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Pictou Churches

Photo from the 1916 Pictou, NS book

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Pictou Homes

Photo from the 1916 Pictou, NS book

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Pictou Schools

Part of the 1916 Pictou, NS travel book

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Railway Pier, Pictou

"Showing steamship plying between Pictou and Prince Edward Island," part of the 1916 Pictou, NS travel book

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Various Pictou Buildings

Various businesses around Pictou, from the 1916 Pictou, NS travel book

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J. Carson & Sons Building

"Wood working factory, dealers in lumber and building material," part of 1916 Pictou, NS travel book

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D. Fullerton & Son Building

"Manufacturers and dealers in all kinds of building material," part of the 1916 Pictou, NS travel book

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Pictou Foundry and Machine Company & Garage

Photo of the Foundry and the Maritime Garage Co., Ltd., part of the 1916 Pictou, NS travel book.

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G. J. Hamilton & Sons' Building

Photo of the G.J. Hamilton & Sons, Biscuits and Confectionery, part of the 1916 Pictou, Nova Scotia travel book.

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Railway Station and Custom House in Pictou

Photo of the railway station on the right and Custom House in the back, part of the Pictou, Nova Scotia travel book of 1916.

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Pictou, NS: Nova Scotia's Northern Ocean Port

Little travel book detailing the industries, businesses, buildings, and people of Pictou. Printed in 1916.

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Canadian National Railway Schedules

Schedules for the railway in 1934, with stops across Nova Scotia

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One Cent Trade Bond

Bond to be used at W.T. Fergusson & Co., Pictou, dated 1929

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Five Cent Trade Bond

Used for goods at W.T. Fergusson & Co., Pictou, from 1929.

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D. Logan & Co. Seed Prices

List of seed prices for D. Logan & Co., Pictou, in 1941

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Agreement between James Patterson and James Turnbull

Dated March 1795 between Patterson of Pictou Harbour, and Turnbull of East River, but unsigned

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James Patterson Note

Note to Patterson from John G. Marshall and W.F. DesBane

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James Patterson Account

Account with James Hamilton, dated 1811 Pictou

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James Patterson Account

Account with Daniel Miner, dated 1821 Pictou

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James Patterson Account

Account with Thomas Davison, dated Pictou 1815

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1767 Advertisement for land in Pictou

Ad to attract settlers to Pictou Harbour in 1767, most likely what the Betsey/Hope settlers saw in Philadelphia

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Christmas Pictou Advocate Header

Header of the December 19th, 1902 Christmas edition of the Pictou Advocate.

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Marriage Certificate

Marriage certificate for William Leithkead and Georgina Davis, dated the 15th of July, 1908.

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Petition Letter from Pictou Academy

Petition sent to the King and the Province of Nova Scotia from Pictou Academy, not dated, asking for them to act on their earlier petition

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