Architecture
Walking the path where others have traveled...
Canada
Ontario
Title: Parliament & Chateau Laurier in Mist.
Order No.: A1-1052.
Country: Canada (Ontario)
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Title: Statue of Sir Wilfred Laurier and East Block (Privy Council), Canadian Parliament in Winter.
Order No.: A1-0107.
Country: Canada (Ontario). Photo 2006.
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Documentary Art
Some photographs so transcend time that they cease to be documentary and become Art.
A love of decorative ironwork
Title: View of east side of the Centre Block and Library.
Order No. A1-0753.
Location: Canadian Parliament, Ottawa.
Canadian Parliament - Centre Block
Title: Fall View of Canadian Parliament.
Order No.: A1-6910.
Location: Canada (Ottawa, Ontario).
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Title: Evening Light - View of Parliament from Major Hill Park.
Order No.: A1-2812
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East Block, Canadian Parliament
Title: Governor General's Entrance, Privy Council Office.
Order No.: A1-0836.
Location: Canadian Parliament, Ottawa
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Title: Roof of East Block, Canadian Parliament.
Order No.: A1-8744.
Country: Canada (Ottawa)
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Title: Morning View of East Block, Canadian Parliament.
Order No.: A1-2197.
Location: Ottawa
Title: Peace Tower from the East Block.
Order No.: A1-7533.
Location: Canadian Parliament Square, Ottawa
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Title: East Block Tower.
Order No.: A1-7249.
Location: East Block, Canadian Parliament Square.
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Library of Parliament
Title: Library, Canadian Parliament.
Order No.: A1-8738.
Location: Ottawa, Canada
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Title: Peace Tower from the Library of Parliament.
Order No.: A1-7237.
Location: Ottawa.
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Statue of Queen Victoria, 1870.
Order No.: A1-3485.
Location: Library of Parliament.
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Title: Queen Victoria Statue in Centre of Library.
Order No.: A1-8092.
Location: Canadian Parliament.
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Title: Entrance Door, Library of Parliament, Ottawa. Order No.: A1-3493
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Title: Rideau Hall.
Order No.: A1-1845.
Location: Residence of the Governor General of Canada.
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Title: Winter View of Entrance Locks of Rideau Canal.
Order No.: A1-2528.
Location: Ottawa.
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Title: Rideau Canal Ottawa Locks.
Order No.: A1-2212.
Location: UNESCO Canal Site, Ottawa
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Title: Entrance Gates to Rideau Hall, c.1868.
Order No.: A1-8321.
Location: Residence of the Governor-General of Canada.
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Title: View of Rideau Gates.
Order No.: A1-8315.
Location: Rideau Hall, Ottawa
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Title: Symbolic Figure of "Canada." Order No.: A1-2491.
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Title: Iron Fence at Edwardian residence. c.1880s.
Order No.: A1-7345.
Location: Ottawa, Ontario.
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Ottawa Heritage
Title: Exhibition Hall, Aberdeen Pavilion.
Order No.: A1-0537.
Country: Canada (Ontario)
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Title: Exhibition Hall, Aberdeen Pavilion.
Order No.: A1-0583.
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
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Title: Anishnabe Scout in Major's Hill park near The National Art Gallery.
Order No.: A1-0052.
Country: Canada (Ontario).
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Title: Minto Bridge in the Fall.
Order No. A1-4177.
Country: Canada (Ontario)
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This kneeling bronze statue to the Anishnabe scout demonstrates that the Native people had acted as guides for Champlain and also recognizes the role of First Nations people in the development of Canada.
Title: Minto Bridge after the storm.
Order No.: A1-1520.
Location: Ottawa.
Title: Global Affairs Canada Building after a winter storm.
Order No.: A1-1565.
Location: Ottawa.
File Name: Thomas Gate in Winter at Rideau Hall.
Order No.: A1-0008.
Country: Canada (Ontario)
Title: Princess Alexandra's Bench, Rideau Hall.
Order No.: A1-1876.
Country: Canada (Ottawa)
Title: Canadian War Memorial in early Fall.
