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Anthony Thickpenny fonds
Fonds · 1772
Fonds consists of a survey of islands in Mahone Bay in 1772, identifying the properties of Anthony Thickpenny and Edward Thomas. MBMS-44
Schooner City Queen fonds
Fonds · 1888 - 1889
Fonds consists of an account book recording the vessel’s expenses, income, and crew wages. MBMS-49
James Adam Eisenhaur fonds
Fonds · 1894
Fonds consists of a single sheet (2 pages) relating to financial matters, specifically a loan to Eisenhaur for $300.00 and a claim against him for “bad making of the fish” of the schooner D. Crenan (Captain Lewis Strum). MBMS-37
Mary C. (Strum) Mader fonds
Fonds · 1885-01-17 - 1895
Fonds consists of an artfully assembled scrapbook of trade cards, calling cards, and other Victorian “scrap” ephemera. MBMS-53
Schooner Bessie L. fonds
Fonds · 1898
Fonds consists of ten bills of lading for cargo shipped from Halifax to various consignees in Mahone Bay and Blockhouse. MBMS-50
Ernst-Zwicker Family fonds
Fonds · 1778-1903
Fonds consists primarily of deeds and indentures relating to the acquisition and sale of parcels of land in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia. There are also legal documents relating to judgements, wills, and the disposition of estates. MBMS-38
Hunt Family fonds
Fonds · c. 1905
This fonds consists of postcards (with correspondence) to John Hunt, Charles Davis, and Winnifred Davis, together with a c.1905 photo album. The latter belonged to Sadie C. Hunt and includes photographs of Mahone Bay area landscapes, boats, houses, people (including her brother John E. Hunt), and a few photos from other parts of Nova Scotia and possibly the US. MBMS-60
Fonds · 1907
Fonds consists of an original photograph portraying a train wreck at the Mahone Bay train station in February 1907. MBMS-18
George W. Silver Collection
Collection · 1900-1907
The collection consists of postcards and matted photographs depicting Mahone Bay town views, buildings, and the Mahone Junction train station (including some train wrecks). MBMS-61