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            6248 Archival description results for Cape Breton County (NS)

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            James W. Madden
            76-76 · Item · 1941-1961

            Item is a photograph of James W. Maddin. He was a noted lawyer who was born in Westville in 1874 and died at City Hospital, Sydney on September 29, 1961.

            Richard Henry Brown
            76-90 · Item · ca. 1890

            Item is a photograph of Richard Henry Brown, General Manager for the General Mining Association from 1867 to 1900. He was also the first Mayor of Sydney Mines.

            Jubilee Shaft
            77-128-262b · Item · 1912

            Item is a photograph of Jubilee Colliery, during the sinking of shaft in 1912.

            Mrs. John Barrington
            77-622-756b · Item · ca. 1800

            Item is a photograph of Mrs. John Barrington o f Sydney Mines.

            Aerial View of Sydney
            77-739-873 · Item · 1935 - 1936

            Item is a photograph of an aerial view of Sydney taken from the harbour looking north-east.

            Royal Canadian Air Force
            Polish Band
            79-1097-4077 · Item · [ca. 1920]

            Item is a photograph of male members of a Polish band.

            185th Battalion, Broughton
            81-1605-6685 · Item · ca. 1915

            Item is a postcard of the 185th Battalion marching in Broughton, Cape Breton during World War 1. The soldiers in full uniform are marching past the rear of the Broughton Arms Hotel, which is visible in the background.

            81-234-5304 · Item · 1917

            Item is a photograph of the Sydney Academy Cadet Corps #306 in the winter of 1917. Almost all of the Cadets are in full uniform, with the first row sitting and the back rows standing on steps.

            Moxham's Castle/Hospital
            81-853-5933 · Item · 1919

            Item is a photograph of the rear of Moxham's Castle taken after the end of World War 1. During the war, the castle served as a military hospital.

            81-854-5934 · Item · 1919

            Item is a photograph of four medical personnel officers inside Moxham's Castle, where they were stationed during World War 1 when the castle functioned as a military hospital.

            Crawley's Creek, Westmount
            82-174-6874 · Item · ca. 1905

            Item is a photograph of the view of the steel plant from Crawley's Creek in Westmount, with boats docked.

            82-175-6875 · Item · ca. 1914

            Item is a photograph of a military parade that took place on Charlotte Street in Sydney during World War 1. The photo features a large number of uniformed soldiers with rifles marching down the middle of the road with bystanders viewing on both sides of the street.

            82-176-6876 · Item · ca. 1914

            Item is a photograph of a military parade that took place on Charlotte Street in Sydney during World War 1. A band is leading a procession down the middle of the road while bystanders view from both sides of the street.

            Polish Dancers
            82-233-6933 · Item · 1957

            Item is a photograph of Polish dancers in costume. The dancers are Holy Redeemer High School students, taken in 1957 at CJCB studios, Sydney.

            First row: Marilyn Baryluk Gillis, Frances Kokoska, (Unknown First Name) Tynski or Mary Petruskavitch
            Second row: Julianne Wojick, Frances Tynski, Annie Yelovich or Josephine Rebutski, Audrey Wludyka
            Third row: Margie Reppa Johnson, JoAnne MacDonald Kingsbury, Frania Rose Ryba McKay, Dorothy Granich, Patricia Malinowski

            "Albert J. Lutz" Schooner
            82-322-7022 · Item · ca. 1917

            Item is a photograph of the "Albert J. Lutz", a schooner outfitted as a Canadian Q ship during World War 1. A 4" gun was mounted on its deck behind the dories. It was stationed in Sydney harbour from 1917-1918.

            Naval Sentry Stanley, Sydney
            82-532-7232 · Item · 1918

            Item is a photograph of a naval sentry guard stationed in Sydney during World War 1. The sentry is identified by his first name, Stanley. He is standing in front of a large house in full uniform with a rifle. Women are visible on the balcony of the house in the background.

            Naval Sentry Stanley, Sydney
            82-533-7233 · Item · 1918

            Item is a photograph of a naval sentry guard sentry stationed in Sydney during World War 1. The sentry is identified by his first name, Stanley.

            82-760-7460 · Item · 1919

            Item is a photograph of J.E. Burchell and his granddaughter Dorothy Clarke on a snowy day towards the end of the First World War. Burchell is holding a roll of papers and a house is visible in the background.

            82-760-7460 · Item · 1919

            Item is a photograph of J.E. Burchell and his granddaughter Dorothy Clarke on a snowy day during World War 1. Burchell is holding a roll of papers and a house is visible in the background.

            82-953-7653 · Item · [ca. 1918]

            Item is a postcard of St. Mary’s Polish Church with a portrait of Rev. Camillus Grzybala, in the top-right corner. The text at the top of the photograph reads, “Kościół Narodzenia N. M. P. w Whitney, Pier, N.S.” The text at the bottom of the photograph reads, “Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Polish R. C. Church, Whitney Pier, N.S. Canada.”

            82-955-7655 · Item · 1935

            Item is a photograph of Polish float in Sydney’s 150th anniversary parade, taken in 1935. The float features fifteen girls, with one as a Polish queen and the rest as her attendants. The queen is identified as Jennie Kieć. The bottom row is identified, from left to right, as Mary Wludyka, Minnie Paruch, Louise Kiec, and Sophie Borak. The second row is identified, from left to right, as Mary Gniewek, Julia Gniewek, Annie Ardelli, Francis Zagorski, Sophie Blazy, and Elsie Gniewek. The third row is identified, from left to right, as Helen Kokoska, Mary Durkacz, Mary Kokoska, and Mary Miecznik.

            Ukrainian Hall
            83-6405-13705 · Item · 1983

            Item is a photograph of the Ukrainian Hall on West Street in Whitney Pier, taken in 1983.

