Old Kentville Photo

[Paul Charland]

This turned up on the "Nova Scotia Memories of Days Gone By" Facebook group, nice undated shot that must be the very early 1900s I'd think.

I did ask the poster permission to have it up in the Wiki and he did say yes.

Paul

[theshirecollector]

this photo is the national archives of canada

http://collectionscanada.gc.ca/pam_arch ... 79,2063655

SHOWS BUILDING THAT EVENTUALLY BECAME P.R. RITCEY LTD (WHOLESALERS now demolished); ALSO SHOWS THE TAILOR'S SIGN OF GEORGE W. SUKER WHICH OCCUPIED THE LEFT PORTION OF THE BUILDING

[stem]

I've seen this photo many times before. I think I have a copy as well come to think about it. Would be nice to date this although somewhere I think I saw this photo with a great description that identified the locomotive.

Clearly though this is around 1900 with the locomotive being an American type loco.

I found the image also posted on Wikipedia:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File ... a_1910.jpg

[Dan Conlin]

It is a great shot. Just wish I could make out the locomotive number. I added that photo to the DAR-DPI in 2013 based on the archives scan: http://dardpi.ca/wiki/index.php?title=File:A020744.jpg

My guess is about 1905 as it is after the platform awning was completed in 1904 but the platform roof still looks only a few years old. Love the detail of the new-fangled electric lights on the platform. I am curious about the little store on the other side of the track with the big 2nd story window.

Dan Conlin

[stem]

It also looks like on the side of that building it had a tin sign - maybe a big thermometer? Quite the gingerbread on the eaves as well. Maybe he used the top window as a display window for the store?

[Paul Charland]

If you look through the fence across the street from the platform you can make out an old bumper at the end of the siding.

Paul

[stem]

Like maybe the freight shed siding across from the station used to run across the road? Interesting.

Doesn't show it here or here though.
http://www.dardpi.ca/wiki/index.php?tit ... ationb.jpg
http://www.dardpi.ca/wiki/index.php?tit ... ationc.jpg

If it is a bumper could the siding be coming from the other side?
Now that I see this photo no I don't think that either but you can see whatever it is from this angle. I wonder what it is?
http://www.dardpi.ca/wiki/images/Ritcey1910.jpg

[Dan Conlin]

It is a bumper for the end of the P.R. Ritcey spur which served the various fruit warehouses, dry goods and wholesale sheds behind the P.R. Ritcey store. The switch was just west of Cornwallis Street. I think in later years the spur was shortened and I think they replace the bumper with a loading dock.

Dan

[stem]

That's what it looks like - a loading dock. Thanks Dan.

[theshirecollector]

[stem]

Louis this looks like an old insurance map like the one Dan found for Berwick. This looks like it's on display somewhere. King Co. Museum perhaps? If we could get a better straight on shot in fairly good resolution and sharp so it could be read, do you think we could post that to the wiki?

[theshirecollector]

It's from my collection - CHAS. E. GOAD CO, MONTREAL, 1906 with over-paste updates for 1914.

It's too big for a scanner, I'll try using a better camera. If it turns out then you can use it.

[stem]

I patched together photos that Harold took of the Yarmouth railyard. Turned out pretty good. http://www.dardpi.ca/wiki/index.php?tit ... _Blueprint

Photos square on at 50 mm on an SLR. Lots of overlap. I'll make something out of it.

[theshirecollector]

Somewhere in my collection I have every name and number for all the sidings in the Kentville yards.

Must try and find it!

[theshirecollector]