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Letter of congratulations to Samuel Balcom from J.K. Lawson of Balcom-Chittick Limited-Lawton's Drug Stores regarding the City of Halifax's designating a park as Balcom Square

MS-2-128, Box 1, Folder 17, Item 6
Item
1979

Part of Samuel R. Balcom fonds

Item is a letter referring to a park named in Balcom's honour by the City of Halifax; a plaque bearing Samuel Balcom's name still marks the small triangle of lawn at the corner of Robie Street and Spring Garden Road.

Letter of thanks from Henry Hicks to Samuel Balcom for his $300 contribution to close out the Benevolent Fund of the World War One No. 7 Stationary Hospital Unit

MS-2-128, Box 1, Folder 17, Item 4
Item
1975

Part of Samuel R. Balcom fonds

Item is a letter from Henry Hicks to Samuel Balcom.

Lincoln, United Kingdom

MS-2-128, PB Box 5, Folder 67, Item 6
Item
1925

Part of Samuel R. Balcom fonds

List of Members, Potential Members

MS-2-128, Box 2, Folder 1
File
1959

Part of Samuel R. Balcom fonds

File contains membership lists and mailing addresses for members of the Red Cap Snow Shoe Club, 1959.

Major Hogan standing outside his tent

MS-2-128, PB Box 21, Folder 28, Item 5
Item
ca. 1914-1919

Part of Samuel R. Balcom fonds

Man and Woman sitting outside

MS-2-128, PB Box 5, Folder 71, Item 4
Item
ca. 1910

Part of Samuel R. Balcom fonds

Man and woman standing together outside

MS-2-128, PB Box 5, Folder 71, Item 5
Item
ca. 1910

Part of Samuel R. Balcom fonds

Man holding a horse attached to a cart

MS-2-128, PB Box 21, Folder 27, Item 3
Item
ca. 1914

Part of Samuel R. Balcom fonds

Photograph is of a man holding on to a horse and cart and a young girl with a woman in the background; there is a man driving the cart.

Man walking on a dirt road

MS-2-128, PB Box 5, Folder 71, Item 2
Item
ca. 1910

Part of Samuel R. Balcom fonds

Margaret Hall Wheeler

MS-2-128, PB Box 21, Folder 45, Item 5
Item
1917

Part of Samuel R. Balcom fonds

Margaret Hall Wheeler photograph side b

MS-2-128, PB Box 21, Folder 45, Item 5b
Item
1917

Part of Samuel R. Balcom fonds

Members of the #7 Stationary Hospital at the Cenotaph

MS-2-128, PB Box 21, Folder 38, Item 2
Item
ca. 1965

Part of Samuel R. Balcom fonds

Members of the Benevolent Society at Annual Dinner

MS-2-128, PB Box 21, Folder 42, Item 4
Item
ca. 1965

Part of Samuel R. Balcom fonds

Members of the Benevolent Society having afternoon tea

MS-2-128, PB Box 21, Folder 42, Item 3
Item
ca. 1965

Part of Samuel R. Balcom fonds

Members of the Dental and Dispensary staff on the Dispensary step

MS-2-128, PB Box 21, Folder 23, Item 8
Item
ca. 1914-1919

Part of Samuel R. Balcom fonds

Photograph includes Mr. Samuel R. Balcom; Captain Karl Woodbury; Nursing Matron Laura May Hubley; Non-Commissioned Officers and members of the Dental and Dispensary Staff.

Members of the No. 7 Stationary Hospital "Dalhousie" in Arques, France

MS-2-128, PB Box 21, Folder 23, Item 9
Item
ca. 1914-1919

Part of Samuel R. Balcom fonds

Photograph contains Captain Kenneth A. MacKenzie; Lieutenant-Colonel John Stewart; Nursing Matron Laura May Hubley; Nursing Sister Catherine S. Smith; possibly John Baker and other members of the No. 7.

