Photo Album #19 – Advocate Harbour
# of Photos: 82. Album size is approximately 10″ x 8″. Nearly all photos are in corner mounts and glued in. Region: Cumberland and Colchester Counties. Photos are in the order they appear in the album.
Ferne Lunn Oliver, who is the administrator of the Facebook group “Advocate Harbour, NS. and Area…Families and History”, graciously previewed the photos for me to help in the identification of some of the people and places. Thank you Ferne!
Photo #1
Caption: Written on page: “Advocate Harbour”
Research: Ferne Lunn Oliver: “Advocate taken from Cape D’or.”
Photo #2
Caption: Written on page: “Mrs. “(no more writing)
Research: Ferne Lunn Oliver: “Looks like Gussie Morris (Sid Morris’ wife). This is taken on the front steps of the Advocate school.”
Photo #3
Caption: Written on page: “You know who”
Location unknown.
Research: Ferne Lunn Oliver: “Looks like Gussie Morris (Sid Morris’ wife).”
Photo #4
Caption: Written on page: “Hotel at Advocate”
Research: Ferne Lunn Oliver: “Hotel at Advocate would be the Bayview Hotel owned by Weston & Mary Tibbetts (when I was young).”
Photo #5
Caption: Written on page: “Lonesome Sue”
Location unknown.
Research: Ferne Lunn Oliver: “Looks like at Red Rocks at West Advocate. This could be Gussie Morris as well, looks like the same coat as in #3.”
From Shirley Muise, a member of the Facebook Advocate and Area Group: “looks like could be Polly Wasson, wife of Arlie Wasson of Advocate and taken at Red Rocks.”
Photo #6
Caption: Written on page: “Lonesome Sue”
Location unknown.
Photo #7
Caption: Written on page: “Primary Department Advocate”
Note: Not sure if the writing is a match to the photo.
Research: Ferne Lunn Oliver: “??? The only thing I can think of …is that these could be teachers or at least the woman in the primary department of the school.”
Photo #8
Caption: Written on page: “Renie”
Location unknown.
Research: Ferne Lunn Oliver: “The only Renie I knew in Advocate was Renie (Marina) Tibbetts daughter of the hotel owners.”
Photo #9
Caption: Written on page: “Advocate School 1944 -45”
Note: The photo is smaller than the corner mounts, which are for a bigger picture. The picture is glued in. Perhaps the original picture was replaced?
Photo #10
Caption: Written on page: “Bridge in Advocate”
Note: Same scenario as #9. The picture is smaller than the corner mounts, and is glued in. Another replacement?
Photo #11
No caption.
Location unknown.
Research: Ferne Lunn Oliver: “Cape D’or with the harbor lighthouse.”
Photo #12
Caption: (Very hard to read) Written on page: “P–den Place”
Location unknown.
Photo #13
Caption: Written on page: “The Advocate”
Note: Same as #9 & #10.
Page #14
Caption: Written on page: “Miss Morrison”
Location unknown.
Photo #15
No caption.
Location unknown.
Page #16
Caption: Written on page: “Hiltz”
Location unknown.
Page #17
Caption: Written on page: “Pupils on VE Day 1945 May 7” This is written in between Photos 17 & 18.
Research: Ferne Lunn Oliver: “Marching in front of the United Church, Advocate”
Photo #18
As in Photo #17.
Research: Ferne Lunn Oliver: “Students marching in front of the Advocate School”
Photo #19
No caption.
Location unknown.
Research: Ferne Lunn Oliver: “This looks like it is taken in front of the Bayview Hotel with what is now the Wild Caraway in the background … not sure though.”
Photo #20
No caption.
Location unknown.
Photo #21
No caption.
Location unknown.
Photo #22
No caption.
Location unknown.
Photo #23
No caption.
Location unknown.
Photo #24
No caption.
Location unknown.
Photo #25
No caption.
Location unknown.
Photo #26
No caption.
Location unknown.
Photo #27
No caption.
Location unknown.
Research: Ferne Lunn Oliver: “Looks like Gussie Morris (Mrs. Sid Morris).”
Photo #28
No caption.
Location unknown.
Photo #29
No caption.
Location unknown.
Photo #30
No caption.
Location unknown.
Photo #31
No caption.
Location unknown.
Research: Perhaps the Provincial Normal College, Truro, Nova Scotia.
Photo #32
No caption.
Location unknown.
Photo #33
No caption.
Location unknown.
Research: Victoria Park, Truro.
Photo #34
No caption.
