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Photograph of Dalhousie University and the explosion of munitions at a magazine

Item consists of a photograph of Dalhousie University's Studley Campus, host to Nova Scotia Summer School in 1945, and a photograph of an explosion of munitions at a magazine near Dartmouth, Nova Scotia on July 18 or July 19, 1945. The two photographs have been printed together on one sheet of photo paper.

Hayward, J.C.M.

Photograph of the Elmwood Hotel in Liverpool, Nova Scotia printed on a postcard

Item is a photograph of the Elmwood Hotel, which was originally a mansion built by Joshua Newton, who was the son-in-law of Simeon Perkins. The Perkins house is on the left, though it is not visible. In about 1942, the hotel was purchased by the Canadian Navy, and was used during WWII as a living quarters and offices for naval personnel whose ships were undergoing refit at the Thompson Machinery Co. Ltd. plant. After the war ended in 1949, the hotel was torn down, and the site became the lawn in front of the artillery training quarters.

Photograph of men lifting a stone block

Item consists of two copies of a photograph taken during the construction of the Henry Hicks Academic Administration Building at Dalhousie University. The photograph shows several men lifting a stone block with chains and pulleys on the construction site.

Photograph of the Nova Scotia Public Archives Building and the Arts & Administration Building construction site

Item is a photograph of the Nova Scotia Public Archives Building, now known as the Chase Building, at Dalhousie University. The photograph was taken during the construction of the Henry Hicks Academic Administration Building and the construction site is visible in the background.
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