Index to photographs - Nova Scotia's Industrial Centre
SCENES / PUBLIC BUILDINGS
/ CHURCHES / SCHOOLS / HOMES
BUSINESSES, FACTORIES AND COMPANIES / MISCELLANEOUS
SCENES
- SCENES ALONG EAST RIVER
- View near New Glasgow Pumping Station.
- Chamber's Point.
- View near New Glasgow Pumping Station, opposite Stellarton Bridge.
- East River, looking north from bridge.
- PROVOST STREET, LOOKING NORTH, NEW GLASGOW'S MAIN BUSINESS THOROUGHFARE.
- VIEW OF FOUR OF NEW GLASGOW'S STREETS.
- Terrace Street.
- Abercrombie Street.
- Temperance Street.
- High Street.
- STREETS, STELLARTON.
- Main Street, looking North.
- McKay Street.
- Stellar Street.
- Acadia Avenue.
- STREETS, WESTVILLE.
- Main Street, looking North, business section.
- Purvis Avenue.
- North Main, residence section.
- Church Street, Looking South.
- PICTOU HARBOR
- Entrance by which ocean steamers reach Trenton and New Glasgow five to seven miles distant
- STELLARTON PUBLIC PARK.
- RESERVOIR, FORBES LAKE, NEW GLASGOW
- RESERVOIR - TRENTON
- PARK, ALONG EAST RIVER, NEW GLASGOW
- A HEAVY CATCH OF TROUT, BY A. B. GRAY, NEW GLASGOW
- SPORTING SCENES.
- Calling Moose, early morning, Little Liscombe River.
- Shooting Geese over decoys.
- Middle Rocky Lake.
- Trout Fishing.
- Hunter's Trophy, Moose Head, spread 53 inches.
- Fishing Rocky Lake.
- A Bag of Wild Geese.
- Bag of Ducks.
- VIEW OF NEW GLASGOW FROM EAST RIVER LOOKING EAST.
- VIEW OF NEW GLASGOW FROM EAST RIVER LOOKING EAST.
- PLAINFIELD, showing shipyards and plant of Nova Scotia Steel & Coal Company, for sale either en bloc or in lots, by D. McCormick, Real Estate Agent.
- Arrow in upper left hand corner shows location of Nova Scotia Steel and Coal Company.
- Another view of Plainfield
- Arrow in upper picture shows location of plant of Maritime Bridge Company.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS
TOWN HALL AND FIRE DEPARTMENT.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS, NEW GLASGOW.
- Bank of Nova Scotia.
- Federation Labor Hall
- Chamber's Block;Philip, tailor
- Office of the Nova Scotia Steel & Coal Co, Ltd.
- Y.M.C.A.Building.
- Academy of Music.
- Salvation Army Citadel.
POST OFFICE, NEW GLASGOW
PUBLIC BUILDINGS-STELLARTON
- Jubilee Theatre.
- Pumping Station.
- Catholic School, Lourdes.
- County Infirmary.
- Tubercolosis Hospital, Lourdes.
- Y.M.C.A. Building.
GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS, ROUND HOUSE, STELLARTON.
- Showing grassplot and flower beds, maintained by employees.
VIEW OF ABERDEEN HOSPITAL, NEW GLASGOW.
POST OFFICE, WESTVILLE.
GOVERNMENT RAILWAY STATION, WESTVILLE.
GOVERNMENT RAILWAY STATION, STELLARTON.
RAILWAY STATION, NEW GLASGOW.
CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, PUBLIC BUILDINGS, TRENTON.
- Presbyterian Church
- Metodist Church.
- Public School Building.
- Trenton Theatre.
- Government Railway Depot.
- Public School Building.
- Trenton Town Hall.
CHURCHES
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, NEW GLASGOW, N. S.
NEW GLASGOW CHURCHES.
- First Methodist.
- United Presbyterian.
- Baptist (Colored).
- St. Andrew's (Kirk).
- St. John the Baptist, Roman Catholic.
- St. George's Anglican.
- First Baptist.
STELLARTON CHURCHES.
- Christ Church (Anglican).
