Dates Covered: Unknown year in the century of the 1800s, Unknown year in the century of the 1900s, 1913 to 1924
Collection: Annapolis Valley Image Collection, Archival Catalogue
Type: archival description
Collection: Annapolis Valley Image Collection
Description: 1 postcard : col. ; 8.5 x 13.5 cm. Image of "Flying Bluenose" train passing through Grand Pre. Cape Blomidon is visible in the background. Fields visible in foreground and background. Annotation on the postcard: "Flying Bluenose" passing Grand Pre, N.S.
Accession Number: 1900.381/42
Type: postcard
Date Created: 1924 (year approximate)
Collection: Annapolis Valley Image Collection
Description: 1 postcard. Front, external view of the Hotel. Caption reads, "Acadia Villa Hotel, Wolfville, N.S." Published for F.W. Barnes of Wolfville. Written on reverse in ink: "Dear Friend / hope you / folks are all fine. / my father is fine + / ninety yrs. Old. I / am pretty well / for me. Kind regards / to you all / Kate [Alark?]" and "Mr Rich. Howe / Lower Ave. / South Weymouth… more Accession Number: 1900.381/49
Type: postcard
Date Created: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s
Collection: Annapolis Valley Image Collection
Description: 1 postcard : b&w ; 13 x 8cm. Image of Acadian Memorial Church at Grand Pre, taken by Edson Graham. Annotation on the photo: "Acadian Memorial Church, Grand Pre, N.S. Graham Photo."
Accession Number: 1900.381/6
Type: postcard
Date Created: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s
Collection: Annapolis Valley Image Collection
Description: 1 postcard : col. ; 8.5 x 13.5 cm. Image shows men on horses and carriages in the foreground, with camp and buildings visible in the background. Annotation on front of postcard: "Aldershot, Kentville, N.S." Inscribed on reverse in ink: "Miss Helen Beals / Halls Harbour / Kings Co N.S. / c/o FH Beals / Kentville / Kings Co / Aug 20. / Dear Helen - / I suppose you are / glad that… more Accession Number: 1900.381/32
Type: postcard
Collection: Annapolis Valley Image Collection
Description: 1 postcard : col. ; 8.5 x 13.5 cm. Image of the dirt road and landscape, likely along Route 1, between Wolfville and Kentville. Annotation on front of postcard: "Along the Road between Wolfville and Kentville, N.S." Inscribed on reverse in ink: "Miss Mildred Doggett / White Point. / Queens Co., / N.S. / Dear Friend:- / I suppose you / thought I was never / going to answer your /… more Accession Number: 1900.381/43
Type: postcard
Date Created: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s
Collection: Annapolis Valley Image Collection
Description: 1 postcard : b&w ; 8 x 13 cm. Image of apple trees in blossom in an orchard at Wolfville. Annotation on the front of postcard: "Apple Blossoms at Wolfville, N.S."
Accession Number: 1900.381/4
Type: postcard
Date Created: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s
Collection: Annapolis Valley Image Collection
Description: 1 photograph. Image of a large group of people gathered on the shore, watching two men in the water at the time of a baptism. Two, unmanned boats are also in the water. – Caption reads: "BAPTISM AT THE BAY / PICTURE SUPPLIED BY OLIVE GRAVES". Image is included and described in "Stories of Port Lorne Heroes & Poets", edited by Dean Sabean and Ken Banks, page 42. more Accession Number: 1900.381/54
Type: photograph
Collection: Annapolis Valley Image Collection
Description: 1 postcard : col. ; 8.5 x 13.5 cm. Image of Basil's Blacksmith Shop beside a dirt road, Grand Pre. Man visible in doorway of shop. Unhitched carriage in front of shop on the road. Annotation on front of postcard: "Evangeline Series Basil's Blacksmith Shop, Grand Pre., N.S." Inscribed on reverse in ink: "Rev. F.H. Beals / Upper Canard / Kings Co Nova Scotia / C.D.A" more Accession Number: 1900.381/38
Type: postcard
Collection: Annapolis Valley Image Collection
Description: 1 postcard : col. ; 8.5 x 13.5 cm. Image shows buildings along both sides of the dirt road, Main Street, Wolfville, N.S. Horse and carriages and various people on sidewalks and street. Annotation on front of postcard: "Business Section, Main Street, Wolfville N.S." Inscribed on reverse in ink: " Wilbur F. [Beardeley?], / Hortonville, / Nova Scotia. / Port Lorne, N.S. / May 31st,… more Accession Number: 1900.381/30
Type: postcard
Date Created: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s
Collection: Annapolis Valley Image Collection
Description: 1 postcard : b&w ; 8.5 x 13.5 cm. Image of Cape Blomidon and surrounding area. Barn in centre of image. Annotation on front of postcard "Cape Blomidon Graham."
