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Unidentified location

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  • Bill Jarvis said:
    The Chevrolet has a 1960 license plate, which was also used in 1961. The Studebaker does not have the 1961 windshield sticker, so the photo probably dates to 1960.
  • Halifax Municipal Archives said:
    Good eye Bill Jarvis ! When we can zoom into those license stickers it is really helpful for dating photos. We may never nail the location down, unless someone recognizes those tall buildings in the background.
  • Abbie Hudson said:
    Could the building in the back on the right be the old Halifax infirmary?
  • Halifax Municipal Archives said:
    Abbie Hudson Hi Abbie! It looks like it definitely could be the Halifax Infirmary, but we couldn't completely be sure, so I've just labelled the photo with that as a possibility for now. Thanks for your help!

Back of unidentified Dartmouth building with unique gables

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  • Shirley Bergeron said:
    Railway tracks on Shore Road, front facing Fairbanks Street under MacDonald Bridge, Dartmouth.
  • Halifax Municipal Archives said:
    Shirley Bergeron Hello, as with the other image, there's no road here, or a steep incline like there is on Shore Rd. In this photo, since you can't even see the tracks, it's also possible that it was elsewhere in Dartmouth.
  • Abbie Hudson said:
    This one was identified in one of your other albums as Commercial Street between North and Ochterloney

Railway tracks between roadway and Bedford Basin, near Rockingham?

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  • Tom Barlow said:
    Those Railway tracks... the very ones were badley damaged by Hurricane Juan In Sept. 2003. Some of the rails were ripped out off the ground and the power poles up the bank were blow down over the rail track making It imposable for trains to pass through. I have pictures of that very same rail line with Bedford Basin In the background. It was a windy night that night... WINDY.
  • Tom Barlow said:
    freightor/cargo ship In the background sitting In Bedford Basin... Engine powered, Two mast, bridge In sight. Engines are off... at anchor. May have been part of the Convoy running out of Halifax... war had just ended.
  • Halifax Municipal Archives said:
    Hi Tom Barlow, thank you for sharing this interesting memory from Hurricane Juan and the additional information!

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