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Elsa Warwick portrait

  • CA PCA Acc3226
  • Fonds
  • [ca. 1918]

This collection consists of one portrait of Elsa Warwick. Elsa Warwick (1882-1955) was an actress and model. She was the wife of Harry Warwick (1870-1942) and the two were members of The C. P. Flockton Comedy Company. Mr. and Mrs. Warwick owned a cottage on Prince Edward Island and were regular summer visitors for many years.

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HMCS "Charlottetown" bell photograph

  • CA PCA Acc3232
  • Fonds
  • [ca. 1980]

This collection consists of one photograph of the bell salvaged from the HMCS "Charlottetown", ca. 1980. The bell from the frigate HMCS "Charlottetown", launched in September of 1943 and then declared surplus and sunk less than four years later, was presented to HMCS "Queen Charlotte", the naval division in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. For years, the bell sounded the watch for naval reservists, sea cadets and navy league cadets during their training periods. In 1964, with the decommissioning of the naval division, the bell was turned over to the Confederation Centre Library under an agreement whereby it may be recalled by Naval Headquarters if another "Charlottetown" is ever commissioned. The bell hangs in the Library with the ship's crest and is rung every evening to warn that closing time is near.

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Newsom house photograph : [18-? or 19-?]

  • CA PCA Acc3242
  • Fonds
  • [18-? or 19-?]

This collection consists of one photograph of the Newsom house in Crapaud, Prince Edward Island.

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Officers Queen Square School Cadet Corps, Winners of the Brown Cadet Corps Trophy, 1917

  • CA PCA Acc3270
  • Fonds
  • 1917

This collection consists of one photograph of the officers of the Queen Square School Cadet Corps, 1917. Members are identified as follows:

Back Row, L-R: Herbert Doherty, Charles Jenkins, James Zaib, John J. Connolly, Arthur J. Byrne, John McQuaid and Anthony Francis

Front Row, L-R: Vernon Maddigan, M.E. Francis and Charles Doucette

In May of 1906 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, an Army Cadet Corps for senior boys was authorized by the Charlottetown Board of School Trustees, to be known as Number 148 Queen Square School Army Cadet Corps. The first Chief Instructor was Principal James Landrigan, a distinguished marksman. Most succeeding Principals and male teachers became qualified cadet instructors to carry on the well established tradition. The Army Cadet Program offered a opportunity to promote leadership, citizenship, sportsmanship and esprit de corps within a school. This Corps was reportedly one of the best corps in Headquarters Area, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.

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J. Walter Jones photograph : [ca. 1910]

  • CA PCA Acc3318
  • Fonds
  • [ca. 1910]

This collection consists of one photograph of J. Walter Jones about to attempt a hammer throw, ca. 1910.

John Walter Jones, agriculturist, school teacher, legislator, and Canadian Senator, born in 1878, was the son of James Benjamin Jones and Isabel (Stewart) Jones of Pownal, Prince Edward Island. He received his education at the district's public school, Prince of Wales College, Charlottetown, Acadia University, Wolfville, N.S. and the University of Toronto. In 1909, he married Catherine Bovyer of Bunbury and together they had one son and three daughters.

J. W. Jones was the Principal of the Consolidated School in Mt. Herbert from 1905 until 1907 and an employee of the United States Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C. from 1909 to 1912. He was first elected to the Provincial Legislature in the general election of 1935, re-elected in 1939, sworn in as Premier in 1943 and again re-elected in 1943, 1947 and 1951. John Walter Jones was appointed to the Senate of Canada in 1953 and passed away the following year.

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Charlottetown conference of Canadian premiers 1961 photograph

  • CA PCA Acc3331
  • Collection
  • 1961

This collection consists of one photograph of the provincial premiers who participated in the 1961 Charlottetown Conference, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. The delegates are pictured standing on the porch of Fanningbank, the residence of the Lieutenant-Governor of PEI. Provincial premiers pictured in the photograph are, from left to right: W. A. C. Bennett, British Columbia: E. C. Manning, Alberta; T. C. Douglas, Saskatchewan; Dufferin Roblin, Manitoba; Leslie Frost, Ontario; Jean Lesage, Quebec; Louis Robichaud, New Brunswick; R. L. Stanfield, Nova Scotia; W. R. Shaw, Prince Edward Island; Joseph Smallwood, Newfoundland.

