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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

Specimen hunt for the Nova Scotia museum in Halifax has been under way in Africa since last fall

Date2/3/1947
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0062639F
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
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
2/3/1947
Hundreds of rocks are displayed in the mineralogy department laboratory of the Royal Ontario Museum as Dr. Joseph Mandarino, head of the department, talks with 13-year-old Steven Berdock. Steven began collecting specimens two years ago and is proud of the display he has at home. The museum's collection is one of the fienst in North America and among the best ten in the world.
Hundreds of rocks are displayed in the mineralogy department laboratory of the Royal Ontario Museum as Dr. Joseph Mandarino, head of the department, talks with 13-year-old Steven Berdock. Steven began collecting specimens two years ago and is proud of the display he has at home. The museum's collection is one of the fienst in North America and among the best ten in the world.
1/8/1971
Don't worry, they're pickled. Dr. E. J. Crossman, head of the Royal Ontario Museum's department of ichthyology and herpetology, checks two sharks he has taken from an alcohol solution. He's making the checks as the museum moves 1 million fish specimens to a warehouse during renovations.
Don't worry, they're pickled. Dr. E. J. Crossman, head of the Royal Ontario Museum's department of ichthyology and herpetology, checks two sharks he has taken from an alcohol solution. He's making the checks as the museum moves 1 million fish specimens to a warehouse during renovations.
8/26/1977
An Alley Way, Halifax, Nova Scotia
An Alley Way, Halifax, Nova Scotia
1888
An old landmark rises again. The restoration of the Port Perry town hall, built in 1873, has been underway since last fall, yesterday the bell tower, (...)
An old landmark rises again. The restoration of the Port Perry town hall, built in 1873, has been underway since last fall, yesterday the bell tower, (...)
11/28/1975
Old Town Clock has been a Halifax Landmark since the days of Napoleon
Old Town Clock has been a Halifax Landmark since the days of Napoleon
6/19/1996
The last day in Canada belonged to the people of Nova Scotia, who crowded to Halifax, where many of them met their ley to frede Queen. [Incomplete]
The last day in Canada belonged to the people of Nova Scotia, who crowded to Halifax, where many of them met their ley to frede Queen. [Incomplete]
6/19/1939
Old cars come out like new. Restoring antique cars is the hobby and the business of Ron Fawcett of Whitby leading on a 1956 Thunderbird under the Harvard trainer mounted on the roof. Fawcett has restored cars for museums in Ottawa. Oshawa and Niagara Fall
Old cars come out like new. Restoring antique cars is the hobby and the business of Ron Fawcett of Whitby leading on a 1956 Thunderbird under the Harvard trainer mounted on the roof. Fawcett has restored cars for museums in Ottawa. Oshawa and Niagara Fall
11/3/1975
Nova Scotia: Rotunda at Duke of Kent's Lodge (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
Nova Scotia: Rotunda at Duke of Kent's Lodge (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
1839
State of the Catholics in Nova Scotia, [proceedings in the House of assembly, Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Monday, Feb
State of the Catholics in Nova Scotia, [proceedings in the House of assembly, Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Monday, Feb
1827
New work on Nova Scotia, preparing for the press, a volume entitled, Nova Scotia, in its historical, mercantile and industrial relations by Duncan Campbell, Halifax, N.S.
New work on Nova Scotia, preparing for the press, a volume entitled, Nova Scotia, in its historical, mercantile and industrial relations by Duncan Campbell, Halifax, N.S.
1872