- Sharon Presbyterian.
- Our Lady of Lourdes, Roman Catholic.
- Methodist.
- St. John's Presbyterian.
WESTVILLE CHURCHES
- St. Phillip's Presbyterian.
- Carmel Presbyterian
- Metodists.
- Church of the Immaculate Conception, Roman Catholic.
- St. Bees, Anglican.
CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, PUBLIC BUILDINGS, TRENTON.
- Presbyterian Church
- Metodist Church.
- Public School Building.
- Trenton Theatre.
- Government Railway Depot.
- Public School Building.
- Trenton Town Hall.
SCHOOLS
NEW GLASGOW SCHOOLS
- Brown School.
- High School.
- West Side School.
- St. John's Catholic School
HIGH SCHOOL - STELLARTON.
PARK STREET SCHOOL - STELLARTON
HIGH SCHOOL, WESTVILLE.
CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, PUBLIC BUILDINGS, TRENTON.
- Presbyterian Church
- Metodist Church.
- Public School Building.
- Trenton Theatre.
- Government Railway Depot.
- Public School Building.
- Trenton Town Hall.
HOMES
MODERN NEW GLASGOW HOMES
- J. H. Sinclair.
- Alexander McGregor
- B. E. Fanjoy.
- Charles Rood.
- Col. Thomas Cantley.
- S. G. Muir.
- H. B. McCulloch.
- Wm. McIntosh.
SOME ATTRACTIVE NEW GLASGOW HOMES
- J. W. Grant.
- Ex. Leut. Gov. J. D. McGregor.
- C. S. Totter.
- P. A. McGregor.
- The Misses Carmichael.
- Spurgeon Gammon.
- Mrs. Graham Fraser.
- R. McGregor, M. P. P.
NEW GLASGOW RESIDENCES.
- J. T. Cumming;
- Frank Sutherland;
- Councillor J. Weir;
- R. H. MacKay, M. P. P.;
- J. J, Fraser;
- Francis Drake;
- A. McColl;
- Mayor J. D. Grant.
TYPICAL NEW GLASGOW HOMES.
- Councillor P. M. Fraser.
- G. R. Waldren.
- A. R. Chambers.
- John Johnston.
- Henry Ritchie.
- W. M. Fraser.
- O. R. Fraser.
- E. F. Munro.
TYPICAL NEW GLASGOW RESIDENCES
- H. T. Sutherland.
- James McNeil.
- H. Goodman.
- T. A. O'Brien
- Councillor H. G. Grant.
- Harry McNeil.
- James Roy (Town Clerk).
- James MacArthur.
- James A. Fraser and home of Councillor Don F. Fraser.
PARKDALE, WALTER McNEIL, OWNER. ONE OF THE MOST ATTRACTIVE SUBURBS OF NEW GLASGOW,
- View from hill along East River Road.
- Attractive House East River Road and Pine Street.
SUNNY CREST SUB-DIVISIONS.
- of which Fraser & Hoyt, Real Estate and Insurance Brokers, are agents. Office Maritime Building, New Glasgow.
STELLARTON HOMES
- J. D. O'Hanley.
- Dr. M. MacDonald, Lourdes.
- George Gray.
- Jas. D. Fraser.
- H. Prud'homme
- F. Notebaet.
- Councillor J. F. MacPherson.
STELLARTON HOMES.
- W. C. MacDonald.
- J. W. Henderson, Town Clerk.
- Coun. J. B. McKay.
- B. D. Rogers.
- Grant Bros.
- Walter Chisholm, Lourdes.
- Coun. J. C. McKay.
SOME WESTVILLE HOMES
- George E. Munro.
- T. J. Gray, J. P.
- Glebe House.
- Mayor H. A. McQaurrie.
- St. Phillip's Presbyterian Manse.
- Miss Jeanette Johnson.
- R. Fraser.
- Carmel Presbyterian Manse.
WESTVILLE HOMES.
- James McLeod.
- Thomas Grant.
- Wm. Maxwell.
- David Porter, Jr.
- Dr. A. Ross.
- David Porter, Sr.
