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- Rice, Joseph N., 1857-[190-?]
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21 cm of graphic material
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Joseph N. Rice was born in 1857 in Bridgetown, Nova Scotia, the son of Timothy Rice and Mary Alice (Newcomb). He was a direct descendant of Beriah Rice, Sr., an original land grantee in Annapolis County in 1760. Little information is available about his life, but by 1881 he apparently had a photographic gallery in the upper flat of the old Bridgetown Monitor building. He later erected his own house and studio a few doors further down on Queen Street, and was reputed to be a popular and efficient photographer in Bridgetown for many years. He married Mary C. Allen in 1888 and they had two sons, J. Allen (b. 1888) and Victor (b. 1892). According to census records Joseph and family resided in Bridgetown at least until 1901. It is believed that his death occurred sometime between 1902 and 1909. His photographic studio was taken over first by Edith Crosskill and then by Georgia H. Cunningham, who purchased it in 1909.
Custodial history
Found by Dr. James Collins, near an older house being demolished in Cleveland, Richmond County, Nova Scotia.
Scope and content
Consists of photographs by J.N. Rice. Includes individual studio portraits, family groups, streetscapes, houses, stores, train stations, locomotives, sailing ships and wharves, in what appears to be the Bridgetown, Annapolis County, area. Most images are unidentified, but a few are labelled with "Joseph N. Rice, Photographer".
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Consists of 40 b&w glass negatives (32 images size 10.5" x 8.5", 3 images size 8.5"x 6.5", 5 images size 7"x 5") and 3 studio-mounted b&w prints. Most of the images are stained or damaged but are legible.
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Donated by Dr. James Collins in 2004.
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Some images believed to have been the work of Joseph N. Rice are included in Georgia H. Cunningham photographs.
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Image: With the Seasons' Greetings J.N. Rice Red bridge taken from the east across the river, old road to the marsh in foreground, Bridgetown.