After his death in 1949, his son James donated his father's collection of some 120 negatives to the New Brunswick Museum. A horse stands waiting in the middle of Germain Street, likely transporting goods to or from the street market stalls that predated the City Market, built in 1876. Prince William Street(New Brunswick Museum / Musée du Nouveau-Brunswick (X12421) / Julia Wright)This 1885 shot is "Prince William Street in its heyday," said Larocque. Germain Street(New Brunswick Museum / Musée du Nouveau-Brunswick (1989.181.22) / Julia Wright)This 1898 dry plate negative is another amateur photograph by Frederick Doig. The Loyalist Burial Grounds(New Brunswick Museum / Musée du Nouveau-Brunswick (1988.92.31) / Julia Wright)In Victorian Saint John, the burial ground was the "necropolis" — a city of the dead within the city itself.

Source: CBC News August 02, 2020 09:56 UTC