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Photograph of aftermath of a massive ice-jam on the La Have River at Bridgewater. Telephone cables filled with local and toll circuits and carried along side of the bridge were torn out by the force of the break. Isolating not only Bridgewater but several other communities served by Bridgewater toll centre.

Helen Pettipas tackling posting an exchange-posting procedures for outside plant records

MS-4-180, Box 10, Folder 17, Item 2
File
1971

Part of Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Company fonds

Photograph of Helen Pettipas looking at a zoned map.

Unidentified man working at master test frame at the Bishop central office in Halifax Nova Scotia

MS-4-180, Box 10, Folder 17, Item 1
File
January 1971

Part of Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Company fonds

Photograph of unidentified man working at the master test frame.

A.G. Archibald

MS-4-180, Box 10, Folder 16, Items 2-5
File
[19--]

Part of Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Company fonds

Photographs of A.G. Archibald.

A.G. Archibald

MS-4-180, Box 10, Folder 16, Item 9
File
[19--]

Part of Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Company fonds

Photograph of A.G. Archibald.

A.H. MacKinnon

MS-4-180, Box 10, Folder 16, Item 8
File
[19--]

Part of Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Company fonds

Photograph of A.H. MacKinnon.

M.J. McGrath

MS-4-180, Box 10, Folder 16, Item 7
File
[19--]

Part of Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Company fonds

Photograph of M.J. McGrath that was used to publicize his appointment as general marketing manager.

A.H. MacKinnon

MS-4-180, Box 10, Folder 16, Item 6
File
[19--]

Part of Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Company fonds

Photographs of A.H. MacKinnon.

Hubert Haan correcting directory gallys in printing department

MS-4-180, Box 10, Folder 16, Item 14
File
January 1971

Part of Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Company fonds

Photograph of Hubert Haan correcting directory.

Mack Harlow at the toll test board in Bridgewater Nova Scotia

MS-4-180, Box 10, Folder 16, Item 13
File
September 1970

Part of Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Company fonds

Photograph of Mack Harlow working at test board.

Unidentified operators at switchboard in Bridgewater Nova Scotia

MS-4-180, Box 10, Folder 16, Item 12
File
September 1970

Part of Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Company fonds

Photograph of operators at switchboard in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia.

Arthur Ruck on linotype in printing department

MS-4-180, Box 10, Folder 16, Item 11
File
January 1971

Part of Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Company fonds

Photograph of Arthur Ruck on linotype.

Bob Lavers working at local test board in Halifax Nova Scotia

MS-4-180, Box 10, Folder 16, Item 10
File
[19--]

Part of Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Company fonds

Photograph of Bob Lavers at work on test board.

Fred M. Waller

MS-4-180, Box 10, Folder 16, Item 1
File
[19--]

Part of Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Company fonds

Photograph of Fred M. Waller.

Barne Cleveland and John Pell on ladder over the Maritime Telephone and Telegraph van working on lines

MS-4-180, Box 10, Folder 15, Item 2
File
1964

Part of Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Company fonds

Photograph of Barne Cleveland and John Pell at work on lines.

Basement of the office in Sydney Nova Scotia

MS-4-180, Box 10, Folder 15, Item 1
File
[19--]

Part of Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Company fonds

Photograph of some of the many cables serving the Sydney exchange arranged on the walls of the cable vault in the basement of Sydney's central office building.

New Glasgow office goes dial

MS-4-180, Box 10, Folder 14, Items 1-2
File
Janaury 15, 1953

Part of Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Company fonds

Photographs of unidentified employees working on the equipment.

Gordon Hartlett's crew running cable on the MacDonald bridge in Halifax Nova Scotia

MS-4-180, Box 10, Folder 14, Item 5
File
[19--]

Part of Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Company fonds

Photograph of four unidentified men with giant spool of cable on the MacDonald bridge.

Mayor Roy Bennett of New Glasgow makes the first official call when New Glasgow goes dial

MS-4-180, Box 10, Folder 14, Item 4
File
1953

Part of Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Company fonds

Photograph of district plant supervisor M.L. Woodside, Col. C.D. Sampson mayor of Westville, general manager F.H. Doyle, Mayor Bennett, district commercial and traffic superintendent R.C. Forbes, president A.M. MacKay, Honourable A.B. DeWolfe, MLA M. Scott, and deputy mayor of Trenton J.W. McLeod.