Charlottetown was the site of the second annual premiers' conference held 14 and 15 August 1961. The first annual meeting of the Canadian premiers was held in Quebec City in 1960 at the suggestion of then Quebec premier, Jean Lesage. The meeting delegates were officially welcomed to Prince Edward Island by Charlottetown mayor, Walthen A. Gaudet, at a reception held at the Charlottetown Hotel. The meetings were chaired by Premier Frost of Ontario and co-chaired by Prince Edward Island Premier Walter Shaw. Meetings were held at Province House and topics discussed included: the coordination of provincial sales tax collection, disaster aid, forest fire protection, agricultural and uniform traffic legislation research, portable pensions, the creation of a council of provincial premiers, the proposed building to commemorate the centennial of Confederation, education, Lord's Day Act, off-shore mineral rights, and financial matters.

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Motor Mechanics Class - Agricultural and Technical School, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, 1922-1923

  • CA PCA Acc3335
  • Collection
  • 1922-1923

This collection consists of one photograph of an agricultural and technical school class from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, ca. 1922-1923. All class members identified are as follows:

Back Row, L-R: George Derrah, Gordon Smith, A. Metherall, Fred Worth

Second Row, L-R: William Curran, H.V. Behm, Leo MacDougall, C. MacKenzie,
A.J. Cameron, Joseph Handrahan, H. MacDonald, J. Lannigan, O. MacMillan, W. MacEwen, L. MacLellan, A. Spillett

Third Row, L-R: H. Moore, W.J. Reid, Eric Boulden, A.F. Hansuld, Vernon
Crockett, H. Whitlock, H.R. Waugh, S. Campbell, F.T. Morrow

Front Row, L-R: E. Cook, R. Machon, Thomas Waye, Merill Graham, Elmer Lewis, R. Sudsbury, C. Boehner, George Clow (lying in front), A. MacKinnon, Lloyd Butler

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Walter R. Shaw photograph

  • CA PCA Acc3344
  • Collection
  • [ca. 1907]

This collection consists of one photograph of Walter Shaw (1887-1981) at 20 years of age, ca. 1907.

Walter Russell Shaw was born in West River, Prince Edward Island, on 20 December 1887, the son of Alexander Crawford Shaw and Isobel Maynard. He received his education at St. Catherine's School, Prince of Wales College in Charlottetown, Nova Scotia Agricultural College, and the Agricultural College in Guelph, Ontario. On June 1, 1921, he married Margaret MacKenzie with whom he had two daughters and one son.

From 1914 to 1954 (with the exception of the years 1919 to 1922) W. R. Shaw was employed by the P.E.I. Department of Agriculture as district representative, livestock superintendent and Deputy Minister. The latter position he held for 20 years. He was named leader of the Progressive Conservative Party in September of 1957. At the age of 71, he fought the general election of 1959 carrying 22 out of a possible 30 seats, including his own in 1st Queens. He served as Premier of Prince Edward Island from 1959 to 1966. Personally undefeated in the election of 1966 which swept his party from power, he continued as leader of the opposition in the Legislative Assembly until 1972 when he retired from politics. Walter Shaw died on 28 May 1981 at the age of 93.

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St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Souris, photograph

  • CA PCA Acc4048
  • Collection
  • [before 1928]

This collection consists of a mounted b&w photograph of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church in Souris, Prince Edward Island, prior to the fire of 1928.

Unknown

Retail stores in Charlottetown

  • CA PCA Acc4100
  • Collection
  • [ca. 1890?]

This collection contains three images of retail stores in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. One is identified as James Paton & Co., a second as McK_____?, Groceries, and a third with staff? posed in doorway is unidentified.

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