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Photograph of McLellan's three stores in New Glasgow

Item is a photograph of three stores on the corner of Provost Street, with signs reading: "House Furnishings", "Crockery, China." and "All kinds of fancy goods, sm… 5 c. - 10 c. & 15 c. Store". Around the corner and on the side of the third store there is a sign reading: "Household furnishings of all kinds at lowest prices. Crockery, china and aluminum ware.". The side window is inscribed: "McLellan's Ltd."; a "No Parking" sign is attached to that side of the buildings. Negative is also available: PC-2-307-63

Photograph of John Irving "Jack" McDonald & friend

Item is a portrait photograph of a woman seated in a chair with Jack McDonald seated on the arm of the chair in a soldier's uniform. McDonald was born in St. Paul's, Pictou County in 1894 and died in Westville in 1981. He was married first to Jessie Laura Chisholm (1892-1924) and later to Rose Williams (1901-1972).

Photograph of Miss J. Louise McDonald

Item is a photograph of Miss Janet or Jessie Louise McDonald, who was born c. 1885 in Durham, the daughter of John David McDonald and Margaret McLean. She never married, and lived with her sister Ada S., who was a teacher. Miss McDonald died at the age of 102 in Pictou, and was predeceased by her sister.

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 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.
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