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Beech Hill, Sydney Mines
CA BI 77-243-377 · Item · ca. 1900

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.

Beech Hill, Sydney Mines
CA BI 77-244-378 · Item · ca. 1900

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.

Beech Hill, Sydney Mines
CA BI 77-252-386 · Item · ca. 1900

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.

Beech Hill, Sydney Mines
CA BI 77-253-387 · Item · ca. 1900

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.

CA BI 77-257-391 · Item · 1923

Item is a postcard of several people standing outside the Royal Bank of Canada building next to Cribb's Restaurant on Plummer Avenue in New Waterford.

Lingan Mines
CA BI 77-258-392 · Item · 1969

Item is a photograph of the construction of No. 3 Deep showing coal seams.

Lingan Mines
CA BI 77-260-394 · Item · 1969

Item is a photograph of the construction of No. 3 Deep showing coal seams.

North Sydney, 1885
CA BI 77-264-398 · Item · 1885

Item is a reproduction of a postcard displaying a view of North Sydney.

Canso Causeway Construction
CA BI 77-27-156 · Item · 1954

Item is a photograph of the tide at the Canso Causeway during construction.

Margaret Sybella Brown
CA BI 77-272-406 · Item · July 1873

Item is a photograph of Margaret Sybella Brown, daughter of R.H. Brown, pictured sitting in a chair.

Margaret Sybella Brown
CA BI 77-275-409 · Item · 1871-1900

Item is a photograph of Margaret Sybella Brown, daughter of R.H. Brown, who became a Red Cross nurse.

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.

Canso Causeway Construction
CA BI 77-28-157 · Item · 1954

Item is a photograph of the sun setting at the Canso Causeway construction site.

Lewis Johnstone Jr.
CA BI 77-292-426 · Item · 1897-1930

Item is a photograph of Lewis Johnstone Junior, son of L.W. Johnstone, M.D.

Dr. Lewis Johnstone
CA BI 77-298-432 · Item · ca. 1905

Item is a photograph of Dr. Lewis Johnstone of Sydney Mines.

Lillian Seward Brown
CA BI 77-299-433 · Item · Aug-1884

Item is a photograph of Lillian Seward Brown at age 6, seated on an armchair next to her dog.

Stubbert
Lillian Brown
CA BI 77-300-434 · Item · September 1899

Item is a photograph of Lillian (Lilly) Brown, daughter of R.H. Brown, at approximately age 21.

The Great Fire, Sydney
CA BI 77-306-440 · Item · 1901

Item is a photograph of the day after Sydney's Great Fire. View is from the YMCA on the corner of Charlotte and Pitt Street.

The Great Fire, Sydney
CA BI 77-307-441 · Item · 1901

Item is a photograph of the day after Sydney's Great Fire. View is from the YMCA on the corner of Charlotte and Pitt Street.

The Great Fire, Sydney
CA BI 77-313-447 · Item · 1901

Item is a photograph of the staff of Prowse Bros and Crowell's standing outside of their new building twelve days after Sydney's Great Fire.

Wheeler
Cement Ship Permanencia
CA BI 77-320-454 · Item · 1920

Item is a photograph of the cement ship "Permanencia," built of concrete in North Sydney in 1920. It was wrecked in the fall of 1922 at St. Pierre, carrying a capacity of 400 tons.

Cement Ship Permanencia
CA BI 77-321-455 · Item · 1920

Item is a photograph of the cement ship "Permanencia," built of concrete in North Sydney in 1920. It was wrecked in the fall of 1922 at St. Pierre, carrying a capacity of 400 tons.

CA BI 77-324-458 · Item · ca. 1930

Item is a postcard of coal miners mining on the 'Flats' between Main Street and Brown Street in Sydney Mines.

Glace Bay
CA BI 77-328-462 · Item · ca. 1900

Item is a photograph of a large rock at the end of North Street, Glace Bay, showing erosion of the shoreline.

Glace Bay
CA BI 77-331-465 · Item · ca. 1900

Item is a photograph of a large rock at the end of North Street, Glace Bay, showing erosion of the shoreline.

Wharf, Sydney
CA BI 77-333-467 · Item · ca. 1920

Item is a photograph of Eastern Light and Power Company's wharf and office building in Sydney, Cape Breton. Cars are on the ice in the background of the photograph.

