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Panoramic photograph of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College campus taken in 1921

File contains a panoramic photographic print of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College from 1921. Printed on the back : "Mrs. Mathew [sic Matthew] Frizzell". Removed a piece of a receipt taped to the back of the photograph during processing; it may have been used to indicate cropping when an enlargement was made to hang behind the circulation desk of the MacRae Library. The receipt and description card are attached to the accession form in the case file. The blown up panoramic shot still hangs in the staff work area on Level 1 of the MacRae Library as of April 2020.

Nova Scotia Agricultural College students, 1942-1943

File contains 8 photographs of students from the classes of 1942 and 1943, and faculty or instructors, from the Nova Scotia Agricultural College. There are men on the steps of Cumming Hall or the Science Building (?), near wooden fenced enclosures, and wooden fences, as well as near a greenhouse on campus.

Rice, Lewis

Copies of six unidentified photos taken in the studio of Lewis Rice. #1 - waterfall; #2 - river, riverbanks and trees; #3 - waterfall; #4 - a public building (New Glasgow town hall?); #5 - a boat in dry-dock; #6 - street scene. Print copy is available: PC-2-333-54

Antigonish - collage of scenes

Seven views of buildings and landscapes taken in Antigonish, laid out on a cloth-covered table with greenery and flowers between them, and a card annotated: "Souvenir of Antigonish". This may possibly have been taken to produce a postcard

Beachscape

View of a beach with two groups of people in the foreground and a large group of people as well as individuals at the water's edge

Landscape

Landscape showing a horse-drawn carriage stopped on a country road beside a river. Three adults are in the carriage, and a woman holding a child is standing beside it

Street scene

Landscape showing a river with trees on one side, and stones, bushes and a field on the other. A train is passing in the background. This scene is also on taken without the train on plate: PC-2-277-89

Street scene

Landscape showing a river with trees on one side, and stones, bushes and a field on the other. This is the same scene as on plate: PC-2-277-88, but without the train

Street Scene

Landscape looking along a street with many trees on both sides. Several people are standing on the street and one child is riding a bicycle

Townscape

Landscape of New Glasgow? A large church spire appears in the upper left corner. A man on a bicycle can be seen coming up the dirt road

Westville - Drummond Colliery

Landscape with wooded area in background and cleared land littered with fallen trees and logs in the foreground. A large pulley wheel is lying in the centre, possibly ready to be erected. Three men are standing in the background

New Glasgow - Provost Street

Street scene with a confectionery store on one corner and a four storey building with balconies, the "Norfolk Hotel" on the opposite side. Cars are driving on the left-hand side of the street. Print copy is also available: PC-2-334-25

Landscape

Landscape looking down the hill on a winding country road on which guard rails are installed. There are rocky banks on one side, telegraph posts on both sides and many trees all over

Pictou - landscape

View across the harbour of the town of Pictou, taken from Pictou Landing where a sailing ship is partially visible at a wharf. Print copy is included. Safety negative and print copy also filed as: PC-2-335-6. Larger print copy is available: PC-2-334-14

New Glasgow - post-fire

View of New Glasgow after the fire of April 19, 1874. One complete block has been destroyed down to the foundations, along with portions of two others. Print copy also available: PC-2-334-5

New Glasgow - post-fire

View of New Glasgow after the fire of April 19, 1874. One complete block has been destroyed down to the foundations, along with portions of two others. Several firemen and a few other men are surveying the destruction. A factory chimney stands at one edge. One a fence three advertisements are visible, two of which read: "Use Brown's Bronchial …", "Use household panacea …"

New Glasgow - post-fire

A group of men, women and children, wearing hats and caps, standing in the foreground in front of the area destroyed in New Glasgow by the fire of April 19, 1874. A fire-carriage is in the centre of the group

New Glasgow - post-fire

A group of men and boys, wearing hats and caps, standing in the foreground in front of the area destroyed in New Glasgow by the fire of April 19, 1874. Two horse-drawn carriages are visible at the edge of the group. Print copy also available: PC-2-334-6

New Glasgow - landscape

View of New Glasgow annotated: "Bird's Eye View of New Glasgow, from High School" and "Rice Photo N. G. No. 2". A sign on one building reads: D. C. Rose Carriage Builder". Envelope annotated: "view shows Temperance Street". Print copy is available: PC-2-334-17
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