Beaton Institute, Cape Breton University

This early photograph was taken at the corner of Charlotte and Yorke Streets in Sydney showing students attending school taught by Mr. John L. Hill. Some of the pupils identified in the photo are: Mr. Hill's daughter Anne (later Mrs. George Boggs); Mary Ann Muggah, daughter of Captain Charles Muggah (later Mrs. Colin MacKinnon); John Muggah; James Burchell; his sister, Emma Burchell (later Mrs. Bartlett of Brigus, Newfoundland); Dora Uniacke (later Mrs. Kay); two daughters of Thomas Townsend; William (Mac) MacLeod; and F. Harrington. In the background you can see Cossitt House. It is one of the oldest surviving buildings in Sydney. Today it is a museum operated by the Old Sydney Society on behalf of the Nova Soctia Museum.

Date: [ca. 1870]

Reference:  Beaton Institute, Cape Breton University bi-77-185-319

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