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Horses on Vacation at No. 20 Colliery
Item is a photograph of pit horses on vacation during the miners' vacation at no. 20 colliery. The only time the pit ponies were brought to the surface was during the miners' three week vacation period. The vacation period was also used to maintain the mines.
Shedden, Leslie
#4 Caledonia Colliery, Glace Bay
Item is a photograph of a stack standing at the #4 Caledonia Colliery in Glace Bay.
Item is a photograph of 3 people in Glace Bay after a snow storm. The Glace Bay furniture building is in the background.
Offices of the Dominion Coal Company
Item is a reproduction of a photograph of the general offices and laboratory of the Dominion Iron and Coal Company in Glace Bay.
Item is a photograph of Marconi Towers at Table Head, Glace Bay.
Rugby Team, Glace Bay, Y.M.C.A.
Item is a photograph of members of the Glace Bay Y.M.C.A. Rugby Team, 1933.
Dominion Iron and Steel Co. Steel Plant
Item is a photograph of the Dominion Iron and Steel Company steel plant taken from Sydney Harbour a few years after it was built. The site of the plant is now a recreational community space called Open Hearth Park.
Holy Redeemer Church, Whitney Pier
Item is a photograph of Holy Redeemer Church, Whitney Pier.
Glace Bay Fire Department Athletic Club
Item is a photograph the Glace Bay Fire Department Athletic Club. From left to right in the back row are Jack "Hopper" MacLeod, Unknown, Jackson A.D. "Hump" Campbell, Ken MacRitchie, Louis Siderski, D. Nolan, and Bill Blackwood. From left to right in the center row are Joe Debison, Jim MacKenzie, Godfrey Gibson, and T.E. Logan. From left to right in the front row are Bill Knox, Mike Campbell, Peter Jobes, "Toto" Boutilier, and Alton Stanley.
Item is a photograph of Holy Redeemer Church in Sydney with the clergy and Knights of Columbus on the convent steps following the blessing of the church. Persons within the photograph are identified on its reverse.
Universal Negro Improvement Association Brass Band
Item is a reproduction of a newspaper article about the Universal Negro Improvement Association band on Laurier Street in Whitney Pier. Members are marching in the street with instruments and banners in support of a movement advocating "Africa for the Africans."
Article attached to photograph reads:
The year was 1921. The scene, Laurier street at Whitney Pier, as members of the city's Negro community paraded in support of a movement advocating, (as banners indicate) "Africa for the Africans." The sizable brass band was one of a number organized within the city and residents who were around at that time recall that nobody ever had to march without the accompaniment of plenty of stirring martial music. Also noteworthy is the complete lack of sidewalks and paving. The photograph is from the album of Pier merchant Louis Mendelson. He's the white-shirted young man with the bicycle standing mid-right in the photo."
On reverse: "Year 1921 Mr. Askell Artzell Hunt 14 Brooks St. Sydney C. B." "Sent a copy to Mr. Hunt" "Colin MacDonald was bandmaster of the Universal Negro Improvement Assoc. approximately 20 members in the band. Band operated from 1928 to 1932. There was also a West Indian Band at the Pier Bandmaster Jack McKnight approx. 15 members Deputy Bandmaster Norman Crawford, lasted 2 years.
Item is a photographic postcard of Commercial St., Glace Bay.
Item is a photographic postcard of a miner operating a long wall machine.
Item is a photograph of the millionth ton of coal that was taken from #26 Colliery.
Dominion Coal Company, Caledonia Company Store
Item is a photograph of the Caledonia Company Store and its employees.
Item is a reproduction of a photograph of two individuals wearing Mi'kmaw clothing; the item is noted as 1867.
Item is a reproduction of a photograph of a 1967 Centennial pageant showing the Eskasoni 4H Club.
Item is a photograph of a view of Glace Bay.
McLeod, Norman
Item is a photograph of a group of miners from the #24 Colliery.
John Bernard Croak V.C. Memorial School
Item is a photograph of John Bernard Croak V.C. Memorial School in New Aberdeen, Glace Bay, N.S.
Last Pit Pony in Colliery No. 26
Item is a photograph of a miner with the last pit pony at the #26 Colliery.
Fitzgerald, Owen
Item is a postcard depicting the Victoria Road subway in Whitney Pier, N.S.
Item is a street view of the northern end of Victoria Road in Whitney Pier, N.S.
Hebrew Synagogue, Whitney Pier
Item is a photograph of the Hebrew synagogue in Whitney Pier, N.S.
Item is a photograph of Guglielmo Marconi seated in the receiving room at Marconi Station, Glace Bay, N.S.
"The Bay Boy" Street Scene, Glace Bay
Item is a photograph of McRae Block with storefronts designed for use in a street scene in the film "The Bay Boy."
"The Bay Boy" Street Scene, Glace Bay
Item is a photograph of large street advertisements designed for use in street scenes in the film "The Bay Boy."
Item is a photograph of the Holy Ghost Ukrainian Church in Whitney Pier, N.S.
Holy Ghost Ukrainian Church 60th Anniversary
Item is a photograph of the cake cutting at the 60th anniversary celebrations for the Holy Ghost Ukrainian Church in Whitney Pier, N.S.
"Bay Boy" Movie Sets, Glace Bay
Item is a photograph of the cast and crew of "The Bay Boy" gathered on the front porch of a house.
Item is a photograph of miners from #26 Colliery at St. Mary's Church Hall.
Fitzgerald, Owen
Item is a postcard depicting the Central School in Glace Bay, N.S.
Item is a photograph of the steel plant viewed from Whitney Pier, N.S.
Item is a photograph of Eskasoni, N.S. viewed from the road.
Prendergast, Paul
Item is a photograph of the Eskasoni Band Council.
Prendergast, Paul
Item is a photograph of Eskasoni, N.S. viewed from the top of Holy Mountain.
Prendergast, Paul
Eskasoni: Statue of Virgin Mary
Item is a photograph of the Virgin Mary statue on Holy Mountain in Eskasoni, N.S.
Prendergast, Paul
Item is a reproduction of a photograph of John Brown of Eskasoni, pulling up shells.
Fitzgerald, Owen
Whitney Pier Historical Society
Item is a photograph of the Whitney Pier Historical Society.
Item is a photograph of the War Monument in Eskasoni, N.S.
Prendergast, Paul
Item is a photograph of the Whitney Pier War Monument.
St. Mary's Polish Church Men's Club
Item is a photograph of members of the St. Mary's Polish Church Men's Club taken in the basement of the Polish Village Hall.
Raytel Photography
Item is a photograph of the "Welcome to Glace Bay" sign mounted for the 1998 Canadian Little League Championship.
Prendergast, Paul
Sarah Denny Cultural Collection
The collection consists of audio and video interviews, games, hymns, traditional chants, and community events pertaining to Eskasoni and other Mi'kmaq communities in Nova Scotia between the 1940's to the 2000's, both in the Mi'kmaw and English languages. This collection consists of 8 boxes of sound recordings, moving images, and artefacts belonging to Sarah Denny, her children and other community members and organizations. These recordings document culturally and historically significant peoples, events, and traditions of the L'nu/Mi'kmaq.
Denny, Sarah