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Recording Details: MacIntosh Bros. T2 [Tape Two]:

***Disclaimer - This interview contains language some may find inappropriate. ***This interview is one side only. It appears on

SIDE B of a Flo Turner and Dougald Dunkie MacDonald tape.

SIDE B 00:00:05 -- 00:05:20 Discussion about shoe making and shoe repair; shoemaker, shoe repair, shoes, shoe making, shoe sole prices, hockey gear, leather, Tony LaFleur. 

SIDE B 00:05:20 -- 00:10:39 Discussion about transportation and changes in the area, with mention of shoes and boots; buses, tram, transportation, Stellarton, railroad, Douglas Cameron, boots, burrs, skates. 

SIDE B 00:10:39 -- 00:12:31 Discussion about schooners, shipping, and shipbuilding; shipping, schooners, shipbuilding, New Glasgow, Roddie MacDougall, rum running. 

SIDE B 00:12:31 -- 00:13:40 A story about hidden rum in a church; church, rum, Blue Mountain, hidden rum. 

SIDE B 00:13:40 -- 00:18:15 Discussion about Devil's Half Acre, rum running, and house parties; Devil's Half Acre, rum running, parties, police, Tiny Mason, Ed Mason, house parties, rum. 

SIDE B 00:18:15 -- 00:20:15 Discussion about coal miners and coal mining; coal mining, coal miners, Pictou County, Stellarton. 

SIDE B 00:20:15 -- 00:25:35 Discussion about various topics including Gaelic, school, newspapers, jobs; school, Gaelic, newspapers, Margaret Bannerman, reading, jobs, Beck's Clothing, J. W. MacLellan. 

SIDE B 00:25:35 -- 00:31:48 Discussion about various topics including drinking, Basil MacDonald's wedding, and former local businesses; drinking, Basil MacDonald, The Beaver, wedding dance, McCarron's, Union Cafe, Rogers Livery Stable, Earl Rogers, Rogers Bakery. 
 Tape ends at 00:31:48.

Overview:

Interviewee(s):
MacIntosh, Donald and George

Playing Time:
00:31:48

Interview Date(s):
1994-04-28

Interview Summary:
This interview is with Donald and George MacIntosh of New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. In this interview they talk about shoe making and shoe repair, transportation, schooners and shipbuilding, hidden rum, house parties and drinking, school, and old local businesses.

Place(s) Discussed:
New Glasgow, NS; Stellarton, NS; Pictou County, NS

Time(s) Discussed:
1930s

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