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A front view of Amos Seaman's Homestead, around 1860.
1860
Minudie, Nova Scotia


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This front view of the Seaman Homestead, shows the home as it was in the 1850's.

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The remains of the Seaman Homestead in 1950's.
1950
Minudie, Nova Scotia


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These next few photos of the homestead show the demise of this once magnificent mansion, that fell into disrepair before a fire, in the 1960's, finally claimed what remained of the beautiful house.

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A view of the old Seaman homestead.
1950
Minudie, Nova Scotia


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A view of the crumbling Seaman homestead, buitl by Amos Seaman in 1837.
1950
Minudie, Nova Scotia


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An inside view of the Seaman Homestead, Minudie, Nova Scotia, taken in the 1950's.
1950
Minudie, Nova Scotia


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This photo shows the structural collapse of the once great Seaman mansion, know as the 'Homestead'.
1960
Minudie, Nova Scotia


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This photo of the old Seaman Homestead shows how the once great mansion is collapsing, after many years of neglect.

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Fire screens.
1850
Located in a heritage home in Minudie, Nova Scotia


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The following photos show furnishings and objects from the home of Gilbert Seaman. This house, built by his oldest brother Amos Thomas Seaman in 1843, became Gilbert's home in 1877 until he died in 1895. These firescreens are from the old Seaman Homestead.

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This stove was located in one of the bedrooms of a Seaman home, in Minudie, Nova Scotia.
1860
Located in a heritage home in Minudie, Nova Scotia


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This stove was located in one of the bedrooms, and would have been the only source of heat for that room at that time.

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Wash stand, pitcher, brush and other items.
1890
Located in a heritage home in Minudie, Nova Scotia