Halifax Municipal Archives

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Second World War Royal Canadian Navy diver postcard

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  • Abbie Hudson said:
    Found this link that says this is from a post card of a Royal Canadian Navy diver in Halifax: www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/royal-canadian-navy-diver-...
  • Halifax Municipal Archives said:
    Thanks Abbie Hudson. That is the same WWII post card. Wish we had a bit more info on who, why, when...

West gate at HMCS Cornwallis

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  • Abbie Hudson said:
    Like the gunnery school picture, the same person uploaded this one and said it's the entrance to HMCS Cornwallis
  • Scott Bradley said:
    HMCS Cornwallis which was previously Edward P Morse mansion possibly so says ChatGPT
  • Scott Bradley said:
    chatgpt.com/share/6989dfcb-a2a0-8005-8c5d-ab33a9ad3d3e
  • Halifax Municipal Archives said:
    Thanks, Scott Bradley! It looks like someone's identified the photograph in a Facebook group, and I was able to find this website (www.forposterityssake.ca/SE/SE0000.htm) corroborating the identification as well. It is interesting to see how ChatGPT handled the photo identification!

East side of Pleasant St. (now Barrington St.), south of Morris St.

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  • Ryan Tucker said:
    Looks like it could be the east side of Barrington Street (just south of Morris Street), around 1277 to 1253 Barrington. 1253 & 1259 are still pretty distinct buildings, and 1273-77 Barrington Street (Retrieval Code 102-39-1-512) looks like it could be building on the left.
  • Halifax Municipal Archives said:
    Thanks for your identification, Ryan Tucker! The buildings in the photograph have definitely changed quite a bit over the years so it's difficult to be 100% sure, but it does look like you're correct about the location based on the appearance of the surrounding buildings. I've updated the description in the database with the new information - thanks again!

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