Nova Scotia Archives
Men in the Mines
A History of Mining Activity in Nova Scotia, 1720-1992
"View of the Granite quarry at Purcell's Cove for dimension granite"
Granite taken from this quarry was faced and used to line the pier walls of the new Deep-Water Terminals, Halifax Harbour; 7 September 1915.
Date: 1915
Photographer: Gauvin & Gentzell
Reference: J.P. Porter Nova Scotia Archives no. 140 / negative N-7981