Accession Number: 1900.381/22
Type: postcard
Date Created: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s
Collection: Annapolis Valley Image Collection
Description: 1 photograph. Image shows Cape Blomidon as seen from the shore of Partridge Island. Annotation on front of print: "Cape Blomidon from Partridge Island N.S." more Accession Number: 1900.381/61
Type: photograph
Date Created: 1920 (year approximate)
Collection: Annapolis Valley Image Collection
Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 19 cm, framed 14.5 x 22cm. Image shows Cape Blomidon and several buildings in the background. Two boats visible in foreground. Inscribed on reverse in ink and pencil: "Cape Blomidon / opposite Wolfville NS / circa 1920." Taken by A.L. Hardy, Kentville, N.S.
Accession Number: 1900.381/18
Type: photograph
Date Created: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s
Collection: Annapolis Valley Image Collection
Description: 1 postcard : b&w ; 8 x 13.5 cm. Image of Cape Blomidon and surrounding area. Road visible through the trees in the foreground, taken by Robert B. Macaulay. Annotation on front of postcard: "Cape Blomidon N.S. Macaulay."
Accession Number: 1900.381/34
Type: postcard
Collection: Annapolis Valley Image Collection
Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 19 cm, framed 13.5 x 21.5 cm. Image shows beach in foreground. Bicycle is visible in middle of beach. Cape Blomidon is in background. Taken by A.L. Hardy, Kentville.
Accession Number: 1900.381/17
Type: photograph
Date Created: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s
Collection: Annapolis Valley Image Collection
Description: 1 photograph. Image shows Cape Sharp (left) and Cape Split (right) as seen from the shore of Partridge Island near Parrsboro N.S. Annotation on front of print: "Cape Sharp & Cape Split from Partridge Island" more Accession Number: 1900.381/58
Type: photograph
Date Created: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s
Collection: Annapolis Valley Image Collection
Description: 1 photograph. Image of a view from the Look-Off at North Mountain. Below the mountain you can see some fields and the shorelines of the Minas Basin, including Grand Pre and Horton Point. Annotation on front of print: "Cornwallis Valley N.S." Inscribed on reverse in ink: "From the Lookout. No.[rth] Mountain N.S. Cornwallis valley. Grand Pre & Horton point in the distance" more Accession Number: 1900.381/64
Type: photograph
Date Created: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s
Collection: Annapolis Valley Image Collection
Description: 1 postcard : colour ; 8.5 x 13.5 cm. Image of Covenanters Church, Grand Pre. It is the oldest Presbyterian church building in Canada (built between 1804 and 1811). It is known as the Covenanter Church because the minister from 1833-1840 was a reformed Presbyterian, or Covenanter. Annotation on front of postcard: "Covenanters Church, 1808 - Grand Pre, Nova Scotia -G23."
Accession Number: 1900.381/41
Type: postcard
Date Created: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s
Collection: Annapolis Valley Image Collection
Description: 1 postcard. Side view of the statue of Evangeline on the grounds of Memorial Park in Grand Pre. – Caption reads: "Evangeline Statue, Grand Pre, N.S." more Accession Number: 1900.381/52
Type: postcard
Date Created: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s
Collection: Annapolis Valley Image Collection
Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 19.5 cm, framed 14.5 x 22 cm. Image of willows in a field with hay stacks. Pulley system for well in the left of the image. Taken by A.L. Hardy. Annotation on front of photo in ink and pencil: "Evangeline Willows & Well / near Wolfviile N.S."
