Photograph, Black-and-White.
Strait Area Museum
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| Object Name: | Photograph, Black-and-White. |
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| Category: | Graphic Documents |
| Material: | Cardboard mounted on photographic paper. |
| Accession Number: | p2023.128 |
| Earliest Production Date: | 1955-01-01 |
| Latest Production Date: | 1955-12-31 |
| Description: | This photograph was taken during the Grand Opening of the Canso Causeway. Porcupine Mountain can be seen to the right side of the photograph and Cape Breton Island can be seen to the left side of the photograph. Agnes Macdonald is giving a speech on a stage with a banner above her that says "Oh, The Far Coolins Are Puttin' Love On Me. As I Step I Wi' My Cromag To The Isles." Multiple people are sitting behind Agnes on the stage. Hundreds of people can be seen standing surrounding the stage. In the background, multiple boats are in the Strait of Canso. |
| Length: | 8cm |
| Width: | 11cm |
| Institution: |
Strait Area Museum
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| Institution City: | Port Hastings |
| Institution Province: | Nova Scotia |