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Photographic collage of Halifax City Council 1945-1946
Photographic collage of Halifax City Council 1945-1946
Item · 1946
Part of City of Halifax fonds
Item consists of a composite photograph of the 1945-1946 Halifax City Council. The photograph consists of oval portraits of council members, including Mayor A. M. Butler, wearing the chain-of-office; and senior staff including C. Fox, Chief of Police; A.P. Publicover, City Clerk; George C. Fox; J.F. McManus, City Assessor; N.L. Sherman, Commissioner of Finance; A.R. Morton, Commissioner of Health and Welfare; C.P. Bethune, City Solicitor; R.M. MacKinnon, Commissioner of Works; G.H. Durling, City Electrician, arranged in several rows. The words "Halifax / City Council / 1945-6" are written below the photographs. 102-1P.003
Photographic collage of Halifax City Council 1949-1950
Photographic collage of Halifax City Council 1949-1950
Item · 1949
Part of City of Halifax fonds
Item consists of a composite photograph of the 1949-1950 Halifax City Council. The photograph consists of oval portraits of council members, including Mayor Gordon Stanley Kinley, wearing the chain-of-office and robes; and senior staff including Verdun Mitchell, Chief of Police; A.P. Publicover, City Clerk; F.C. MacGillvray, Chief of Fire Department; J.F. McManus, City Assessor; N.L. Sherman, Commissioner of Finance; A.R. Morton, Commissioner of Health and Welfare; C.P. Bethune, City Solicitor; F.C. Woods, Commissioner of Works; A.P. Flynn, City Electrician; J.P. Dumaresq, Town Planning Engineer, arranged in several rows. The words "Halifax City / Council / 1949-1950 / 200th Anniversary" are written below the photographs. Charcoal or graphite illustrations of sailboats, an unidentified building, the Halifax clock tower, and the Dingle tower are drawn in each corner, and the coat of arms of Halifax is drawn in the centre. 102-1P.006
Raise the Flag Day Ceremonies 6
Raise the Flag Day Ceremonies 6
Item · 15-May-93
Part of City of Halifax fonds
Item consists of a photograph of the 1993 Raise the Flag Day ceremony held at the Grand Parade. Rosella Fraser is pictured singing the national anthem. Shown from left to right: Town Crier Peter Cox, Premier Donald Cameron, Mayor Moira Ducharme, wearing the chain of office, Alderman Graham Downey, Rev. Jack Thomas and Brian Hastings, President of the Halifax Kinsmen. 102-3-5-003.6
Raise the Flag Day Ceremonies 10
Raise the Flag Day Ceremonies 10
Item · 15-May-93
Part of City of Halifax fonds
Item consists of a photograph of the 1993 Raise the Flag Day ceremony held at the Grand Parade. Premier Donald Cameron is addressing the crowd. Shown from left to right: Mayor Moira Ducharme, wearing the chainsof office, Alderman Graham Downey, Rev. Jack Thomas and Brian Hastings, President of Halifax Kinsmen. 102-3-5-003.10
Africville [map]
Africville [map]
Item · 25-Oct-16
Part of City of Halifax fonds
Item consists of a map of Africville, showing buildings - some of which have been drawn on in red - and homeowner names, as well as the shoreline, rail-lines, Campbell Road, Gottingen Street [proposed]. The map also shows city land ownership and notes the date when the land was acquired or granted to the city, from 1851-1907. 102-4A.5.3
George Street, 1921-1972
George Street, 1921-1972
File · 1921-1972
Part of City of Halifax fonds
File consists of correspondence and documents related to Department of Engineering & Works projects on George Street including the construction of the Bank of Montreal Tower, sidewalk construction and street repairs, underground piping, property acquisition, street renumbering, and newspaper clippings. It includes a map showing George Street Hollis St to Harbour Drive Proposed Curb Alignment (1970) and the Site Plan of the Royal Bank Building for Durham Leaseholds Ltd. (Oct. 1966). It also includes 50 photographs of street excavation and tunnels on George Street; three photos of a truck driving on a new sidewalk near the Bank of Montreal Tower on George Street; three photos showing damaged sidewalk on Argyle Street (1970); one photo showing men working on the sidewalk adjacent to the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce on Granville Street (June 1968). 102-39B.1427
Medal worn by Peter Cox, Town Crier
Medal worn by Peter Cox, Town Crier
Item · [Between 1974 and 2009]
Part of City of Halifax fonds
Item consists of a medal worn by Peter Cox, Town Crier, as part of his uniform. The medal is made of silver-coloured metal and consists of a circular portion and a rectangular portion that are connected by short chains. A red webbing lanyard or ribbon is attached to the circular portion so that it may be worn around the neck. The circular portion features an engraving of Halifax town hall and the word "Halifax," which are filled in with red, yellow, and blue enamel. The rectangular portion is engraved with the words "Town Crier." The medal is back with green wool. 102-148-1.008