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Bras d'Or House, Baddeck
CA BI 78-720-2470 · Item · ca. 1880

Item is a photograph of Bras d'Or House, Baddeck, taken by photograph Theodore Keisel on his visit to Alexander Graham Bell.

Keisel, Theodore
Bell Cottage, Baddeck
CA BI 78-721-2471 · Item · ca. 1880

Item is a photograph of Bell Cottage, Baddeck, that shows the family on the verandah, with a man in the hammock.

Keisel, Theodore
Baddeck
CA BI 78-725-2475 · Item · ca. 1880

Item is a photograph of a view of the town and harbour of Baddeck from the balcony of Bras d'Or House.

Keisel, Theodore
Baddeck
CA BI 78-730-2480 · Item · ca. 1880

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

Keisel, Theodore
CA BI 78-729-2479 · Item · ca. 1880

Item is a photograph of the Victoria County Jail, Baddeck, that was created by Theodore Keisel who came to Baddeck to visit Graham Bell in 1889 or 1890.

Bell's Cove, Baddeck
CA BI 78-734-2484 · Item · ca. 1890

Item is a photograph of Bell's Cove, Baddeck.

Keisel, Theodore
Bras d'Or House, Baddeck
CA BI 77-205-339 · Item · ca. 1890

Item is a photograph of the original Bras d'Or House in Baddeck. The original house was destroyed by a fire in 1894 then rebuilt in 1896. The property was owned and operated by Alex Anderson, then by Jack MacKenzie and later by Alton Langille. Finally the building was made in apartments.

Baddeck School
CA BI 77-201-335 · Item · ca. 1893

Item is a photograph of the pupils and teachers of Baddeck School. It is a view of one end of the school building.

Baddeck School
CA BI 77-202-336 · Item · ca. 1893

Item is a photograph of the pupils and teachers of Baddeck School. It is a view of one end of the school building.

Sailboat Race at Baddeck
CA BI 79-536-3516 · Item · 1894

Item is a photograph of a sailboat race at Baddeck.

94th Highlanders
CA BI 77-192-326 · Item · ca. 1895

Item is a photograph of the 94th Highlanders at camp in Big Baddeck.

94th Regiment at Camp
CA BI 77-195-329 · Item · ca. 1898

Item is a photograph of the 94th Regiment at camp in Big Baddeck.

94th Regiment at Camp
CA BI 77-196-330 · Item · ca. 1898

Item is a photograph of the 94th Regiment at camp in Big Baddeck.

Baddeck School
CA BI 77-200-334 · Item · ca. 1898

Item is a photograph of the teachers and pupils of Baddeck School at one end of the school building. The individuals in the photo have been identified by Jocelyn Bethune in Historic Baddeck (Nimbus 2009). Back row, left to right: Margaret McPhee, Annie Bentick, [unknown] Reid, Janie Taylor, Jessie Campbell, Garfield McKay, [unknown] Watson (from Bras d'Or), Emily Taylor, Harold Atwater, Malcolm McKenzie; middle row: Alex McAulay, John McKinnon, Phillip J.P. McLeod, Willie McDonald, Fred McInnis, Aubrey Atwater, [unknown] Fraser, Harvey Rice; front row: Jean McDougall, Jean Campbell, Sybil Tremaine, Mae Campbell, Janie McDonald, Jessie McDonald.

"May Queen"
CA BI 77-546-680 · Item · ca. 1898

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

Baddeck Telephone
Newspaper 2 · File · 1898-1900

The Baddeck Telephone (1898-1900) was the second newspaper published in Baddeck, after the Island Reporter (1884-1887). The newspaper was a six-page broadsheet containing local news and advertisements. The paper started when Charles H. Peppy acquired the unused presses and typeset from the Island Reporter and relocated to the west end of Chebucto Street near Gertrude Hall. The newspaper ended soon after Peppy had been sued for libel by a politician. The Baddeck Telephone had only been published for over a year.

Presbyterian Church, Baddeck
CA BI 77-189-323 · Item · ca. 1898

Item is a photograph of the Presbyterian Church in Baddeck. A warship is visible in the harbour in the background.

Baddeck, Cape Breton
CA BI 77-203-337 · Item · ca. 1898

Item is a photograph of a view of Baddeck.

CA BI 77-207-341 · Item · ca. 1898

Item is a photograph of "Millionaire" MacNeil's house, later known as the Inverary Inn. The home was constructed by Neil MacNeil.

Bay Road Approaching Baddeck
CA BI 77-210-344 · Item · ca. 1899

Item is a photograph of a young boy standing in the middle of the unpaved old main road approaching Baddeck.

CA BI 77-141-275 · Item · ca. 1898

Item is a photograph of Governor General Lord Aberdeen in Baddeck. Lord Aberdeen was at an event that was decorated by Mrs. Alexander Graham Bell.

94th Regiment at Camp
CA BI 77-193-327 · Item · ca. 1898

Item is a photograph of the 94th Regiment at camp in Big Baddeck.

94th Regiment at Camp
CA BI 77-194-328 · Item · ca. 1898

Item is a photograph of the 94th Regiment at camp in Big Baddeck.

94th Highlanders Summer Camp
CA BI 77-198-332 · Item · ca. 1898

Item is a photograph of the 94th Victoria Battalion "Argyll Highlanders" summer camp at Big Baddeck.

Baddeck
CA BI 77-204-338 · Item · ca. 1898

Item is a photograph of Baddeck, featuring Kidston Island.