Mrs. Emma Tucker handing the gavel to Ron Bedgood, Zone Commander

MS-2-128, PB Box 21, Folder 39, Item 1
Item
1963

Part of Samuel R. Balcom fonds

Nurse Jean Mitchell and Jack Scott at their wedding

MS-2-128, PB Box 21, Folder 3, Item 3
Item
ca. 1917

Part of Samuel R. Balcom fonds

Nursing Sister Lorinda MacAulay

MS-2-128, PB Box 21, Folder 3, Item 4
Item
ca. 1917

Part of Samuel R. Balcom fonds

Nursing Sisters in a wagon, unidentified men on the ground

MS-2-128, PB Box 21, Folder 36, Item 5
Item
ca. 1914-1919

Part of Samuel R. Balcom fonds

Nursing Sisters in front of a tent

MS-2-128, PB Box 21, Folder 22, Items 15
Item
ca. 1914-1919

Part of Samuel R. Balcom fonds

Nursing Sisters identified from left to right: Sadie McLeod; J. A. Davidson; M. M. E. Chisholm; Laura May Hubley; J. M.Mitchell; rest of the women are unidentified.

Nursing Sisters in front of a tent

MS-2-128, PB Box 21, Folder 22, Item 17
Item
ca. 1914-1919

Part of Samuel R. Balcom fonds

Nursing Sisters identified from left to right: Sadie McLeod; J. A. Davidson; M. M. E. Chisholm; Laura May Hubley; J. M.Mitchell; rest of the women are unidentified.

Nursing Sisters in front of a tent

MS-2-128, PB Box 21, Folder 22, Item 16
Item
ca. 1914-1919

Part of Samuel R. Balcom fonds

Nursing Sisters identified from left to right: Sadie McLeod; J. A. Davidson; M. M. E. Chisholm; Laura May Hubley; J. M.Mitchell; rest of the women are unidentified.
Note on back of photograph "To the Misses Stewarts South Street - In front of my tent office having our morning lunch I am cutting the bread. Sister Mitchell is just in the act of taking a piece of bread when snapped."

Nursing Sisters in front of a tent

MS-2-128, PB Box 21, Folder 22, Item 18
Item
ca. 1914-1919

Part of Samuel R. Balcom fonds

Nursing Sisters identified from left to right: Sadie McLeod; J. A. Davidson; M. M. E. Chisholm; Laura May Hubley; J. M.Mitchell; rest of the women are unidentified.

Nursing Sisters in front of tent

MS-2-128, PB Box 21, Folder 23, Item 1
Item
ca. 1914-1919

Part of Samuel R. Balcom fonds

Nursing Sisters have been identified from left to right: Sadie McLeod; J. A. Davidson; M. M. E. Chisholm; Laura May Hubley; J. M.Mitchell; rest of the women are unidentified.
Note on back of photograph " Outside my office having morning lunch. I am cutting the bread, Sisters nearly all have their gowns on."

Nursing Sisters on a ferry

MS-2-128, PB Box 21, Folder 36, Item 4
Item
ca. 1914-1919

Part of Samuel R. Balcom fonds

Nursing Sisters, Reunion

MS-2-128, PB Box 21, Folder 25
File
ca. 1920s

Part of Samuel R. Balcom fonds

Also included in the file is a Christmas card from 1918.

Officer reading inside of a tent

MS-2-128, PB Box 21, Folder 28, Item 7
Item
1914-1919

Part of Samuel R. Balcom fonds

Officer sitting in front of his tent

MS-2-128, PB Box 21, Folder 28, Item 3
Item
ca. 1914-1919

Part of Samuel R. Balcom fonds

Officers, Variously identified

MS-2-128, PB Box 21, Folder 34
File
ca. 1916

Part of Samuel R. Balcom fonds

It is thought that the officers were: Capt. Karl F. Woodbury; Capt. Dan. Angus MacLeod; Col. John Stewart; Father MacQuillian; Major Col. E. V. Hogan; Lt. S. R. Balcom; Capt. Jason Murray.