The family papers and genealogy; newspaper clippings, extracts, and notes; and correspondence series also contain some photographs.
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Title based on contents of series.
Photographs have been removed from albums and frames where possible and placed in protective sleeves. Many photographs of relevance to the Eastern Shore have been scanned into the photo database.
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.
Some photographs were unable to be removed from the cardboard backing of the albums they were in.
When possible, researchers are asked to view scanned versions of photographs to reduce handling of originals.
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Making hay [Ship Harbour].
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Left to right, Effie Newcombe, Ethel Laybolt, Ethel Mildred Blakeley (ca.1884-1978), Ralph Blakeley (1881-1945), Annabel Siteman
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Group of people awaiting the arrival of the “Gout.” boat on the Jeddore wharf. Building in background says, “Enos Baker Agent SS. Margaret.”
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Sarah C. (Henderson) Siteman was the wife of John O. Siteman and mother of Annabel Ells Siteman.
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Shipbuilding on shore at Ship Harbour.
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John O. Siteman and Sarah C. Henderson home with three people in front of house [Annabel, John O. and Sarah Siteman].
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Cattle in front of the Siteman house in winter.
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L-R: Anna “Myrtle”(Siteman) Siteman. (b. 1894, d.1993), Lewis Ervin Siteman (b. 1887, d. 1961) and three of their children including
Douglas Stuart, Anna “Marion”, Lewis Donaldson. Picture taken on Clam Harbour Beach.
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Mrs. John O. Siteman (Sarah C. Henderson) with a cow. Siteman wood house in background. She was the mother of Annabel Ells.
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Back row, L-R: Alex Newcombe, [Eva ?], [John O. Siteman], Reuben Stoddard and son.
Front row. Stanley Siteman others from the Stoddard family.
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Mill owned by Andrew “Andy” Siteman [1896- ] which was operated for a short time. The motor used in the mill was later used by Fanning Mitchell [1898-1993] at his mill in East Ship Harbour.
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Photo of Sarah C. (Henderson) Siteman in front of her home. She was the wife of John O. Siteman and mother of Annabel Ells Siteman.
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Landing fish at Lawrencetown. Railway bridge in distance.
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The groundwood pulp mill was built in 1924 by the American Perforated Wrapping (A.P.W.) Company of Albany, New York. The mill was located at the mouth of the West River in Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia, and its first pulp produced in March of 1925. The first shipment of pulp took place in June 1925, marking the first ocean-going ship to reach Albany, New York, and establishing it as an Atlantic seaport.
In 1933 the company’s name was changed to Halifax Power & Pulp Company, and controlled by Roger Babson interests. It was subsequently sold to Fox Brothers in 1944, and Hearst Enterprises of New York in 1946, but both times the company name was retained. In 1963 the company was sold to the Fraser Companies, Limited of New Brunswick, and became known as Fraser Companies, Limited, Nova Scotia Division. Finally in 1964 it was sold to the Scott Paper Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and became known as the Scott Paper Company, Sheet Harbour Division. Throughout these changes the operation in Sheet Harbour was helmed by J.S. Donaldson, and after 1967 by C.B. McKenna (supplied by Dalhousie University Archives).
This image shows the trestle work which carried a flume for two foot logs up over the mill roof to the wood bins, which are the twin rectangular structures on the roof in front of the taller roof section (supplied by John Woods).
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Margaret (Matheson) Palmer (1859-1937), widow of John Lawrence Palmer (1851-1903) standing by her house, son Percy Palmer (1882-1966) and grandson George Conrod in wagon.
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The John Lewis and Sons sawmill on the East River in Sheet Harbour. The burner on the left was originally owned by the Rhodes and Curry Sawmill located on the West River which was later part of the pulp operations.
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Siteman family picnicking near Sheet Harbour.
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The “Liverpool Rover," most likely in to load pulp wood.