Men in the Mines

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

The old locomotives Samson built by Timothy Hackworth at Sheldon, County Durham, UK, in 1838; and Albion of 1854, built by Rayne & Burn, which ran on the General Mining Association's railway from Albion Mines (Stellarton) to the Loading Ground (Abercrombie), Pictou County, NS. Photographed behind the Nova Scotian Hotel, near the Halifax train station, August 1931, looking eastward.

Date: 1931

Reference:   Nova Scotia Archives  Photo Collection: Transportation: Railways   /  negative N-48