Cutover testing in New Glasgow Nova Scotia

MS-4-180, Box 10, Folder 14, Item 3
File
[1953?]

Part of Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Company fonds

Photograph of unidentified employees working on switchboards.

Switchboard before the office went dial in New Glasgow Nova Scotia

MS-4-180, Box 10, Folder 13, Item 8
File
[1952?]

Part of Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Company fonds

Photographs of some of the 73 girls of the operating staff, almost half of the girls stayed on to operate the new toll switchboard.

New Glasgow office goes dial

MS-4-180, Box 10, Folder 13, Item 8
File
January 15, 1953

Part of Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Company fonds

Photograph of two unidentified employees near equipment.

Femco entertainers at the chief petty officer's mess at HMCS Scotian

MS-4-180, Box 10, Folder 13, Item 7
File
[1952?]

Part of Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Company fonds

Photograph of large group who attended the party.

Installers who worked on the New Glasgow line from Eastern Electric and Supply Company

MS-4-180, Box 10, Folder 13, Item 6
File
[1952?]

Part of Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Company fonds

Photograph of (front) Nor Morrison, Gil Cameron, Basil Arthur, Harold Reid, Fred Westcott, (back) Earle MacDonald, Les Fillingham, walter Grist, Barney Bonang and David Nickerson.

Hartlett Frank and Don Kehoe on rope with Fred Stevenson, Don Oickle, Brad Marton and E. Connell in New Minas Nova Scotia

MS-4-180, Box 10, Folder 13, Item 5
File
[ca. 1940s]

Part of Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Company fonds

Photograph of men on pole with two men holding rope. Two more men on pole in foreground.

Cable lasher

MS-4-180, Box 10, Folder 13, Item 4
File
[ca. 1940s]

Part of Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Company fonds

Photograph of cable lasher.

Don Kehoe cable lasher in New Minas Nova Scotia

MS-4-180, Box 10, Folder 13, Item 3
File
[ca. 1940]

Part of Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Company fonds

Photograph of Don Kehoe on ladder working on cable.

Fred Stevenson and Don Oickle working on cable lasher in New Minas Nova Scotia

MS-4-180, Box 10, Folder 13, Item 2
File
[ca. 1940s]

Part of Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Company fonds

Photograph of Fred Stevenson and Don Oickle at work on a telephone pole.

Chief operators desk at the office in Amherst Nova Scotia

MS-4-180, Box 10, Folder 12, Item 7
File
[ca. 1950]

Part of Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Company fonds

Photograph of three unidentified women.

Inspection by their colonel-in-chief H.P.H. Princess Margaret

MS-4-180, Box 10, Folder 12, Item 7
File
August 11, 1958

Part of Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Company fonds

Photograph of soldiers inside the armoury in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Magneto agency

MS-4-180, Box 10, Folder 12, Item 6
File
[19--]

Part of Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Company fonds

Photograph of unidentified operators at switchboard.

Switchboard

MS-4-180, Box 10, Folder 12, Item 5
File
[19--]

Part of Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Company fonds

Photograph of switchboard.

Life membe Jessie Ernst hands over his ill gotten gains to Chapter president J.A. Bowman

MS-4-180, Box 10, Folder 12, Item 4
File
1953

Part of Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Company fonds

Photograph of Jessie Ernst holding a [radio?] standing next to J.A. Bowman.

First aid team from district four

MS-4-180, Box 10, Folder 12, Item 3
File
[19--]

Part of Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Company fonds

Photograph of Don Bowlby, J. Bower, C.D. Stronach, unidentified man, D. Buckler, E. Connell and L. Bent.

First aid team from district four

MS-4-180, Box 10, Folder 12, Item 2
File
[19--]

Part of Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Company fonds

Photograph of C.D. Stronach, L. Bent, W.J. Bennett chief of the order of Saint John in canada, D. Buckler in foreground, Don Bowlby, J. Bower extreme right and E. Connell as the patient.

Switchboard in Middleton Nova Scotia