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Anne Ethel (Brown) Johnstone
CA BI 77-282-416 · Item · August 1871

Item is a photograph of Anne Ethel (Brown) Johnstone, daughter of R.H. Brown, at the age of 2 years and 4 months.

Bown Family, North Sydney
CA BI 78-272-2022 · Item · ca. 1890

Item is a photograph of members of the Bown family in North Sydney.

Cement Ship Permanencia
CA BI 77-320-454 · Item · 1920

Item is a photograph of the cement ship "Permanencia," built of concrete in North Sydney in 1920. It was wrecked in the fall of 1922 at St. Pierre, carrying a capacity of 400 tons.

Cement Ship Permanencia
CA BI 77-321-455 · Item · 1920

Item is a photograph of the cement ship "Permanencia," built of concrete in North Sydney in 1920. It was wrecked in the fall of 1922 at St. Pierre, carrying a capacity of 400 tons.

CA BI 76-7 · Item · 1897

Item is a photograph of an unpaved Commercial Street, North Sydney. Buildings line both sides of the street including the Belmont Hotel and F. H. Rudderham Drugs. Thomas and John Voogt are in front of the Belmont near the steps.

CA BI 77-534-668 · Item · 1922

Item is a photograph of two horses pulling a tank of coal oil as it is delivered to customers in North Sydney.

CA BI 77-535-669 · Item · ca. 1922

Item is a photograph of coal oil being delivered, with a tank on a cart being drawn by two horses. The driver is Mr. Smith.

Elizabeth (Lizzy) Brown
CA BI 77-288-422 · Item · 1867-1870

Item is a photograph of Elizabeth Brown, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R.H. Brown, Sydney Mines.

Ferris Hill, North Sydney
CA BI 15-68-30136 · Item · 1934

The postcard shows many people on a snow covered hill in North Sydney. The event may have been the opening of the ski slide. The view from the hill shows the harbour as well as buildings.

Fr. Daniel J. MacIntosh
CA BI 77-662-796 · Item · ca. 1878

Item is a photograph of Fr. Daniel J. MacIntosh, parish priest in North Sydney.

League of the Cross Band
CA BI 77-555-689 · Item · ca. 1897

Item is a photograph of the members of the League of the Cross Band, North Sydney.

Log Raft
CA BI 77-374-508 · Item · 1918

Item is a photograph of a log raft that was once stored in North Sydney Harbour. Built in Newfoundland during World War I by Ivan Arkley Bailey from North Sydney and others, it was created in order to ship lumber to England.

Left to right: Mrs. Bailey, Mr. Ivan Arkley Bailey and Mrs. Bailey's sister.

Log Raft, North Sydney
CA BI 77-379-513 · Item · 1918

Item is a photograph of the log raft built in Newfoundland during World War I by Ivan Bailey and others in North Sydney; it was intended for use in shipping lumber to the United Kingdom. The completed raft lays at anchor in the harbour.

Log Raft, North Sydney
CA BI 77-376-510 · Item · 1918

Item is a photograph of a log raft built in Newfoundland by Ivan Bailey during WWI, intended for use in shipping lumber to the United Kingdom.

Log Raft, North Sydney
CA BI 77-378-512 · Item · 1918

Item is a photograph of the log raft built in Newfoundland during World War I by Ivan Bailey and others in North Sydney; it was intended for use in shipping lumber to the United Kingdom. The completed raft lays at anchor in the harbour.

Log Raft, North Sydney
CA BI 77-377-511 · Item · 1918

Item is a photograph of the log raft built in Newfoundland during World War I by Ivan Bailey and others in North Sydney; it was intended for use in shipping lumber to the United Kingdom. The raft is being towed out of the harbour to the ocean.

Miss Mary Logue
CA BI 76-74 · Item · January 14, 1958

Item is a photograph of Mary Logue as she is presented with a retirement gift on behalf of the staff of the North Sydney Post Office. Making the presentation is Postmaster Gerald Penney.

North Sydney
CA BI 76-8 · Item · 1885

Items are a postcard and two reproductions of that postcard, of the North Sydney waterfront, 1885. Displayed in the foreground are the coal office and coal piers built by the General Mining Association.

North Sydney Coal Co.
CA BI 77-488-622 · Item · 1912

Item is a photograph of a railway crew. Names are attached to the reverse of the photograph.

North Sydney Harbour Front
CA BI 77-419-553 · Item · 1906

Item is a photograph of the North Sydney Harbour with the ferry "Higgin" leaving for Sydney.