McCurdy's Lane, Baddeck
CA BI 77-190-324 · Item · ca. 1898

Item is a photograph of McCurdy's Lane in Baddeck; there are four houses in the photograph and the church steeple can be seen over the roofs.

Greenwood Church, Baddeck
CA BI 77-199-333 · Item · ca. 1898

Item is a photograph of the Greenwood Church in Baddeck. Baddeck Harbour is visible in the background.

Band of 94th Regiment
CA BI 77-197-331 · Item · ca. 1898

Item is a photograph of the band of the 94th Regiment in Big Baddeck.

Individuals are identified from left to right:
M. McLeod, W. McAskill, A. Ferguson, unknown, Jim MacNeil, A. MacDonald, Mr. Ferguson. Sitting, left to right: M. MacDonald, Frank McKeen, Bandmaster H.P. Blanchard, Mayor Malcolm H. Morrison, N. McKenzie, unknown.

Baddeck Academy Students
CA BI 77-208-342 · Item · ca. 1898

Item is a photograph of twenty-five students of Baddeck Academy.

The individuals in the photo are identified as:
Back row, left to right: Miss Margaret McPhee, Annie Bentick, [first name unknown] Reid, Janie Taylor, Jessie Campbell, Garfield McKay, Watson girl from Bras d'Or, Emily Taylor, Harold Atwater, Malcolm McKenzie.
Middle row: Alex McAulay, John McKinnon, Phillip J.P. McLeod, Willie McDonald, Fred McInnis, Aubrey Atwater, Fraser boy, Harvey Rice.
Front row: Jean McDougall, Jean Campbell, Sybil Tremaine, Mae Campbell, Janie McDonald, Jessie McDonald.

MacFarlane Yacht
CA BI 77-211-345 · Item · ca. 1898

Item is a photograph of the T.L. MacFarlane Yacht, docked in Baddeck, Cape Breton.

94th Band, Baddeck
CA BI 77-617-751 · Item · 1898

Item is a photograph of the 94th Band, Baddeck, with the names of numbers listed on the back of the picture.

CA BI 77-206-340 · Item · ca. 1899

Item is a photograph of MacKay & Company Store, later known as MacKay & MacAskill, but it was eventually destroyed by fire. As of 1977, the site was the location of MacFarlane Motors, Ltd.

CA BI 77-209-343 · Item · ca. 1899

Item is a photograph of several people and a horse and carriage outside of George Kennan's home.

Bras d'Or Lakes, Cape Breton
CA BI 77-939-1073 · Item · ca. 1900

Item is a scrapbook photograph of a view of the Bras d'Or Lakes, featuring Kidston Island, Baddeck Harbour, and Kidston Point.

Uisge Ban Falls, Cape Breton
CA BI 77-946-1080 · Item · ca. 1900

Item is a scrapbook photograph of Uisge Ban Falls, close to Baddeck.

CA BI 77-566-700 · Item · ca. 1900

Item is a photograph of the Old Knox Presbyterian Church, Baddeck.

Bras d'Or Lakes
CA BI 77-217-351 · Item · 20th century

Item is a photograph of a sailboat on the Bras d'Or Lakes, near Baddeck.

Beinn Bhreagh, Baddeck
CA BI 77-261-395 · Item · ca. 1900

Item is a photograph of Beinn Bhreagh, the home of Alexander Graham Bell in Baddeck.

Baddeck, Cape Breton
CA BI 77-937-1071 · Item · ca. 1900

Item is a scrapbook photograph of a view of Baddeck.

Baddeck Harbour
CA BI 77-1515-1649 · Item · 1906

Item is a postcard featuring several sailboats in Baddeck Harbour.

Baddeck Harbour
CA BI 78-1188-2938 · Item · ca. 1908

Item is a photographic postcard of Baddeck Harbour.

An Unidentified Brook
CA BI 77-1077-1211 · Item · ca. 1909

Item is a photograph of an unidentified brook.

AEA Cygnet II
CA BI 76-15 · Item · Feb-1909

Item is a photograph of an early aerial experiment by Alexander Graham Bell; the tetrahedral kite the Cygnet II was tested on the frozen Bras d'Or Lake at Baddeck Bay between 22 and 24 February 1909.

Camp Baddeck
CA BI 94-863-25378 · Item · 1909

Item is a photograph of a piper playing the bagpipes at Camp Baddeck.

Group Picture, Baddeck
CA BI 77-1075-1209 · Item · July 1, 1909

Item is a photograph of nine people, six women and three men, in Baddeck.

Baddeck
CA BI 77-1078-1212 · Item · July 1, 1909

Item is a photograph of Baddeck, taken from the water.

Beinn Bhreagh
CA BI 77-1080-1214 · Item · ca. 1909

Item is a photograph of Beinn Bhreagh, the home of Alexander Graham Bell.

Dan C. MacNeil and Family
CA BI 77-673-807 · Item · ca.1910

Item is a photograph of Dan C. MacNeil with his wife, Sarah MacDougall of Baddeck, along with their children, Sadie and John (D.C.).

Baddeck, Cape Breton
CA BI 78-82-1832 · Item · ca. 1910

Item is a postcard featuring Baddeck Harbour.

Beinn Bhreagh, Baddeck
CA BI 77-1553-1687 · Item · 1910

Item is a postcard of Beinn Breagh, the Baddeck home of Alexander Graham Bell.

Baddeck
CA BI 79-1009-3989 · Item · ca. 1910

Item is a photograph of Baddeck.