Accession Number: 1900.381/2
Type: photograph
Date Created: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s
Collection: Annapolis Valley Image Collection
Description: 1 postcard : col. ; 8.5 x 13 cm. Image of shows well and pulley system in front of a bench and several willow trees. Annotation on front of postcard: "Evangeline's Well and French Willows, Grand Pre, Nova Scotia. - G.6."
Accession Number: 1900.381/3
Type: postcard
Date Created: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s
Collection: Annapolis Valley Image Collection
Description: 1 postcard : b&w, nit. ; 8.5 x 13.5 cm. Image shows Evangeline's Well and pulley system in foreground with willow trees in the background. There is a fence and field visible behind the willow trees.
Accession Number: 1900.381/45
Type: postcard
Date Created: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s
Collection: Annapolis Valley Image Collection
Description: 1 postcard : col. ; 8.5 x 13.5 cm. Image of the Gaspereau Valley, showing many buildings and roads. Annotation on front of postcard: "Gaspereau Valley, N.S."
Accession Number: 1900.381/44
Type: postcard
Collection: Annapolis Valley Image Collection
Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 19 cm. Image of the Gaspereau Valley with a fence in the foreground, taken by A.L. Hardy. Many buildings and roads visible. Inscribed on reverse in pencil: "Gaspereau Valley / Gaspeareau Village looking east".
Accession Number: 1900.381/11
Type: photograph
Date Created: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s
Collection: Annapolis Valley Image Collection
Description: 1 postcard : col. ; 8.5 x 13.5 cm. Image shows a dirt road on the left, lined with trees. Unpaved sidewalk is on the right of the line of trees, and beside the sidewalk is a line of houses. Two ladies are in the front yard of one of the houses. Annotation on front of postcard: "Gaspereaux Avenue, Wolfville, N.S."
Accession Number: 1900.381/28
Type: postcard
Collection: Annapolis Valley Image Collection
Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 13 cm, framed 11 x 16.5 cm. Imge looking across the Gaspeareau Valley looking towards the opposite mountain. Severeal buildings appear in the centre of the photograph, with more to the right. Taken by Lewis Rice. Annotation on front of photograph: "Gaspereaux Valley. / Lewis Rice, Windsor, N.S." Inscribed on reverse in ink: "Miss E.M. Hetherington"
Accession Number: 1900.381/10
Type: photograph
Collection: Annapolis Valley Image Collection
Description: 1 postcard : col. ; 8 x 13 cm. Image of the Gaspereau Valley, looking down from above. Fields, farm buildings, and houses visible in the valley and up the side of opposite mountain. Annotation on front of postcard: "Gaspereaux Valley, N.S."
Accession Number: 1900.381/16
Type: postcard
Date Created: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s
Collection: Annapolis Valley Image Collection
Description: 1 photograph. Image shows a man outside a house in Grand Pre near an intersection in the road. There are two more houses, as well as an apple orchard, visible in the distance. Annotation on front of print: "Grand Pre N.S." more Accession Number: 1900.381/65
Type: photograph
Collection: Annapolis Valley Image Collection
Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 18 cm, framed 12.5 x 20 cm. Image shows Grand Pre Road in the foreground with Route #1 running perpendicular to it in the right of the photo. A barn and house are in the foreground with many other buildings in the background, including the Methodist Church, which became the Grand Pre United Church in 1925, and burned to the ground in March 1961. The Minas Basin is… more Accession Number: 1900.381/12
Type: photograph
Date Created: 1913 (year approximate)
Collection: Annapolis Valley Image Collection
Description: 1 photograph. Taken by MacLauchlan, Halifax N.S.
