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Photograph of the Livingston Monument

Item is a photograph of the Livingston monument inscribed: "John D. Livingston Born Aug. 26, 1825, died May 10, 1902 His wife Rachel Taylor Born May - 1835, died Sept. 15, 1882 far off ye are yet ever nigh We have you not, yet we rejoice We prosper circled by your voice We shall not lose you thou' we die LIVINGSTON". The monument is in the sculptor's workshop, with two boxes and two blank stones behind it.

Photograph of the MacDonald Monument

Item is a photograph of the MacDonald Monument. Inscribed on the front: "IHS Erected by their family John A. MacDonald born May 18, 1837 died at New Glasgow April 18, 1928 aged 91. years - his wife Margaret born Sept. 28, 1852 died at New Glasgow Feb. 4, 1928 aged 75. yrs. MACDONALD". The side is inscribed: Pte. Donald Vincent MacDonald 716128.26.BAT. Killed in action in France Aug. 28, 1918 aged 21. Yrs. We are the dead short days ago we loved felt dawn saw sunset glow loved and were loved and now we lie in Flanders fields". Part of a building in visible at one edge. Trees and hills are in the background

Photograph of the Ross Monument

Item is a photograph of the Ross Monument, inscribed: "In memory of Alexander Ross D's son. Died Jan. 17, 1895 Aged 66 y'rs ROSS W. R. McN./"N.G.". The monument across the street from a store in a building which shows the sign: Furnished Rooms Up Stairs"

Photograph of the Vendome Hotel

View of the Vendome Hotel, outside which four cars are parked, one of which is beside a "No Parking" sign! Four more cars and a wagon are parked across the street, with a man seated on the running board of the nearest car. Print copy is included

Photograph of two children

Item is a portrait photograph of one young girl and one young boy seated, full pose. Negative annotated: "Show hands". Envelope suggests this is "Copy of what appears to be a wet plate shot of two children".

Photograph of workers at the Matheson Foundry

Item is a photograph of five men seated on a large steel pipe outside a shingled building, six men seated on planks in front, and one man seated centre front on the ground. All are wearing work clothes, including caps of soft hats. Annotated: "top - 2nd from left Charlie Fraser Twin of Mrs. L. G. Ferguson", "4th from left Alex MacGillivray", and: "Matheson Foundry."

Thomas Cantley fonds

  • MS-2-755
  • Fonds
  • 1794 - 2005
Fonds consists of Thomas Cantley's materials accumulated and sometimes annotated by Catherine Campbell in the course of her research on Cantley's life, including correspondence regarding his political and professional activities; correspondence with family members; manuscripts and typescripts; speeches; photographs; financial statements; and other textual records. Fonds also contains records originating with Cantley's family, including correspondence between his children Charles L. Cantley and Marian Cantley, and a letter from Donald F. Cantley to E.W. Sutherland.

Cantley, Thomas

Waldren Studios Photograph Collection

  • PC2
  • Collection
  • [ca. 1870]-[ca. 1975]
Collection contains over 55,000 glass plate negatives, film negatives, and prints from the Waldren Studios of New Glasgow and Antigonish, Nova Scotia. The majority of these negatives are portraits, nearly all of which are identified and dated. A number of the portraits represent some of the earliest photos of Black Nova Scotians from Pictou, Antigonish and Guysborough counties. Many of the remaining photos are local scenes, a few of which were taken in New Glasgow before the fire in 1874 which devastated the town. The collection contains photographs that depict show coal mining, shipbuilding and other local industries in action. Portraits of family groups, sports teams, social clubs and school groups are also well represented.

Waldren Photographic Studios

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