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 20-14 |
| Other Geographical Data: | [45.997981223115,-61.533834485292] |
| Earliest Production Date: | 2010-01-01 |
| Latest Production Date: | 2011-12-31 |
| Description: | Photograph of a view of the Bankhead at the Port Hood Colliery in 1903. Train tracks visible in the foreground. Port Hood Island and the tip of Henry Island are visible in the background. This is a copy of an original photo. There are white strips along the top and bottom of the photo. |
| Narrative: | In the latter part of the 19th century, coal mines were developed in Port Hood and for a time were quite successful. The wealth that coal brought to the local economy even allowed Port Hood to get electricity in the very early years of the 20th century. Many people moved to the area to work and a new Academy was constructed (which burned in 1961), and two new churches serving the Anglican and Salvation Army communities were built. However, a major mine explosion in 1908 and later flooding in 1911 brought this period of prosperity to an abrupt end shortly before the First World War. |
| History of Use: | Bob Martin made this enlarged copy for the donor. |
| Length: | 33 cm |
| Width: | 48.2 cm |
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| Institution City: | Chestico |
| Institution Province: | Nova Scotia |