            Picnic at Mira
            83-6509-13809 · Item · 1916

            Item is a photograph of a temperance picnic held on Joseph Joshua (J.J.) Phillips' farm on Horne's Road, Mira. The woman with the light hat with flowers on the brim was J.J.'s daughter Amy. Next to Amy, with the dark straw hat, is her sister Olive. The man with the beard on the left hand side half way up the haystack is Captain Joseph Levi Phillips, who with his partner, Joe Nicol, ran the ferry service on the Mira River. The man with the beard second from the right on top of the haystack is Captain Joe Nicol.

            84-157-14257 · Item · May 1959

            Item is a photograph of a procession of Ukrainian clergy, taken in May 1959.

            Pysanky
            84-163-14263 · Item · 1965

            Item is a photograph of children being instructed in painting Ukrainian Easter eggs (pysanky) at the Ukrainian Hall in Whitney Pier, taken in 1965. Identified in the photograph are: Michael O'Jolick, Catherine Sawka, Ann Hawrylak, Natalie Pronko, William Melnyk, Denise Mahalik.

            Abbass Studios Ltd.
            84-704-14804 · Item · 1914-1918

            Item is a photographic postcard showing the Headquarters of the 185th Cape Breton Highlanders in Broughton during the First World War. A heading below the photo identifies the Broughton Arms and General Offices.

            Donkin miners
            86-68-16165 · Item · ca. 1925

            Item is a photograph of miners in rail cars, waiting to descend into the Donkin Mine.

            Ann Terry MacLellan
            87-106-16636 · Item · ca. 1960

            Item is a photograph of CJCB Radio announcer, Ann Terry, at the Vogue Theatre Lobby

            Dr. M.G. Tompkins
            87-457-16987 · Item · ca. 1960

            Item is a photograph of three gentlemen, from left to right: Dr. M.G. Tompkins, unidentified man, and Judge Leo McIntyre.

            Abbass Studios Ltd.
            Sydney
            87-873-17303 · Item · ca. 1920

            Item is a postcard of a scene near Sydney, Nova Scotia.

            Moxham's Castle Hospital
            87-960-17490 · Item · ca. 1918

            Item is a photograph of the interior of Moxham Castle and its staff during its time as a hospital during the First World War. Officers, nurses, and others are assembled in chairs on the floor, the stairs, the landing, and the second floor. The exact date and identities of those pictured are unknown.

            Heavy Rolls Mills, SYSCO
            90-1051-20483 · Item · ca. 1970

            Item is a photograph of SYSCO heavy rolls mills, showing an ingot being lowered by crane into a soaking pit in the blooming mill. Ingots were "soaked" with heat in the pits until they reached a uniform temperature inside and out.

            Nova Scotia Information Service
            Heavy Rolls Mills, DOSCO
            90-218-19650 · Item · 1963

            Item is a photograph of heavy rolls mills, showing the stockyard area with a crane lifting a sling of inch and three quarter billets. Approximately 30 feet long and weighing about 300 pounds each, billets were stored here along with blooms and ingots.

            Abbass, John
            Heavy Rolls Mills, DOSCO
            90-219-19651 · Item · 1963

            Item is a photograph of DOSCO heavy rolls mills, showing the stockyard where billets, ingots, and blooms were stored. A CN car stands ready to transport rails, and other steel products could be moved by company rail cars down to the docks for shipping.

            Abbass, John
            Heavy Rolls Mills, DOSCO
            90-220-19652 · Item · 1963

            Item is a photograph of DOSCO heavy rolls mills, showing the stockyard area were billets, ingots, and blooms were stored. Here, the crane is lifting a sling of billets. Figure unidentified.

            Abbass, John
            Heavy Rolls Mills, DOSCO
            90-301-19733 · Item · 1964

            Item is a photograph of DOSCO heavy rolls mills operations, showing the blooming mill pulpit. Manipulator, left, is Frank Irden, with roller George Wainwright, right. The roller rolls the bloom down to section size; the manipulator operates the equipment that turns the bloom.

            Abbass, John
            Heavy Rolls Mills, DOSCO
            90-311-19743 · Item · 1956

            Item is a photograph of DOSCO heavy rolls mills operations, showing rails being loaded into the Mackie cooling tanks.

            Abbass, John
            Heavy Rolls Mills, DOSCO
            90-317-19749 · Item · ca. 1960

            Item is a photograph of DOSCO heavy rolls mills operations, showing a group of visitors in the blooming mill pulpit; main rolls are beneath pulpit.

            Abbass, John
            Heavy Rolls Mills, DOSCO
            90-331-19763 · Item · 1964

            Item is a photograph of heavy rolls mills operations, showing a bloom coming through the main rolls at the blooming mill, heading south toward the big shears where it will be cropped before it goes to the rail mill.

            Abbass, John
            Heavy Rolls Mills, DOSCO
            90-371-19803 · Item · 1965

            Item is a photograph of DOSCO heavy rolls mills operations, showing a mound of tie plates in the tie plate mill. Tie plates are the metal pieces placed under a rail when it's laid on a wooden tie.

            Abbass, John
            Heavy Rolls Mills, DOSCO
            90-372-19804 · Item · 1965

            Item is a photograph of DOSCO heavy rolls mills operations, showing an unidentified inspector gauging a tie plate to determine if the holes are correctly spaced. Different sections have various spacings for their spike holes.

            Abbass, John
            Heavy Rolls Mills, DOSCO
            90-373-19805 · Item · 1965

            Item is a photograph of DOSCO heavy rolls mills operations, showing the tie plate mill, with workers pushing a solid piece of steel through a machine that stamped plated out. This required tremendous manual labour on the part of the employees.