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MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 30
Item
[1967?]

Item is a photograph of Mrs. Farrant wearing a floral dress and sitting on the front step of a house on McNab's Island. Her husband, Ernest Arthur Farrant, is standing next to her with his hand on her shoulder. His face is not visible.

Photograph of five people walking through a field on McNab's Island

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 28
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of five unidentified people walking through a field surrounded by trees on McNab's Island. Some industrial looking buildings are visible in the distance.

Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Arthur Farrant

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 29
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Arthur Farrant, two residents of McNab's Island. They are sitting together in front of a building.

Proofs of two photographs of an unidentified girl with braids

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 18
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a contact sheet with proofs of two photographs on an unidentified girl with braids and a floral dress. She is sitting on the back of a truck .The photographs may have been taken on or near McNab's Island.

Photograph of an unidentifed woman looking at an old wooden pier

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 24
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of an unidentified woman looking through binoculars at a wooden pier on McNab's Island. There are trees around the shore and another shore with a house visible in the distance.

Photograph of trees on McNab's Island

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 25
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of a row of trees by a forest on McNab's Island.

Proofs of two photographs taken on McNab's Island

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 20
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a contact sheet with proofs of two photographs taken on McNab's Island. One photograph shows an unidentified woman looking through binoculars at a wooden pier. The other photograph shows a small abandoned shed.

Photograph of an old wooden staircase on McNab's Island

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 21
Item
February 17, 1967

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of an abandoned and broken wooden staircase in a forest. The photograph was taken on McNab's Island.

Photograph of cannons on McNab's Island

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 22
Item
February 20, 1967

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of seven cannons in two rows. The photograph was taken on McNab's Island.

Photograph of an unidentified man resting on the ground

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 23
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of an unidentified man having a nap on the ground next to a pair of binoculars and a jacket. The photograph was probably taken on McNab's Island.

Proofs of two photographs of a shoreline on McNab's Island

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 17
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a contact sheet with proofs of two photographs taken on McNab's Island. One photograph shows and unidentified man standing on a rocky shoreline near some wooden structures. The other photograph shows some abandoned buildings or boats by a rocky shoreline.

Proofs of two photographs of abandoned structures on McNab's Island

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 19
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a contact sheet with proofs of two photographs taken on McNab's Island. One photograph shows an abandoned stone foundation or wall. The other photograph shows an abandoned and broken wooden staircase.

Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Arthur Farrant standing in a garden in front of a house

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 14
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Arthur Farrant, two inhabitants of McNab's Island. They are standing between rows of plants in a garden in front of a large wooden house.

Proofs of two photographs of people on McNab's Island

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 16
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a contact sheet with proofs of two photographs taken on McNab's Island. One photograph shows three women and two men sitting on a bench or a dock. The other photograph shows an unidentified woman bending over a bag on a rocky shoreline.

Photograph of an unidentified man driving a boat

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 9
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of an unidentified man wearing a plaid shirt. He is standing on a boat with a hand on the steering wheel. The boat is possibly a ferry to McNab's Island.

Photograph of the tombstones of Peter, Joanna, and John Henry McNab

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 12
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of two tombstones from the McNab family in a graveyard on McNab's Island. The first tombstone says "Erected / In Memory of / The Hon [?] Peter McNab / Died 1st June 1817 / Aged 80 Years." The second tombstone says "This Stone is Erected / in the Memory of / Mrs Joanna McNab / Wife of Peter McNab Esq. / who departed this life / 30th[?] May 1827 Aged 61 Years / And / John Henry / Son of / Peter and Joanna McNab / who departed this [life] / June [?] Aged 18 [Years]."

Photograph of the tombstone of Peter McNab

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 13
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of a tombstone in a graveyard on McNab's Island. The tombstone says "In Memory of / Peter McNab Esq. / Who Died / October 6, 1856, / Aged 63 Years." The stone is a pale colour and there are some other tombstones behind it.

Photograph of an unidentified woman tying a canoe to the roof of a car

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 7
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a negative of a photograph of an unidentified woman pulling on a rope that is holding a canoe on the roof of a car. The photograph was taken somewhere in Nova Scotia, possibly during a trip to McNab's Island.

Photograph of a graveyard on McNab's Island

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 8
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a negative of a photograph of a small graveyard on McNab's Island. There are some tombstones and wooden crosses in the graveyard, which is surrounded by a low fence. The name "Peter McNab" is visible on one of the tombstones.

