In 1874 the Red Cap Snowshoe club was founded in Halifax, making it the oldest local sports organization. Balcom was an active member until the club was disbanded in 1974 after its centenary.
Item is a photograph from the 27th convention of the Canadian Pharmaceutical Association which took place in Halifax, Nova Scotia from August 6th to August 9th, 1939. The photograph is a group picture of the attendees of this convention.
File contains a selection of dinner invitations for events hosted by the Red Hat Snow Shoe Club. Includes the 35th, 37th, 75th, 80th, and 88th anniversaries.
File contains correspondence from Samuel Balcom and Hylton Olthouse to members of the Red Cap Snow Shoe Club, about honorary memberships, reminders of upcoming meetings and committee obligations, and potential donations of books (in lieu of flowers) as requested by deceased members, to All Saints Cathedral, and the Nova Scotia Home for Colored Children.
mounted b/w image, 9"x7". Several members identified around margins of image. On reverse is written "1975, 20 at least of this picture dead" and "Wm Brown's father was only original member. Bill died 1973."
Item is a photograph of the Red Cap Snow Shoe Club. The photograph shows C. C. Morton; Jack Symonds; Hub King; Will Leverman; A. MacKinlay; Jack MacLeod; Hen Pugh; Bob McLearn; Tom Sadlier; I. H. Crowell; A. Brown; Steve Sircom; Bob Murray; Fred Kaizer; Frank West; Billie Brown; Charlie MacKinlay; J. Allen; Wall Symonds; Bucky Northop; Low MacDonald; Tup Anderson; Will Lithgow; Mac Patterson; H. B. Clarke; Ned Twining; and Fred Freeman standing or sitting in front of a house, a fence, and trees.
Item is a photograph of the 1903 Dalhousie Football Team. Photograph shows members of the team, including Jack Campbell, sitting or standing in three rows.
Item is a photograph of the 1899 Dalhousie Football Team. The photograph shows J. McKenzie; E. H. Faulkner; A. M. Lindsay; E. B. Roach; J. L. Cock; L. H. Cumming; T. C. Hebb; H. Hawboldt; J. Malcolm; D. Jardine; A. H. S. Murray; J. L. Potter; L. B. McKenzie; W. L. Hall; J. H. Crocker; N. J. Lockhart; A. G. Young; and R. T. Mcllreith sitting or standing in three rows with a football, a stool, and a baby doll.
File contains a copy of a question submitted to the House of Commons by Samuel Balcom, M.P., in May 1955, regarding family allowances to Nova Scotians. File also contains Parliamentary debates.
File contains the text of a question posted by Samuel Balcom (when he was a member of Parliament) regarding Nova Scotia coal used in Ontario Government Buildings, as well as Parliamentary minutes.
File contains the text of a question posted by Samuel Balcom (when he was a member of Parliament) regarding Payments to Nova Scotia by the Federal Government, as well as Parliamentary minutes.
File contains the text of a question posted by Samuel Balcom (when he was a member of Parliament) regarding Government Income and Expenses, as well as Parliamentary minutes.
File contains the text of a question posted by Samuel Balcom (when he was a member of Parliament) regarding the contributions to Vocational Training in the fiscal year 1953-54 by the Federal Government, as well as a reply to the question from the Honorable Milton F. Gregg.
File contains the text of a question posted by Samuel Balcom (when he was a member of Parliament) regarding the number of Immigrants entering Canada in 1954 and from what countries. Also in the file is a list of Immigrants and countries of origin for 1954, provided by the Department of Citizenship and Immigration.
File contains the text of a question posted by Samuel Balcom (when he was a member of Parliament) regarding Traffic Through the Port of Halifax, as well as Parliamentary minutes.
File contains the text of a question posted by Samuel Balcom (when he was a member of Parliament) regarding the total lobster catch for the four Atlantic Provinces, as well as the House of Commons Notice of Motion with the reply.
File contains the text of a question posted by Samuel Balcom (when he was a member of Parliament) regarding Hospital Grants to Nova Scotia, as well as Parliamentary minutes.
File contains the text of a question posted by Samuel Balcom (when he was a member of Parliament) regarding Mackerel and Herring Catches in1954, as well as Parliamentary minutes.
File contains correspondence from Balcom's time as Officer Commanding, Medical Stores, and Chief Medical Stores Inspection Officer during World War II. Original file split between files 2-19 and 2-20.
Item is a photograph of the tent hospital at Arques, France, ca. 1917. A canal is in the background and officer tents can be seen through the trees. The hospital was later replaced by nissen huts.