North Sydney Man
CA BI 78-264-2014 · Item · ca. 1890

Item is a photograph of a man belonging to the Bown family with a cat on his shoulder. He is standing outside in front of a tree.

CA BI 76-10 · Item · 1898

Item is a photograph of a group of approximately twenty men in North Sydney; several men are in uniform and there is a dog in the foreground.

North Sydney town band
CA BI 76-6 · Item · 1897

Item is a photograph of the North Sydney town band with instruments on St Patrick's Day, 1897. There are approximately forty individuals, all male, outside of the North Sydney Post Office.

North Sydney Waterfront
CA BI 77-263-397 · Item · 1885

Item is a reproduction of a postcard of the North Sydney waterfront in 1885. Displayed in the foreground are the coal office and coal piers built by the General Mining Association. On the reverse is an advertisement for the Strand Movie Theatre.

North Sydney Woman
CA BI 78-273-2023 · Item · ca. 1890

Item is a photograph of a woman belonging to the Bown family standing on a dirt road in North Sydney.

North Sydney Woman
CA BI 78-260-2010 · Item · ca. 1890

Item is a photograph of a woman, a member of the Bown family, standing on a dirt road in North Sydney.

North Sydney Woman
CA BI 78-271-2021 · Item · 20th century

Item is a photograph of a woman who was a member of the Bown family in North Sydney.

North Sydney, 1885
CA BI 77-264-398 · Item · 1885

Item is a reproduction of a postcard displaying a view of North Sydney.

North Sydney, Cape Breton
CA BI 77-935-1069 · Item · ca. 1900

Item is a scrapbook photograph of a view of North Sydney, featuring the R.C. Chapel, a marine slipway, the General Mining Association shipping piers, and the Herald office.

Old Sydney Collieries
CA BI 77-832-966 · Item · ca. 1965

Item is a photograph from the last day of operations at the Old Pier in North Sydney.

"Pawnee"
CA BI 77-902-1036 · Item · 1910

Item is a photograph of the Pawnee at the ferry wharf in North Sydney for the Canada Day excursion.

"Pawnee" Ferry Wharf
CA BI 77-367-501 · Item · 1910

Item is a photograph of a moonlight excursion from the ferry wharf in North Sydney.

Picnicking in North Sydney
CA BI 78-190-1940 · Item · ca. 1910

Item is a photograph of two woman, two men, and a girl having a picnic in North Sydney.

Plant House, North Sydney
CA BI 77-502-636 · Item · ca. 1950

Item is a photograph of the plant house, one of the oldest houses in North Sydney.

Portugese Fishing Vessels
CA BI 79-233-3213 · Item · 1959

Item is a photograph of a Portugese fishing vessel at North Sydney.

CA BI 77-933-1067 · Item · ca. 1900

Item is a scrapbook photograph of a public building in North Sydney.

CA BI 77-1531-1665 · Item · ca. 1920

Item is a photograph of the pumping station that supplies water for North Sydney and Sydney Mines, located in North Sydney.

Queen Street, North Sydney
CA BI 77-556-690 · Item · 1902

Item is a photograph of a driving party with horses and buggies from Cogan's Livery Stables, taken on Queen Street, North Sydney. Cogan's Livery Stables was located at 23 Blowers Street, North Sydney.

CA BI 77-693-827 · Item · ca. 1970

Item is a photograph of Fr. Arnold officiating at a special service at St. John's Anglican Church, North Sydney. The names of other clergy are featured on the reverse of the photograph.

S.S. Adriatic
CA BI 79-22-3002 · Item · Mar-1862

Item is a photograph of the S.S. Adriatic. In the month of March, 1862, when this photograph was taken, the Adriatic became stuck in the ice in North Sydney harbour. The ice was sturdy enough to support the crew as they walked to shore from the ship.

Stewart Mills
CA BI 76-73 · Item · 1976

Item is a photograph of the Stewart Mills.

CA BI 78-276-2026 · Item · ca. 1890

Item is a photograph of two members of the Bown family, crawling and playing on the ground in North Sydney.

The Canadian Commonwealth
Newspaper 79 · File · 1914

The Canadian Commonwealth (23 May 1914): "The Canadian Commonwealth was published every Saturday morning by "The Canadian Commonwealth, Ltd." of North Sydney, Cape Breton." Rev. Edwin H. Burgess of North Sydney was the editor. Contributing editors included Rev. John Pringle, D.D., Rev. D. M. Gillies, D.D., and Rev. J. F. Tupper. A yearly subscription costed $1 in Canada and $1.50 in the United States and foreign countries.