Ben Lafford and Philip Frances, Paqtnkek, Aug. 18, 1941

Ben Lafford and Philip Frances, Paqtnkek, Aug. 18, 1941. Courtesy of John R. Prosper, Paqtnkek. Restoration: Anne Louise MacDonald

Palace Clothing Company and T. J. Bonner on Main Street, c 1900

Palace Clothing Company and T. J. Bonner on Main Street, c 1900. Courtesy of Dalhousie University Archives, Waldren Studios Collection, 277-087. Restoration: Jeff Parker Postcards were made from the Waldren photo and printed in Germany. The mud, the the workman, the wheelbarrow, and the telephone have miraculously disappeared, and this before the day of Photoshop. […]

The George and Molly Lee Wong family in the garden behind Wong’s restaurant off Sydney Street, c. 1937-38

The George and Molly Lee Wong family in the garden behind Wong’s restaurant off Sydney Street, c. 1937-38. Children as written in album: Joyce, Henry , two unidentified. Courtesy of Bill Wong and the Antigonish Heritage Museum. Restoration: Anne Louise MacDonald Recollections of Kevin Chisholm, born in 1940, eldest son of R. Leo and Irene […]

The Casket Office on upper College Street

The Casket Office on upper College Street. Courtesy of Antigonish Heritage Museum.

Building culverts, Summer 1917, possibly Jimtown

Building culverts, Summer 1917, possibly Jimtown. Courtesy of Bart Sears, Jos. D. Chisholm album, and the Antigonish Heritage Museum. Restoration: Anne Louise MacDonald

Barn raising in Pomquet, 1940s

Barn raising in Pomquet, 1940s. Courtesy of PomquetHéritage, Vincent Album.

Hauling Logs up Hawthorne Street

Hauling Logs up Hawthorne Street. Courtesy of Antigonish Heritage Museum. Restoration: Jeff Parker

Brick-making factory, Salt Springs, Antigonish County, 1895

Brick-making factory, Salt Springs, Antigonish County, 1895. Courtesy of Antigonish Heritage Museum. Restoration: Jeff Parker The art of photographic restoration: it was only when Jeff Parker restored this photo, that we were able to detect the date of 1895, scratched on the negative.

Antigonish Train Station, WWI, 1916

Antigonish Train Station, WWI, 1916. Courtesy of Antigonish Heritage Museum. Restoration: Jeff Parker.

Backyard of restaurant, Sydney Street, c 1937-38

Backyard of restaurant, Sydney Street, c 1937-38. Photographer: Molly Lee Wong. Courtesy of Bill Wong and Antigonish Heritage Museum. Stanley-Blackwell and MacLean (2004, p. 279) include this photo in their chapter on “The Many Faces of Antigonish.” We learn that George Wong moved to Antigonish in 1928. The laundry on Sydney Street, which appears in […]