Order No.: A1-2234.
Location: Confederation Square, Ottawa.
Ottawa Night photography
Title: Sir Galahad statue, Canadian Parliament.
Order No.: A1-0817.
Location: Ottawa
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Title: 'Justice' Statue.
Order No.: A1-8142.
Location: Supreme Court of Canada.
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Title: Moonlight over the Old Post Office, c1930s.
Order No.: A1-0789.
Location: Ottawa
Title: U.S. Embassy on a Winter's Night. Order No.: A1-6355.
Fireworks on Canada Day - July 1
Canada Day Fireworks, Ottawa, July 1, 2016. Near Major Hill Park.
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Title: Canada Day Celebrations, July 1, 2017.
Order No.: A1-0449.
Country, Canada (Ottawa)
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Earnscliffe: Home of Sir John A. Macdonald, Prime Minister of Canada, (1867-1875 & 1878-1891). House build in 1855-57. In 1930, Earnscliffe became the residence of the British High Commissioner.
Title: Earnscliffe in Winter, 2017.
Order No.: A1-1335.
Location: Ottawa.
Ottawa Structures
Title: Contours
Order No.: A1-3336
Location: Museum of History, Gatineau. QC
Title: Ceiling of Library of Parliament of cast-iron, c.1870. Order No.: A1-3449.
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Title: Glass Roof of the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Order No. A1-2240.
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Title: "After A Winter Storm" - National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Order No.: A1-6916.
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Title: Foyer Glass Roof, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Order No.: A1-7147.
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Title: Steeples of Notre Dame Cathedral.
Order No.: A1-8392.
Location: Ottawa
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Title: After the Storm, Notre Dame Basilica.
Order No.: A1-3970.
Location: Ottawa
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Ontario
Toronto
Title: View of Canada Life Building from Osgoode Hall.
Order No.: A1-5048.
Location: Toronto
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Title: Old and New - Union Staton and skyscraper.
Order No.: A1-9972.
Location: Toronto
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Title: Architectural Glass - Brookfield Court.
Order No.: A1-9867.
Location: Toronto.
Architectural Glass - Printing on to glass with leading edge digital technology
Experimental techniques have transformed approaches to the use of coloured glass in buildings. Double=glazing, artificial lighting and computer-generated design present new opportunities. New 2-D printers can etch designs in ceramic ink right onto giant panes of glass - company logos, artwork, really anything the creative mind can come up with.
Experimental techniques have transformed approaches to the use of coloured glass in buildings. Double=glazing, artificial lighting and computer-generated design present new opportunities. New 2-D printers can etch designs in ceramic ink right onto giant panes of glass - company logos, artwork, really anything the creative mind can come up with.
Title: Cow Gate, cast-iron main gate. Osgoode Hall.
Order Order.: A1-2004.
Location: Law Courts, Toronto.
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Title: Cow Gate, cast iron, Osgoode Hall..
Order No.: A1-9986.
Location: Toronto.
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Eastern Ontario
Title: Settlement Church.c.1865.
Order No.: A1-0511.
Country: Canada (Eastern Ontario)
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Title: Settler Log Cabin, Eastern Ontario. Order No.: A1-6985
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Title: Grape Design Bench, 19th century.
Order No.: A1-3014.
Location: Picton, Ontario
Title: End of Summer 2020 - Picton Harbour.
Order No.: A1-3125.
Location: Picton, Loyalist Town. Ontario
Title: Decorative Cast-iron Newel Post, 19th C.
Order No.: A1-1747.
Location: Adolphustown, Ontario
Title: Newel Post, 19th century.
Order No.: A1-3028.
Location: Adlophustown, Ontario
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Title: The Blue Church.
Order No.: A1-1863.
Location, near Maitland, eastern Ontario.
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Title: Cast-iron Decorative Fence, early 19th Century. From Wm. Clendinneng Foundry, Montreal.
Order No.: A1-1917.
Location: Prescott, Ontario.
Title: Merchant House, early 19th Century.
Order No.: A1-0839.
