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(newest | oldest) View (newer 50 | older 50) (20 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500)- 13:46, 21 December 2021 Sarah Taylor talk contribs uploaded File:Mar1903p107A.jpg ('''Courtesy Canadiana.ca website<br> The Railway and Shipping World [New ser. no. 61 (Mar. 1903)]<br> Page: 107 Published: Toronto : [Railway & Shipping World Co., 1903]<br> Identifier: 8_04818_61<br> Document source: Library and Archives Canada.<br> Notes: Monthly<br> Collection: Serials: Periodicals, Annuals and Newspapers<br> Language: English<br> URL: https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.8_04818_61<br> Category: Canadiana.ca website Category: The Railway and Shipping World [[Categ...)
- 20:01, 20 December 2021 Sarah Taylor talk contribs uploaded File:RoundhouseLetter01.jpg ('''Courtesy of NovaMuse website<br> Source: KINGS COUNTY MUSEUM<br> Letter<br> ACCESSION NUMBER: 2008.005.012<br> CATEGORY: Other Documents<br> DATE: May 10 1938<br> MATERIALS: Paper, ink, graphite<br> MEASUREMENTS: 16 cm L x 12 cm W<br> MARKS/LABEL: The following names are listed as originators of this letter:<br> John DeWolfe, George Gillis, Harry Lynch, Harvey McLeod, Albert Roberts<br> NARRATIVE: This artifact was discovered during the demolition of the Dominion Atlantic Railway Roundhous...)
- 19:58, 20 December 2021 Sarah Taylor talk contribs uploaded File:RoundhouseLetter02.jpg ('''Courtesy NovaMuse website<br> Source: KINGS COUNTY MUSEUM<br> Description: Can<br> ACCESSION NUMBER: 2008.005.011<br> CATEGORY: container<br> DATE: 1938<br> MATERIALS: Tin, concrete<br> MEASUREMENTS: 9.5 cm H x 7 cm DiameterCan (main body) dimensions<br> MEASUREMENTS: 9.5 cm H x 7 cm Diameter x 9.5 cm H x 4.3 cm Diameter Cap<br> MARKS/LABEL: "REMOVE THIS CAP" in raised lettering on the cap is visible from the underside but only the letters "THI CAP" are visible on the other side due to a l...)
- 18:38, 19 December 2021 Sarah Taylor talk contribs uploaded File:March1903p105A.jpg ('''Courtesy of Canadiana.ca<br> The Railway and Shipping World [New ser. no. 61 (Mar. 1903)]<br> Page: 105<br> Published: Toronto : [Railway & Shipping World Co., 1903]<br> Identifier: 8_04818_61<br> Document source: Library and Archives Canada.<br> Notes: Monthly<br> Collection: Serials: Periodicals, Annuals and Newspapers<br> Language: English<br> URL: https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.8_04818_61<br> Category: Canadiana.ca website Category: The Railway and Shipping World)
- 19:14, 18 December 2021 Dan Conlin talk contribs uploaded File:SA bridge1984.JPG (Bridgetown Railway Bridge looking west with the Bridgetown Station and its semaphore order board in the background, photographed by Stephen Archibald, between 1965 and 1967. Stephen Archibald photo Stephen Archibald photo Category:IncompleteDateOrDescription)
- 19:12, 18 December 2021 Dan Conlin talk contribs uploaded File:SA bridgeandstation.jpg (Bridgetown Railway Bridge looking west with the Bridgetwon Station and its semaphore order board in the background, photographed by Stephen Archibald, between 1965 and 1967. Stephen Archibald photo Stephen Archibald photo Category:IncompleteDateOrDescription)
- 08:20, 18 December 2021 Dan Conlin talk contribs uploaded File:SA warehouses.JPG (== Summary == The north side of the apple warehouses at Bridgetown, photographed by Stephen Archibald, 1985. Note interesting paint pattern on warehouse roof. Description by Stephen Archibald: "Quite a pattern on the roof. My fanciful interpretation is that the right end and the left end were coated by different people. A roofing paint or compound applied with something like a yacht mop.Buddy on the left side is taller and can swing the applicator in a...)
