One can sometimes locate photographs of buildings in collections not relating to built heritage. For example, the Nova Scotia Department of Transportation fonds includes photographs of road and bridge construction/repair, primarily ca. 1920 to ca. 1940.
If a building stands next to a bridge or road under construction or repair, it may be shown in a photograph such this Port Hawkesbury street-scene.
Date: 1933
Reference: Department of Transportation Nova Scotia Archives N.S. Department of Transportation: Inverness County: Roads: Port Hawkesbury; 1985-110
Nova Scotia Archives — https://archives.novascotia.ca/builtheritage/archives/?ID=220
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