Records With Access Point "Saint John River (Me. and N.B.)"
53 results found (51 digitized image(s) available).
Isaac Erb fonds
Fonds - 1900-1910
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Isaac Erb (1846-1924) was born in Kars, Kings County, the son of John Erb and Mary Ann Morrell Erb. He married Frances Huestis and they had two children, John H. and Lavinia F. A professional photographer, his career spanned more than 50 years, from 1870 to 1924. Whether in the studio or on location, Erb’s camera captured the many facets of contemporary Saint John, and his work led him throughout New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Maine. The composition of his portraits and commercial photographs show the artistic temperament of the 19th century cameraman. This personal style continues well into the 20th century. His attention to detail and unique perspective on his subjects contributed in equal parts to his success in a business marked by transiency and brevity. By the end of his career he had produced more than 12,000 images, all of which he meticulously recorded in his logbooks. The approximately 3,400 extant glass negatives make up one of the most comprehensive collection of...
Ice jam at the bicycling and boating club in Fredericton
Item - [ca.1902]
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In 1913 the name was changed to the Automobile and Boating Club. The building was opened on September 3rd, 1895 and was constructed by Albert Saunderson noted builder of several homes on the town plat including the Neill home on Church street as well as Hoegg's Canning Factory.
Bridge in East Florenceville
Item - [ca.1905]
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Originally known as Buttermilk Creek, the community of Florenceville was renamed in 1855 during the Crimean War to mark the contributions of nursing pioneer Florence Nightingale (1820-1910). At the extreme left, the long white sided home belonged to Frank Smith and Harry Smith, father and son, roughly on the grounds where the McCains plant would later be built. On the centre of the photo there are a group of barns in a field, these belonged to Harry Burnham, at the right hand where the thick line of trees enters (just above the Burnham barns) may be the homestead of Milo Clark. Just at the end of the bridge the tall white building on the far right of the street was Jim Davis's store. This shot depicts the bridge before any section of it was covered.
Steamer "Hampstead" on St. John River
Item - 1894-1916
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The Hampstead was built in 1894 at Hampton by Captain J. Gillis Mabee. It first ran daily from Hampstead to Saint John but eventually made Wickham its upriver terminal point. According to the Kingston Peninsula Heritage website, "the Hampstead later served the head of the Belleisle and then for several years she operated a suburban service between Gagetown and Fredericton. She left Gagetown each morning and made stops at Gunters, Upper Gagetown, Sheffield, Barkers Wharf, Upper Sheffield, Burton, Maugerville, Court House Wharf, Oromocto, Wilmots, Upper Maugerville, and Glasiers". The ship burned in 1916. The old description for this photograph, now believed to be inaccurate, is as follows: " Steamboat, believed to be near the area known as Atholville. Pleasure steamers sometimes went to picnic grounds which were at what is now the Mi'kmaq reserve of Listuguj Quebec".
Panorama of the St. John River valley at Saint-Basile
Item - [ca.1904]
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Taken from the hill behind the village looking down the river, south or south west, from left to right are the village church and the complex of the Religieuses Hospitalière de Saint-Joseph de St. Basile, including convent, hospital and boarding school. The meadow or intervale land along the river was a primary attraction for the Acadiens who first settled the area in the 1790s. Canada is in foreground, the United States on the other side of the river.