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CA BI 78-292-2042 · Item · 20th century

Item is a photograph of a woman, belonging to the Bown family, with a cat and a dog in North Sydney during the wintertime.

Woman Reading, North Sydney
CA BI 78-257-2007 · Item · ca. 1890

Item is a photograph of a woman, a member of the Bown family, sitting in a rocking chair reading. There is a fireplace in front of her.

Woman Reading, North Sydney
CA BI 78-258-2008 · Item · ca. 1890

Item is a photograph of a woman, a member of the Bown family, leaning back in a chair with a book in her hand.

Woman and Baby, North Sydney
CA BI 78-245-1995 · Item · ca. 1926

Item is a photograph of a woman sitting in bed and holding a newborn baby in North Sydney.

Woman and Baby, North Sydney
CA BI 78-247-1997 · Item · ca. 1926

Item is a photograph of a woman and a baby in North Sydney.

Wintertime in North Sydney
CA BI 78-278-2028 · Item · 20th century

Item is a photograph of a view of North Sydney during the wintertime.

CA BI MG 14.113 · Fonds · 1876 - 1962

Fonds consists of records documenting the history and operations of the North Sydney Western Union Telegraph Company. Records include an early inventory of the property from 1876, employee listings and collections, telegrams and a cash book, general history and various technical publications and sketches. The fonds also includes a significant portion of the Western Union Housing Committee minute books and property agreements.

Western Union Telegraph and Cable Company North Sydney
CA BI 80-178-4358 · Item · ca. 1923

Item is a photograph of the Western Union Telegraph and Cable Office staff, some of whom are identified on the reverse of the photograph.

The calendar on the wall notes the date as Friday, March 19.

CA BI MG 21.14 · Collection · 1890-2017

Collection consists of records related to Viola Desmond’s 1946 arrest at the Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia and her posthumous 2010 free pardon granted by the Government of Nova Scotia. Also included are materials related to Viola Desmond and Wanda Robson’s civil rights work in Nova Scotia, including newspaper clippings and articles, diplomas, certificates, scholarship and bursary documents, a scrapbook and materials related to Robson’s education and published book, Sister to Courage. Included are photographs of the extended Davis family and published books about the Black Nova Scotian experience.

Robson, Wanda Eloise
Wanda Robson
B&G - Robson, Wanda · File · 2022

File consists of the following items:

"Activist Wanda Robson dies at 95," Cape Breton Post, February 8, 2022, p. A1 and A4.

Robson, Wanda Eloise
Voogt Store, North Sydney
CA BI 77-528-662 · Item · ca. 1914

Item is a photograph of the interior of Voogt store in North Sydney, featuring two men at a desk.

Voogt Store, North Sydney
CA BI 77-525-659 · Item · ca. 1914

Item is a photograph of the interior of Voogt store in North Sydney, featuring the second floor balcony. This is where receipts were sent. A female employee sits at a desk ready to sort the incoming paperwork.

Voogt Store, North Sydney
CA BI 77-527-661 · Item · ca. 1914

Item is a photograph of the interior of Voogt store in North Sydney, featuring the carpet department.

Voogt Store, North Sydney
CA BI 77-529-663 · Item · ca. 1914

Item is a photograph of the exterior of the Voogt store in North Sydney featuring employees.

Voogt Store, North Sydney
CA BI 77-530-664 · Item · ca. 1914

Item is a photograph of the interior of Voogt store in North Sydney, featuring two employees at a desk.

Voogt Store, North Sydney
CA BI 77-532-666 · Item · ca. 1914

Item is a photograph of the interior of Voogt store in North Sydney, featuring the men's clothing department.

Voogt Store, North Sydney
CA BI 77-522-656 · Item · ca. 1914

Item is a photograph of the interior of Voogt store in North Sydney, featuring the furniture department.

Voogt Store, North Sydney
CA BI 77-524-658 · Item · ca. 1914

Item is a photograph of the interior of Voogt store in North Sydney, featuring the fabric department.

Voogt Store, North Sydney
CA BI 77-526-660 · Item · ca. 1914

Item is a photograph of the interior of Voogt store in North Sydney, featuring the clothing department.

Voogt Store, North Sydney
CA BI 77-531-665 · Item · ca. 1914

Item is a photograph of the interior of Voogt store in North Sydney, featuring the hat department.

Vooght Store, North Sydney
CA BI 77-520-654 · Item · ca. 1914

Item is a photograph of Vooght's Store, North Sydney.

Vooght Home, North Sydney
CA BI 78-230-1980 · Item · ca. 1920

Item is a photograph of the Vooght home, "The Firs", in North Sydney from outside the gate. There is an unidentified man in the center.

CA BI 77-521-655 · Item · ca. 1914

Item is a photograph of the interior of Vooght Brothers' Department Store in North Sydney.

CA BI 77-523-657 · Item · ca. 1914

Item is a photograph of the interior of the Vooght Bros. Department Store in North Sydney, featuring the shoe department.

View Street, North Sydney
CA BI 77-1242-1376 · Item · 1912

Item is a photograph of View Street in North Sydney from the souvenir album "Souvenir of Cape Breton."

View of North Sydney
CA BI 77-1243-1377 · Item · 1912

Item is a photograph of a view of North Sydney from the pier from the souvenir album "Souvenir of Cape Breton."

View of North Sydney
CA BI 78-228-1978 · Item · ca. 1926

Item is a photograph of shipping piers, the C.N.R. yard and Brennan's store in North Sydney.

CA BI 77-132-266 · Item · 1918

Item is a photograph of Indian Beach, North Sydney. There is a horse and buggy on the road bordering the beach and many military tents are set up on the beach itself.

Two Women, North Sydney
CA BI 78-238-1988 · Item · ca. 1926

Item is a photograph of two women, one playing piano and one reading, in a house in North Sydney.

Two Women, North Sydney
CA BI 78-281-2031 · Item · 20th century

Item is a photograph of two women belonging to the Bown family inside a house in North Sydney.

Two Women, North Sydney
CA BI 78-218-1968 · Item · ca. 1926

Item is a photograph of two women in uniform in North Sydney.

Two Women, North Sydney
CA BI 78-259-2009 · Item · 20th century

Item is a photograph of two women who were members of the Bown family in North Sydney.

Two Men, North Sydney
CA BI 78-217-1967 · Item · ca. 1926

Item is a photograph of two men in North Sydney.

Three Women, North Sydney
CA BI 78-233-1983 · Item · ca. 1926

Item is a photograph of three women, two of which are standing, outside in North Sydney.

Newspaper 71 · File · 1846-1849

Daniel Cobb Harvey: "It (The Spirit of the Times) lasted until 1846, when the plant was again sold to William C. McKinnon, who changed the name first to the Cape Breton Spectator but afterwards to the Times and Cape Breton Spectator. The latter ceased publication in 1850 and was succeeded by the Commercial Herald, which lasted but a few months."

The Ship, "Catalone"
CA BI 78-126-1876 · Item · 20th century

Item is a photograph of the ship, "Catalone" in North Sydney.

CA BI 77-616-750 · Item · ca. 1915

Item is a photograph of Commercial St. and Archibald Ave., North Sydney, during the Old Home Week parade. It shows a train car, automobiles, horses and buggies, and a pier in the background.

Item · 10 April, 1990

Item is a report titled "The Northside Militia - 1800-1950 - With an Emphasis on Sydney Mines," written by Cheryl Keagan. The report provides information about the militia composed of men from North Sydney and Sydney that served between the years 1800 and 1950, and includes information about the units in which Sydney Mines militiamen served in during World War 1 and those who stayed at home to protect the island.