- 18:42, 16 December 2021 Sarah Taylor talk contribs uploaded File:Big Joggins Bridge 02.jpg ('''Courtesy NovaMuse<br> '''Source: ADMIRAL DIGBY MUSEUM<br> Print, Photographic<br> ACCESSION NUMBER: 1979.49.3.3.B<br> CATEGORY: Graphic Documents<br> DATE: circa 1910<br> MEASUREMENTS: 24.5 cm L x 8.5 cm W<br> DESCRIPTION: This picture was taken <s>from Bear River</s> looking toward the town of Digby; the Digby Gut is seen in the background; there are a couple of sailboats in the Annapolis Basin; the <s>Bear River</s> '''Big Joggins''' bridge is seen in this photo as well.<br> [[Category:...)
- 19:16, 15 December 2021 Sarah Taylor talk contribs uploaded File:Big Joggins 01.jpg ('''Courtesy of NovaMuse<br> '''Source: ADMIRAL DIGBY MUSEUM<br> Print, Photographic<br> ACCESSION NUMBER: 2013.126.15<br> CATEGORY: Graphic Documents<br> DATE: 1900s<br> MATERIALS: Cardstock<br> MEASUREMENTS: 9 cm L x 13 cm W DESCRIPTION: Colored photo of a train engine and box cars crossing the bridge in Bear River. '''[This is The Big Joggins Bridge, not Bear River - ed.]''' Taken from the ground showing the water and underneath the track. On the side of the train in white says, "3750", and...)
- 20:34, 14 December 2021 Sarah Taylor talk contribs uploaded File:Big Joggins Bridge 1925.jpg ('''Courtesy NovaMuse Website<br> '''Source: Admiral Digby Museum<br> Print, Photographic<br> ACCESSION NUMBER: 2002.01.09.113<br> CATEGORY: Graphic Documents<br> DATE: 1925<br> MEASUREMENTS: 8 cm L x 10 cm W<br> FONDS TITLE: Waters<br> [Original Comment from the Admiral Digby Museum:] ''SCOPE & CONTENT: This picture shows the "missing link" at Bear River, joining Digby and Annapolis. The train was now able to make a complete trip from Yarmouth to Halifax.''<br> [New Comment] This is the bridg...)
- 20:01, 13 December 2021 Dan Conlin talk contribs uploaded File:Weekly Monitor 1917-Sept-12.jpg (''The Weekly Monitor'', September 12, 1917 Advertisement for the many railway carloads of building supplies imported by J. H. Hicks & Sons to their Bridgetown construction headquarters. Courtesy Phil Vogler Category:Phil Vogler Collection)
- 19:46, 13 December 2021 Dan Conlin talk contribs uploaded File:Hicks supplies.jpg (''The Weekly Monitor'', September 12, 1917 Advertisement for the many railway carloads of building supplies imported by J. H. Hicks & Sons to their Bridgetown construction headquarters. Courtesy Phil Vogler Category:Phil Vogler Collection)
- 19:41, 13 December 2021 Dan Conlin talk contribs uploaded File:Weekly Monitor 1899-Nov-1.jpg (''The Weekly Monitor'', November 1, 1899 Advertisement for building supplies from the mill that laid the foundation of the construction business for J. H. Hicks & Sons. Courtesy Phil Vogler Category:Phil Vogler Collection)
- 19:25, 13 December 2021 Sarah Taylor talk contribs uploaded File:Kentville Roundhouse Donaldson.jpg ('''Courtesy of Admiral Digby Museum<br> '''Courtesy of NovaMuse<br> Source: ADMIRAL DIGBY MUSEUM<br> Print, Photographic<br> ACCESSION NUMBER: 2013.126.4<br> CATEGORY: Graphic Documents<br> DATE: 1900s<br> MATERIALS: Cardstock<br> MEASUREMENTS: 20 cm L x 25 cm W<br> DESCRIPTION: Black and white photo of the train getting turned around. "1038" is in white on the side of the train, photographer I. Donaldson, site: Kentville N.S.<br> '''NovaMuse website says: "Image use must be for education or...)
