Item is a photograph of Rt. Hon. C. D. Howe laying the cornerstone stone for the new men's Residence How Hall. Pictured left ot right: Haldenby, Brig., architect, unidentified person from Kenny Construction and Rt. Hon. C. D. Howe, Chancellor of Dalhousie. Photographs taken by Wright. Newspaper article in the file states that Brig Haldenby was an architect for Kenny Construction.
Item is a photograph of Reverend J. W. A. Nicholson saying a prayer at the laying of the cornerstone. Pictured left to right: President A. E. Kerr; Reverend J. W. A. Nicholson; Rt. Hon. C. D. Howe, Chancellor of Dalhousie; and Donald McInnes, QC, Chairman of the Board of Governors of Dalhousie. Photographs taken by Wright. Newspaper article included in file.
Item is a photograph of Reverend J. W. A. Nicholson pronouncing the innovation and benediction at the laying of the cornerstone. Pictured left to right: A. E. Kerr, President; Rev. J. W. A. Nicholson; Rt. Hon. C. D. Howe, Chancellor of Dalhousie; Donald McInnes, QC, Chairman of the Board of Governors of Dalhousie; and Haldenby, Brigadier E.W. Haldenby, architect. - Photographs taken by Wright. - Prayer scene; newspaper article on event in file.
Item is a photograph taken during the construction of the Henry Hicks Academic Administration Building at Dalhousie University. The photograph shows two men in coveralls putting the cornerstone in place.
Item consists of two copies of a photograph taken during the construction of the Henry Hicks Academic Administration Building at Dalhousie University. The photograph shows three men laying the cornerstone.
Item consists of two copies of a photograph taken during the construction of the Henry Hicks Academic Administration Building at Dalhousie University. The photograph shows two men in coveralls putting the cornerstone in place while other men in suits watch.
Item is a photograph taken during the construction of the Henry Hicks Academic Administration Building at Dalhousie University. The photograph shows several men watching the cornerstone of the building being laid by a man in a suit.
File contains three copies of a photograph of the cornerstone of the Sir James Dunn Science Building at Dalhousie University. The cornerstone was laid by Lady Dunn on October 29, 1958.
Item is a photograph of the medical dental library in the Forrest Building at Dalhousie University. The photograph shows three men working at tables in the library. The name "Harold Weir" is written on the back of the photograph.
File contains one photograph of the Dalhousie Memorial Arena under construction in the summer of 1950. Photograph taken by Wamboldt-Waterfield Photography Limited.
Item is a photograph of buildings and equipment at the Dalhousie Pit in Stellarton. Acadia Coal Company opened the Dalhousie Pit on the Foord Seam in 1850. The mine was destroyed by fire in 1870. A negative is available: PC-2-318-66.
Item is a photograph of the Student Union Building at Dalhousie University, which opened November 8, 1968. There are some construction materials sitting around the building and a sign from McDonald Construction Co. Ltd., C. D. Davison & Company, J. Philip Vaughan & Assoc. Ltd., and F. C. O'Neill & Assoc. Ltd. The photograph is stapled onto a piece of cardboard and there is a piece of paper with a caption attached to the back..
Item is a photograph of the Dalplex Campaign kick-off reception held on October 13, 1977. Photograph shows Dalhousie University President Henry Hicks (far left) speaking at a podium to a room of guests.
File contains a photograph of a street scene showing a building with the name: "Dominion House" above the door; a church identified as: "James House" on the envelope; and two unidentified houses in the distance. Negative is available: PC-2-318-50
Item is a photograph of the Elmwood Hotel, which was originally a mansion built by Joshua Newton, who was the son-in-law of Simeon Perkins. The Perkins house is on the left, though it is not visible. In about 1942, the hotel was purchased by the Canadian Navy, and was used during WWII as a living quarters and offices for naval personnel whose ships were undergoing refit at the Thompson Machinery Co. Ltd. plant. After the war ended in 1949, the hotel was torn down, and the site became the lawn in front of the artillery training quarters.
