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#26 Colliery, millionth ton
CA BI 79-981-3961 · Item · 1967

Item is a photograph of the millionth ton of coal that was taken from #26 Colliery.

CA BI 77-140-274 · Item · 1935-1955

Item is a photograph of a stack standing at the #4 Caledonia Colliery in Glace Bay.

Bank Head, Dominion #6
CA BI 78-142-1892 · Item · ca. 1920

Item is a photograph of a view of the Dominion #6 Colliery in Donkin.

Caledonia #4 Colliery
CA BI 77-709-843 · Item · 20th century

Item is a photograph of the Caledonia #4 Colliery being demolished.

CA BI 77-339-473 · Item · 1913

Item is a photograph of the Coal Company office staff in Glace Bay, showing the interior of the office building. The names of the staff members are included on the reverse of the photograph: Alex T. Mc Lellan, William Hodges, A.D. Mc Cuish, A.S. Mc Neil, Fred Simonson, Peter Nicholson, Jas. D. Maxwell, Thomas Farrell (back), John Mc Eachern (back), John Mc Dougall, Ernie Beaton, Chas. Compton, Theo J. Cribb.

Coal Mining in Glace Bay
CA BI 79-453-3433 · Item · 1906

Item is a photographic postcard of a miner operating a long wall machine.

Dominion #6
CA BI 78-147-1897 · Item · ca. 1920

Item is a photograph of a view of the Dominion #6 Colliery in Donkin.

Dominion #6
CA BI 78-145-1895 · Item · ca. 1920

Item is a photograph of a view of two men in front of a brick building, which was part of the Dominion #6 Colliery in Donkin.

Dominion #6
CA BI 78-146-1896 · Item · ca. 1920

Item is a photograph of a view of pit lumber at the Dominion #6 Colliery in Donkin.

CA BI 77-1250-1384 · Item · 1912

Item is a photograph of the Dominion Colliery No. 2 in Glace Bay from the souvenir album "Souvenir of Cape Breton." The colliery is seen across water.

CA BI 76-102 · Item · 1909

Item is a photograph of the first draeger crew formed in North America; the crew was formed at the No. 2 and No. 9 collieries, Glace Bay.
Front row: John Joe MacNeil, Mr. Fergie, Norman MacKenzie. Middle row: Dan "Storey" MacDonald, Joe Campbell, Thomas Turner, James MacMahon, Unknown, Roddie "Heenan" MacDonald, Matt MacAdam, Dan MacGillivary, Gilbert Darroch, Alex T. MacNeil, Mick Steele.
Back row: Harry Miller, Vannie Nicholson, John MacLean, John Robinson, Dan W. "Kink" McDonald, Unknown, Unknown Evan Prothero, Unknown.

CA BI 78-154-1904 · Item · ca. 1920

Item is a photograph of the generating plant of the Dominion #6 Colliery in Donkin.

Glace Bay #2 Colliery
CA BI 77-697-831 · Item · May 1969

Item is a photograph of the Glace Bay #2 Colliery which is the oldest mine in North America.

Glace Bay Mining Co. Engine
CA BI 77-58-192 · Item · 20th century

Item is a photograph of the Glace Bay Mining Co. Engine, featuring E.P. Archibal and three employees.

CA BI 82-81-6781 · Item · 1975

Item is a photograph of a miner with the last pit pony at the #26 Colliery.

Fitzgerald, Owen
Main Street, Glace Bay
CA BI 77-90-225 · Item · 1910-1930

Item is a hand-coloured postcard of Main Street, Glace Bay. The general warehouse of the Dominion Coal Company is marked with an "x."

CA BI 78-149-1899 · Item · ca. 1920

Item is a photograph of three men holding shovels at the Dominion #6 Colliery in Donkin.

Two of the men have been identified as follows:
Myron Cohen (at left), and Jack Morrison (middle).

Men Descending Shaft
CA BI 77-699-833 · Item · 20th century

Item is a photograph showing nurses going down into the shaft at IB Colliery, Glace Bay.

CA BI 78-148-1898 · Item · ca. 1920

Item is a photograph of a view of the Dominion #6 Colliery in Donkin. Two men are standing on wooden scaffolding repairing steam pipes.

Shedden Studio
Miners (boys) at Caledonia
CA BI 80-5-4185 · Item · ca. 1903

Item is a photograph of boy miners at Caledonia, taken after their shift had finished and they had changed into casual wear.

Standing in the second row, left to right: Jim Wadden, Peter Jobes and Tim Wadden
In the front row, left to right: (seated) Tius Tutty, Fred Wadden, Bill MacKenzie, (standing) F.K. Wadden.
Off to the left is Allie MacKenzie, and behind him Tom Wadden.

CA BI 77-39-168 · Item · ca. 1911

Item is a reproduction of a photograph of the general offices and laboratory of the Dominion Iron and Coal Company in Glace Bay.

CA BI 78-152-1902 · Item · ca. 1920

Item is a photograph of two men standing in front of the powder storage building at the Dominion #6 Colliery in Donkin.