- 20:36, 12 December 2021 Sarah Taylor talk contribs uploaded File:Kentville2516.jpg (Found on Internet - no known copyright information.<br> Photographer unknown.<br> Caption: Original OSld Slide Dominion Atlantic Railway DAR 2516 Steam Kentville NS 1956 RBK<br> Category: PhotographerUnknown Category: Steam Gallery)
- 20:13, 12 December 2021 Sarah Taylor talk contribs uploaded File:Clementsport (Moose River) Bridge.jpg (Found on Internet - no known copyright information.<br> Photographer and date of photo unknown.<br> Colour Slide Cab View of Dominion Atlantic Bridge Over the Moose River near Clementsport<br> Category: UnknownPhotographer)
- 20:04, 12 December 2021 Sarah Taylor talk contribs uploaded File:BearRiverBridgeCabView.jpg (Found on Internet - no known copyright information.<br> Photographer and date of photo unknown - but before the current highway bridge was built.<br> Colour Slide Cab View of Dominion & Atlantic Bridge Over the Bear River<br> Category: UnknownPhotographer)
- 21:47, 11 December 2021 Dan Conlin talk contribs uploaded File:Weekly Monitor 1916-August-2.jpg (== Summary == ''The Weekly Monitor'', August 23, 1916 Article on the commencement of construction of the Middleton Engine House, a wooden structure 88 feet long which could accommodate three locomotives to be built by the a 15-man crew from the DAR's Bridge and Building department led by foreman H. Dalton. Courtesy Phil Vogler Category:Phil Vogler Collection)
- 21:43, 11 December 2021 Dan Conlin talk contribs uploaded File:Middleton Engine House.jpg (''The Weekly Monitor'', August 23, 1916 Article on the commencement of construction of the Middleton Engine House, a wooden structure 88 feet long which could accommodate three locomotives to be built by the a 15-man crew from the DAR's Bridge and Building department led by foreman H. Dalton. Courtesy Phil Vogler Category:Phil Vogler Collection)
- 15:44, 11 December 2021 Dan Conlin talk contribs uploaded File:Hicks Yarmouth.jpg (''Engineering and Contract Record'', November 1915 Note on the contract to build a [https://hswdpi.ca/wiki/index.php?title=Yarmouth_Station new station in Yarmouth] for the [https://hswdpi.ca/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page Halifax & South Western Railway] by the J. H. Hicks & Sons company, 1914. Courtesy Phil Vogler Category:Phil Vogler Collection)
- 15:40, 11 December 2021 Dan Conlin talk contribs uploaded File:Hicks Curry.jpg (''Engineering and Contract Record'', 1914 Note on the contract a new apple warehouse for the [[Curry's Corner Fruit Company by J. H. Hicks & Sons, 1914. Courtesy Phil Vogler Category:Phil Vogler Collection)
- 20:44, 10 December 2021 Dan Conlin talk contribs uploaded File:The Acadian 1921-Sept-30.jpg (== Summary == "Some Warehouse", ''The Acadian'', September 30, 1921 Article with structure details about the new apple warehouse built for the Grand Pre Fruit Company by J. H. Hicks & Sons. Courtesy Phil Vogler Category:Phil Vogler Collection)
- 20:07, 10 December 2021 Dan Conlin talk contribs uploaded File:Weekly Monitor 1923-May-9.jpg (''The Weekly Monitor'', May 9, 1923 Article on the contract with structure details for a new apple warehouse to be built for the Berwick Fruit Company by the J. H. Hicks & Sons. Courtesy Phil Vogler Category:Phil Vogler Collection)
- 19:55, 10 December 2021 Dan Conlin talk contribs uploaded File:Weekly Monitor 1924 June 11.jpg (''The Weekly Monitor'', June 11, 1924 Short note on the new apple warehouse under construction for the Lawrencetown Fruit Growers Limited to be built by the J. H. Hicks & Sons. Courtesy Phil Vogler Category:Phil Vogler Collection)
- 19:33, 10 December 2021 Dan Conlin talk contribs uploaded File:SA HSW2.jpg (The section tool house of the [https://hswdpi.ca/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page Halifax & South Western Railway] off Park Lane at [https://hswdpi.ca/wiki/index.php?title=Bridgetown Bridgetown], photographed by Stephen Archibald, Summer 1965-1967. Description by Stephen Archibald: "I walked down the tracks and took a close up of the little shed (that I imagined held a work trolley) ... I'm not certain of the date, the negatives are long gone and now there are just a pile of snapshots. I...)
