Archives Catalogue

PG-2-48, PB Box 4, Folder 44
Collection
1945

Collection consists of three negatives and four photographs of the Zellers store after the V.E. Day Riots in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The photographs are copies of originals owned by Marie Harlten.

Photograph of servicemen and women walking past looted shops on Barrington Street in the aftermath of the Halifax VE-Day riots

PC1, Box 35, Folder 22, Item 9
Item
1945

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Photograph of dispersing crowds and detritus on Hollis Street after the Halifax VE-Day riots

PC1, Box 35, Folder 22, Item 8
Item
1945

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Photograph of sailors looting beer through a broken window at Keith's Brewery during the Halifax VE-Day riots

PC1, Box 35, Folder 22, Item 7
Item
1945

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Photograph of looters carting cases of beer outside of Keith's Brewery on Lower Water Street during the Halifax VE-Day riots

PC1, Box 35, Folder 22, Item 6
Item
1945

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Photograph of sailors carrying looted goods past the Capitol Theatre on Barrington Street during the Halifax VE-Day riots

PC1, Box 35, Folder 22, Item 5
Item
1945

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Photograph of two sailors and a woman embracing a looted shop mannequin wrapped in a Union Jack flag during the Halifax VE-Day riots

PC1, Box 35, Folder 22, Item 4
Item
1945

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Photograph of sailors, Wrens, officers, and civilians drinking beer in a Halifax park on VE-Day

PC1, Box 35, Folder 22, Item 38
Item
1945

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Photograph of a naval officer and two men in civilian dress walking up a set of outside stairs

PC1, Box 35, Folder 22, Item 37
Item
1945

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Photograph of serviceman and civilians walking past looted shops on Barrington Street in the aftermath of the Halifax VE-Day riots

PC1, Box 35, Folder 22, Item 36
Item
1945

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Photograph of two sailors examining looted goods, including a feather duster and fur vest, on VE-Day in Halifax

PC1, Box 35, Folder 22, Item 35
Item
1945

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Photograph of RCAF men drinking beer and browsing though a ransacked shop during the Halifax VE-Day riots

PC1, Box 35, Folder 22, Item 34
Item
1945

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Photograph of servicemen and women celebrating VE-Day in a Halifax park

PC1, Box 35, Folder 22, Item 33
Item
1945

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Photograph of servicemen and women celebrating VE-Day with looted beer in a Halifax park

PC1, Box 35, Folder 22, Item 32
Item
1945

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Photograph of sailors with beer and looted good outside the Carleton Hotel during the Halifax VE-Day riots

PC1, Box 35, Folder 22, Item 31
Item
1945

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Photograph of crowds behind Keith's Brewery during the Halifax VE-Day riots

PC1, Box 35, Folder 22, Item 30
Item
1945

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Photograph of crowds outside of Keith's Brewery on Lower Water Street during the Halifax VE-Day riots

PC1, Box 35, Folder 22, Item 3
Item
1945

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Photograph of civilian looters carrying stacks of clothing past the smashed shop windows during the Halifax VE-Day riots

PC1, Box 35, Folder 22, Item 29
Item
1945

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Photograph of a ransacked shop interior in the aftermath of the Halifax VE-Day riots

PC1, Box 35, Folder 22, Item 28
Item
1945

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Photograph of a ransacked shop after the Halifax VE-Day riots

PC1, Box 35, Folder 22, Item 27
Item
1945

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Item is a photograph showing a man picking up a broken drawer from a looted shop.

Photograph of civilians and servicemen standing outside of smashed ship windows on Barrington Street during the Halifax VE-Day riots

PC1, Box 35, Folder 22, Item 26
Item
1945

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Photograph of looters carrying shoe boxes up Blower's Street past Silverman's and Edwards Fur Company during the Halifax VE-Day riots

PC1, Box 35, Folder 22, Item 25
Item
1945

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Photograph of the ransacked interior of Henry Birks & Sons on Barrington Street after the Halifax VE-Day riots

PC1, Box 35, Folder 22, Item 24
Item
1945

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Photograph of two sailors carrying armfuls of looted clothes during the Halifax VE-Day riots

PC1, Box 35, Folder 22, Item 23
Item
1945

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Photograph of servicemen drinking looted Keith's beer in front of Government House during the Halifax VE-Day riots

PC1, Box 35, Folder 22, Item 22
Item
1945

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Photograph of two Women's Army Auxiliary Corps women carrying an American flag and a box of looted wine during the Halifax VE-Day riots

PC1, Box 35, Folder 22, Item 21
Item
1945

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Photograph of civilian looters outside the smashed windows of Kay's Department Store on Barrington Street during the Halifax VE-Day riots

PC1, Box 35, Folder 22, Item 20
Item
1945

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Photograph of looters and bystanders outside Offman's Jewellers on Barrington Street during the Halifax VE-Day riots

PC1, Box 35, Folder 22, Item 2
Item
1945

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Photograph of two women carrying looted goods, while others watch events on the street during the VE-Day riots in Halifax

PC1, Box 35, Folder 22, Item 19
Item
1945

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Photograph of men carrying looted shoes on the corner of Blowers Street and Granville Street during the VE-Day riots in Halifax

PC1, Box 35, Folder 22, Item 18
Item
1945

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Photograph of servicemen riding in the back of a truck in a convoy of marching military personnel down Barrington Street on VE-Day

PC1, Box 35, Folder 22, Item 17
Item
1945

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Item is a photograph taken before the rioting and looting began on Barrington Street, as evidenced by the intact shop windows and clean streets.

