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Stellarton Rovers Cricket Team

Photograph of the 1907 iteration of the Stellarton Rovers cricket team.

Two men wearing jackets standing on either side of two young men also standing, and behind seven young men seated, two of whom are on the arms of others' chairs, with two men wearing jackets posed in front on the floor; full pose. One of the men on the floor is holding a pencil and notebook. Those not wearing jackets are wearing tops on which the name: "Rovers" is sewn. Print of a room interior is placed behind as a backdrop. Print copy is included.

Jack Forrestall is third from left in the back row, while Rev. Morris Taylor is on the far left of the second row.

Stellarton Cricket Team

Six men standing behind six men seated with one man and a boy seated on the floor, all members of the 1905 Stellarton cricket team which won the Nova Scotia Cricket League championship that year; full pose. A large vase filled with flowers is in the centre in front of the group. Two men are wearing jackets; the others are in shirt-sleeves. One is wearing leg-pads. Print of a room's interior is placed as a backdrop behind them. Print copy is included.

Back row, l to r: Tom Falconer, scorer; Frederick MacKenzie; James Henderson; James Wright; Jack Cummings; John Grant, manager;
Second row: Rev. Morris Taylor; David Conway; Bill Hosking; Dr. Clarence Miller; John Sample; Bill Falconer;
Front row: Alex Jameson; Stanley Fraser, bat boy.
Missing: William Campbell

Rovers Cricket Team

Group of 13 members of the Rovers cricket team, late-1900s or early-1910s; full pose. 2 reclining, 5 seated, 6 standing. One has a cricket bat across his knees.

Players identified include Rev. Morris Taylor (back row, third from left); Jack Forrestall (second row, far left); Dr. Clarence Miller (second row, second from left); and William Cummings (second row, far right).

Stellarton Rovers Cricket Team

Group of 13 members of the Stellarton Rovers, winners of the 1910 Nova Scotia Cricket League championship; full pose. 3 reclining, 5 seated, 5 standing. One has a cricket bat across his knees, another looks to have a pencil and a notepad.

Per the Pictou County Sports Heritage Hall of Fame, player identification is as follows:
Back row, l to r: Rev. W.R. Turner, scorer; Frederick MacKenzie; Harry Saunders: Jack MacKinnon; John Grant, manager;
Second row: Rev. Morris Taylor; Dr. Clarence Miller; Robert Ferguson, captain; Alex Jamieson; William Cummings;
Front Row: Alex McIntyre; George Cutten, mascot; Jack Forrestall.

Colliery and mining maps

File contains hand-drawn and printed maps of coal fields and designated areas, including Pictou coal fields; the Mining Association area; Cape Breton Company's areas; Albion Mines; Stellar Mine; Fraser Oil-Coal Mines; Intercolonial Coal Mining Company property; East River Mining Company area; Acadian Coal Company areas; and the Halifax Company Ltd.

Photograph of the Dalhousie Pit

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.

Photograph of the family of Alex Munroe

Item is one portrait photograph of Alex Munroe, four children, and another adult individual. Father, Alexander William Munroe (1875-1942) is seated in a chair, with a baby seated on the arm of the chair, another child standing next to the chair. A third child is seated on a small chair, and mother, Margaret Jean Cumming (1876-1953) is seated on a chair behind this child holding a baby on the arm. The couple's four boys are James Earl, George W., Roland M., and John C.

Photograph of the family of J. McQuarrie

File contains a photograph of one young man and one boy standing in centre between one woman and one bearded man seated, with one young boy standing centre front; full pose. The young boy is holding a flag displaying the Union Jack and a military crest

Photograph of Miss McAskill

Item is a photograph of Sadie E. McAskill, who was born November 25, 1898 in Stellarton, and died January 15, 1969 in Taunton, Mass. USA. She had at least three brothers, Donald, Alex, and Kenneth McAskill, and was married to Clifford Emanuel Peterson, with whom she had seven children.

Photograph of Donald McAskill and George Burden

Item is a photograph of Donald McAskill and George Burden. McAskill had at least three siblings: brothers Alex and Kenneth, and sister Sadie E. Burden was born circa 1877 in Stellarton, Pictou County, and married Jessie Osburn (who died circa 1944). They had four sons, Clarence, William, Nathan, and Gordon, all of whom live in the U.S.A. Burden had two brothers, James who lived in the U.S.A., and John, who lived in Stellarton. Burden died in Taunton, Massachusetts, U.S.A., in 1953.

Photograph of John Lewis Madden

Item is a portrait photograph of John Lewis Madden (1874-1928) wearing an overcoat with fur collar and lining and holding a bowler hat, standing with one hand on a pillar, facing to the side; 3/4 pose. Madden was married twice, once to Loretta Christena Campbell.

Photograph of John Lewis Madden

Item is a portrait photograph of John Lewis Madden (1874-1928) wearing an overcoat with fur collar and lining and holding a bowler hat, standing with one hand on a pillar, facing to the side; 3/4 pose. Madden was married twice, once to Loretta Christena Campbell.

Photograph of the Stellarton Pro Hockey Team

File contains a composite image of 15 men; men. Banners inscribed: "Pro Hockey Team, Stellarton, Maritime Champions, 1923" Identified are "C. Flemming, Comm.; G. McLeod; D. Brooks; C. Fraser; J. Ledbetter, Tra; J. Boutlier, Com; P. Nolan; C. Gregory, Cap't.; J. Wilkie; H. Murray, Com; P. Flemming, Sec; A. McDonald; S. Higgins; C. Appleton; C. Jamieson, Pres"

Photographs of Lester Hattie

File contains photographs of Lester Hattie, who was born circa 1913, and married Beth Whiteway. They had three children, Scott, Jeannie, and Stewart. Hattie died May 16, 2004 in New Glasgow.

Photograph of William George Dunbar

Item is a portrait photograph of William G. Dunbar wearing a soft bow tie, bust. Dunbar was born September 10, 1888 in Stellarton, and died on July 9, 1954 in Bedford, Halifax. He was married to Mary Ellen Dooley (1887-1950).

Photograph of Jennie Dunbar

Item is one portrait photograph of Jennie Dunbar, bust. Dunbar was born August 1, 1875 in Stellarton, and died on December 2, 1910. She was married to James Maxwell Wright, who was also from Stellarton, and died a widower in 1936.

Portrait of Victor Stalmans

File contains a bust-style portrait of Victor Stalmans. Victor Stalmans, also known as Mouche Stalmans, operated a store in Stellarton, Nova Scotia for many years on Acadia Ave. The print was made from nitrate negative: 29-498.
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