Location: Prescott, Ontario
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Title: Settler's Home, 19th Century, Eastern Ontario. Order No.: A1-7318
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Title: Settler's Farm, Opeongo Trail, c. 1900.
Order No.: A1-2983.
Location: eastern Ontario
Central Ontario
Title: Old Dock, Killarney.
Order No.: A1-2582.
Location: Killarney Provincial Park, Ontario.
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Title: Tin & Iron Facade, Petrie Building, circa. 1882.
Order No.: A1-2005.
Location: Main Street, Guelph, Ontario.
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Title: Sir Isaac Brock Monument.
Order No.: A1-2398.
Location: Queenston, ON.
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Title: "Hero of Canada" - Sir Isaac Brock Memorial.
Order No.: A1-2304.
Location: Queenston, Ontario
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See page on Ottawa Tulips
Gatineau Hills
Mackenzie King Estate - A precious Canadian legacy
This country estate belonged to Canada's 10th and longest-serving prime minister, William Lyon Mackenzie King (1903-1950.
This country estate belonged to Canada's 10th and longest-serving prime minister, William Lyon Mackenzie King (1903-1950.
Title: Roman Arch.
Order No.: A1-7704.
Location: Kingsmere, Quebec
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Summer Residence by Kingsmere Lake.
Order No.: A1-7971.
Location: Kingsmere, QC
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Title: Quite wooded path in the Fall.
Order No.: A1-7743.
Location: Kingsmere, Quebec
Quebec City's old town.
Title: Cast-iron Fountain, National Assembly.
Order No.: A1-4146.
Location: Quebec City
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Title: Historic Chateau Frontenac in the Evening.
Order No.: A1-3504.
Location: Canada (Quebec)
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Title: Gates to Notre Dame Cathedral.
Order No.: A1-3565.
Location: Quebec City.
Montreal
Title: Facade, St. James United Church.
Order No.: A1-1356.
Location: Montreal, Quebec
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Title: Female Figures on Old Building Facade.
Order No.: A1-1334.
Country: Canada (Montreal, Quebec)
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Title: Tea Room, Shaughnessy House, 1874-75. Build by Clendinneng Foundry.
Order No.: A1-2014.
Location: Montreal
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Title: Commercial Building Facade.
Order No.: A1-1773.
Location: Old Montreal
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Title: Elegantly Carved Stone Column, Old Montreal. Order No.: A1-7490.
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Title: Old Bronze Door, Montreal. Order No.: A1-7478.
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Quebec
Title: Old French Quebec Home
Order No.: A1-8230.
Location: Quebec (near Rimouski).
Title: Ursuline Convent, c.1807.
Order No.: A1-7476.
Location: Quebec, Old Trois Rivieres.
The Ursuline Monastery at Three Rivers
From 1697, the year of the arrival of their at Three Rivers, until 1700, the Ursulines lived in the house of Governor de Ramezay on the Platon, and in the latter year they secured the site which they still occupy. The monastery was burned in 1752 but rebuilt in the following year. Fire again visited it, this time in 1806, and in 1807 it was reconstructed with the same walls.
From 1697, the year of the arrival of their at Three Rivers, until 1700, the Ursulines lived in the house of Governor de Ramezay on the Platon, and in the latter year they secured the site which they still occupy. The monastery was burned in 1752 but rebuilt in the following year. Fire again visited it, this time in 1806, and in 1807 it was reconstructed with the same walls.
Title: Old Barn near Papineauville.
Order No.: A1-9479.
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Title: Winter on the farm.
Order No.: A1-9498.
Location: Near Papineauville, QC
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Nova Scotia
Title: Peggy's Cove.
Order No.: A1-9279.
Location: Nova Scotia Lighthouse Route
Fortress Louisburg, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia
In 1758 The British seized Fortress Louisburg. The British not only destroyed the fortress but also saw France lose control of Atlantic Canada, Quebec City and eventually claims to the rest of the continent save for some tiny islands off the east coast of Newfoundland. The reconstruction of the fortress was begun in the period 1961-71.
