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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.

Item is a photograph of the Gisborne Bridge, Mira, which was erected in 1875 and burned in 1910.

Item is a photograph of a view of the Upper Bay, Baddeck, taken from Red Head.

Item is a photograph of St. Peter's Canal. Pictured are the locks with the S.S. Marion going through.

Sons of Temperance sleigh ride along Charlotte Street.

Item is a photograph of five men standing in front of the Sydney Railway Station on Dodd Street.

Item is a photograph of a coal engine passing under Charlotte Street. Originally the Glasgow & Cape Breton Railway, by 1893 the Fairlie narrow-gauge locomotive was operated by the Sydney & Louisbourg Railway.

Item is a photograph of a sailboat race at Baddeck.

Item is a photograph of the Victoria Gypsum Mining and Manufacturing Co. Ltd. pier with ships at anchor.

Item is a photograph of the Side Wheeler "May Queen" at Baddeck wharf.

Item is a print of L'Ardent, inscribed to M. Bourinot from the officers of the ship. It shows seamen aboard the ship.

Item is a photograph taken on George Street, near Pitt Street in Sydney, showing groceries prepared to be delivered by horse and buggy.

Item is a photograph of the front of Harrington's Store on Charlotte Street, Sydney, with horses and buggies on the street in front of the building.

Item is a photograph of the view of the steel plant from Crawley's Creek in Westmount, with boats docked.

Item is a photographic postcard of the "War Wasp," launched in Trenton, Pictou County, at 1pm on Monday, July 9th, 1917.

Item is a photograph of trainmen on an engine at Mulgrave.

Item is a photograph of North Sydney viewed from the harbour. Docked is the schooner "Gone Out of Style."

Item is a photograph of an unidentified man driving a 1909 Packard Model 18 Touring.

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

Item is a photograph of a conductor and motorman for the Cape Breton Electric Company Tramways. The men stand with one of the tramcars near Indian Cove on a snowy April day.

Item is a photograph of of St. Andrews Church on Bentinck Street, Sydney, featuring a horse-drawn hearse.

Item is a photograph of a naval convoy moving along the coast near Plymouth, England during World War 1. Taken on October 14, 1914, the ink description on the photo reads "The largest fleet of liners to cross the Atlantic at one time (32 in number) with 33,000 Canadian troops on board."

Item is a photograph of a railway car in a Dominion railyard containing soldiers of World War 1. Children are in the foreground on the tracks.

Item is a photograph of Plummer Avenue, New Waterford.

Item is a photographic postcard of the view from the upper deck of the "War Wasp," launched in Trenton, Pictou County, at 1pm on Monday, July 9th, 1917. Crew members on deck and another vessel in the background are visible.

Item is a photograph of the "Albert J. Lutz", a schooner outfitted as a Canadian Q ship during World War 1. A 4" gun was mounted on its deck behind the dories. It was stationed in Sydney harbour from 1917-1918.

Item is a photograph of a convoy in Sydney Harbour during the WWI, taken from the coal piers. At least two ships are visible in the harbour.

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.

Item is a photograph of female boat builders, taken by Charles Martin of the National Geographic Society. Four women work indoors on a lifeboat in the foreground, while two others work on another boat in the background. These lifeboats were built at Beinn Bhreagh, Baddeck under the supervision of Alexander Graham Bell during the First World War.

Identified from left to right as Miss Ongo, Mary MacNeil Campbell, and Louise MacNeil, who worked in Baddeck in 1918.

Item is a photograph of female boatbuilders, taken by Charles Martin of the National Geographic Society. Thirteen boatbuilders pose with lifeboats built at Beinn Bhreagh, Baddeck under the supervision of Alexander Graham Bell.

Item is a photograph of the schooner "General Byng," taken during its construction during the First World War.

Item is a photograph of Capt. John Macdonald on a small boat with others in Gabarus harbour during World War 1.

Item is a photograph of Capt. John MacDonald on a small boat with others in Gabarus harbour during World War 1.

Item is a photograph of the narrow bridge which spanned Little Bras d'Or from Mill Creek to Alder Point.

Item is a photograph of dignitaries from Montreal at the Sydney Railway Station meeting officials from the Dominion Iron and Steel Company.

Item is a photograph taken during John Pringle's charge in the Northwest Territories.

Item is a photograph of a railroad car equipped as a hospital. The car ran between #3 and #7 mines and Town of Sydney Mines. It was discontinued in 1922. The photograph shows the car with the rescue crew in the foreground.

Item is a photograph of a view of MacKay and Maxwell Ltd. in Sydney. There are Ford cars in the foreground.

Item is a photograph of a view of Glace Bay Harbour filled with sailing ships.

Item is a photograph of seven men standing on the narrow suspension bridge spanning the Bras d'Or River from Mill Creek to Alder Point.

Item is a photograph of Percy Willmot on a river or lake in his boat, identified as "The Squeke", taken during World War 1.

Item is a photograph of the citizens of Port Hood celebrating the town's Jubilee. There are many people in the streets along with cars and horses and buggies.

Item is a photo of Gordon Elman and his car.

Item is a photograph of streetcars in Reserve Mines. There are three streetcars and a station. In front of a streetcar are several men in uniform.

Item is a photograph of women and children riding on the first Sydney Bus from the Sydney Bus Company. The bus was operated by Tom MacGowan.