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Noted big game sportsman, Michael Lerner of New York shot this zebra in East Africa for the museum which is operated by the Nova Scotia government
Noted big game sportsman, Michael Lerner of New York shot this zebra in East Africa for the museum which is operated by the Nova Scotia government

Noted big game sportsman, Michael Lerner of New York shot this zebra in East Africa for the museum which is operated by the Nova Scotia government

Date2/3/1947
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    ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
    Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
    Object NumberTSPA_0062633F
    Right, in the chequered shirt, one of the most famous of all big game fishermen, Michael Lerner watches the boating of a powerful swordfish he has reeled in off Nova Scotia
    Right, in the chequered shirt, one of the most famous of all big game fishermen, Michael Lerner watches the boating of a powerful swordfish he has reeled in off Nova Scotia
    Lerner, Michael
    3/2/1946
    The mysterious stranger, or, Memoirs of the noted Henry More Smith: containing a correct account of his extraordinary conduct during the thirteen months of his confinement in the jail of Kings County, province of New Brunswick, where he was convicted of horse stealing, and under sentence of death, and finally pardoned, and set at liberty. Also a sketch of his life and character. From his first appearance at Windsor, in Nova Scotia, in the year 1812, to the time of his apprehenssion and confinement. To which is added a history of his career up to 1841, embracing an account of his imprisonments and escates. Selected from the most authentic sources, both public and private
    The mysterious stranger, or, Memoirs of the noted Henry More Smith: containing a correct account of his extraordinary conduct during the thirteen months of his confinement in the jail of Kings County, province of New Brunswick, where he was convicted of horse stealing, and under sentence of death, and finally pardoned, and set at liberty. Also a sketch of his life and character. From his first appearance at Windsor, in Nova Scotia, in the year 1812, to the time of his apprehenssion and confinement. To which is added a history of his career up to 1841, embracing an account of his imprisonments and escates. Selected from the most authentic sources, both public and private
    Bates, Walter, 1760-1842
    Bwtween 1856 and 1863
    Specimen hunt for the Nova Scotia museum in Halifax has been under way in Africa since last fall
    Specimen hunt for the Nova Scotia museum in Halifax has been under way in Africa since last fall
    Lerner, Michael
    2/3/1947
    Giant squid, a species that is not afraid to tackle whales, have been caught off the coast of Peru by a famous globe-trotting angler, Michael Lerner of New York
    Giant squid, a species that is not afraid to tackle whales, have been caught off the coast of Peru by a famous globe-trotting angler, Michael Lerner of New York
    Lerner, Michael
    4/28/1945
    Wife of the sportsman and herself a big game hunter, Mrs
    Wife of the sportsman and herself a big game hunter, Mrs
    Lerner, Helen
    2/3/1947
    Museum bound: Don McLeish, of the Chelsea Shop, with an English pearlware coffee pot that is part of the collection of artifacts to be presented to the Nova Scotia Museum in Halifax
    Museum bound: Don McLeish, of the Chelsea Shop, with an English pearlware coffee pot that is part of the collection of artifacts to be presented to the Nova Scotia Museum in Halifax
    Loek, Dick
    4/25/1987
    If Mrs. Lerner, holding the rod, was excited, it was excusable. She was landing the first swordfish every caught by a woman with rod and line in Canada. It is Cape Breton water, and it's a job boating the big fish.
    If Mrs. Lerner, holding the rod, was excited, it was excusable. She was landing the first swordfish every caught by a woman with rod and line in Canada. It is Cape Breton water, and it's a job boating the big fish.
    Lerner, Helen
    3/31/1941
    A bill intituled An act for the union of Canada, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, and the government thereof, and for purposes connected therewith (presented by the Earl of Carnarvon
    A bill intituled An act for the union of Canada, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, and the government thereof, and for purposes connected therewith (presented by the Earl of Carnarvon
    Canada. Constitution Act, 1867
    1867
    The confederation bill. A bill intituled An act for the union of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick, and the government thereof, and for purpose connected therewith
    The confederation bill. A bill intituled An act for the union of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick, and the government thereof, and for purpose connected therewith
    Canada
    1867?
    Michael Lerner, below left, lands a broadbill swordfish off Cape Breton after an exciting struggle
    Michael Lerner, below left, lands a broadbill swordfish off Cape Breton after an exciting struggle
    Lerner, Michael
    7/26/1944
    With rifles and rods, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lerner
    With rifles and rods, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lerner
    Lerner, Helen
    3/31/1941
    A swordfish weighing 500 pounds is at the end of that line and Michael Lerner on the swivel seat has a fight on his hands.
    A swordfish weighing 500 pounds is at the end of that line and Michael Lerner on the swivel seat has a fight on his hands.
    Lerner, Michael
    4/28/1945