Dauphin Gate
In the 18th century, the fortress had only three land entrances, including the Dauphin Gate, which was manned around the clock.
In the 18th century, the fortress had only three land entrances, including the Dauphin Gate, which was manned around the clock.
Title: Dauphin Gate: Entrance to Fortress Louisbourg.
Order No.: A1-0117.
Location, Cape Breton, NS.
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Title: Fortress Louisbourg, Cape Breton.
Order No.: A1-0039.
Location: Nova Scotia
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Memorials and Sacred Places
Title: Acadian Cross, Cape Breton.
Order No.: A1-0013.
Location: Fortress Louisbourg.
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Title: Swissair Disaster Memorial.
Order No.: A1-9330.
Location: Peggy's Cove, NS.
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Fortress of Louisbourg: from History to Historic Site
Go to: www.ameriquefrancaise.org/en/article-389/Fortress%20of%20Louisbourg:%20from%20History%20to%20Historic%20Site
Go to: www.ameriquefrancaise.org/en/article-389/Fortress%20of%20Louisbourg:%20from%20History%20to%20Historic%20Site
Old Canadian Cemeteries: Places of Memory.
Stories in Etched in Stone and Iron - Cemetery Symbolism and Iconography
Stories in Etched in Stone and Iron - Cemetery Symbolism and Iconography
Title: Entrance to Old Burying Ground, 1749-1844.
Order No.: A1-8386.
Location: Halifax
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Title: Chest Tomb and Stone Plaques with Symbols of Mortality (death's heads). Old Burying Ground.
Order No.: A1-8899.
Location: Halifax. NS.
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Title: Burying Stone with fraternal club(c.1821) and mortality death's head symbols. c.1796-1806.
Order No.: A1-8454.
Location: St. Paul's Cemetery, Halifax.
Old Burying Ground of St. Paul's Church, Barrington Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia
The first cemetery to be designated a National Historic Site. The cemetery contains many beautiful and varied examples of 18th century grave art. Many of the stones date from the 1700s.
The Old Burying Ground, which contains more than 1,200 head and foot stones, constitutes an unique concentration of gravestone art. A rich variety of styles, poignant images and carving skills in reflected in these old stones. The wings skulls and the winged heads, or soul effigies, are exceptional. Used by all denominations, the Old Burying Ground served the city of Halifax from 1749, the year the city was founded, until its closure in 1844. Fenced and landscaped in the 1860s, it was restored as a park and outdoor museum in 1990-1991. It bears silent witness to the complex cultural traditions of early British North America.
The first cemetery to be designated a National Historic Site. The cemetery contains many beautiful and varied examples of 18th century grave art. Many of the stones date from the 1700s.
The Old Burying Ground, which contains more than 1,200 head and foot stones, constitutes an unique concentration of gravestone art. A rich variety of styles, poignant images and carving skills in reflected in these old stones. The wings skulls and the winged heads, or soul effigies, are exceptional. Used by all denominations, the Old Burying Ground served the city of Halifax from 1749, the year the city was founded, until its closure in 1844. Fenced and landscaped in the 1860s, it was restored as a park and outdoor museum in 1990-1991. It bears silent witness to the complex cultural traditions of early British North America.
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Graveyard symbols and motifs, and their meanings
The carvings of the first head stones were done in New England during the beginning of the 18th century and shipped up to Halifax but soon after all stone grave-marker work was done locally. Headstones in the cemetery show a variety of motifs and symbols, including Masonic designs, floral wreaths, Maltese cross, winged hourglass (a classical symbol of mortality), descending hand of God, Low relief carving of a figured cherub. Cherub stones tend to stress the joy of resurrection and immortality. The impish winged cherub design on stone pattern in 18th gravestones was known as a "soul effigy". There are many Death's Head seen in the Old Burying Ground in Halifax. In the 17th century, those who had the means to have a tombstone carved for final resting place usually had their name, birth and death dates, and a skull, skull and crossbones, or skull gnawing on a femur. There were also winged skulls, which gave the gravestone a lighter look and conveyed the message that life was a fleeting thing. In the next two centuries, a further changes can be seen in the death's head (now referred to as a "soul effigy") was swapping the skull for a human face and using words amplifying the idea of the person having a soul. With the emergence of rural and garden cemeteries in the mid-nineteenth century, the death's head have been replaced by a winged cherub, and any reference to the corruptible body had essentially been eliminated by inscribing the tombstone with flowery phrased such as "Sacred to Memory of" for "Gone But Not Forgotten." |
Title: Symbols of Mortality, Cemetery Plaque, c.1678.
