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CA BI 76-68 · Item · ca. 1975

Item is a photograph of approximately three hundred individuals gathered on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Holy Heart Seminary in Halifax, N.S. The seminary was destroyed in 1975.

CA BI 77-1035-1169 · Item · 1918

Item is a photograph of the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion. This picture was taken at Fort Needham and shows the wreckage of homes at the top of the hill in the Richmond district.

CA BI 77-1040-1174 · Item · 1918

Item is a photograph of the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion. This picture shows an interior view of North Street Station after the explosion with the roof smashed in and wreckage trains carrying debris away.

CA BI 77-1011-1145 · Item · ca. 1918

Item is a photograph of the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion of 1917. This picture shows people searching for bodies in the basement of a school.

CA BI 77-1012-1146 · Item · ca. 1918

Item is a photograph of the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion of 1917. This picture shows the effect of the explosion on rolling stock and track.

CA BI 77-1026-1160 · Item · ca. 1918

Item is a photograph of the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion of 1917. This picture shows the motor fire engine "Patricia" after the explosion.

CA BI 77-1047-1181 · Item · 1918

Item is a photograph of the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion. This picture shows a view of the St. Joseph's Girls' School, resembling a shell-torn building in Flanders.

Ruins, Halifax Explosion
CA BI 77-1060-1194 · Item · 1918

Item is a photograph of the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion. This picture shows all that remains of several large buildings in the devastated area, where the full force of the explosion was felt.

CA BI 77-1067-1201 · Item · 1918

Item is a photograph of the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion. This picture shows all that was left of St. Joseph's Church.

CA BI 77-1070-1204 · Item · 1918

Item is a photograph of the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion. This picture shows the ruins of Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Dartmouth.

CA BI 77-1071-1205 · Item · 1918

Item is a photograph of the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion.

CA BI 77-1073-1207 · Item · 1918

Item is a photograph of the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion.

CA BI 77-1295-1429 · Item · 20th century

Item is a photograph of the Admiralty House and its grounds in Halifax from the souvenir album "Nova Scotia."

CA BI 77-1306-1440 · Item · 20th century

Item is a photograph of torpedo boats in the Halifax harbour from the souvenir album "Nova Scotia."

Regatta Day, North West Arm
CA BI 77-1307-1441a · Item · 20th century

Item is a photograph of regatta day for the Men-of-Wars' Racing on the North West Arm in Halifax, from the souvenir album "Nova Scotia."

St. Paul's Church, Halifax
CA BI 77-1311-1445 · Item · 20th century

Item is a photograph of St. Paul's Church in Halifax from the souvenir album "Nova Scotia."

Town Clock and Citadel Hill
CA BI 77-1312-1446 · Item · 20th century

Item is a photograph of the town clock and Citadel Hill from the souvenir album "Nova Scotia."

Volunteer Monument, Halifax
CA BI 77-1314-1448 · Item · 20th century

Item is a photograph of the volunteer monument in Halifax from the souvenir album "Nova Scotia." The monument was constructed in honour of the heroes who fell in South Africa.

CA BI 77-1315-1449 · Item · 20th century

Item is a photograph troops drilling on the common, from the souvenir album "Nova Scotia."

The Flagship Ariadne
CA BI 77-1316-1450 · Item · 20th century

Item is a photograph of the Flagship Ariadne from the souvenir album "Nova Scotia."

Point Pleasant Park
CA BI 77-1317-1451 · Item · 20th century

Item is a photograph of a scene in Point Pleasant Park from the souvenir album "Nova Scotia."

CA BI 77-133-267 · Item · 1919

Item is a photograph of the Prince of Wales (who later became King Edward VIII) in Halifax.

CA BI 77-1323-1457 · Item · 20th century

Item is a photograph of the armory of the Halifax militia from the souvenir album "Nova Scotia."

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.

Anne Ethel (Brown) Johnstone
CA BI 77-281-415 · Item · 1881-1900

Item is a photograph of Anne Ethel (Brown) Johnstone, daughter of R.H. Brown who married Dr. L.W. Johnstone.

CA BI 77-654-788 · Item · 1942

Item is a photograph of a group of seminarians, priests, Bishop MacNally and Rev. C.W. MacDonald.

CA BI 78-57-1807 · Item · April 1972

Item is a photograph of a photograph of Wallace MacAskill sitting on a boat in the water.

CA BI PAM 1266 · Item · 1962

Item is a pamphlet that contains the results of a study completed by the Dalhousie University Institute of Public Affairs that examined the population distribution, socio-economic condition, and educability of African Nova Scotians living in the Halifax area in 1959.

CA BI 84-79-14179 · Item · 1915

Item is a postcard showing a number of soldiers marching down a street during World War 1. The soldiers, likely members of the 25th Battalion of the CEF, are in full uniform with rifles, canteens, and satchels. The photo was likely taken in Halifax.

Spun Yarns from Halifax
CA BI PAM 8 · Item · [n.d.]

Item contains folk tales from the Halifax area.

Events
Series · 1970-2004
Part of Sarah Denny Cultural Collection

Series contains audio recordings and video recordings of Mi'kmaq events and gatherings organized by location from 1970 to 2004.

A poster of the RMS Olympic
CA BI 2019-001-18-326-30971 · Item · 1927
Part of New Waterford Glass Negatives

A poster which shows a painting, signed in the right corner by C. Habicht, of the RMS Olympic. The RMS Olympic was a near replica ship of the Titanic, which transported thousands of troops from Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Britain during the first world war. It was later used for tourism purposes.

Clotilda Douglas-Yakimchuk
B&G - Douglas-Yakimchuk, Clotilda · File · 2021

File consists of the following items:

"Community activist, pioneers dies," Cape Breton Post, April 16, 2021, p. A1 and A2

Douglas-Yakimchuk, Clotilda
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
CA BI 77-1016-1150 · Item · ca. 1918

Item is a photograph of the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion of 1917. This picture shows demolished buildings in Richmond.

CA BI 77-1023-1157 · Item · ca. 1918

Item is a photograph of the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion of 1917. This picture shows the wreckage of the train entrance to North Street Station; the whole roof was swept away.

CA BI 77-1028-1162 · Item · ca. 1918

Item is a photograph of the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion of 1917. This picture shows a search for survivors amid the debris in the devastated Richmond section.

CA BI 77-1038-1172 · Item · 1918

Item is a photograph of the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion. Furniture and bathtub can be seen mixed up in the debris.

CA BI 77-1046-1180 · Item · 1918

Item is a photograph of the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion. This picture shows crowds swarming into Chebucto Road School to identify the dead.

CA BI 77-1049-1183 · Item · 1918

Item is a photograph of the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion. This picture shows the ruins of Emmett's Limited and Mr. Emmett holding a tin containing one hundred and fifty shillings which he recovered from the ruins.

CA BI 77-1066-1200 · Item · 1918

Item is a photograph of the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion. This picture shows the wreckage of the train entrance to North Street Station; the whole roof was swept away.