Accession Number: 1900.381/46
Type: photograph
Date Created: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s
Collection: Annapolis Valley Image Collection
Description: 1 photograph. Image of Cap. Joseph Steele with his wife and daughter outside his house in Scots Bay. - Annotation on front of print: "Home of Cap. Joseph Steele Scots Bay N.S." Inscribed on reverse in pencil: "H.W. Noyes 81 Spruce St." more Accession Number: 1900.381/66
Type: photograph
Collection: Annapolis Valley Image Collection
Description: 1 postcard : col. ; 9 x 14 cm. Image of apple trees in blossom in an orchard. There is a building visible in the background of the image, to the left. Annotation on front of postcard: "In Blossom Time Land of Evangeline, N.S. / Evangeline series. 1348" Inscribed on back in ink: "Miss Kate Veinot / Forties PO / New Ross / Lunb Co / N.S. / Dear sister / well I [?] / from [jotting?]… more Accession Number: 1900.381/13
Type: postcard
Date Created: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s
Collection: Annapolis Valley Image Collection
Description: 1 postcard : col. ; 8.5 x 13.5 cm. Image of the "Old Corner House" in Grand Pre. This house belonged to Perry Borden Jr. (Robert Borden's grandfather). The house stood at the corner of Grand Pre Road and the Old Post Road. Several poplar trees surround the property, along with a fence. The corner of another building is visible across the street, in the right corner of the image.… more Accession Number: 1900.381/40
Type: postcard
Collection: Annapolis Valley Image Collection
Description: 1 postcard : col. ; 8.5 x 13.5 cm. Image of the front of Kent Lodge, Wolfville. A dirt road runs in front of the house. A young girl stands outside the house and there is a bicycle leaning against a tree in the right of the image. Kent Lodge was built in 1761 and was also known as the Elisha Dewolf House. At one point it served as a residence for Acadia University students. The section on the… more Accession Number: 1900.381/26
Type: postcard
Date Created: 1913
Collection: Annapolis Valley Image Collection
Description: 1 photograph
Accession Number: 1900.381/48
Type: photograph
Date Created: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s
Collection: Annapolis Valley Image Collection
Description: 1 photograph. Image shows a boat docked at a wharf surrounded by a pebbly beach at Partridge Island. Annotation on front of print: "Landing at Partridge Island NS" more Accession Number: 1900.381/60
Type: photograph
Collection: Annapolis Valley Image Collection
Description: 1 postcard : b&w ; 8 x 13 cm. Image is taken looking up Linden Ave. Herbin's jewellery store (founded 1885) is in the bottom right corner of the photograph. Two young girls stand on the sidewalk beside Herbin's. A horse and carriage is making its way down the middle of Linden Ave. Houses visible up both sides of the street, and in the background. Annotation on front of postcard:… more Accession Number: 1900.381/21
Type: postcard
Date Created: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s
Collection: Annapolis Valley Image Collection
Description: 1 postcard : col. ; 8.5 x 13.5 cm. Image of Main Street, Wolfville, looking west. There is a horse and carriage driving down the centre of the unpaved road and a pedestrian is visible in the distance. Main Street Baptist Church is visible in the foreground. Annotation on front of postcard: "Main Street Looking West Wolfville, N.S."
Accession Number: 1900.381/25
Type: postcard
Date Created: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s
Collection: Annapolis Valley Image Collection
Description: 1 postcard : col. ; 8 x 13 cm. Image of Main Street, Wolfville. Cars are parked on both sides of the street and several cars appear to be driving down the centre of the street. Several pedestrians are walking up and down the sidewalks on both sides of the street. Annotation on front of postcard: "Main Street, Wolfville, N.S. - 1."
Accession Number: 1900.381/7
Type: postcard
Date Created: Unknown year in the century of the 1800s
Collection: Annapolis Valley Image Collection
Description: 1 postcard : col. ; 8.5 x 13.5 cm. Image of Main Street, Wolfville. Horse and carriages appear coming down the street. There are several groupings of pedestrians coming up and down the street on the right of the image. The steeple of a church [Wolfville Baptist Church?] is visible on the right of the image. Annotation on front of postcard:"Main Street, Wolfville, N.S."
