Collection Acc4004 - Weir family collection

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Weir family collection

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  • Graphic material

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  • Source of title proper: Title based on creator of the collection

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CA PCA Acc4004

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  • [ca. 1920], [ca. 1930] (Creation)
    Creator
    Weir (Family)

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Physical description

3 photographs

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Name of creator

Weir (Family)

Biographical history

John James Weir was born 20 April 1867 to James and Catherine Weir in Tracadie, Prince Edward Island He married Mary MacDonald and they had sons Joseph J. (1913-1947), and Harold. John J. Weir died in 1952 and wife Mary in 1937.

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Scope and content

The collection consists of three photographs of John Weir and others. One photograph is of John Weir as part of a crew of workers building or repairing a section of the railway at Tracadie Cross possibly in the 1920s. Elmer MacDonald is also identified as being a member of the crew. The other photographs include one of a group from the Tracadie area including John J. Weir and his wife Mary MacDonald and the other is of John and Mary's son, Joseph James. In this photograph a young Joseph James has a dog hitched to a small cart.

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  • English

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Location of originals

Originals are in the possession of Chris Weir

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Restrictions on access

NO RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS

Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication

PERMISSION FOR USE AND REPRODUCTION IS REQUIRED FROM THE PUBLIC ARCHIVES AND RECORDS OFFICE; QUESTIONS REGARDING COPYRIGHT ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER

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Copy prints are located in the photograph binders in the Reading Room

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  • English

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