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Harold Jenkins was a cab and truck driver in [[Windsor]], Nova Scotia who took many pictures of Dominion Atlantic Railway equipment in 1921 until the 1960s with a camera borrowed from his sister and who had a number of pictures published in Railroad Magazine. He often marked his prints with a conductor's ticket punch as well as signing and embossing them with a name stamp. Jenkins also made copy negatives and prints of many old photographs. These reprints often bear his signature.  
 
Harold Jenkins was a cab and truck driver in [[Windsor]], Nova Scotia who took many pictures of Dominion Atlantic Railway equipment in 1921 until the 1960s with a camera borrowed from his sister and who had a number of pictures published in Railroad Magazine. He often marked his prints with a conductor's ticket punch as well as signing and embossing them with a name stamp. Jenkins also made copy negatives and prints of many old photographs. These reprints often bear his signature.  
  
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[[:Category:Barrie MacLeod|Barrie MacLeod]] provided us with this information:
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[[:Category:Barrie MacLeod|Barrie MacLeod]] provided us with this colourful information:
 
"This from a friend of mine who asked his friend at the Windsor Historic Museum.
 
"This from a friend of mine who asked his friend at the Windsor Historic Museum.
  

Revision as of 13:18, 30 January 2010

Harold Jenkins was a cab and truck driver in Windsor, Nova Scotia who took many pictures of Dominion Atlantic Railway equipment in 1921 until the 1960s with a camera borrowed from his sister and who had a number of pictures published in Railroad Magazine. He often marked his prints with a conductor's ticket punch as well as signing and embossing them with a name stamp. Jenkins also made copy negatives and prints of many old photographs. These reprints often bear his signature.

Barrie MacLeod provided us with this colourful information: "This from a friend of mine who asked his friend at the Windsor Historic Museum.

Perhaps you missed out on knowing "Hallie Jenkins". He was a friend of mine for many years. His home (along with Poole's Hotel) was where the Fire Station now stands on King Street. Frank Poole was as much of a character as was Hallie. His real name was Harold Jenkins. He was a bachelor with a faithful "house-keeper"! He was the bass drummer in the Windsor Citizens Band. His father had a stable and horses to rent before 'cars'. He had Jenkins Taxi and met the trains morning and evening for 'fares'. He loved the girls of town and was great for spreading 'news'. He also loved trains and photos. His home was full of framed enlargements that he took about town. When he died, a nephew from Boston, named 'Skip' Hatt, (who used to spend summers with Hallie - and played tennis with some of us Windsor kids) came and took everything away to USA, much to my sorrow..." (1)

References

  • Scotia Railway Society correspondence, Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management, RG28 seres S Vol. 186
  • Railroad Magazine October 1971
  • (1) By email, January 27, 2010

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