Photograph of a fire-scorched hotplate underneath a sink

PC1, Box 35, Folder 22, Item 16
Item
1945

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

File contains a photograph possibly taken as evidence of attempted incendiarism during the Halifax VE-Day riots.

Photograph of servicemen and women celebrating VE-Day with looted Keith's beer in a downtown Halifax park

PC1, Box 35, Folder 22, Item 15
Item
1945

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Photograph of servicemen in downtown Halifax during the VE-Day riots

PC1, Box 35, Folder 22, Item 14
Item
1945

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Photograph of a sailor and a Wren drinking beer on the grass in downtown Halifax during the VE-Day riots

PC1, Box 35, Folder 22, Item 13
Item
1945

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Photograph of a serviceman and an older women with military decorations on her lapel dancing on Barrington Street during VE-Day in Halifax

PC1, Box 35, Folder 22, Item 12
Item
1945

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Photograph of a naval reserve lieutenant drinking from a bottle in downtown Halifax in the aftermath of the VE-Day riots

PC1, Box 35, Folder 22, Item 11
Item
1945

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Photograph of a police van set afire and nearly run off the waterfront dock during the Halifax VE-Day riots

PC1, Box 35, Folder 22, Item 10
Item
1945

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Photograph of Royal Canadian Navy sailors and officers and members of the Canadian Women's Army Core drinking beer in downtown Halifax on VE-Day

PC1, Box 35, Folder 22, Item 1
Item
1945

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

Photographs of VE-Day in Halifax, Nova Scotia

PC1, Box 35, Folder 22
File
1945

Part of Dalhousie University Photograph Collection

File contains 38 photographs taken in downtown Halifax during and after riots that took place on VE Day in 1945. Photographs show servicemen and women as well as civilians, street celebrations and ransacked stores. Item 25 was taken by Roy Tidman and Item 37 is a Royal Canadian Navy photograph.

Photograph of Ellen Ballon with West Point Military Academy cadets

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 26
Item
January 26, 1941

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a press photograph of Ellen Ballon with three cadets from the West Point Military Academy, where she performed as a guest soloist with their symphonic band. Pictured with her are R.B. Dean, Jr. of Forest Hills, New York; Gordon Gould, Jr. of Mobile, Atlanta; and J.A. Martell of Worcester, Massachusetts.

Photograph of Ellen Ballon touring the West Point museum with cadets

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 25
Item
January 26, 1941

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a press photograph of Ellen Ballon touring the West Point Military Academy, where she performed as a guest soloist with their symphonic band. Pictured with her are cadets, R.B. Dean, Jr. of Forest Hills, New York; Gordon Gould, Jr. of Mobile, Atlanta; and J.A. Martell of Worcester, Massachusetts.

Photograph of Ellen Ballon helping with the American Red Cross Blood Donor Service

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 24
Item
[c. 1942 - 1945]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Photograph of R.A. Delahaye, Adhemar Raynault, Rosalie Phillips, Isidore Ballon, and David H. Ballon

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 22
Item
[c. 1942 - 1945]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a photograph of Ellen Ballon's brother, Dr. David H. Ballon, speaking at the Montreal ceremony where he turned over the Ballon family home to the Canadian Jewish Congress for the duration of World War II to be used as a servicemen's hostel. Also included in the photograph are Group Captain R.A. Delahaye of the Royal Canadian Air Force; Mayor Adhemar Raynault of Montreal; Mrs. Rosalie (Lazarus) Phillips, the head of the Canadian Jewish Contress Women's Division; and Isidore Ballon, K.C.

Photograph of Ellen Ballon, Fiorello H. LaGuardia, and unidentified man in uniform

MS-5-2, Box 5, Folder 8, Item 21
Item
[c. 1942 -1945]

Part of Ellen Ballon fonds

Item is a photograph of Fiorello H. Laguardia, the Mayor of New York (1934-1945) , signing a scroll of greetings from the "Men in New York at the Stage Door Canteen" to the "Men of Canada." The "Men of Canada" refers to the Canadian service-men's center that opened in Ellen Ballon's family home in Montreal.

Lot 1540 : photographs of a Side dump-ballast car for United States War Department, Newfoundland Railway

MS-4-106, Box 2, Folder 31
File
May 1942

Part of Trenton Works Ltd. Fonds

File contains 13 photographs of a Side dump-ballast car for United States War Department, Newfoundland Railway manufactured by the Canadian Car and Foundry Company

Photographs of Helen Wilson Beveridge and Inspecting Officer Ernie Rhuda inspecting Royal Canadian Air Force #299 Auxillary