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Yarmouth and Annapolis Railway Company fonds
Fonds · 1894
Fonds consists of one deed conveying the Yarmouth and Annapolis Railway Co. to the Windsor and Annapolis Railway Co. Ltd. The deed also contains plans filed by the Company for the purchase of land to construct the railway. The plans include lot numbers, acreage, name of owner, type of land or buildings on land and is organized by community.
Train Stopping Device - Invention/2
Train Stopping Device - Invention/2
Item · 1916
Part of George Mosher Collection
Original technical drawing of a Train Stopping Device, invented by Winthrop Bishop. Shows details of Figures 5, 16 & 17. Drawn in 1916 by George Mosher, Attorney, and stamped on back by the US Patent Office, Nov. 1, 1916. 2019.1.28
Train Stopping Device - Invention
Train Stopping Device - Invention
Item · 1916
Part of George Mosher Collection
Original technical drawing of a Train Stopping Device, invented by Winthrop Bishop. Shows details of Figures 4, 7, 8 and 9. Drawn in 1916 by George Mosher, Attorney, and signed by witnesses and stamped on back by the US Patent Office. 2019.1.27
Roger Embree fonds
Fonds · 1967-1986
Fonds consists of manuals, train schedules, station directories, CN Car Control Manuals (Cape Breton), trainmen return time sheets, training material and practice tests (for conductors), United Transportation Union booklets, train collection receipts, signal flash cards, operating rule books and time books.
Rail Joint - Invention, 2
Rail Joint - Invention, 2
Item · 1885-1916
Part of George Mosher Collection
Original technical drawing of a Rail Joint, invented by John S. Miller. Includes dimensions and details of Figures 7 and 8. Drawn by George Mosher likely circa 1916, when he did similar drawings for other inventors. 2019.1.18 to 2019.1.21
Rail Joint - Invention
Rail Joint - Invention
Item · 1885-1916
Part of George Mosher Collection
Original technical drawing of a Rail Joint, invented by John S. Miller. Includes the side and top views with dimensions and details. Illustrates Figures 1 through 6. Drawn by George Mosher likely circa 1916, when he did similar drawings for other inventors. 2019.1.14 to 2019.1.17
Photographs
Series · ca. 1890-1960
Part of Musquodoboit Harbour Heritage Society collection
Series forms part of the Musquodoboit Harbour Heritage Society collection and consists of school photographs of students from Musquodoboit Harbour School, grades primary to six. Also included is a group photograph of students in West Jeddore in 1914. In addition, series contains various photographs related to Musquodoboit Harbour, the railway, and local residents. Accession numbers: 2012.001, 2013.068
Photographs
Series · 1890-1969
Part of Annabel (Siteman) Ells fonds
Series forms part of the Annabel (Siteman) Ells fonds and consists of family photographs and negatives. Included are many photographs of the Ship Harbour area and its residents, particularly Annabel’s home there, both interior and exterior views, the landscape, gardens, her parents, herself, her husband Eddie, and the family’s animals. There are also many photographs of the places where Annabel lived in Halifax including both interior and exterior views, photographs from trips to Ontario and the United States and different locations in Nova Scotia including Peggy’s Cove, Berwick, Kingsport, and Toney River, Pictou Co. where Annabel’s mother was from. Also included are photographs of Eddie Ells and his first wife taken before and after their marriage as well as photographs with their family members in Kingsport where Eddie was from and in Prince Edward Island where his first wife Lillian Genge came from. There are also photographs of Annabel’s friends and colleagues including Peggy Richard Standring and the women who Annabel worked with at the Income Tax Office in Halifax as well as staff members of the Provincial Archives. Also included are a number of unidentified photographs of various people and locations, photographs of a flying club, tombstones, pet cemeteries, railway photographs, automobiles, activities, buildings, ships and other relatives and acquaintances of Annabel and Eddie Ells. Accession number: 2013.066
North Colchester Railway Plan, 1890
North Colchester Railway Plan, 1890
Item · 1890
Map of North Colchester County, NS, showing proposed railway plan. Also includes existing Intercolonial Railway, Pictou Branch, Short Line through Tatamagouche, county towns, some waterways and roads. Surveyed by D. Murphy, Provincial Engineer, 1890. 2001.11.2
Lena Ferguson fonds
Lena Ferguson fonds
Fonds · 1974-2001
Fonds consists of approximately 137 hours of oral history interviews conducted by Lena Ferguson. Most interviewees were residents of the Eastern Shore region of Halifax County, particularly the Chezzetcook area. Interview topics include genealogy, local industries, occupations, music, shipping, community life, traditions, and folklore. In addition to interviews, the creator recorded school reunions, concerts, weddings, and church anniversaries. Several paper transcripts are included as well as scrapbooks featuring articles written by Lena and other newspaper articles regarding the Chezzetcook area. 2019.014