- Dr. J. G. Bruce
SOME TRENTON HOMES.
- Mayor A. T. Logan.
- Mayor A. T. Logan, owner.
- E. H. Humphrey.
- Presbyterian Manse.
- D. McKay Reed.
BUSINESSES, FACTORIES AND COMPANIES
INTERCOLONIAL COAL CO., OFFICE AND MINE, WESTVILLE.
THE MARITIME BUILDING, NEW GLASGOW'S SKY SCRAPER.
- Illustration shows Moriarty, Clothing & Furnishings; McConnachie & Co., Dry Goods; Ross & Co., Clothing & Furnishings; Tea Room; Fraser & Hoyt, Real Estate Brokers; Great West Life Insurance Co.; Grant & Campbell, Lumber; J. H. Wilson, Insurance; Maritime Jewelry Co.; Walter McNeil.
PICTOU COUNTY ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITED.
- Views of Office, Car Barn and Power House, Stellarton.
ACADIA COAL COMPANY LTD., STELLARTON
- Allen Shaft.
- Group of Dragermen.
- Office at Stellarton.
- Albion Mine.
NOVA SCOTIA STEEL & COAL CO., LIMITED.
- Colonel Thomas Cantley, President and General Manager; A. McColl, Secretary. Office and Works on left of Main Street, Trenton, just beyond New Glasgow Town limits.
NOVA SCOTIA STEEL & COAL CO., LIMITED.
- View of Steel Plant from the East River at Trenton, just beyond limits of New Glasgow.
THOMPSON & SUTERLAND LIMITED, NEW GLASGOW.
- Wholesale and Retail Hardware Dealers and Stove Manufacturers. New Glasgow Store and Branches. Stores,
- Stellarton.
- New Glasgow.
- Sydney Mines.
- Westville.
- Glace Bay.
- Sydney.
- Foundry, North Sydney; Store,
- North Sydney, N. S.
THE EASTERN CAR COMPANY LIMITED, TRENTON, JUST BEYOND NEW GLASGOW
- A subsidiary company of the Nova Scotia Steel & Coal Co., Ltd. Showing two views of one of the most modernly equipped car manufacturing plants in Canada.
JAMES EASTWOOD, NEW GLASGOW.
- Manufacturing and Wholesale Jeweler. Showing Factory.
STANDARD CLAY PRODUCTS LTD.
- Head Office St. Johns, Quebec. The largest manufacturers of Clay Products in Canada. Two view of the two New Glasgow Plants.
CAMPBELL'S WEST SIDE BAKERY,
- S. F. Campbell, Proprietor, New Glasgow. Manufacturer, Bread, Pies, Cakes and Pastry. Maker of "The Bread of Merit".
EASTERN STEEL COMPANY LTD., TRENTON. P.O. NEW GLASGOW.
- Contracting Engineers. Formerly the Brown Machine Company Ltd., and the Bailey Underwood Co. Ltd.
WM. M. FRASER, BUILDER & CONTRACTOR.
- Manufacturer of all kinds Building Material, New Glasgow.
CANADA TOOL AND SPECIALTY COMPANY LIMITED, NEW GLASGOW.
- Manufacturers of special screw machinery products punching dies, metal stampings, rifle sites, motor accessories and special machinery and tools. Manufacturers of Rifle Sets for the Canadian Government.
HUMPHREYS GLASS CO. LIMITED, TRENTON.
- Manufacturers of Lamp Chimneys, Fruit Jars and Glass Bottles of all kinds.
D. PORTER & SON, FACTORY, STELLARTON.
- Manufacturers and Dealers in sawed & round lumber and building material of all kinds.
LYNCHS' LIMITED.
- View of the Stellarton factory - Head Office Sydney, N. S. The company also operates factories in Sydney and Halifax, N. S. The largest Baking industry East of Montreal.
RHODES, CURRY COMPANY LIMITED.
- General Contractors and Manufacturers. Dealers in All Kinds of Building Material. New Glasgow Branch Warehouse. Head Office: Amherst, N. S.