Canso Causeway Construction
CA BI 77-334-468 · Item · ca. 1953

Item is a photograph of the construction of the Canso Causeway.

CA BI 77-352-486 · Item · 1967

Item is a photograph of the Cape Breton Chinese Community's float in the 1967 Centennial parade held in Sydney.

CA BI 77-354-488 · Item · 1967

Item is a photograph of members of the Royal Canadian Legion participating in the Centennial Parade in Sydney, Nova Scotia.

Canso Causeway Construction
CA BI 77-36-165 · Item · 1955

Item is a photograph of trains getting ready to cross the Canso Causeway during its construction.

The Tug "Cruizer"
CA BI 77-364-498 · Item · 1948

Item is a photograph of the "Cruizer," a coal tugboat, at the international piers.

Log Raft, North Sydney
CA BI 77-379-513 · Item · 1918

Item is a photograph of the log raft built in Newfoundland during World War I by Ivan Bailey and others in North Sydney; it was intended for use in shipping lumber to the United Kingdom. The completed raft lays at anchor in the harbour.

Brick Row, Sydney Mines
CA BI 77-385-519 · Item · 1971

Item is a photograph of brick row, one of several coal miners' tenements in Sydney Mines, built by the General Mining Association. This was the only tenement still standing in 1977.

H.M.S. Pelican
CA BI 77-389-523 · Item · ca. 1900

Item is a photograph of the H.M.S. Pelican, which launched in April 1877 and sunk in 1933.

Kazanjian, Kaiden
H.M.S. Pelican
CA BI 77-391-525 · Item · 1956

Item is a photograph of the raising of the H.M.S. Pelican, an Elizabethan wreck in Sydney Harbour. The ship was later towed out and destroyed.

Msgr. Donald MacPherson
CA BI 77-395-529 · Item · 1916

Item is a photograph of Msgr. Donald MacPherson of Port Hood and Fr. Mulderry of Dublin posed in front of the Great Sphinx of Giza and the Great Pyramid of Giza.

Msgr. Donald MacPherson
CA BI 77-396-530 · Item · 1919

Item is a photograph of the 66 Battery, C.F.A. taken in Belgium. Msgr. Donald MacPherson is sitting first row centre.

Robert Muir, M.P., Sydney
CA BI 77-402-536 · Item · 1969

Item is a photograph of Robert Muir, M.P. with Pope Paul VI.

Robert Stanfield
CA BI 77-403-537 · Item · ca. 1965

Item is a photograph of Robert Stanfield with G.I. Smith, Donald MacInnis and Bob Muir.

John Diefenbaker
CA BI 77-404-538 · Item · ca. 1965

Item is a photograph of John Diefenbaker with Robert Muir, M.P., in Sydney.

Robert Muir
CA BI 77-405-539 · Item · October 7, 1959

Item is a photograph of Robert Muir, laying the cornerstone for an unidentified building on October 7, 1959.

Sydney Kiwanis
CA BI 77-407-541 · Item · ca. 1930

Item is a photograph of members of Sydney Kiwanis Club. The names are featured on the back of the picture.

Naval Personnel
CA BI 77-411-545 · Item · ca. 1942

Item is a photograph of naval and civilian personnel and the Sydney Harbour defences during WWII.

Sydney Harbour Convoys
CA BI 77-417-551 · Item · ca. 1940

Item is an aerial photograph of ships awaiting convoy in Sydney Harbour. Both the Westmount shore and Sydney harbour can be seen.

CA BI 77-441-575 · Item · ca. 1950

Item is a photograph of the headstone of Pte. John Bernard Croak, awarded the Victoria Cross in the First World War.

Pendergast Family
CA BI 77-446-580 · Item · ca. 1900

Item is a photograph of the Pendergast family, showing the family home, horses, and a buggy.

Pendergast Family
CA BI 77-449-583 · Item · ca. 1900

Item is a photograph of the Pendergast family, showing the family home, horses, and a buggy.

Caledonian Society, Sydney
CA BI 77-457-591 · Item · ca. 1960

Item is a photograph of a hall decorated in Scottish tartans for a Caledonian Society Banquet.

CA BI 77-46-180 · Item · ca. 1910

Item is a coloured postcard of the shipping piers, bucket loaders and a coal ship in Port Morien, Nova Scotia.