Historic Photos

The Chestico Museum Archives has accumulated a large collection of photographs over the years.  Below is a selection of just a few of our images.  To see a larger view, simply click on a thumbnail.

Port Hood Academy Class with Teacher Annie Mae (Gillis) MacInnis, 1946 - Front Row: Stanley MacDonell, ? Langley, Jimmy MacLean, Gerard MacLellan Second Row: Alex MacPhee, Alex Chisholm, Sandy (Angus Willie) MacDonald, Gerald MacLellan, Angus Sylvester MacEachern, ? Beaton Third Row: Jimmy MacDonell, Bernice Murphy, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Donald Finley MacLellan
St. Peter's Church with Fr. Donald MacPherson Inset, circa 1940
Port Hood Royals, circa 1910 - First Row: Winifred MacDonell, Johnny Angus MacDougall, John Joseph MacDonald, Unknown Second Row: Dr. P.S. Campbell, Sandy Smith, Tom Merrit, Jack MacIsaac Third Row: Rory MacDougall, Unknown, John MacLellan, E.O. Leadbetter Fourth Row: Donald (Butcher) MacDonell, Unknown
Interior of St. Peter's Church, circa 1955
Premier Angus L. MacDonald, circa 1950
Family of Sam and Mary (Watts) Smith, circa 1900 - First Row: Sandy, Dave, Ada, Harriet, Eliza Second Row: George, Mary, Sam, Eliza Third Row: Ernest, John, Keen, Fred
Victory Loan Parade at the Corner, circa 1942
Port Hood Hockey Players, circa 1925 - Back Row: Rod MacEachern, Douglas MacDonald (Angus H.), Lee Johnson, Angus Hughie Gillis, Alex Joe MacEachern (Steve), Lawrence MacDonald Front Row: Robbie MacDonald (Angus Hughie), D.D. MacDonald (Jack Barber), Joe MacDonald (Duncan Alex)
Harbourview Lobster Cannery Workers, circa 1912 - Mary Margaret (MacDougall) MacDonald is on the far left in the front row, no one else has been identified
Lawyer Sam MacDonell, 1874 - Courtesy of Library and Archives Canada
Peter Smyth, circa 1860
St. Stephen's United Church, circa 1945
Third Port Hood Court House, prior to the 1967 addition
Group of Girls at the Port Hood Court House, July 1, 1927 - Dominion Day
St. Peter's Church Confirmation Class, July 1948 1st Girl: Josephine MacEachen, 2nd Girl: Ellen MacInnis, 3rd Girl: Annie Mae Gillis, 4th Girl: Betty Campbell, 4th Boy Basil (Buddy) O'Brien
Port Hood Island, 1960
Smith's Cove, Port Hood Island, 1921
First Port Hood Co-op, circa 1945
Jubilee United Church, Port Hood Island, circa 1940
Uncompleted Breakwater, circa 1937
Dan Archie MacDonald's Blue Goose at the Red Store, Harbourview, circa 1940
Charlie Sutherland and his Calf at the 1949 School Fair
Port Hood looking North from the Convent, circa 1895
Kenny and Mary MacIsaac, circa 1935
Moving John Hart's House, 1929
Little River after a Storm, circa 1940
D.W. Jones' Print Shop, circa 1930
Company Houses, circa 1910
St. Peter's Church, early 20th century
Second Port Hood Court House, early 20th century
St. Peter's Parish Glebe House and Convent, early 20th century
Old Academy and Union Church, early 20th century
Port Hood Band, early 20th century
Group of Boys at the Port Hood Court House, July 1, 1927 - Dominion Day
Port Hood Academy, pre 1950
Sidney Earl Smith at a Progresive Conservative Rally in Port Hood, March 1, 1958 - Front Row: Willie Cameron, John Sam Smith, Unknown, Sidney Earl Smith, Vera Smith, Sarah Smith, Maude Smith, Unknown Second Row: Unknown, Unknown, Mary Smith, Perley Smith, Unknown, Walter Tobey Third Row: Unknown, Unknown, Peggy Morrison?, Les Tobey Fouth Row: Unknown, Sterling Morrison, Lloyd Smith, Unknown
St. Peter's Convent, circa 1935
Port Hood Station, circa 1910
Students at Port Hood Academy, circa 1945 - Front Row: Gerard MacArthur, Daisy Beaton, Helen Wilkes, Helen MacLean, Betty MacLean, Doris MacIsaac Back Row: Unknown, Gaye Langley, Myrna Murphy, Theresa Belle Beaton, Mary Ann MacKay, Sally MacLean, Ranald MacDonell, DC Campbell?
Lawrence MacDonald reading the address to Fr. Donald MacPherson at his Golden Jubilee, 1951
Group of Miners, circa 1930
Nomination Day at the Port Hood Court House, 1930
Port Hood Ball Team, circa 1920 - (Father) Angus Beaton, Alex MacInnis (Lawyer), Gregory Chisholm (Doctor), Joe Chisholm, Ewan? Batherson, (Father) Jerome Chisholm Back Row: Alex (Ikey) MacDonell, Austin MacDonell, Unknown, Unknown, Lawrence MacDonald
Port Hood Fire, 1942
Sunday School Picnic, circa 1925
Horse Racing on the Ice at Little Judique Ponds below Johnny Allan Ian MacDonald's, circa 1955
Wedding of Margaret Smith and John Hart, 1905
Percy Baker at Constant Joe's on Joe Effie Road, 1945 - Left to Right: John Alex (The Big Fiddler) MacDonald, Angus MacNeil, Joe MacDonald and Percy Baker
Laidlaw Family, circa 1916 - Front: Marguerite Second Row: John Henderson Laidlaw with Basil on his lap, Alexander and Mary Florence Third Row: Helen, Elizabeth, Robina
World War I Veterans - Brothers Oswin, Angus L. and John Colin MacDonald
World War I Veteran Perley Watts Smith
World War I Veteran, Mary Ellen Reynolds - wife of Johnny Lynd Smith
World War II Veteran John Lewis MacDonald
World War II Veteran Richard Gillis
World War II Veteran Allan Francis MacDonald
World War II Veteran Hugh MacMillan
World War II Veterans Margaret (MacIsaac) Devonshire and Mary (Gillies) Young
World War II Veteran Dan J. MacDonald
Big Dan MacLennan's House

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