D. GRANT & SONS, NEW GLASGOW.
- New Glasgow Sash and Door Factory, New Glasgow. One of the largest woodworking industries in this section of Nova Scotia.
J. J. GRANT, NEW GLASGOW,
- Contractor and Builder. Dealers in all kinds of Building Material.
THE JOHNSTON BLOCK, John Johnston owner.
- W. W. Osborne, Billiard Parlors. A. McDonald, Barber. T. H. Cochran, Druggist. A. M. Ferguson, Confectionery. H. J. McGirr, Grocer.
THE J. D. & P. A. McGREGOR, LTD. BLOCK, NEW GLASGOW.
- Offices of J. D. & P. A. McGregor Ltd., wholesale Lumber Dealers. Stores of R. McGregor & Sons Ltd., Wholesale Grocers. C. L. Beck & Co., Retail Dry Goods. Offices of Other Firms.
THE WHITE BLOCK, WILLIAM D. WHITE, Owner.
- Housing F. W. Woolworth Co. Ltd., Five and Ten Cent Store.
MUIR BROTHERS, NEW GLASGOW.
- Dealers in Hay, Feed and Groceries.
COLONIAL GRANITE COMPANY LIMITED, NEW GLASGOW.
- Granite Dealers and Manufacturers of Marble and Granite Tombstones.
FRANCIS DRAKE, NEW GLASGOW.
- Aerated Water Manufacturers. An Interior View of Factory.
HOME OF EASTERN CHRONICLE, James A. Fraser, proprietor
- Oldest Newspaper in New Glasgow, Est. 1843.
CAMERON & FRASER CO. LTD., NEW GLASGOW.
- Manufacturers of Hardwood Flooring, Sheathing, Door and Window Frames and House Furnishings of All Kinds.
VINEBERG GOODMAN & CO., NEW GLASGOW.
- Dry Goods, Clothing, Furnishings, Ladies' Wear, Boots and Shoes, etc..
McKAY BROTHERS, NEW GLASGOW.
- Wholesale and Retail Meat and Fish Dealers.
NEW GLASGOW STEAM LAUNDRY LIMITED. NEW GLASGOW.
- The only Steam Laundry in Pictou Co.
NICKERSON & CO. LTD., NEW GLASGOW.
- Wholesale fruit and produce. New Glasgow Warehouse and Office. Headquarters Halifax, N. S.
JOHN E. GARRETT, NEW GLASGOW.
- Rug Pattern Manufacturer.
- Owner of New Glasgow Printery.
FANJOY'S LIMITED, NEW GLASGOW
- Dealer in Clothing, Hats, Caps, and Furnishings. Represent Randall & Johnson and House of Hobberlin.
Adam C. BELL, CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST, NEW GLASGOW.
- Known as the Rexall Store. One of the Foremost Pharmacies in this Section of Nova Scotia.
THE ROYAL BANK OF CANADA.
JAMES MacARTHUR, NEW GLASGOW
- Dealers in Groceries, Flour, Feed and Produce.
CAREW & FRASER. Drugs & Chemicals.
- A Pharmacy which stands for "reliability."
THE MARITIME BRIDGE CO. LTD., NEW GLASGOW.
- The largest Bridge Company in the Maritime Provinces.
- Handles all varieties of Structural Steel and Plate Work for Bridges, Turntables, Girders and Steel Buildings. View of works. Insert, Office.
J. W. CUMMING & SON, LIMITED. NEW GLASGOW, N. S.
- Western Office and Warehouse, Lethbridge, Alta.
- Manufacturers of modern Patented Coal Drills, High Grade Miners' Tools, Mine Cars, etc.
J. FISHER GRANT, NEW GLASGOW
- Men & boys, Clothing, Hats, Caps and Furnishings.
J. F. DOULL, NEW GLASGOW.
- Retail and Wholesale Grocery Dealer.
JAMES EASTWOOD,
- Manufacturing Jeweler, New Glasgow. Retail Jewelery Store, J. Eastwood Block.
WM. McINTOSH & CO. NEW GLASGOW.
- Millinery, Est. 1870 Largest all Millinery House in Eastern Nova Scotia.