- 19:24, 10 December 2021 Dan Conlin talk contribs uploaded File:SA HSW1.jpg (The tracks of the https://hswdpi.ca/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page at Bridgetown, looking east from the Jeffery Street level crossing towards the Bridgetown section tool house, photographed by Stephen Archibald, Summer 1965-1967. Description by Stephen Archibald: "I believe it would have been after Victoria Day in 1965, 66, or 67." "Bridgetown industries were served by the Halifax and South Western Railway that crossed over fro...)
- 18:55, 10 December 2021 Dan Conlin talk contribs uploaded File:SA Bridge.jpg (Bridgetown Railway Bridge, photographed by Stephen Archibald, 1960s. Description by Stephen Archibald: "The heavy truss, rail bridge still survives, I believe. Those are reflections of cattle standing on the dyke."<ref>[https://halifaxbloggers.ca/noticedinnovascotia/2015/04/bridgetown-remembered/ Stephen Archibald, "Remembering Bridgetown", ''Noticed in Nova Scotia'', Halifax Bloggers]</ref> ==References== <references/> [[:Category:Stephen Archibald Photo|Stephe...)
- 20:30, 9 December 2021 Dan Conlin talk contribs uploaded File:Gazette 1921 12 09 DAR Improvements and Bridgetown Station.jpg ("Big Developments in Evangeline's Land", ''The Gazette'' (Grand Forks, BC) 09 Dec 1921 An article on improvements on the DAR including details on the new Bridgetown Station and freight shed, built by the J. H. Hicks & Sons, as well as the introduction of night trains, a new station for Digby, heavier rail and upgrades to the Aberdeen Hotel in Kentville. Courtesy Phil Vogler Category:Phil Vogler Collection [[Category:Canadian Railway and Mari...)
- 20:18, 9 December 2021 Dan Conlin talk contribs uploaded File:CRMW1916Oct.jpg (Canadian Railway and Marine World : October 1916 Short note on the contract for the new Middleton Station and freight shed awarded to the J. H. Hicks & Sons company with details on the building. Courtesy Phil Vogler Category:Phil Vogler Collection Category:Canadian Railway and Marine World)
- 21:11, 8 December 2021 Dan Conlin talk contribs uploaded File:SA Dayliner 3.jpg (DAR dayliner No. 9059 headed westbound, photographed by Stephen Archibald, from Riverside Cemetery in Bridgetown, May or June 1966. ==References== <references/> Stephen Archibald photo Stephen Archibald photo Category:Dayliner Gallery)
- 21:04, 8 December 2021 Dan Conlin talk contribs uploaded File:SA RDC9059.jpg (DAR dayliner No. 9059<ref>No. 9058 was badly damaged in 1965 and left the valley for repair and reassignment, making 9059 as the only DAR-lettered dayliner in the valley.</ref>, photographed by Stephen Archibald, from Riverside Cemetery in Bridgetown, May or June 1966. ==References== <references/> Stephen Archibald photo Stephen Archibald photo)
- 18:26, 8 December 2021 Dan Conlin talk contribs uploaded File:SA JHHicks.jpg (== Summary == The J. H. Hicks & Sons mill complex, photographed by Stephen Archibald, 1960s. Description by Stephen Archibald: "Hicks’ sawmill was a big operation with a steam whistle that announced the beginning of work, noon, and the end of work. The mill was visible from our backyard. The buildings to the left were part of the mill complex ( this photo is after the mill closed). "<ref>[https://halifaxbloggers.ca/noticedinnovascotia/2015/04/bridgetown-remembered/ Stephen Archib...)
