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Yours Truly -- The Artist (?)
Photograph is a full-length portrait of a standing man with one arm on the back of a chair, looking slightly off-camera. The man, with a mustache and short beard, wears a buttoned dark jacket and light pants, and holds a hat casually at his side. A painted backdrop includes a curtain and flowers.
The photograph is mounted on board. Inscribed below (handwritten in black ink) is the caption: "Yours Truly--The Artist [?]" suggesting the photograph may be a self-portrait of the album's photographer. -
"Court House"
Photograph is a frontal view of the Charlotte County Courthouse in St. Andrews. A ladder leans against the side of the building to the viewer's right. A small portion of the property fence can be seen at left.
The photograph is mounted on board. Inscribed below (handwritten in black ink) is the caption: "Court House" -
"Land Improvement Co Building"
Photograph depicts the St. Andrews Land Company building, at the corner of Water and Princess of Wales streets in St. Andrews. The photograph is taken from across the road and captures the front and one side of the brick building, as well as portions of wooden houses to either side.
The photograph is mounted on board. Inscribed below (handwritten in black ink) is the caption: '"Land Improvement Co Building" -
"Cavalry Camp"
Photograph depicts a military camp, with five rows of triangular tents in a field, with trees behind. A man in uniform stands at attention at the front of the tents, with a group of four other men resting by the foremost tent in the middle row.
The photograph is mounted on board. Inscribed below (handwritten in black ink) is the caption: ' "Cavalry Camp"' -
Militia Camp, Joe's Point
Photograph depicts a military camp, with numerous triangular tents pitched closely together in a field on a slight slope, with trees behind.
The photograph is mounted on board. Inscribed below (handwritten in black ink) is the caption: "Militia Camp, Joe's Point" -
The Reefs and "Joe's Point"
Photograph depicts the beach and rocks below the St. Andrews Blockhouse at medium-low tide. The blockhouse and its outbuildings are visible at right, with a wooden piling in the foreground.
The photograph is mounted on board. Inscribed below (handwritten in black ink) is the caption: ' The Reefs and "Joe's Point" ' -
"Fort Tipperary"
Photograph depicts a pile of stones surrounded by grass, with a cannon behind at left. A stretch of open water is visible in the distance.
The photograph is mounted on board. Inscribed below (handwritten in black ink) is the caption: "Fort Tipperary" -
View from "Block House"
Photograph depicts the St. Andrews shoreline between the Blockhouse and the Market Wharf, including waterfront buildings and small pilings or wharves, at fairly low tide. A two-masted ship moors alongside the Market Wharf.
The photograph is mounted on board. Inscribed below (handwritten in black ink) is the caption: 'View from "Block House" ' -
View from "Algonquin"
Photograph is a view of St. Andrews from the vantage point of the Alongquin Hotel, looking south over the rooftops of the town towards Navy Island and Passamaquoddy Bay. The Greenock Church stands out clearly at centre right, with the steeple of the Methodist [later United] and Anglican Churches also identifiable. In the foreground, rough wooden fences run between dirt roads and fields.
The photograph is mounted on board. Inscribed below (handwritten in black ink) is the caption: "View from 'Algonquin' " -
"The Argyll"
Photograph depicts the Argyll Hotel in St. Andrews at a medium distance. The hotel consists of three sections with differing heights: one three storey, one four storey, and one a five storey tower. All are painted a light colour, with dark-trimmed windows and mansard roofs with dormers. The name "Argyll Hotel" is painted above a two-storey porch on the main section. A road runs diagonally in the foreground, lined with a light wooden fence. At foreground right is a small cluster of trees.
The photograph is mounted on board. Inscribed below (handwritten in black ink) is the caption: ' "The Argyll" ' -
"The Algonquin"
Photograph depicts the original Algonquin Hotel in St. Andrews at a medium distance, with the posts on the covered porch adorned with flags. A horse and carriage stands in front of the hotel.
The photograph is mounted on board. Inscribed below (handwritten in black ink) is the caption: ' "The Algonquin" ' -
View from Landing
Photograph depicts ships moored in St. Andrews with their keels mostly out of the water at low tide, including two two-masted ships and a single mast sailboat, with a small wharf at centre.
The photograph is mounted on board. Inscribed below (handwritten in black ink) is the caption: "View from Landing" -
The Old Wharf and Lighthouse
Photograph depicts the Pendlebury Lighthouse and CPR wharf in St. Andrews, with a stretch of beach in the foreground and waterfront houses to the right.
The photograph is mounted on board. Inscribed below (handwritten in black ink) is the caption: "The Old Wharf / and / Lighthouse. " -
The Landing and "Rose Standish"
Photograph depicts a small steamer with the name "Rose Standish" moored at the end of the wharf in St. Andrews. A group of men and women stand atop the wharf, several with umbrellas, along with several horses and a small wagon or carriage. A small stretch of beach is visible in the foreground, with two rowboats. Much of the town's central waterfront is visible in the background, as well as another long wharf a moderate distance away. A portion of the Algonquin Hotel can be seen in the distance, behind the line of the roof of a shed on the wharf.
The photograph is mounted on board. Inscribed below (handwritten in black ink) is the caption: 'The Landing / and / "Rose Standish" ' -
Dog standing on shore
Photograph depicts a dog standing on the shore of a body of water with a slope behind. -
Woman outside Edith Greenlaw's Beauty Parlour
Photograph depicts a young woman in a white dress standing in front of a shop with a large window and hanging sign reading "Beauty/ Parlour / Edith / Greenlaw" -
Two boys with a tree
Photograph depicts two boys outdoors, one partially behind a small coniferous tree and the other in profile facing him. -
Young man with a horse
Photograph depicts a young man in a dark suit holding the halter of a dark-coloured horse with a white blaze, both standing outdoors in a field. -
Overturned ship between wharves
Photograph depicts the upside-down keel of a wooden ship in a narrow channel of water between two wharves in a harbour, with a small boat and rowboat in front of it. -
Group of men aboard sailboat
Photograph depicts a group of men in suits closely packed into the stern of a sailboat, with mast and tied-up sail centre. The majority of the men are looking out at the water. A small ferry is visible in the upper left. -
Overturned ship and group of men at wharf
Photograph depicts the upturned keel of a wooden ship beside a wharf, with a rowboat moored alongside. A group of approximately ten men stand atop the ship, with another fifteen watching from the wharf. -
Man crouched with dog
Photograph depicts a man in dark suit and fedora crouched with his hand on a blurry dark-coloured dog, at the intersection of two gravel roads. A sidewalk and wooden houses are visible behind. -
Group of three women and one man standing
Photograph depicts three woman and a man standing shoulder to shoulder. The two young women in the centre both wear tight-fitting cloche hats. Visible behind are trees, a two-storey house, and a telephone pole -
Three women standing beside a car
Photograph depicts three unidentified women standing beside a parked car, with a wooden fence and barn or basic building behind. A fourth individual sits in the back seat of the car. -
Four children in formal dress posed in a backyard
Photograph depicts four unidentified young children, two boys and two girls, arranged on a flat surface in a backyard, one row of two standing and the other two seated. The boys wear suit jackets with ties or cravats, while the girls wear white dresses and bows in their hair.