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Reproduction of a pastel drawing of Thomas McCulloch

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.

Scrapbook page with photographs of wireless operator Thomas Head Raddall posing in various locations around Nova Scotia

Item may have been a page in one of Thomas Head Raddall's photograph albums. The photographs are either duplicates of or related to materials found in Thomas Head Raddall's photograph album, 1917-1927. The top left and right photographs are duplicates, and were taken in North Sydney in January 1920. The top middle photograph is a duplicate, and was taken aboard the MMB in March 1920. The bottom right photograph is a duplicate, and was taken in Pictou in March 1920. The bottom centre and left photographs are not identified, though both likely feature Raddall.

Photograph of a drawing of Reverend Thomas McCulloch

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).

Photograph of Cecilia McDonald

Item is a portrait photograph Cecilia McDonald, bust. Address: 26 Thorburn. McDonald was born circa 1908, daughter of John B. and Mary McDonald. She had three siblings: Dnaiel, Christene, and John A. McDonald.

Photograph of a news clipping of a Landscape photograph

item is a copy photo of a newspaper clipping from the "Standard", Montreal, Canada March 18, 1916, showing a rural landscape with the letter "X" marked in a field. The text reads in part: "An Historic Spot in Eastern Canada. - The "X" in the Standard's engraving marks the site of the barn in which the first meeting of the Pictou Presbytery in Pictou, N. S., was held. In this house Rev. George Monro Grant (1877-1902) Principal of Queens University spent many... "

Photograph of Elizabeth Henderson

Item is a portrait photograph of Elizabeth Henderson wearing a nurse's uniform with cap, holding a scroll and a bouquet of flowers, seated; 3/4 pose. A basket of flowers is placed beside her. Annotated: "Aberdeen Graduate"

Photograph of Elizabeth Henderson

Item is a portrait photograph of two poses of Elizabeth Henderson wearing a nurse's uniform with a cap, holding a scroll and a bouquet, seated; 3/4 pose. A basket of flowers is placed beside her. Annotated: "Aberdeen Graduate"

Photograph of Isabella Irvine McIntosh

Item is photograph of Isabella McIntosh, who was born September 10, 1907 in Stellarton, the daughter of John William McIntosh (1880-1910) and Marion Dunbar (1881-1951). She was married to Duncan Frederick McDonald (1908-2000) and died August 30, 2003 in New Glasgow. Photograph is annotated: "Aberdeen Graduate"

Photograph of Provost Street in New Glasgow

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
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