Item is a photograph of the Holy Synod taken at St. Philip's African Orthodox Church in Whitney Pier. Featured from left to right are Alderman Chicks Chisholm, City Solicitor Michael Whally, Unknown, Archbishop W.M.E. Robinson, Mayor Tony Gallagher, Rev. Calder and Rev. F. Francis.
Abbass Studios Ltd.Item is a series of articles written for The Montreal Daily Star about the iron and steel industry in Sydney, N.S.
Griffin, WatsonItem is a photograph of Cape Breton Area Priests in front of Holy Redeember Convent, Whitney Pier.
Item is a photograph of the mechanical department, machine shop, foundry and carpenter shop at the Dominion Iron and Steel Co.
Fonds consists of papers that reflect Elizabeth Beaton's work at the Beaton Institute and personal academic research. The materials included cover a wide variety of topics concerning Cape Breton history, especially ethnicity. Beaton's work contains extensive research on Whitney Pier's West Indian and Ukrainian population.
Beaton, Elizabeth Dr.Item is a photograph of a class at Elmwood School in 1969.
Item is a photograph of the Hebrew synagogue in Whitney Pier, N.S.
Item is a photograph of the Holy Ghost Ukrainian Church in Whitney Pier, N.S.
Item is a photograph of the cake cutting at the 60th anniversary celebrations for the Holy Ghost Ukrainian Church in Whitney Pier, N.S.
Fonds includes one parish brochure (1982) containing a brief history of the founding of the Holy Ghost Ukrainian Catholic Church in Sydney with images of congregation members. Also included is one reel of microfilm (MB 66) listing the following vital statistics for the parish :
Birth and Baptism Records 1912-1985
First Communions
Marriages 1932-1984
Deaths 1935-1984
Item is a photograph of Holy Redeemer Church in Sydney with the clergy and Knights of Columbus on the convent steps following the blessing of the church. Persons within the photograph are identified on its reverse.
Item is a composite photograph featuring images of the interior and exterior of Holy Redeemer Church, Whitney Pier, its glebe and convent, and an inset of Reverends MacInnis and McDonald.
Item is a photograph of Holy Redeemer Church, Whitney Pier.
This collection consists of textual records, photographs, sound recordings, publications and artifacts documenting the history and activities of the Ukrainian community in Cape Breton. Within the collection there is a focus on music and dance with over 1 meter of 78 and LP albums of Ukrainian music. Also included is a comprehensive collection of research related to Ukrainian immigration to Cape Breton with records pertaining specifically to the Ukrainian community in Whitney Pier. Personal papers from the Huk family are also included in the collection along with the manuscript and research related to Mr. John Huk's publication Strangers in the Land: The Ukrainian Presence in Cape Breton.
Huk, JohnItem is a photograph of Cassie (Catherine), Annie and Sadie MacIsaac. The three women were co-owners of the Bonnie View Hotel in Whitney Pier. Their sister Margaret (MacIsaac) Gillis and her husband Rod Gillis established the boarding house in 1910. Margaret died shortly after the birth of her fifth child in 1913, and following her death, her husband and children left for Western Canada, while her sisters assumed ownership of the hotel.
Item is a photograph of the Muggah home and property. The family and their horses are in the yard and two people are riding on a carriage pulled by a horse.
Donation consists of Paruch family documents including photographs and textual materials as well as recordings of Johnny Paruch's band.
Fonds consists of the personal materials of Paul MacEwan, founder and leader of the Cape Breton Labour Party from 1982-1987 and former member of the Nova Scotia Legislature for Cape Breton Nova from 1970-2003. Included is correspondence, subjects files concerning healthcare and agriculture, press releases, and papers related to the New Democratic Party and Cape Breton Labour Party.
MacEwan, PaulItem is a photograph of the Pier School Children's Band dressed for a production of "Cinderella."
Abbass Studios Ltd.Item is a photograph of male members of a Polish band.
Item is a photograph of a large wedding party, including the bride and groom.
Item is a photograph of a procession of Ukrainian clergy, taken in May 1959.
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.Item is a photograph of Rev. Brian MacDonald of Holy Redeemer Parish, Whitney Pier.
Item is a photograph of Reverend England of St. Cyprian's Anglican Church, Whitney Pier. Rev. England was
West Indian and served a congregation of mainly West Indian Blacks.
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.”
Item is a photograph of members of the St. Mary's Polish Church Men's Club taken in the basement of the Polish Village Hall.
Raytel PhotographyItem is a photograph showing a group of members of the St. Michaels Benefit Society. It appears to be taken during the first year of its founding. Members not identified.
Item is a postcard displaying St. Nicholas Italian Church in Whitney Pier, N.S. There is a portrait of Rev. D. Viola in the upper left corner, and an image of St. Nicholas in the upper right corner.
Item is a photograph of St. Philips African Orthodox Church in Whitney Pier, N.S.
Item is a photograph of the congregation of St. Philips African Orthodox Church in Whitney Pier, N.S.
Item is a memorandum for Holy Redeemer Church in Whitney Pier, N.S.
Kiely, Rev. J.M.Item is a photograph of the Ukrainian Hall on West Street in Whitney Pier, taken in 1983.
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.
Item is a postcard depicting the Victoria Road subway in Whitney Pier, N.S.
Item is a street view of the northern end of Victoria Road in Whitney Pier, N.S.
Item is a postcard that reads: "Why Don't You Come to Whitney Pier Where Life is Worth Living."
Item is a photograph of an aerial view of Whitney Pier, N.S.
Item is a photograph of the Whitney Pier Historical Society.
Item is a photograph of houses on Roberts St. in Whitney Pier, N.S. viewed from above.
Item is a photograph of the Whitney Pier Ice Arena under construction.
Item is a photograph of participants at a political rally in Whitney Pier, N.S.
Item is a photograph of the steel plant viewed from Whitney Pier, N.S.
Item is a photograph of the steel plant viewed from Whitney Pier, N.S.
Item is a photograph of the Whitney Pier War Monument.
Item is a postcard that reads: "Having the time of my life at Whitney Pier, C.B. Don't expect me for sometime."
Item is a postcard that reads "When You are Not in Whitney Pier I am Thinking of You."
Item is a photograph of houses in Whitney Pier, N.S. The steel plant can be seen in the background.
Item is a photograph of houses in Whitney Pier, N.S. viewed from the back.
Raytel PhotographyItem is a photograph of houses in Whitney Pier, N.S. viewed from the back.
Raytel PhotographyItem is a photograph of houses in Whitney Pier, N.S. The steel plant can be seen in the background.