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Alberstat family photographs of West House, schools and MacDonald Bridge
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Alberstat family photographs of West House, schools and MacDonald Bridge
Collection · 1930-1950
Collection consists of photographs collected by the family of Philip Alberstat. Includes 12 images of the exterior of West House, on Brunswick St, Halifax,when the Goldberg family lived there, 1926-1956 that are snapshots of grandchildren Philip and Lionel Alberstat and daughter Berta who later took over the house from her father. Also includes 13 published class photo-cards from Quinpool Road School, 1937-1943; three class photos from Le Marchant School, 194? and 1946-1947 and Alexandra School, 1936. Two of the LeMarchant St. class photos are of the graduating grade 9 class and have the graduates identified. As well there are 3 images of the construction of the Macdonald Bridge in 1950, one shows a gap in the deck; another shows no deck; another shows a single car crossing. There is also an photograph of a group photograhpof Jewish War Veterans of Atlantic Canada, Halifax Chapter. CR57
LeMarchant School, Grade 9 Boys
LeMarchant School, Grade 9 Boys
Item · 1946-1947
Part of Alberstat family photographs of West House, schools and MacDonald Bridge
Item consists of the class photo of the 1946-1947 Grade 9 boys from LeMarchant Street School. Back row: Alex Lomas, Fred Martin, Doug Wade, Peter (Googy) Evans, [unidentified boy], [unidentified boy], John (Boomer) Lane, Doug Waller, John Gorham, Morton Aronoff, Gordon Chisholm, and David Roscoe. Third row: [unidentified boy], Bob Cordes, Hugh Hartling, [unidentified boy], [unidentified boy], Ralph Medjuck, Jack Lane, Bob Whyte, and Philip Alberstat. Second Row: John Morrison, Bill Bemish, Ed Rubin, Robert (Bob) Johnson, Ian Farquhar, Keith Thomas, Don Trapnell, Ed Cunningham, Don Skinner. First Row: [unidentified boy, possibly David Smith], Martin Smith, Robert Kirby, [unidentified boy], Saul Paton, [unidentified boy], Ronald Pugh, David Bryson, (Ratsy) Wright, Lionel Alberstat, Billy McClelland. CR57-4.1
LeMarchant School, Grade 9 Girls
LeMarchant School, Grade 9 Girls
Item · 1946-1947
Part of Alberstat family photographs of West House, schools and MacDonald Bridge
Item consists of a copy of the class photo of the 1946-1947 Grade 9 girls from LeMarchant Street School. Back row: Jane Burchill, Sally McDougall, Lorna Cole, Kay MacDonald, Sally Roper, Donna Beaumont, Alice Lethbridge, Mary Hunter, Natasha Coffin, Joan Turner, Marigold Fry. Third row: [unidentified girl], Marg Riley, Anne Sutcliffe, Barb Doull, Carolyn Christie, Marion Dewis, Marion Petersen, Elizabeth Robertson, Norma Willamson. Second row: Virginia Hayes, Marilyn Mercer, Anne Rockwell, Claire Garnet, Valerie Sneddon, Barbara Conrod, Pat Fownes, Frances Murphy. First row: Elizabeth Arundel, Edith MacKay, Barbara Melvin, Margaret Caithness, Elaine Woodside, Eleanor Woodside, Janet Hamilton, Roberta Brownhill, Beatrice Robertson, Phyllis Shane, Shirley Arron. CR57-4.2
MacDonald Bridge construction
MacDonald Bridge construction
File · 1950
Part of Alberstat family photographs of West House, schools and MacDonald Bridge
File consists of images documenting the construction of the bridge. The first was taken from Citadel Hill and shows much of downtown Halifax as well as the bridge before the deck was laid. The second is a view of the bridge taken from Barrington St., showing the deck partially built. The third was taken on the completed bridge looking toward Dartmouth. CR57-2