Item is a portrait photograph of Mr. J.S. Mitchell, looking to the side, bust. Glass plate labelled as "rice photo: #5965". James Spencer Mitchell was born Jaunary 10, 1861, the son of James Mitchell and Mary Jackson. He was married first to Mary Cunningham and later to Mary Catherine McIntosh. Mitchell died February 24, 1952.
Item is a photograph of a group of men and boys standing in the foreground of the area destroyed by the fire of April 19, 1874, in New Glasgow. Two horse-drawn carriages are visible at the edge of the group. Negative also available: PC-2-317-19
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 reproduction of a pastel drawing of Thomas McCulloch, the first president of Dalhousie University. The drawing was produced by Munro of Pictou, Nova Scotia. The original drawing was created by Daniel Munro in 1850, after an older drawing hanging in Wellington Presbyterian Church in Glasgow, Scotland. The drawing was given to Dalhousie as a centennial gift by Isabella McCulloch in 1939.
Item is a copy of a photograph annotated: "(Skutching Flax) Pictou Co. 1847". The photograph shows three individuals, full pose. One individual is wearing a hat and pressing flax on a wooden machine, and two individuals are wearing scarves on their heads and working with flax inside a wooden building. Print copy is available: PC-2-333-69.
Item is a glass plate of a drawing of Rev. Thomas McCulloch, D.D. The drawing by Arthur Lismer itself is based on a painting of McCulloch by Daniel Munro. The drawing was commissioned and used for history books on Dalhousie University, like One hundred years of Dalhousie 1818-1918 (1920), and Daniel Cobb Harvey's, An introduction to the history of Dalhousie (1938).
Item is a letter concerning Thomas McCulloch's donation of a North American insect specimen (from Nova Scotia) to the University of Edinburgh, via Professor Jameson, for the university's museum. The letter discusses Nova Scotia's Scottish connections, Presbyterian religion, the Pictou Academy, and the advocates for the conference of honorary degrees on the Honourable Sampson Salter Blowers, the Chief Justice of Nova Scotia; the Honourable James Stewart; and the Honourable Brenton Halyburton.
Item is a letter (1823) from Lord Dalhousie to W. Smith, requesting that two barrels of Pictou oatmeal be shipped to Quebec on the next available vessel as a sample of Smith's produce.
Item is a typed copy of a letter from Sam Cunard to Thomas McCulloch concerning students, likely Cunard's sons, John, Henry and Thomas, which Cunard sent to McCulloch in Pictou, Nova Scotia.
Item is a photograph of Provost Street in New Glasgow showing a row of connected buildings which house several stores on the lower level and the balcony and accommodation of the Glasgow Hotel on the upper. Several dormer windows line the roof. The end store belongs to J. Fraser Downie. The lower entrance to the hotel is next door. Several people wearing hats are standing on the balcony, and several are standing on the street and sidewalk near the corner where merchandise is displayed. Negative is available: PC-2-318-55
Item is a street scene showing stores identified as R. Lynagh Cabinet Maker and Furniture Store, Hugh J. Cameron, and John McP. Fraser. Five men, all wearing hats, are standing in doorways. Negative is available: PC-2-318-60
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
Item is a photograph of a street scene in New Glasgow when it was decorated for the visit of the Marquis of Lorne. A Union Jack and one other flag are hanging beside an archway of greenery extend across it. Several men wearing tall hats are standing on the sidewalk. Two horse-drawn carriages, two men, and two children are in the street. A sign indicates that the most prominent building is that of: "J. W. Jackson & Co. Druggist"
Item is a photograph of a street scene showing stores identified as R. Lynagh Cabinet Maker and Furniture Store, Hugh J. Cameron, and John McP. Fraser. Five men, all wearing hats, are standing in doorways. Print copy is available: PC-2-333-22
Item is a photograph of a view across the East River Bridge in New Glasgow decorated for the visit of the Marquis of Lorne. The first archway is decorated with greenery, a coat of arms, and the word: "Welcome". Several men wearing tall hats are gathered at it. The second archway, which reads: "Look out for the engine before crossing the tracks" is decorated with a garland; a man with a horse-drawn carriage is standing under it
View of a railway line being constructed in a wooded area, identified as near the Horne's Bridge at Abercrombie, N.S. A man wearing a cap is standing on top of the trestle. Print copy is available: PC-2-333-14
Item is a photograph of a Spinning Wheel shop in New Glasgow. Plate is inscribed: "New Glasgow - spinning wheel shop with workers on balcony and wagon out front. Print copy is available: PC-2-333-34.
Item consists of a sepia-toned carte de visite style portrait photograph of an unidentified woman (possibly Charlotte Geddie Harrington, later in life).
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."
Item is a photograph of a street scene in New Glasgow when it was decorated for the visit of the Marquis of Lorne. A Union Jack and one other flag are hanging beside an archway of greenery extends across it. Several men wearing tall hats are standing on the sidewalk. A horse-drawn carriage two men and two children are in the street and in the doorway of the most prominent building, on which the sign indicates it is that of: "J. W. Jackson & Co. Druggist"
Item is a photograph of a street scene showing stores identified as New Glasgow Auction Mart, Mrs. J. Taylor's, and Wm. McIntosh's Two women, one man in uniform and several children are in the doorways or on the sidewalk, all wearing hats or caps. Negative is available: PC-2-318-59
Item is a photograph of the Hamilton monument. Inscribed: "William Hamilton 1780-1863 wife Susan Durning 1789-1836 HAMILTON". The monument is in the sculptors' yard where other stones and equipment can be seen. Across the street is a store with the sign: "Grants Drug Store"
The dairy building with six vehicles and their drivers in front of it. One of the vehicles is an ice cream cart and is drawn by a horse. A large advert is painted on the wall promoting Picoda products. Negative also available: PC-2-335-11. Print copy also available: PC-2-334-3
Item is a photograph of Provost Street in New Glasgow showing a row of connected buildings which house several stores on the lower level and the balcony and accommodation of the Glasgow Hotel on the upper. Several dormer windows line the roof. The end store belongs to J. Fraser Downie. The lower entrance to the hotel is next door. Several people wearing hats are standing on the balcony, and several are standing on the street and sidewalk near the corner where merchandise is displayed. Print copy is available: PC-2-333-19
