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Noted big game sportsman, Michael Lerner of New York shot this zebra in East Africa for the museum which is operated by the Nova Scotia government
Noted big game sportsman, Michael Lerner of New York shot this zebra in East Africa for the museum which is operated by the Nova Scotia government

Noted big game sportsman, Michael Lerner of New York shot this zebra in East Africa for the museum which is operated by the Nova Scotia government

Date2/3/1947
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0062633F
Right, in the chequered shirt, one of the most famous of all big game fishermen, Michael Lerner watches the boating of a powerful swordfish he has reeled in off Nova Scotia
Right, in the chequered shirt, one of the most famous of all big game fishermen, Michael Lerner watches the boating of a powerful swordfish he has reeled in off Nova Scotia
3/2/1946
The mysterious stranger, or, Memoirs of the noted Henry More Smith: containing a correct account of his extraordinary conduct during the thirteen months of his confinement in the jail of Kings County, province of New Brunswick, where he was convicted of horse stealing, and under sentence of death, and finally pardoned, and set at liberty. Also a sketch of his life and character. From his first appearance at Windsor, in Nova Scotia, in the year 1812, to the time of his apprehenssion and confinement. To which is added a history of his career up to 1841, embracing an account of his imprisonments and escates. Selected from the most authentic sources, both public and private
The mysterious stranger, or, Memoirs of the noted Henry More Smith: containing a correct account of his extraordinary conduct during the thirteen months of his confinement in the jail of Kings County, province of New Brunswick, where he was convicted of horse stealing, and under sentence of death, and finally pardoned, and set at liberty. Also a sketch of his life and character. From his first appearance at Windsor, in Nova Scotia, in the year 1812, to the time of his apprehenssion and confinement. To which is added a history of his career up to 1841, embracing an account of his imprisonments and escates. Selected from the most authentic sources, both public and private
Bwtween 1856 and 1863
Specimen hunt for the Nova Scotia museum in Halifax has been under way in Africa since last fall
Specimen hunt for the Nova Scotia museum in Halifax has been under way in Africa since last fall
2/3/1947
Giant squid, a species that is not afraid to tackle whales, have been caught off the coast of Peru by a famous globe-trotting angler, Michael Lerner of New York
Giant squid, a species that is not afraid to tackle whales, have been caught off the coast of Peru by a famous globe-trotting angler, Michael Lerner of New York
4/28/1945
Wife of the sportsman and herself a big game hunter, Mrs
Wife of the sportsman and herself a big game hunter, Mrs
2/3/1947
Museum bound: Don McLeish, of the Chelsea Shop, with an English pearlware coffee pot that is part of the collection of artifacts to be presented to the Nova Scotia Museum in Halifax
Museum bound: Don McLeish, of the Chelsea Shop, with an English pearlware coffee pot that is part of the collection of artifacts to be presented to the Nova Scotia Museum in Halifax
4/25/1987
A bill intituled An act for the union of Canada, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, and the government thereof, and for purposes connected therewith (presented by the Earl of Carnarvon
A bill intituled An act for the union of Canada, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, and the government thereof, and for purposes connected therewith (presented by the Earl of Carnarvon
1867
The confederation bill. A bill intituled An act for the union of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick, and the government thereof, and for purpose connected therewith
The confederation bill. A bill intituled An act for the union of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick, and the government thereof, and for purpose connected therewith
1867?
If Mrs. Lerner, holding the rod, was excited, it was excusable. She was landing the first swordfish every caught by a woman with rod and line in Canada. It is Cape Breton water, and it's a job boating the big fish.
If Mrs. Lerner, holding the rod, was excited, it was excusable. She was landing the first swordfish every caught by a woman with rod and line in Canada. It is Cape Breton water, and it's a job boating the big fish.
3/31/1941
Michael Lerner, below left, lands a broadbill swordfish off Cape Breton after an exciting struggle
Michael Lerner, below left, lands a broadbill swordfish off Cape Breton after an exciting struggle
7/26/1944
A swordfish weighing 500 pounds is at the end of that line and Michael Lerner on the swivel seat has a fight on his hands.
A swordfish weighing 500 pounds is at the end of that line and Michael Lerner on the swivel seat has a fight on his hands.
4/28/1945
With rifles and rods, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lerner
With rifles and rods, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lerner
3/31/1941