrical plans. The 1964 and 1979 drawings are for additions and extensions, and were produced by Duffus, Romans, Kundzins and Rounsefell Ltd. The file also includes a set of drawings printed at reduced scale for a submission by Lydon Lynch issued September 2002 for a National Research Council New Industry Partnership Facility Institute for Marine Biosciences.
Two-storey brick building with a dormer window on the third floor, identified below the windows as the: "A. M. Holmes Golden Age Store". A man wearing a top hat is standing outside it with his hands behind his back; two men wearing hats are standing at the opposite side of the photo. Negative is available; PC-2-318--44
Two-storey brick building with a dormer window on the third floor, identified below the windows as the: "A. M. Holmes Golden Age Store". A man wearing a top hat is standing outside it with his hands behind his back; two men wearing hats are standing at the opposite side of the photo. Print copy is available; PC-2-333-32
View of a hotel identified by a sign as: "American House". A woman is standing in a doorway to an upper balcony; three men are standing on the porch below it. Attached is a fenced yard identified by a crescent-shaped sign as a: "Livery Stable". Two other men are standing across the street. Three other buildings are partially visible. Print copy is available: PC-2-333-31
View of a hotel identified by a sign as: "American House". A women is standing in a doorway to an upper balcony; three men are standing on the porch below it. Attached is a fenced yard identified by a crescent-shaped sign as a: "Livery Stable". Two other men are standing across the street. Three other buildings are partially visible. Negative is available: PC-2-318-46
View of a building identified on the envelope as belonging to: "C. M. Cameron Sleigh & Carriage Maker". Four carriages are parked outside, and four men are standing there. Three other buildings are partially visible. Print copy is available: PC-2-333-29
Three-storey commercial building in which the windows and doors have rounded tops. Seven men are standing outside, it, six of whom are wearing top hats, the seventh is wearing a bowler hat. This building is also depicted on plate: PC-2-318-49
Three-storey commercial building in which the windows and doors have rounded tops. Four men wearing top hats and one boy are standing outside. Three other buildings are partially visible. This building is also depicted on plate: PC-2-318-48