- 18:19, 8 December 2021 Dan Conlin talk contribs uploaded File:SA station.jpg (The Bridgetown Station in the VIA Rail era, photographed by Stephen Archibald, 1980s. Description by Stephen Archibald: "This is the station not long before the line closed. The building lives on as the End of the Line Pub."<ref>[https://halifaxbloggers.ca/noticedinnovascotia/2015/04/bridgetown-remembered/ Stephen Archibald, "Remembering Bridgetown", ''Noticed in Nova Scotia'', Halifax Bloggers]</ref> ==References== <references/> [[:Category:Stephen Archibald Photo|Stephen Archib...)
- 20:04, 7 December 2021 Sarah Taylor talk contribs uploaded File:OIC 1915 1016 3.jpg ('''Courtesy of Library and Archives Canada<br> Hierarchical level: File<br> Order in Council number: 1915-1016<br> Page: 3<br> Date introduced: 1915-05-04<br> Date considered: 1915-05-06<br> Date approved: 1915-05-08<br> Reference: RG2, Privy Council Office, Series A-1-a. For Order in Council see volume 1114, Access Code 90<br> Type of material: Textual records<br> Found in: Archives / Orders-in-Council<br> Item ID number: 313583<br> Link to this page: http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?a...)
- 20:03, 7 December 2021 Sarah Taylor talk contribs uploaded File:OIC 1915 1016 2.jpg ('''Courtesy of Library and Archives Canada<br> Hierarchical level: File<br> Order in Council number: 1915-1016<br> Page: 2<br> Date introduced: 1915-05-04<br> Date considered: 1915-05-06<br> Date approved: 1915-05-08<br> Reference: RG2, Privy Council Office, Series A-1-a. For Order in Council see volume 1114, Access Code 90<br> Type of material: Textual records<br> Found in: Archives / Orders-in-Council<br> Item ID number: 313583<br> Link to this page: http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?a...)
- 20:02, 7 December 2021 Sarah Taylor talk contribs uploaded File:OIC 1915 1016 1.jpg ('''Courtesy of Library and Archives Canada<br> Hierarchical level: File<br> Order in Council number: 1915-1016<br> Page: 1<br> Date introduced: 1915-05-04<br> Date considered: 1915-05-06<br> Date approved: 1915-05-08<br> Reference: RG2, Privy Council Office, Series A-1-a. For Order in Council see volume 1114, Access Code 90<br> Type of material: Textual records<br> Found in: Archives / Orders-in-Council<br> Item ID number: 313583<br> Link to this page: http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?a...)
- 18:41, 7 December 2021 Sarah Taylor talk contribs uploaded File:OIC 1915 2101 3.jpg ('''Courtesy Library and Archives Canada<br> Hierarchical level: File<br> Page: 3<br> Order in Council number: 1915-2101<br> Date introduced: 1915-09-08<br> Date considered: 1915-09-09<br> Date approved: 1915-09-11<br> Reference: RG2, Privy Council Office, Series A-1-a. For Order in Council see volume 1122, Access Code 90<br> Type of material: Textual records<br> Found in: Archives / Orders-in-Council<br> Item ID number: 315388<br> Link to this page: http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=...)
- 18:40, 7 December 2021 Sarah Taylor talk contribs uploaded File:OIC 1915 2101 2.jpg ('''Courtesy Library and Archives Canada<br> Hierarchical level: File<br> Page: 2<br> Order in Council number: 1915-2101<br> Date introduced: 1915-09-08<br> Date considered: 1915-09-09<br> Date approved: 1915-09-11<br> Reference: RG2, Privy Council Office, Series A-1-a. For Order in Council see volume 1122, Access Code 90<br> Type of material: Textual records<br> Found in: Archives / Orders-in-Council<br> Item ID number: 315388<br> Link to this page: http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=...)
- 18:37, 7 December 2021 Sarah Taylor talk contribs uploaded File:OIC 1915 2101 1.jpg ('''Courtesy Library and Archives Canada<br> Hierarchical level: File<br> Page: 1<br> Order in Council number: 1915-2101<br> Date introduced: 1915-09-08<br> Date considered: 1915-09-09<br> Date approved: 1915-09-11<br> Reference: RG2, Privy Council Office, Series A-1-a. For Order in Council see volume 1122, Access Code 90<br> Type of material: Textual records<br> Found in: Archives / Orders-in-Council<br> Item ID number: 315388<br> Link to this page: http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=...)
