Print, Photographic
Chestico Museum
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| Object Name: | Print, Photographic |
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| Category: | Graphic Documents |
| Material: | paper ink |
| Accession Number: | CMP 01-46 |
| Other Geographical Data: | [46.017455473869,-61.533037572019] |
| Earliest Production Date: | 1947-01-01 |
| Latest Production Date: | 1947-12-31 |
| Description: | Pictured are a number of cows and horses in a fenced enclosure next to Port Hood Academy. Just the end of the Academy can be seen. There appears to be a piece of farm machinery, possibly a rake, in the field. People are visible in the background. Off in the distance is Port Hood Island. |
| Narrative: | Schools fairs were revived in Inverness County after World War II. They were usually held in September. In Port Hood the fair was held on the grounds of Port Hood Academy in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Schools from the area that took part were Hawthorne, Harbourview, Dunmore, Glencoe Station, Baden, Colindale, St. Peters Convent and Port Hood Island. Fairs were open not only to students but to anyone in the surrounding community who wished to enter cows, horses, sheep, handcrafts, baked items or preserves. The fair was a day long activity. In the afternoon, each school marched onto the grounds proudly displaying a banner with the name of their school. Points were awarded on the banner and the marching performance. |
| Length: | 7 cm |
| Width: | 11.5 cm |
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| Institution City: | Chestico |
| Institution Province: | Nova Scotia |