A. & A. CHISHOLM, TRENTON.
- General Merchants. Dry Goods, Groceries, Provisions, etc. One of the leading general stores in the district.
TRENTON MEAT MARKET, A. H. KING, Proprietor.
- Trenton's Leading Meat Market.
- Meats, Fish, Vegetables and Canned Goods.
McCULLOCH & CO.
- H. B. McCulloch, Proprietor, New Glasgow.
- Wholesale & Retail Dry Goods, House Furnishings, Ladies, Children's and Men's Outfitters.
H. L. P. McNeil, New Glasgow.
- Boots, Shoes and Rubbers. Sole Agents for "Queen Quality" Shows for Women, and "Gold Bond" Shoes for Men. View of McNeil Block.
A. E. HAYMAN, STELLARTON.
- Tinsmithing, Plumbing, Heating & General Jobbing
MUNRO BROTHERS, STELLARTON.
- Millers, Commission Merchants and Grocers.
The TWO BARKERS Ltd., Grocers, NEW GLASGOW. O.R. FRASER, Mgr.
- Agent for overland Automobiles and Imperial Typewriters.
W. W. OSBORNE, NEW GLASGOW.
- Osborne's Billard Parlors, one of the finest Billiard Parlors in this district.
S. KEITH, M. D.,
- Health Officer, Town of New Glasgow. Residence and Office.
TRENTON REPAIR COMPANY, GEORGE L. DUNCAN, Mgr.
- View of Garage and Machine Shop.
SIVERIGHT & CO.
- Crockery and Kindred Lines,
- Showrooms and Office, New Glasgow, N. S.
GAMMON & WEIR, GENERAL CONTRACTORS, NEW GLASGOW.
- Forbes Lake Dam, in Course of Construction. Head of New Glasgow's Gravitation Water System; Height 23 ft., Length 300ft., Width at Base 190 ft. Completed September, 1912, by Gammon & Weir.
B. D. ROGERS, STELLARTON.
- Brokers and wholesale dealers in Groceries, Biscuits, Fruits, Confectionery, Staple and Fancy Goods.
HATTIE BROS., STELLARTON.
- Manufacturers of Wagons, Carts and Sleighs. Dealers in Carriages, Harness and Farm Machinery. N. S. distributors for the International Harvester Co.
CAMBELL BROS., STELLARTON.
- Hardware, Plumbing, Heating, Stoves and Kitchenware.
THE PICTOU COUNTY DAIRY CO. LTD., STELLARTON
- A profitable co-operative dairy industry.
CHISHOLM & COMPANY, GENERAL CONTRACTORS, NEW GLASGOW
- Making a Specialty of Concrete and Steel Work. Dealers in Sand, Gravel, Cement, Brick and Stone. General Trucking. Illustration shows the erection of Smoke Stack and Building for the Nova Scotia Steel & Coal Co.
J. MacKAY & SON, TRENTON.
- Real Estate & Insurance Brokers. Owners of the MacKay & Mayflower Sub-Divisions. View of MacKay Block, A. T. MacKay, Barrister, Owner.
MISCELLANEOUS
SOME FIRST THINGS IN PICTOU COUNTY.
- First Brickhouse, built by Dr. J. D. McGregor.
- Samson, First Locomotive.
- Ford Pit.
- Bridge over East River.
- First Newspaper.
- First Schoolhouse.
- American House, now Norfolk.
- Steamer, East Riding.
- Elm Tree, under which Dr. Jas D. McGregor preached second sermon in County.
- First Automobile, owned by B. E. Fanjoy.
- James William, first steel schooner built in N. S.
NEW GLASGOW'S FIRE WAGON
VIEWS OF LOCKS IN COURSE OF CONSTRUCTION NEAR TRENTON
- Cutting Locks and Erecting Walls.
- Spillway.
- Flooded Locks.
- Completed Spillway. McDougal Bros., Contractors & Builders.
THE 78th HIGHLAND REGIMENT BAND
- Daniel Mooney, Band Master; W. D. McLeod, Treasurer, Stellarton. The greater number of the members are with the 85th Nova Scotia regiment now at the front.