Item is a photograph of President Henry Hicks, on a Caterpillar Bulldozer breaking ground for the Weldon Law Building. The photograph was selected for inclusion in the publication "The Lives of Dalhousie University, Vol. 2" by Peter B. Waite (page 257). A second photograph and a photographic negative can be found in MS-2-718, PB Box 13, Folder 54.
Item is a photograph taken during the construction of the Henry Hicks Academic Administration Building at Dalhousie University. The photograph shows three men standing in the doorway of a shed.
Item is a photograph taken during the construction of the Henry Hicks Academic Administration Building at Dalhousie University. The photograph shows jean Marie Martin and two other men standing on top of the unfinished building.
Item is a photograph taken during the construction of the Henry Hicks Academic Administration Building at Dalhousie University. The photograph shows men standing in the doorway of the building.
Item is a photograph taken during the construction of the Henry Hicks Academic Administration Building at Dalhousie University. The photograph was taken from the roof of the building overlooking King's College.
Item consists of two copies of a photograph taken during the construction of the Henry Hicks Academic Administration Building at Dalhousie University. The photograph was taken from a high vantage point on the building, overlooking Studley Campus.
Item is a photograph taken during the construction of the Henry Hicks Academic Administration Building at Dalhousie University. The photograph was taken from the rook of the building, overlooking the North West Arm.
Item is a photograph taken during the construction of the Henry Hicks Academic Administration Building at Dalhousie University. The photograph was taken from the roof of the building, overlooking the football field on Studley Campus.
Item is a photograph taken during the construction of the Henry Hicks Academic Administration Building at Dalhousie University. The photograph was taken from the roof of the building overlooking Halifax.
Subseries contains photographs of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College campus, which includes buildings and landscapes, residences, barns, athletic complex, library, etc. These were taken between 1889-2007.
Files contains prints, negatives, and proof sheets of photographs taken during the construction of the Dalplex. The photographs show the Dalplex construction site from different perspectives at different stages of construction.
File contains photographs taken during the construction and cornerstone laying of the Arts & Administration Building, now known as the Henry Hicks Academic Administration Building, at Dalhousie University.
File contains photographs of the construction of the Killam Memorial Library at Dalhousie University in 1968 and 1969. The photographs show the construction site from different perspectives at different stages in the construction. Many of the photographs are stamped with "Fraser-Brace Maritimes Limited," the name of a construction company. The photographs were taken by Maurice Crosby Photography Ltd. and Wamboldt-Waterfield Photography Limited.
File contains photographs taken during the construction of the Sir Charles Tupper Medical Building at Dalhousie University; a photograph from the demolition of the heating plant on Carleton Campus at Dalhousie University; and negatives of photographs of doors and entryways at the Tupper Building.
File contains photograph taken during the construction and opening of the Student Union Building at Dalhousie University. The photographs include a drawing of the building; exterior shots of the building under construction; Dennis Ashworth, Henry Hicks, and Donald McInnes at the Student Union Building construction site; a metal animal sculpture; and the Dalhousie Student Union's mascot for the opening.
File contains photographs of the Student Union Building and Weldon Law Building at Dalhousie University. The photographs include exterior shots of the buildings and photographs from the construction of the SUB.
File contains photographs of buildings at Dalhousie University's Sexton Campus, previously known as the Nova Scotia Technical College and the Technical University of Nova Scotia (TUNS). The photographs show the Ralph M. Medjuck Building of Architecture and Planning or H Building; the G. H. Murray Building or G Building; the F. H. Sexton Memorial Gymnasium; students in a classroom; and other photographs from around the campus.
File consists of a plumber's estimate for installation of fixtures and plumbing at St. Patrick's Girls School and Dumaresq's notes regarding alterations, probably for the same project.
Fonds consists of administrative files, community involvement details, contract records, correspondence, employee records, financial documents, job estimates and job files, legal documents, photographs, plans, printed material, notes on solar heating projects, sound recordings, and union/association documents, as well as a series with material from the Murphy and Wharton Company. This material spans over 100 years from 1858 to 1987, and illustrates how business was conducted (meetings, annual reports, accounting and financial statements) and the relationship with the community (both charitable and with other businesses). There are also very detailed accounts of the work done by the company, from initial quotes through to project planning, blueprints, product literature, and finishing. Together the items demonstrate the organizational structure, management, and operations of the Powers Brothers company. These items provide insight into business operations in Nova Scotia throughout the late 19th and 20th centuries.
File contains a reel-to-reel recording of a meeting of the Brownies and Girl Guides Frobisher Bay pack; Brownies and Girl Guides singing and playing games; Barbara Hinds' interview with Mrs. Delouite, the commissioner of the Brownies and Girl Guides; Barbara Hinds interviewing Mr. Belleville about waste disposal; Barbara Hinds interviewing Mr. Sacré from Carter Construction Company about runway construction at the airport; Barbara Hinds talking to children; and children singing.
Item is a recording of Barbara Hinds' interview with Bryan Pearson, a general contractor in Frobisher Bay, Northwest Territories. Pearson talks about how he came to the north, employing Inuit people, his past jobs, and other topics.
Item is a recording of some rumbling sounds, probably from the airport; Barbara Hinds' interview with Phil Sacré from the Carter Construction Company about the construction of the new runway at the Frobisher Bay airport; men talking over a radio asking for permission to blast in a hill; and sounds from the blasting.
The fonds contains photographs of singers and musical groups, theatrical paraphernelia, and documents regarding the construction of Ward's home on Beaufort Avenue in Halifax, Nova Scotia, as well as other printed material.
