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Cutlines for photographs from McNab's Island

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 58
Item
[196-?]

Item consists of three typed cutlines for photographs taken on McNab's Island. The cutlines describe a pier on McNab's Island and Mrs. Farrant, an inhabitant of the island. Two of the cutlines are the same. The cutlines are typed on thin paper with corrections written in pencil.

Not a waste of money : [letter to the editor from the Mail Star]

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 53
Item
[196-?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a newspaper clipping with two short columns. One column is a letter to the editor by M. J. Harvey called "Not A Waste Of Money." This letter is in reference to another letter by Floyd Day about the future of McNab's Island. The second column is called "Nose for News" and is from the Christian Science Monitor. The clipping is from the Mail-Star.

List of names and addresses from the County Assessment Department

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 52
Item
[196-?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a handwritten list of names and addresses from Halifax and McNab's Island, written on lined paper. The information is from the County Assessment Department.

McNab : Wildlife experts to air views : [newspaper article]

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 59
Item
[196-?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a newspaper clipping from an unknown newspaper that contains two short articles. The first article is called "McNab: WIldlife Esperts To Air Views" and is about decisions related to the recreational use of McNab's Island. The second article is called "'A Bit Out Of The Ordinary'" and is about a court case against James Herbert Messervey that was sent to the Supreme Court. There is no author named for either article.

Photocopied map of McNab's Island

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 64
Item
[199-?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photocopied man of McNab's Island and Lawlor Island in the Halifax Harbour. The map indicates property lines, place names, and the location of houses and farms on the island. The photocopy is spread over two pieces of paper.

General information, Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Centre

MS-2-130, Box 1, Folder 5, Item 7
Item
[195-]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item consists of an outline of general information related to the original Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Centre, drafted by Arthur Shears in the late-1950s.

The Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Centre

MS-2-130, Box 1, Folder 5, Item 6
Item
[195-]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item consists of a promotional pamphlet created by the Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Council (M.A. Wilson, President at the time) titled "The Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Centre", about the opening of and services provided by the original rehabilitation centre, opened in the late-1950s under the leadership of Arthur Shears.

Photograph of a plaque in memory of Inspector Fitzerald in the Halifax Public Gardens

MS-2-130, Box 1, Folder 11, Item 11
Item
[1962?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of a plaque that was erected in the Halifax Public Gardens in memory of Inspector Francis J. Fitzgerald. The plaque was erected by the Gardens Commission and is mounted on a stone railing. The plaque has been outlined with white-out or white paint. The photograph is covered by an attached piece of translucent paper.

Photograph of a plaque in memory of Inspector Fitzerald in the Halifax Public Gardens

MS-2-130, Box 1, Folder 11, Item 5
Item
1962

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of a plaque that was erected in the Halifax Public Gardens in memory of Inspector Francis J. Fitzgerald. The plaque was erected by the Gardens Commission and is mounted on a stone railing.

Photograph of Fitzgerald bridge in the Halifax Public Gardens

MS-2-130, Box 1, Folder 11, Item 6
Item
1962

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of the Fitzgerald bridge in the Halifax Public Gardens. The bridge is named after Inspector Francis J. Fitzgerald.

Photograph of Fitzgerald bridge in the Halifax Public Gardens

MS-2-130, Box 1, Folder 11, Item 9
Item
1962

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of the Fitzgerald bridge in the Halifax Public Gardens. The bridge is named after Inspector Francis J. Fitzgerald.

Photograph of Fitzgerald bridge in the Halifax Public Gardens

MS-2-130, Box 1, Folder 11, Item 12
Item
[1962?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of the Fitzgerald bridge in the Halifax Public Gardens. The bridge is named after Inspector Francis J. Fitzgerald. The photograph is covered by an attached piece of translucent paper.

Typed notes about Inspector F. J. Fitzgerald

MS-2-130, Box 1, Folder 11, Item 14
Item
[1962?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a page of typed information about the death of Inspector Francis J. Fitzgerald.

Photograph of a plaque in memory of Inspector Fitzerald in the Halifax Public Gardens

MS-2-130, Box 1, Folder 11, Item 10
Item
1962

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of a plaque that was erected in the Halifax Public Gardens in memory of Inspector Francis J. Fitzgerald. The plaque was erected by the Gardens Commission and is mounted on a stone railing.

