Print, Photographic
Chestico Museum
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| Nom de l'objet : | Print, Photographic |
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| Catégorie de l'objet : | Graphic Documents |
| Matériaux : | paper ink |
| Numéro d'accession : | CMP 00-140 |
| Autres données géographiques : | [46.016641637633,-61.53099381927] |
| Date de début de production : | 1986-01-01 |
| Date de fin de production : | 2000-12-31 |
| Description : | Pictured are D.F. MacLeans house and the Oceanside hotel. An outer building is just visible behind the Oceanside. A number of men are congregated around the hotel. Household items are on the lawn and mats are along the railing on the verandah. The photo was taken in winter as there are no leaves on the trees and there is snow on the ground. The photo is attached to a white piece of paper. |
| Commentaires : | Donald Smyth MacDonell (1892-1974) was the son of Sarah (MacLellan) and John Archibald "Garanaich" MacDonell of Judique Intervale. On November 20, 1923 he married Florence MacDonald (1886-1958) of West Bay Road. They were married at St, Ninian's Cathedral in Antigonish. The couple spent the first year of their marriage on the MacDonell farm at Judique Intervale but in 1924 they moved to Detroit. Donald worked as a train engineer at the Ford Motor Plant and Florence operated a Boarding House out of the family home. They moved back to Cape Breton in 1933 due to the effects of the Depression. Donald inherited, from his father John Archie MacDonell, a large house and property in Port Hood. After three months of renovations to the big house, they opened the Oceanside Tourist Home (known locally as the Oceanside Hotel), and accepted paying guests. The MacDonells ran the Oceanside for 25 years, until Florence's death in 1958. Next door to the Oceanside was the home of Port Hood businessman Duncan Ferguson (D.F.) MacLean. In 1901 D.F. MacLean purchased the farm of the late Isaac Smith and constructed a beautiful residence there. This home was spoken of as being the most magnificent in Inverness County. Among its many features were a wraparound verandah, turret, spiral staircase and stained glass windows. A two storey carriage house was situated next to the home and there was a private windmill just east of the back of the house. The residence was destroyed in the Fire of 1942. The Oceanside, just south of D.F. MacLeans, withstood the fire and still stands. The late Alexander "Alex" Smith believed this photo was taken after the fire that burned the barn at the Oceanside and scorched the house. There was a car between the house and the barn that the men were scared to move because of the gasoline. He did not know a year. |
| Longueur : | 12.6 cm |
| Largeur : | 17.4 cm |
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| Ville de l'établissement : | Chestico |
| Province de l'établissement : | Nova Scotia |