Photograph of Ernest Arthur Farrant working in his garden

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 11
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of Ernest Arthur Farrant using a shovel or a hoe while working in his garden. The photograph was taken on McNab's Island.

Photograph of a dirt road

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 6
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a negative of a photograph of a dirt road on McNab's Island. The road is surrounded by trees.

Photograph of Ernest Arthur Farrant working in his garden

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 10
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of Ernest Arthur Farrant using a shovel or a hoe while working in his garden. The photograph was taken on McNab's Island.

Photograph of Mr. Farrant standing in a garden in front of a house

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 15
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of Ernest Arthur Farrant standing between rows of plants in a garden in front of a large wooden house. The photograph was taken on McNab's Island.

Proof sheet of photographs from McNab's Icland

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 2
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a contact sheet with proofs of 12 photographs taken on McNab's Island. The photographs show Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Arthur Farrant, other unidentified people, cannons, the landscape, and other scenery from the island.

Photograph of a blackberry bush

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 5
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a negative of a photograph of a blackberry bush. The photograph was taken on McNab's Island.

Proof sheet of photographs from McNab's Icland

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 3
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a contact sheet with proofs of photographs taken on McNab's Island. The photographs show Ernest Arthur Farrant gardening, other unidentified people, tombstones, a dirt road, and blackberry bushes.

Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Arthur Farrant

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 1
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Arthur Farrant, two residents of McNab's Island. They are standing together in front of their house.

Proofs of two photographs from McNab's Island

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 4
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a contact sheet with proofs of two photographs taken on McNab's Island. The photographs show tombstones and a field with tall grass.

Forest renewal action plan : Point Pleasant Park

MS-2-130, Box 4, Folder 2
File
October 6, 1989

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

File contains a document called "Forest Renewal Action Plan Point Pleasant Park" by W. L. Johnson R. P. F. The file also includes two pages of information about a piece of forestry equipment.

Johnson, W. L.

Photocopy of draft and research material about Broad Cove

MS-2-130, Box 3, Folder 24
File
ca. 2005

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

File contains a photocopy of a handwritten paper about Broad Cove and some photocopied information about Broad Cove.

Articles and research material about McNab's Island

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1
File
ca. 1960-1993

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

File is a large research file about McNab's Island. The research material includes newspaper clippings of articles about McNab's Island by Barbara Hinds and others; "A Prelimiary Survey of the Natural History of McNab's Island Halifax Harbour, Nova Scotia" prepared by the staff of the Nova Scotia Museum; typed drafts of articles and cutlines; three maps of McNab's island; pamphlets and newsletters from the Friends of McNabs Island Society; an annual report and newsletters from Halilfax Harbour Cleanup Inc.; and correspondence about excessive traffic with shorthand notes written on the back. File also contains proof sheets, negatives and photographs from McNab's Island.

Filmscripts and correspondence from the Dalhousie medical school

MS-2-130, Box 3, Folder 14
File
1991

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

File contains a typed filmscript written by Hinds for the Dalhousie Medical School; a list of shots for the film; a document called "Medical Training and Research in Canada's Maritimes" with a handwritten note that says "script from 'old' film"; and a memorandum from Dr. R. Wayne Putnam to Madonna MacDonald about the medical school videotape.

Cutlines for photograph of Sankunni

MS-2-130, Box 3, Folder 3, Item 12
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a cutline written by Barbara Hinds to accompany a photograph of Sankunni, an Indian mahout or elephant keeper. There are two copies of the cutline, one on yellow paper with corrections written in pencil.

Photograph of Sankunni

MS-2-130, Box 3, Folder 3, Item 13
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of Sankunni, a mahout or elephant keeper from India. He is wearing a turban or headscarf and a jacket.

Anil elephant drops dead : [newspaper article]

MS-2-130, Box 3, Folder 3, Item 14
Item
[1968?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a clipping of a newspaper article by an unidentified author titled "Anil Elephant Drops Dead." The article is about the death of Balakrishnan, an elephant brought to East River, Nova Scotia by the Anil Canada Ltd. hardboard plant.

Balakrishnan dies of blood infection at East River : [newspaper article]

MS-2-130, Box 3, Folder 3, Item 15
Item
[1968?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a clipping of a newspaper article by Barbara Hinds titled "Balakrishnan Dies Of Blood Infection At East River." The article was probably published in the Chronicle Herald or Mail Star in 1968. The article is about the death of Balakrishnan, an elephant brought to East River, Nova Scotia by the Anil Canada Ltd. hardboard plant. The article is accompanied by a photograph of Balakrishnan and his keeper, Sankunni.

