Records With Access Point "Moncton"
15 results found (12 digitized image(s) available).
Lutes collection
Fonds - [ca.1895]
P10
These negatives were donated by Allen W. Lutes of Moncton (b. 15 Oct 1908 Dawson Settlement, NB, d 9 Oct 1984) to PANB in the summer of 1972. Little is known of Lutes' relationship with these negatives other than it seems likely he received them via a family member and that he wished "them to be of some value to our local people".
Wharves at low tide along Petitcodiac River, Moncton
Item - 1899/08/29
P12\139
Known as the Bend until the late 19th century, when the railway sparked its growth, it was little more than a small trading station with some ship building on the Petitcodiac River and Hall’s Creek. The Petitcodiac River was very difficult to navigate due to its shallow depth and the tremendous tides, which can be estimated by the height of the wharves above the water. This location is approximately Assomption Boulevard
W. Albert Hickman fonds
Fonds - [ca.1880]-[ca.1903]
P13
William Albert Hickman (22 Dec 1878, New Brunswick – 10 Sep 1957) was a Canadian designer and manufacturer of innovative fast boats. He is best known as the inventor of the Hickman Sea Sled.
Born in Dorchester, New Brunswick, Hickman grew up in Pictou, Nova Scotia, as part of a wealthy shipbuilding family. He earned a degree in marine engineering from Harvard University in 1899. He was named a Commissioner of New Brunswick and was situated in London, England to encourage immigration to NB through lectures and demonstrations using lantern slides. A lecturer for the Government, a Fellow of the Royal Colonial Institute and a successful novelist.[1]
He was highly intelligent but, openly, did not suffer fools gladly and was forever irritating his contemporaries in the marine business. This probably contributed to the low coverage of his ideas in the boating press.[2
William Albert was remembered in the wills of both is paternal grandparents - Joseph left him $3000 and Ruth Hickman l...
Wharves along Petitcodiac River, Moncton
Item - 1899/08/29
P13\48
Known as the Bend until the late 19th century, when the railway sparked its growth, it was little more than a small trading station with some ship building on the Petitcodiac River and Hall’s Creek. The Petitcodiac River was very difficult to navigate due to its shallow depth and the tremendous tides, which can be estimated by the height of the wharves above the water. This location is approximately Assomption Boulevard.
Les Responsables de la Croisade du Chapelet en Famille
Item - 1942-1958
P16\18
A collage of photos labelled "Les Responsables de la Croisade du Chapelet en Familly". The collage contains photos of various clergymen and representatives of the Catholic Church within Canada. Each photo is labelled with a name.
The individuals present in this collage include curate Lionel Scheffer of Labrador, Bishop Albini Leblanc of Gaspé, Bishop Roméo Gagnon of Edmunston, Archbishop Georges Courchesne of Rimouski, Archbishop Paul-Emile Léger of Montreal, Charles-Omer Garant of Quebec, Archbishop Maurice Roy of Quebec, Bishop Napoleon-Alex Labrie of the Gulf of St. Laurence, Bishop Patrick-Albert Bray of St. John, Bishop Joseph-Eugène Limoges if Mount-Laurier, Bishop Arthur Douville of St. Hyacinthe, Chaumont of Montreal, Bishop Georges Melançon of Chicoutimi, Bishop Albini Lafortune of Nicolet, Archbishop Norbert Robichaud of Moncton, E. Jetté of Joliette, Bishop William S. Smith of Pembroke, Bishop Camille A. Leblanc of Bathurst, Bishop Louis Rhéaume of Timmins, Bishop Anasta...