McNab & Lawlor Islands : Sketch "B" : [map]

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 61
Item
December 10, 1965

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a map of McNab's Island and Lawlor Island in the Halifax Harbour. The map is photocopied with some details that were possibly penciled in. The map shows which areas of the islands are owned by the Navy or are privately owned.

Typed notes about McNab's Island

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 60
Item
September 8, 1966

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a collection of notes about McNab's Island that are typed on blue paper with corrections written in pencil. The notes are about the history of the island.

McNab's Island : [map]

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 57
Item
[1966?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photocopied map of McNab's Island. The map has been coloured with coloured pencils to indicate different regions of the island. The map also includes several handwritten annotations about the history of the island. There are more notes written on the back of the map.

Photograph of Balakrishnan the elephant

MS-2-130, Box 3, Folder 3, Item 2
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of an elephant named Balakrishnan standing on a pile of straw by some trees. The elephant was brought to East River, Nova Scotia by the Anil Canada Ltd. hardboard plant.

Photograph of Sankunni sitting on a pile of straw

MS-2-130, Box 3, Folder 3, Item 4
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of Sankunni sitting on a pile of straw between some trees in East River, Nova Scotia. Sankunni is the mahout, or keeper, of an elephant named Balakrishnan.

Cutlines for photograph of Sankunni

MS-2-130, Box 3, Folder 3, Item 12
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a cutline written by Barbara Hinds to accompany a photograph of Sankunni, an Indian mahout or elephant keeper. There are two copies of the cutline, one on yellow paper with corrections written in pencil.

Photograph of Sankunni

MS-2-130, Box 3, Folder 3, Item 13
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of Sankunni, a mahout or elephant keeper from India. He is wearing a turban or headscarf and a jacket.

Photograph of a blackberry bush

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 5
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a negative of a photograph of a blackberry bush. The photograph was taken on McNab's Island.

Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Arthur Farrant standing in a garden in front of a house

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 14
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Arthur Farrant, two inhabitants of McNab's Island. They are standing between rows of plants in a garden in front of a large wooden house.

Photograph of an unidentifed woman looking at an old wooden pier

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 24
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of an unidentified woman looking through binoculars at a wooden pier on McNab's Island. There are trees around the shore and another shore with a house visible in the distance.

Photograph of trees on McNab's Island

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 25
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of a row of trees by a forest on McNab's Island.

Photograph of a broken gate on McNab's Island

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 26
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of a broken wooden gate surrounded by trees and other plants. The photograph was taken on McNab's Island.

Photograph of a small house on McNab's Island

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 31
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of a small house on McNab's Island. It is surrounded by a field of small plants and larger trees.

Photograph of old machinery on McNab's Island

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 35
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of a large cannon or some other kind of machinery on McNab's Island. It is next to a stone wall and surrounded by vegetation.

Photograph of Sankunni with Balakrishnan the elephant

MS-2-130, Box 3, Folder 3, Item 3
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of Sankunni with an elephant named Balakrishnan. Sankunni is the mahout, or keeper, or Balakrishnan. Both Sankunni and the elephant were brought to East River, Nova Scotia by the Anil Canada Ltd. hardboard plant.

Photograph of Balakrishnan the elephant shackled on a truck

MS-2-130, Box 3, Folder 3, Item 5
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of an elephant named Balakrishnan who is chained on the bed of a truck in Chester, Nova Scotia. He has a blanket draped over his back. The elephant was brought to Nova Scotia by the Anil Canada Ltd. hardboard plant.

Photograph of crates and railroad tracks behind a fence

MS-2-130, Box 3, Folder 3, Item 6
Item
November 2, 1967

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of a warehouse with wooden crates around it. The warehouse is next to train tracks and behind a chain link fence.

Photograph of an unidentified man driving a boat

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 9
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of an unidentified man wearing a plaid shirt. He is standing on a boat with a hand on the steering wheel. The boat is possibly a ferry to McNab's Island.

Photograph of the tombstones of Peter, Joanna, and John Henry McNab

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 12
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of two tombstones from the McNab family in a graveyard on McNab's Island. The first tombstone says "Erected / In Memory of / The Hon [?] Peter McNab / Died 1st June 1817 / Aged 80 Years." The second tombstone says "This Stone is Erected / in the Memory of / Mrs Joanna McNab / Wife of Peter McNab Esq. / who departed this life / 30th[?] May 1827 Aged 61 Years / And / John Henry / Son of / Peter and Joanna McNab / who departed this [life] / June [?] Aged 18 [Years]."