Draft of article about conservation and McNab's Island

MS-2-130, Box 3, Folder 10
File
[196-?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

File contains a typed draft of an article about conservation and McNab's Island with corrections.

The First 40 Years : Women in Medicine at Dalhousie University : [manuscript]

MS-2-130, Box 3, Folder 5
File
[before 1990]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

File contains a manuscript called The First 40 Years: Women in Medicine at Dalhousie University, written by Barbara Hinds on behalf of Enid MacLeod, with corrections by Hinds.

MacLeod, Enid J.

Photograph of crates and railroad tracks behind a fence

MS-2-130, Box 3, Folder 3, Item 6
Item
November 2, 1967

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of a warehouse with wooden crates around it. The warehouse is next to train tracks and behind a chain link fence.

Legislature will be asked to police animal imports : [newspaper article]

MS-2-130, Box 3, Folder 3, Item 11
Item
[1968?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a newspaper article by an unidentified author titled "Legislature Will Be Asked To Police Animal Imports." The article is about an animal welfare bill proposed by the Halifax Women's Auxiliary of the Kindness Club, led by Margaret Stanbury.

Photograph of Sankunni

MS-2-130, Box 3, Folder 3, Item 7
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of Sankunni, a mahout or elephant keeper from India. He is wearing a turban and standing next to his elephant, Balakrishnan. Sankunni and Balakrishnan were brought to East River, Nova Scotia by the Anil Canada Ltd. hardboard plant.

Photograph of Sakunni with Balakrishnan the elephant

MS-2-130, Box 3, Folder 3, Item 8
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of Sankunni, a mahout or elephant keeper, and Balakrishnan, an elephant. Sankunni is wearing a turban and standing next to Balakrishnan with a hand on his tusk. The man and the elephant were brought to East River, Nova Scotia by the Anil Canada Ltd. hardboard plant.

Letter from an anonymous writer to Barbara Hinds

MS-2-130, Box 3, Folder 3, Item 9
Item
March 1, 1968

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a letter sent to the Chronicle-Herald for Barbara Hinds by an anonymous employee of the Anil Canada Ltd. hardboard plant. The letter details the poor living conditions of Balakrishnan, an elephant that was brought to East River, Nova Scotia by the Anil plant.

Take chains off elephant in new home : [newspaper article]

MS-2-130, Box 3, Folder 3, Item 10
Item
1967

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a clipping of a newspaper article written by Barbara Hinds titled "Take Chains Off Elephant In New Home." The article was probably published in the Chronicle Herald or Mail Star in 1967. The article is about the poor living conditions of Balakrishnan, an elephant brought to Nova Scotia by the Anil Canada Ltd. hardboard plant.

Newspaper clippings and other material about the Anil elephant

MS-2-130, Box 3, Folder 3
File
1967-1968

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

File contains photographs, newspaper clippings, and drafts of articles about Balakrishnan, an elephant who was brought to East River, Nova Scotia in 1967 as a advertising gimmick by the Anil Canada Ltd. hardboard plant. The file also includes the original copy and photocopies of an anonymous letter from an employee of the Anil plant.

Photograph of Balakrishnan the elephant

MS-2-130, Box 3, Folder 3, Item 2
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of an elephant named Balakrishnan standing on a pile of straw by some trees. The elephant was brought to East River, Nova Scotia by the Anil Canada Ltd. hardboard plant.

Photograph of Sankunni sitting on a pile of straw

MS-2-130, Box 3, Folder 3, Item 4
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of Sankunni sitting on a pile of straw between some trees in East River, Nova Scotia. Sankunni is the mahout, or keeper, of an elephant named Balakrishnan.

Photograph of Sankunni with Balakrishnan the elephant

MS-2-130, Box 3, Folder 3, Item 3
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of Sankunni with an elephant named Balakrishnan. Sankunni is the mahout, or keeper, or Balakrishnan. Both Sankunni and the elephant were brought to East River, Nova Scotia by the Anil Canada Ltd. hardboard plant.

Photograph of Balakrishnan the elephant shackled on a truck

MS-2-130, Box 3, Folder 3, Item 5
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of an elephant named Balakrishnan who is chained on the bed of a truck in Chester, Nova Scotia. He has a blanket draped over his back. The elephant was brought to Nova Scotia by the Anil Canada Ltd. hardboard plant.

Photograph of a shack

MS-2-130, Box 3, Folder 3, Item 1
Item
November 2, 1967

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of a shack made of scraps of wood and other materials. The shack is surrounded by trees.

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