"Joe Batt's Arm"

Joe Batt's Arm, Notre Dame Bay, with people in motor boats in the bay and a couple houses. The Rorke Family Photograph Collection contains 301 black and white and 28 colour photographs of the Rorke Family of Carbonear, Newfoundland, as well as the Forward and Bemister families from that area wh...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rorke Family
Format: Still Image
Language:English
Published: 1947
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/m_rorke/id/549
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Summary:Joe Batt's Arm, Notre Dame Bay, with people in motor boats in the bay and a couple houses. The Rorke Family Photograph Collection contains 301 black and white and 28 colour photographs of the Rorke Family of Carbonear, Newfoundland, as well as the Forward and Bemister families from that area who are linked to it by marriage. Although spanning from the 1840s-1970s, most photos are from 1900-45, showing family events, homes and Newfoundland and Labrador locations. There is also an album of photos taken while James Rorke attended the Leys School in Cambridge, England.