Order No.: A1-6928.
Location: Old Cemetery near Boston Common.
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Title: Tomb Erected by a Benevolent Society, c.1821.
Order No.: A1-8452.
Location: Old Burying Ground, Halifax.
Societies, Clubs and Fraternal Organizations
Many societies provided a death benefit as part of their membership, ranging from a tombstone to plot in the organization's cemetery, to a space in a community mausoleum. Some organizations even has their own large cemetery section to accommodate many members. This is a fine example of a tombstone of a benevolent society.
Many societies provided a death benefit as part of their membership, ranging from a tombstone to plot in the organization's cemetery, to a space in a community mausoleum. Some organizations even has their own large cemetery section to accommodate many members. This is a fine example of a tombstone of a benevolent society.
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Mortality Symbols - Traditional Cast-iron Grave Art
Lambs motifs found in cemeteries symbolize innocence and purity, and a symbol of Childhood mortality. In Christianity, the lamb references Jesus Christ's role as the sacrificial lamb, the Lamb of God. |
Title: Decorative Cast-Iron Gate, Lamb design.
Order No.: A1-8808.
Location: Fredericton, NB.
Frederiction, NB
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By the Sea
Title: Schooner in Lunenburg .
Order No.: A1-0386.
Location: Canada (Nova Scotia)
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Title: Yarmouth Harbour.
Order No.: A1-9993.
Location: Nova Scotia
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New Brunswick
Ministers Island
In 1790, Samuel Andrews, an Anglican minister and Loyalist, built a home here, hence the name Ministers Island. Circa 1890, William Van Horne, visionary builder of the Canadian Pacific Railway, established his summer estate here.
In 1790, Samuel Andrews, an Anglican minister and Loyalist, built a home here, hence the name Ministers Island. Circa 1890, William Van Horne, visionary builder of the Canadian Pacific Railway, established his summer estate here.
Title: Covenhoven, Van Horne Estate.
Order No.: A1-5922.
Location: Minister's Island, St. Andrew's, NB
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Title: Entrance to Covenhoven, Van Horne Estate.
Order No.: A1-1142.
Location: Ministers Island, NB.
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Title: George Prowse Range Co., Limited, Montreal, est. 1829, Cooking Stove, circa.1890s.
Order No.: A1-1213.
Location: Coventhoven, Van Horne Estate, Ministers Island, St. Andrews's, NB.
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Title: Bath House, Minister's Island.
Order No.: A1-8064.
Location: New Brunswick (St. Andrew's). Built late 1890's or early 1900's. Looks down on the beach for the man-made in ground swimming pool.
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Title: Great Barn, Van Horne Estate.
Order No.: A1-6593.
Location: Ministers Island, NB.
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Title: Rev. Samuel Andrews Home, c.1790.
Order No.: A1-1009.
Location: Ministers Island.
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Title: View of Samuel Andrews home, Ice Packing Building and the Great Barn.
Order No.: A1-0906.
Location: Ministers Island.
Title: Greenock Church, est. 1824.
Order No.: A1-0123.
Location: St. Andrews, NB
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Title: Tides Out.
Order No.: A1- 8159.
Location: New Brunswick (Alma)
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Alberta
Title: McDougall Memorial Church.
Order No.: A1-2006.
Location: Stoney #2 Indian Reservation (Indigenous Territory) near Calgary.
British Columbia
A milestone of Canadian history
Title: Site of the "Last Spike" at Craigellachie.
Order No.: A1-2007.
Location: South of Revelstoke on Hwy 1, British Columbia.