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Archival description
John Job collection
Collection · [1900-1931]

Collection consists of 2 photograph albums created by the Job family, reflecting the Job business ventures, Job family activities, as well as historical events. The geographic area represented by the photographs is almost exclusively Newfoundland and Labrador, with the exception of photographs from the Search for the Franklin expedition in Hudson Bay (1903-04).

Albums include photographs of the Job premises in St. John's, Quidi Vidi, Placentia, L'Anse au Loop, Blanc Sablon, Little Heart's Ease, Bell Island, and Whitbourne. Images include buildings (interior and exterior), wharves,shipping, and the fishery, including marine fishery, sealing and whaling.

Historical events represented in the albums include the royal visit of the Duke of York (1901), the sealers' strike (1902), the unveiling of the war memorial in St. John's (1924) by Field Marshall Haig, and scenes from the Viking Disaster (1931). The photographs also illustrate the economic activity and the cultural landscape in that era.

Job, William John
Fonds · 1906-1984, predominant 1916-1978

Fonds consists of correspondence relating to parish property, building projects, finances, appointments, and general affairs (1916-1978); records relating to parish property, including mortgages, assignments, leases, and property sketches (1917-1931); architectural drawings of parish buildings (1953-1971); financial statements (1915-1927); addresses to Archbishops Roche and Skinner (1938, 1952); church record book containing notes and clippings on parish history (1982); newspaper clippings (originals and photocopies) relating to parish history (1938-1984); parish bulletins (1957, 1975); and 12 photographs. Fonds includes some photocopies.

St. Michael's Parish (Bell Island, N.L. : Catholic)