- 02:01, 24 November 2021 Stem talk contribs uploaded a new version of File:DAR2209 Yarmouth Station 1958.jpg
- 01:55, 24 November 2021 Stem talk contribs uploaded File:DAR2209 Yarmouth Station 1958.jpg (Locomotive No. 2209 presumably taking out a coal car from the coaling facility after coaling up and emptying it at Yarmouth in 1958.<br> *Photographer Unknown *Jon Archibald collection CATEGORY:UnknownPhotographer Category:Jon Archibald Collection)
- 01:35, 24 November 2021 Stem talk contribs uploaded File:DAR2209 Coaling Yarmouth 1958.jpg (Locomotive No. 2209 taking on coal at the coaling facility in front of the Yarmouth Engine House in 1958.<br> *Photographer Unknown *Jon Archibald collection CATEGORY:UnknownPhotographer Category:Jon Archibald Collection)
- 01:32, 24 November 2021 Stem talk contribs uploaded File:Clipimage.jpg (Locomotive No. 2209 taking on coal at the coaling facility in front of the Yarmouth Engine House in 1958. *Photographer Unknown *Jon Archibald collection CATEGORY:UnknownPhotographer Category:Jon Archibald Collection)
- 20:44, 22 November 2021 Stem talk contribs uploaded File:DAR 3711 Halifax 1939.jpg (DAR Mail Car No. 3711 in Halifax in 1939.<br> Producer: Allen Fraser And W.G.C. Strickland<br> Access: Open for consultation; PANS holds copyright.<br> Reference: Allen Fraser Nova Scotia Archives 1992-50 / Location no.: Fc 2734<br> Matthew Keoughan Collection Category:Matthew Keoughan Collection Category:Steam Gallery)
- 09:27, 22 November 2021 Stem talk contribs uploaded File:Digby Station - Waiting.jpg (Digby Station.<br> 2.25x3.25 inch neg. Name on glycine envelope is S Bowden or Borden.<br> *Jon Archibald photo collection Category:Jon Archibald Photo CATEGORY:UnknownPhotographer Category:IncompleteDateOrDescription)
- 09:14, 22 November 2021 Stem talk contribs uploaded File:DAR0903 Kentville Circa 1958.jpg (No. 903 on the turntable lead at at Kentville circa 1958. The processing date on the slide was August 1958.<br> *[[:Category:Jon Archibald Photo|Jon Archibald photo collection Category:Jon Archibald Photo CATEGORY:UnknownPhotographer)
- 21:12, 20 November 2021 Stem talk contribs uploaded File:Yarmouth VIA ticket window January 1 1990.jpg (== Summary == The VIA ticket window on January 1, 1990 in the Yarmouth Station during the VIA days<br> *Jon Archibald photo collection Category:Jon Archibald Photo)
- 21:05, 20 November 2021 Stem talk contribs uploaded File:Yarmouth Ticket Office 1980s a.jpg (The Yarmouth ticket window in the Yarmouth Station during the VIA days in the 80's<br> *Jon Archibald collection Category:Jon Archibald Collection)
- 20:44, 20 November 2021 Stem talk contribs uploaded File:DAR0025 1937 Kentville a.jpeg (Engine No. 25 (Pontgrave) at Kentville in 1937.<br> *Jon Archibald collection Category:Jon Archibald Collection)
- 21:25, 19 November 2021 Sarah Taylor talk contribs uploaded File:OIC 1914 2059 10.jpg ('''Courtesy of Library and Archives Canada<br> Title: Dominion Atlantic Ry. [Railway] (C. P. Ry. [Canadian Pacific Railway]) Approval of lease of the Windsor Branch Ry. [Railway], Windsor to Windsor Junction and authority to Min. [Minister] to execute same - M. R. and C. [Minister of Railways and Canals] 1914/08/05<br> Page: 10<br> Hierarchical level: File<br> Order in Council number: 1914-2059<br> Date introduced: 1914-08-05<br> Date considered: 1914-08-05<br> Date approved: 1914-08-06<br> R...)