Nova Scotia Archives
Gone but Never Forgotten
Bob Brooks' Photographic Portrait of Africville in the 1960s
Boys beside Canadian National railcar, Africville, with "Please boil this water before drinking and cooking" sign in foreground
Africville residents did not receive the water and sewer services provided to other Halifax residents. For their water supply, they relied upon an assortment of wells.
Date: ca. 1965
Format: Black and white negative, contact print; copy print available.
Photographer: Bob Brooks
Reference: Bob Brooks Nova Scotia Archives 1989-468 vol. 16 / negative sheet 18 image 37