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CA BI 77-920-1054 · Item · ca. 1920

Item is a photograph of dignities visiting from Montreal with officials from the Dominion Iron and Steel Company in front of the Steel Plant in Sydney.

CA BI 77-141-275 · Item · ca. 1898

Item is a photograph of Governor General Lord Aberdeen in Baddeck. Lord Aberdeen was at an event that was decorated by Mrs. Alexander Graham Bell.

CA BI 77-26-155 · Item · 1954

Item is a photograph of the Canso Causeway, before completion and as seen from the mainland.

Government of Nova Scotia
Victoria Road
CA BI 83-6385-13685 · Item · [192-]

Item is a postcard depicting the Victoria Road subway in Whitney Pier, N.S.

Victoria Road
CA BI 83-6386-13686 · Item · [192-]

Item is a street view of the northern end of Victoria Road in Whitney Pier, N.S.

CA BI 78-729-2479 · Item · ca. 1880

Item is a photograph of the Victoria County Jail, Baddeck, that was created by Theodore Keisel who came to Baddeck to visit Graham Bell in 1889 or 1890.

Victoria County Council
CA BI 77-578-712 · Item · 1902

Item is a photograph of members of the Victoria County Council, 1902. Names were listed on the reverse of the photograph.

CA BI 77-132-266 · Item · 1918

Item is a photograph of Indian Beach, North Sydney. There is a horse and buggy on the road bordering the beach and many military tents are set up on the beach itself.

Unveiling of cairn, Sydney
CA BI 82-90-6790 · Item · 1977

Item is a photograph of the unveiling of a memorial cairn on the Esplanade, commemorating the landing of the Scots.

CA BI 78-112-1862 · Item · 1921

Item is a reproduction of a newspaper article about the Universal Negro Improvement Association band on Laurier Street in Whitney Pier. Members are marching in the street with instruments and banners in support of a movement advocating "Africa for the Africans."

Article attached to photograph reads:
The year was 1921. The scene, Laurier street at Whitney Pier, as members of the city's Negro community paraded in support of a movement advocating, (as banners indicate) "Africa for the Africans." The sizable brass band was one of a number organized within the city and residents who were around at that time recall that nobody ever had to march without the accompaniment of plenty of stirring martial music. Also noteworthy is the complete lack of sidewalks and paving. The photograph is from the album of Pier merchant Louis Mendelson. He's the white-shirted young man with the bicycle standing mid-right in the photo."

On reverse: "Year 1921 Mr. Askell Artzell Hunt 14 Brooks St. Sydney C. B." "Sent a copy to Mr. Hunt" "Colin MacDonald was bandmaster of the Universal Negro Improvement Assoc. approximately 20 members in the band. Band operated from 1928 to 1932. There was also a West Indian Band at the Pier Bandmaster Jack McKnight approx. 15 members Deputy Bandmaster Norman Crawford, lasted 2 years.

United Mine Workers
CA BI 76-98 · Item · 1958

Item is a photograph of officials from both the United Mine Workers and the Dominion Coal Company during wage negotiation at the coal company office, Union St., Glace Bay.

Unidentified Woman with Dog
CA BI 78-303-2053 · Item · ca. 1890

Item is a photograph of a woman holding the paws of a dog up on its hind legs. Photograph was taken inside of a home.

Unidentified Woman
CA BI 78-300-2050 · Item · ca. 1890

Item is a photograph of an older woman sitting in the center of a room. She is holding cloth in her hands. Some of the room can be seen behind her.

Unidentified Woman
CA BI 78-306-2056 · Item · ca. 1890

Item is a photograph of a woman sitting on a deck of a house.

CA BI 84-121-14221 · Item · 1914-1920

Item is a photograph of a soldier of the 25th Battalion of the CEF during World War 1. The unidentified soldier is standing in front of a building.

Unidentified soldier
CA BI 84-100-14200 · Item · 1914-1920

Item is a postcard showing an unidentified member of the 25th Battalion of the CEF taken during World War 1. The soldier is in full uniform and holding a rifle with a bayonet.

Unidentified portrait
CA BI 84-75-14175 · Item · 1914-1920

Item is a photograph of an unknown person, likely a member of the 25th Battalion of the CEF during World War 1.

Ukrainian Hall
83-6405-13705 · Item · 1983

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

Uisge Ban Falls, Cape Breton
CA BI 77-946-1080 · Item · ca. 1900

Item is a scrapbook photograph of Uisge Ban Falls, close to Baddeck.

Two unidentified soldiers
CA BI 84-94-14194 · Item · 1914-1919

Item is a photograph of two members of the 25th Battalion of the CEF taken during World War 1.

Two soldiers wrestling
CA BI 84-116-14216 · Item · 1914-1920

Item is a photograph of two soldiers wrestling on a rock. The two are members of the 25th Battalion of the CEF and served in World War 1.

Two soldiers in the woods
CA BI 84-90-14190 · Item · 1914-1919

Item is a photograph of two unidentified soldiers of the 25th Battalion of the CEF taken during World War 1.

Two soldiers by tree
CA BI 84-91-14191 · Item · 1914-1919

Item is a postcard showing two members of the 25th Battalion of the CEF taken during World War 1.

Troops Embarking at Halifax
CA BI 77-1538-1672 · Item · 1914-1918

Item is a photographic postcard of a number of troops embarking in Halifax during WWI. Soldiers in full uniform are visible on the upper and lower decks of the boat while onlookers, mostly in day wear, are visible on the dock.

Transport Trucks Lined Up
94-592-25107 · Item · c.1960s

Item is a photograph of transport trucks for the Sydney steel plant.

Sydney Steel Corporation
Tothan
CA BI G112 · Item · 1975

Item is a children's book.

Three soldiers at a gate
CA BI 84-102-14202 · Item · 1914-1919

Item is a photograph of three members of the 25th Battalion of the CEF taken during World War 1. Two of the soldiers are standing and supporting a third, who is lying in a carriage. They are in front of a large metal gate in a wall covered in ivy.

Thomas J. Brown fonds
MG 21.48 · Fonds · 1820 - 1939

Fonds consists of Brown’s collection of mining documents, the manuscript for his book, Place Names of Nova Scotia as well as an undated mining manuscript. Also included is a copy of the poem The Mayflower, the book Gaelic Lessons for Beginners, a scroll addressed to E.G. McKay, a leather nameplate, newspaper clippings and correspondence.

Brown, Thomas James
The Western Isles in colour
CA BI PAM 59 · Item · 1970

Item is a tourist booklet for the Western Isles written by J.A. Brooks.

The West and Confederation
CA BI PAM 19 · Item · 1967

Item is a historical booklet describing West Canada at the time of the Confederation written by W.L. Morton.

The "War Wasp"
CA BI 78-97-1847 · Item · July 9, 1917

Item is a photographic postcard of the view from the upper deck of the "War Wasp," launched in Trenton, Pictou County, at 1pm on Monday, July 9th, 1917. Crew members on deck and another vessel in the background are visible.

The "War Wasp"
CA BI 78-96-1846 · Item · July 9, 1917

Item is a photographic postcard of the "War Wasp," launched in Trenton, Pictou County, at 1pm on Monday, July 9th, 1917.

CA BI PAM 22 · Item · 1967

Item is a historical booklet describing the role of the United States in the Confederation written by Yves Roby.

The Tug "Cruizer"
CA BI 77-364-498 · Item · 1948

Item is a photograph of the "Cruizer," a coal tugboat, at the international piers.

The Tug "Cruizer"
CA BI 77-363-497 · Item · 1948

Item is a photograph of the "Cruizer," a coal tugboat, at the international piers.