Item is a photograph of Captain Charles Barrington, a resident of Barrington Park, Sydney Mines.
Item is a photograph of Mrs. John Barrington o f Sydney Mines.
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 JamesItem is a photograph of the first Presbyterian Minister in Sydney Mines from 1842-1883, Rev. Matthew Wilson.
Item is a photograph of the General Mining Association building.
Item is a photograph of Elizabeth Brown, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R.H. Brown, Sydney Mines.
Item is a photograph of Elizabeth Brown, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R.H. Brown, Sydney Mines.
Item is a photograph of Margaret and Elizabeth Brown, the twin daughters of R.H. Brown, sitting in the conservatory at Beech Hill, Sydney Mines.
Item is a photograph of Margaret and Elizabeth Brown, the twin daughters of R.H. Brown, Sydney Mines.
Item is a tinted print of of a view of Sydney Mines harbour.
LeBretonItem is a photograph of Margaret and Elizabeth Brown, the twin daughters of R.H. Brown, Sydney Mines.
Item is a photograph of Margaret Sybella Brown, daughter of R.H. Brown, who became a Red Cross nurse.
Item is a photograph of Margaret Sybella Brown, daughter of R.H. Brown, pictured leaning on a chair.
Item is a photograph of Anne Ethel (Brown) Johnstone, daughter of R.H. Brown, at the age of 2 years and 4 months.
Item is a photograph of Anne Ethel (Brown) Johnstone, daughter of R.H. Brown, sitting in a chair.
Item is a photograph of Margaret Sybella Brown, daughter of R.H. Brown pictured with flowers and books.
Item is a photograph of Lillian Seward Brown at age 6, seated on an armchair next to her dog.
StubbertItem is a photograph of Elizabeth Brown, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R.H. Brown, Sydney Mines.
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.
Item is a photograph of a steam fire engine, built around 1900 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. This particular engine, the Burrill Johnson Engine No. 2, was purchased by the Sydney Mines Fire Department in 1908. The engine was operated by Paddy Keigan.
Item is a photograph of the gardens at Beech Hill, the home of R.H. Brown of Sydney Mines built in 1829. There is a dog and two small buildings on the right side of the garden path.
Item is a photograph of one of the rooms at Beech Hill, the home of R.H. Brown of Sydney Mines built in 1829. There are bookshelves on the left and a table to the right.
Item is a photograph of Beech Hill, the home of R.H. Brown of Sydney Mines built in 1829. The photograph is a view of the yard, as taken through a first floor window.
Item is a photograph of the interior of one of the rooms at Beech Hill, the home of R.H. Brown of Sydney Mines built in 1829.
Item is a photograph of the interior of one of the bedrooms at Beech Hill, the home of R.H. Brown of Sydney Mines built in 1829.
Item is a photograph of the interior of one of the bedrooms at Beech Hill, the home of R.H. Brown of Sydney Mines built in 1829.
Item is a photograph of Beech Hill, the residence of R.H. Brown, G.M.A. manager, that was built in 1828.
Item is a photograph of Rev. Hugh MacDougall with Scarborough Foreign Missions.
Item is a photograph of Rev. Angus Cameron, a parish priest in Sydney Mines.
Item is a photograph of Rev. Dan MacIsaac, parish priest in Sydney Mines who was born in Sydney.
Item is a photograph of Beech Hill, the residence of R.H. Brown, G.M.A. manager, that was built in 1828.
Item is a scrapbook photograph of a view of the old Sydney Mines coke ovens.
Item is a photograph of the gardens at Beech Hill, the home of R.H. Brown of Sydney Mines built in 1829. There are two buildings to the left and two on the right.
Item is a photograph of the interior at Beech Hill, the home of R.H. Brown of Sydney Mines built in 1829.The photograph was taken looking out of a first floor window of a view of the yard.
Item is a photograph of one of the rooms at Beech Hill, the home of R.H. Brown of Sydney Mines built in 1829.
Item is a photograph of Beech Hill, the residence of R.H. Brown, G.M.A. manager, that was built in 1828.
Item is a photograph of the high school in Sydney Mines.
Item is a photograph of the gardens at Beech Hill, the home of R.H. Brown of Sydney Mines built in 1829.
Item is a photograph of the interior of the greenhouse at Beech Hill, the home of R.H. Brown of Sydney Mines built in 1829.
Item is a photograph of the kitchen fireplace and oven at Beech Hill, the home of R.H. Brown of Sydney Mines built in 1829.
Item is a photograph of one of the rooms at Beech Hill, the home of R.H. Brown of Sydney Mines built in 1829.
Item is a photograph of wallpaper in one of the rooms at Beech Hill, the home of R.H. Brown of Sydney Mines built in 1829.
Item is a photograph of the collieries and furnaces of the Nova Scotia Steel and Coal Co. Ltd., Sydney Mines.
Item is a photograph of the dining room at Beech Hill, the home of R.H. Brown of Sydney Mines built in 1829. The table is set with candles and flowers.
Item is a photograph of the interior of one of the bedrooms at Beech Hill, the home of R.H. Brown of Sydney Mines built in 1829.
Item is a photograph of the interior of one of the bedrooms at Beech Hill, the home of R.H. Brown of Sydney Mines built in 1829.
Item is a photographic portrait of Dr. Lewis Johnstone and his young daughter Ethel.
Item is a photograph of Beech Hill, the residence of R.H. Brown, G.M.A. manager, that was built in 1828.
Item is a photograph of Rev. Les Cordeau, Sydney Mines, a priest of the Edmonton Diocese.
Item is a photograph of the Catholic Mutual Benefit Association Band, in front of 'Old Glebe House' in Sydney Mines; the names of the members are listed on the reverse.
Item is a photograph of the home of Dr. Archibald and the adjoining Presbyterian Church. The church was later moved to Main St. beside the present church. The home is known as Gowrie House. Also present is the coal shipping wharf "Greeners" in the foreground.