Men in the Mines

A History of Mining Activity in Nova Scotia, 1720-1992

This photo was said to have been taken at the Chicago World's Fair (also known as the World's Columbian Exposition) in 1893, but probably was taken at the National Exhibition of Railway Appliances held in Chicago in 1883. Photo "shows the brake on the tender and the fire bucket used as a headlight."

Date: ca.1883

Photographer: George Elliott Dawson

Credit: Museum of Industry

Reference: Stellarton Mining Museum  Museum of Industry  no. I91.32.617   /  negative N-19544