Photograph of the tombstone of Peter McNab

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 13
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of a tombstone in a graveyard on McNab's Island. The tombstone says "In Memory of / Peter McNab Esq. / Who Died / October 6, 1856, / Aged 63 Years." The stone is a pale colour and there are some other tombstones behind it.

Photograph of a group of people walking on the shore on McNab's Island

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 27
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of six unidentified people walking on a rocky shore toward some trees. The photograph was taken on McNab's Island.

Photograph of Ernest Arthur Farrant digging potatoes

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 32
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of Ernest Arthur Farrant holding a potato while leaning on a shovel or a hoe. He is standing in a small garden on McNab's Island.

Photograph of old cannons on McNab's Island

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 36
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of seven old cannons sitting in two rows by a forest on McNab's Island.

Double exposure photograph of a graveyard

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 41
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a double exposure photograph of three tombstones. One of the tombstones belongs to Lewis Gibbens, the youngest son of James and Harriot McNab. The graveyard is probably located on McNab's Island. The second exposure shows some kind of small building with stairs, but the image is not clear.

Photograph of an old wooden staircase

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 48
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of an old broken wooden staircase in a forest on McNab's Island.

Photograph of a shack

MS-2-130, Box 3, Folder 3, Item 1
Item
November 2, 1967

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of a shack made of scraps of wood and other materials. The shack is surrounded by trees.

Photograph of an unidentified woman tying a canoe to the roof of a car

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 7
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a negative of a photograph of an unidentified woman pulling on a rope that is holding a canoe on the roof of a car. The photograph was taken somewhere in Nova Scotia, possibly during a trip to McNab's Island.

Photograph of a graveyard on McNab's Island

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 8
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a negative of a photograph of a small graveyard on McNab's Island. There are some tombstones and wooden crosses in the graveyard, which is surrounded by a low fence. The name "Peter McNab" is visible on one of the tombstones.

Photograph of Ernest Arthur Farrant working in his garden

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 11
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of Ernest Arthur Farrant using a shovel or a hoe while working in his garden. The photograph was taken on McNab's Island.

Photograph of an old wooden staircase on McNab's Island

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 21
Item
February 17, 1967

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of an abandoned and broken wooden staircase in a forest. The photograph was taken on McNab's Island.

Photograph of cannons on McNab's Island

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 22
Item
February 20, 1967

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of seven cannons in two rows. The photograph was taken on McNab's Island.

Photograph of an unidentified man resting on the ground

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 23
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of an unidentified man having a nap on the ground next to a pair of binoculars and a jacket. The photograph was probably taken on McNab's Island.

Photograph of Mrs. Farrant

MS-2-130, Box 5, Folder 1, Item 30
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of Mrs. Farrant wearing a floral dress and sitting on the front step of a house on McNab's Island. Her husband, Ernest Arthur Farrant, is standing next to her with his hand on her shoulder. His face is not visible.

Photograph of Sankunni

MS-2-130, Box 3, Folder 3, Item 7
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of Sankunni, a mahout or elephant keeper from India. He is wearing a turban and standing next to his elephant, Balakrishnan. Sankunni and Balakrishnan were brought to East River, Nova Scotia by the Anil Canada Ltd. hardboard plant.

Photograph of Sakunni with Balakrishnan the elephant

MS-2-130, Box 3, Folder 3, Item 8
Item
[1967?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of Sankunni, a mahout or elephant keeper, and Balakrishnan, an elephant. Sankunni is wearing a turban and standing next to Balakrishnan with a hand on his tusk. The man and the elephant were brought to East River, Nova Scotia by the Anil Canada Ltd. hardboard plant.

Take chains off elephant in new home : [newspaper article]

MS-2-130, Box 3, Folder 3, Item 10
Item
1967

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a clipping of a newspaper article written by Barbara Hinds titled "Take Chains Off Elephant In New Home." The article was probably published in the Chronicle Herald or Mail Star in 1967. The article is about the poor living conditions of Balakrishnan, an elephant brought to Nova Scotia by the Anil Canada Ltd. hardboard plant.

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