Location unknown.
Research: From Val Nichols-Priest, a member of the Facebook Advocate and Area Group: “is the bench at Victoria Park, Truro”
Photo #35
No caption.
Possibly Victoria Falls, Victoria Park, Truro, Nova Scotia.
Photo #36
No caption.
Possibly Victoria Falls, Victoria Park, Truro, Nova Scotia.
Photo #37
No caption.
Location unknown.
Photo #38
No caption.
Location unknown.
Research: Val Nichols-Priest, a member of the Facebook Advocate & Area Group: “It’s the Truro Library today that was renovated from the Old Normal College shown here. As much of the former beauty as possible was kept making it a unique & beautiful place.”
Photo #39
No caption.
Location unknown.
Photo #40
No caption.
Location appears to be Victoria Falls, in Victoria Park, Truro, Nova Scotia.
Photo #41
Caption: Written on front of photo: “Falls in Victoria Park”
Research: Victoria Falls in Victoria Park, Truro, Nova Scotia.
Photo #42
No caption.
Location unknown.
Photo #43
Caption: Written on page: “June”
Location unknown.
Possibly the Provincial Normal College, Truro, Nova Scotia.
Photo #44
Caption: Written on page: “Susie”
Location unknown.
Photo #45
Caption: Written on page: “Ruth”
Location unknown.
Photo #46
No caption.
Location unknown.
Photo #47
Caption: Written on page: “Susie”
Possibly the Provincial Normal College, Truro, Nova Scotia.
Photo #48
Caption: Written on page: “Marge & Ed”
Location unknown.
Photo #49
Caption: Written on page: “PNC”
Research: Provincial Normal College, Truro, Nova Scotia.
Photo #50
Caption: Written on page: “P.N.C. Class”
Research: Provincial Normal College, Truro, Nova Scotia.
Research: Ferne Lunn Oliver: “Looks like Gussie Morris (Mrs. Sid Morris) first from right in back row … between the girl with the polka dot top and the one with the open coat.”
Photo #51
Caption: Written on page: “Ruth”
Location unknown.
Photo #52
Caption: Written on page: “June & I”
Location unknown.
Photo #53
Caption: Written on page: “P.N.C. 1943 – 44”
Research: Provincial Normal College, Truro, Nova Scotia.
Photo #54
Caption: Written on page: “Ruth, Adeline, He, Marge & June”
Location unknown.
Photo #55
Caption: Written on page: “United Church, Truro”
Photo #56
Caption: Written on page: “He”
Location unknown.
Photo #57
Caption: Written on page: “He & I”
Location unknown.
Research: Val Nichols-Priest, a member of the Facebook Advocate & Area Group: “Could be the narrow road going down to Cape D’Or lighthouse.”
Photo #58
Caption: Written on page: “He”
Location unknown.
Photo #59
No caption.
Location unknown.
Photo #60
No caption.
Location unknown.
Photo #61
No caption.
Location unknown.
Photo #62
Caption: Written on page: “June”
Location unknown.
Photo #63
Caption: Written on page: “Sam”
Location unknown.
Photo #64
No caption.
Location unknown.
Photo #65
No caption.
Location unknown.
Photo #66
Caption: Written on page; “Victoria Park”
Research: Victoria Park, Truro, Nova Scotia.
Photo #67
No caption.
Location unknown.
Photo #68
Looks like it might have said Gloria but also looks scratched out.
Location unknown.
Photo #69
No caption.
Location unknown.
Photo #70
No caption.
Location unknown.
Photo #71
Caption: Written on page: “Dad & I”
Location unknown.
Photo #72
Caption: Written on page: “Dot”
Location unknown.
Photo #73
Caption: Written on page: “Susie”
Research: Leamington, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.
Photo #74
Caption: Written on page: “Newton Sisters”
Location unknown.
Photo #75
Caption: Written on page: “Susie”
Location unknown.
Photo #76
Caption: Written on page: “Sam”
Location unknown.
Photo #77
No caption.
Location unknown.
Photo #78
No caption.
Location unknown.
Photo #79
Caption: Written on page: “Don, Currie”
Location unknown.
Photo #80
No caption.
Location unknown.
Research: Does the building perhaps say Ellershouse?
Research: Ferne Lunn Oliver: “Looks like it could be a schoolhouse.”
Photo #81
No caption.
Location unknown.
Research: Ferne Lunn Oliver: “Could be the fire tower at Yarmouth Mountain on Cape Chignecto.”
Photo #82
No caption.
Location unknown.