Men in the Mines

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

Located at Reserve Mines, Cape Breton, this is said to be Canada's first co-operative housing development. It was financed and built by the miners themselves, under the leadership of Father James J. "Jimmy" Tompkins,"Father of the Co-operative Movement in Nova Scotia."

Date: 1930s

Photographer: Clara Dennis

Reference: Clara Dennis  Nova Scotia Archives  CB no. 398