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View of Louisbourg
CA BI 77-1369-1503 · Item · ca. 1731

Item is a photograph of a view of Louisbourg.

CA BI MAP 249 · Item · 1747

Item is a map showing details of Louisbourg Harbour and Gabarus Bay with a full inset map of Cape Breton Island, labelled Isle Royal. Documents the landing place and camp of the New England forces as well as the fortified town of Louisbourg, various battery locations, French settlements and the lighthouse.

Kitchin, Thomas
CA BI MAP 805 · Item · 1764

This map was originally part of Bellin's "Le Petit Atlas Maritime" showing French fortifications destroyed during the 1758 siege.

Bellin, Jacques Nicolas
Plan of Louisbourg
CA BI 77-931-1065 · Item · ca. 1900

Item is a scrapbook photograph of the plan of Louisbourg in 1746.

Louisbourg Lighthouse
CA BI 77-971-1105 · Item · ca. 1900

Item is a scrapbook photograph of a lighthouse in Louisbourg, featuring the entrance to the harbour and the ruins of an old French lighthouse.

Louisbourg Waterfront
CA BI 77-1383-1517 · Item · ca. 1900

Item is a photograph of the Louisbourg waterfront.

Louisbourg Monument
CA BI 77-891-1025 · Item · ca. 1900

Item is a photograph of the crowd at the dedication, showing a band and members of the military.

Ruins in Louisbourg
CA BI 77-955-1089 · Item · ca. 1900

Item is a scrapbook photograph of ruins in Louisbourg, Cape Breton.

Winter Scene, Louisbourg
CA BI 77-1396-1530 · Item · ca. 1910

Item is a photograph of a winter scene on Main Street looking east from Warren Street in Louisbourg.

Railway Station, Louisbourg
CA BI 80-198-4378 · Item · ca. 1910

Item is a photograph of two women posed by a cannon in front of the Louisbourg Railway Station.

CA BI 13-009-30063 · Item · ca. 1914

Item is a photograph of troops of the 94th Regiment at arms in front of Marconi Station. Dozens of troops are lined along a path with an officer standing at the right end. There are multiple buildings visible in the background.

CA BI 13-010-30064 · Item · ca. 1914

Item is a photograph of troops of the 94th Regiment at arms in front of Marconi Station. Dozens of troops and officers are lined in rows in front of a large house, some sitting and some standing.

Louisbourg Coast
CA BI 77-1554-1688 · Item · ca. 1915

Item is a postcard of the coastline of Louisbourg with two ships sailing in the water.

CA BI 77-1386-1520 · Item · ca. 1920

Item is a photograph of ships in the Louisbourg harbour during the wintertime.

Louisbourg Monument
CA BI 77-455-589 · Item · ca.1920

Item is a photograph of the inscription on a Louisbourg monument commemorating the capture of Louisbourg in 1745. The monument was erected by the Society of Colonial Wars in 1895.

Louisbourg
CA BI 77-436-570 · Item · ca. 1920

Item is a photograph of a winter scene in Louisbourg with ships in the harbour.

Rock and Surf, Louisbourg
CA BI 77-1115-1249 · Item · ca. 1927

Item is a photograph of the rock and surf in Louisbourg, Cape Breton.

Louisbourg Fortress
CA BI 77-213-347 · Item · ca. 1934

Item is a photograph of the museum building at the old Louisbourg Fortress.

Louisbourg Fortress
CA BI 80-827-5007 · Item · ca. 1935

Item is a photograph of the ruins of the Fortress of Louisbourg and the Louisbourg museum.

Louisbourg Fortress
CA BI 80-825-5005 · Item · ca. 1935

Item is a photograph of the ruins of the Fortress of Louisbourg and the Louisbourg museum.

Mrs. Beryl Markham
CA BI 77-1326-1460 · Item · 1936

Item is a photograph of Mrs. Beryl Markham in the Lewis home in Louisbourg after her flight. Markham was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic in her Vega Gull, The Messenger. She was forced to make an early landing at Baleine, Cape Breton, due to bad weather. Her destination was New York, which she made after staying in Louisbourg for a weekend.

Caption: "1. Photo of Mrs. Beryl Markham taken in the Lewis home in Louisbourg, where she spent the weekend after her historic flight."

Beryl Markham
CA BI 79-985-3965 · Item · 1936

Item is a photograph of Beryl Markham.

Louisbourg Museums
CA BI 77-621-755 · Item · ca. 1940

Item is a photograph of the interior of the Louisbourg Museum.

Louisbourg Shipping Scene
CA BI 77-1395-1529 · Item · 1950

Item is a photograph of the shipping pier and ships in Louisbourg.

Louisbourg
CA BI 77-518-652 · Item · ca. 1950

Item is a photograph of the surf in Louisbourg, Cape Breton.

PAM 4098 · Item · 1950 - February 13, 1960

Item is a pamphlet about the Louisbourg, Nova Scotia chapter of the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire (IODE) for the year 1950. Inside the cover is a card with a list of the chapter's Regents as of February 13, 1960, including Mrs. J.B. MacLennan who was named Regent on October 8, 1910 (a photograph of Mrs. MacLennan is fixed to the inside of the card).

CA BI 76-77 · Item · 1962

Item is a photograph of new members from Mexico being inducted into the Cape Breton Rail Rolling and Lobster Eating Society by President Clement M. Anson at Kennington Cove.

Microwave T.V. Towers
94-738-25253 · Item · 1960s or 1970s

Item is a photograph of microwave T.V. towers erected for a live event at the Fortress of Louisbourg.

Abbass Studios Ltd.
Cape Breton Anthology
PAM 4142 · Item · 1971

Pamphlet is a short anthology of essays about Cape Breton, including essays about Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, the Ballem Tapestries, St. Ann's, Nova Scotia, and Rev. Norman McLeod.

Louisbourg Fortress
CA BI 78-136-1886 · Item · 1977

Item is a photograph of a soldier standing in front of the Barracks of the King's Bastion Barracks, showing the crest over the drawbridge.

The Louisbourg Brass Bands
PAM 4112 · Item · February 1991

Item is The Louisbourg Brass Bands written by William A. O'Shea for the Louisbourg Heritage Society.

PAM 4116 · Item · 1992

Item is a history of the First United Church in Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, featuring information about St. James Methodist Church, Calvin Presbyterian Church, Kennington Cove Church, Clarke's Road Congregation, Catalone and Mira United Church, and MacMillan Memorial United Church.

PAM 4113 · Item · July 1992

Item is the official program for the Louisbourg High School Homecoming in 1992, written by the Louisbourg Heritage Society.