Accession Number: 1900.381/31
Type: postcard
Collection: Annapolis Valley Image Collection
Description: 1 postcard : col. ; 8.5 x 13.5 cm. 1 postcard : col. ; 8.5 x 13.5 cm. Image of Main Street, Wolfville. There is a horse and carriage on the right side of the image and several pedestrians walking down the sidewalk on the left. Annotation on front of postcard: "Main Street, Wolfville, N.S." Inscribed on reverse in ink: "Miss Gussie [?] / Hubbards / N.S. / hoping this will / find you… more Accession Number: 1900.381/35
Type: postcard
Date Created: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s
Collection: Annapolis Valley Image Collection
Description: 1 postcard : col. ; 13.5 x 8.5 cm. Image of Main Street, Wolfville. Cars are parked along both sides of the street and one car is driving down the centre. Various shops and their signs line both sides of the street. Irving Gas and Oil is in the front of the image on the right. Annotation on front of postcard: "Main Street, Wolfville, Nova Scotia - 3." Inscribed on reverse in pencil:… more Accession Number: 1900.381/27
Type: postcard
Date Created: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s
Collection: Annapolis Valley Image Collection
Description: 1 postcard. Side view of the reconstructed Church and Herbin's Cross. – Caption reads: "Memorial Park, Grand Pre" more Accession Number: 1900.381/50
Type: postcard
Date Created: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s
Collection: Annapolis Valley Image Collection
Description: 1 postcard. Front view of the reconstructed Church with a pond in the foreground. – Caption reads: "Memorial Park, Grand Pre, N.S." more Accession Number: 1900.381/51
Type: postcard
Date Created: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s
Collection: Annapolis Valley Image Collection
Description: 1 postcard : col. ; 8.5 x 13.5 cm. Image of "Old Church" in Grand Pre. Church is surrounded by a white fence. Another building is just visible behind the church. It is also known as the Covenanters Church because the minister from 1833-1840 was a reformed Presbyterian, or Covenanter. It is the oldest Presbyterian church building in Canada (built between 1804 and 1811). Annotation on… more Accession Number: 1900.381/37
Type: postcard
Collection: Annapolis Valley Image Collection
Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 13 cm. Image of the DeWolfe House, Wolfville, which was built in 1817, and was located in the corner of Main Street and Gaspereau Ave. It was once the site of the Wolfville Historical Society. A brick building visible to the right of the DeWolfe House. Annotation on front of postcard: "Old DeWolfe House, Wolfville N.S. Graham Photo" Inscribed on reverse in… more Accession Number: 1900.381/14
Type: photograph
Date Created: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s
Collection: Annapolis Valley Image Collection
Description: 1 postcard : b&w ; 8 x 13 cm. Image starts at a bend in the Gaspereau River, which continues down the centre of the image. Trees and grass line the shores, and several trees can be seen reflected in the water. Annotation on front of postcard: "On the Gaspereaux, / Wolfville, N.S."
Accession Number: 1900.381/8
Type: postcard
Date Created: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s
Collection: Annapolis Valley Image Collection
Description: 1 postcard : b&w ; 8 x 13 cm. Image of the old Post Office in Wolfville, taken by Edson Graham. Grass and paths surround the building and a row of trees separates it from houses behind. Street lines line the road in front of the building. A flag flies from the roof. The Post Office was built in 1911 and demolished in 1971. Annotation on front of postcard: "Post Office, Wolfville, N.S.… more Accession Number: 1900.381/5
Type: postcard
Date Created: 1913
Collection: Annapolis Valley Image Collection
Description: 1 photograph. Taken by MacLauchlan, Halifax N.S.
Accession Number: 1900.381/47
Type: photograph
Date Created: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s
Collection: Annapolis Valley Image Collection
Description: 1 postcard. Side and front view of the DAR station, showing the tracks. A group of people and cars surround the building. Many other buildings in Wolfville are included. – Caption reads: "Railway Station, Wolfville, N.S." more Accession Number: 1900.381/53
Type: postcard
Date Created: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s
Collection: Annapolis Valley Image Collection
Description: 1 photograph. Image shows a view of Scots Bay from a meadow in the east. The houses and farms as well as the pebbly beach and wharf are visible. - Annotation on front of print: "Scots Bay N.S" more Accession Number: 1900.381/67
Type: photograph
Date Created: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s
Collection: Annapolis Valley Image Collection
Description: 1 photograph. Image shows the rocky and cliff-lined coast of Partridge Island. - Annotation on front of print: "So. W End of Partridge Island N.S." more Accession Number: 1900.381/59
Type: photograph
Date Created: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s
Collection: Annapolis Valley Image Collection
Description: 1 postcard : color ; 8 x 13 cm. Image shows dirt road running down the centre of the postcard, with a large house to the right of the street. More houses are visible in the distance on the right. A building and a church are to the left of the road in the foreground. Power line poles run beside the road on the right. Annotation on the front of the postcard: "Street Scene, Hortonville N.S.… more Accession Number: 1900.381/1
Type: postcard
Collection: Annapolis Valley Image Collection
Description: 1 postcard : col. ; 8.5 x 13.5 cm. Image looks down [Main Street?] in Wolfville. Several buildings line the dirt road, and pedestrians can be seen walking up and down the street and sidewalk. A carriage in visible on the road in the distance. Annotation on front of postcard: "Street Scene Wolfville N.S." Inscription on reverse in ink: "Mr. Franklin Payson / Westport / Digby Co. / N… more Accession Number: 1900.381/29
Type: postcard
Date Created: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s
Collection: Annapolis Valley Image Collection
Description: 1 postcard : col. ; 8 x 13 cm. Image looking down on fields and trees. The Minas Basin is beyond the fields and land can be seen across the water. Annotation on front of postcard: "From the Look-off, Cape Blomidon, near Wolfville, Nova Scotia. - 12."
Accession Number: 1900.381/9
Type: postcard
Collection: Annapolis Valley Image Collection
Description: 1 postcard : b&w, nit. ; 13 x 8 cm. Image shows the Gaspereau River at the location of the Acadian Deportation. Warf is visible beside a large tree. Fields and a fence visible in the foreground. There is a farmhouse in the left of the photo, near the shoreline. Northern shore of Nova Scotia is visible across the river in the background. Annotation on front of the postcard: "The Mouth of… more Accession Number: 1900.381/15
Type: postcard
Date Created: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s
Collection: Annapolis Valley Image Collection
Description: 1 postcard : col. ; 8.5 x 13.5 cm. Image of the front of "The Old Corner House", Grand Pre. This house belonged to Perry Borden Jr. (Robert Borden's grandfather). The house stood at the corner of Grand Pre Road and the Old Post Road. Five poplar trees stand in front of the house, and the property is lined with a fence. Annotation on front of postcard: "The Old Corner House, /… more Accession Number: 1900.381/39
Type: postcard
Date Created: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s
Collection: Annapolis Valley Image Collection
Description: 1 postcard : col. ; 8.5 x 13.5 cm. Image of the front of the public school in Wolfville, the Munro School, which was located on Acadia Street. It was built in 1921 and demolished in 1971. Large trees appear on either side of the school and a fence is visible on the left side of the school. Annotation on front of photo "The Public School, Wolfville, Nova Scotia - 10."
Accession Number: 1900.381/24
Type: postcard
Date Created: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s
Collection: Annapolis Valley Image Collection
Description: 1 postcard : col. ; 13.5 x 8.5 cm. Image of the War Memorial, Wolfville. Memorial is a large stone structure with a statue of a soldier on top of it. There is plague on the front of the stone structure. A small flower garden is in front of the memorial and trees appear to the side and behind the memorial. The memorial stands beside the current post office on Main Street, Wolfville. Annotation on… more Accession Number: 1900.381/23
Type: postcard
Date Created: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s
Collection: Annapolis Valley Image Collection
Description: 1 photograph. Image shows the Gaspereau Valley looking down from one of the mountains. The Gaspereau River, several farms and a cluster of houses are visible. - Annotation on front of print: "Valley of the Gaspereau" more Accession Number: 1900.381/62
Type: photograph
