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John (Jack) Alexander "Black Jack" McDonald – Section 3

This section contains three photos of John Alexander “Black Jack” McDonald taken during or shortly after World War 2.

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Pipe Major "Black Jack" McDonald

Cape Breton Highlanders

Connaught Ranges, Ontario

June, 1941

This photo was cropped from a larger photo of the Cape Breton Highlanders Pipe Band.

Photographer:  Unknown
Ref. Number:  0-4 (11-1-1.4)
Image Information:  Scan of original photo
Source:  Robert MacLellan Collection
 


Pipe Major "Black Jack" McDonald

Cape Breton Highlanders

Circa 1945-1946

The photo is believed to have been taken in Cape Breton during Remembrance Day services in 1945 or 1946.

Photographer:  Unknown
Ref. Number:  13-48 (3-8.2)
Image Information:  Scan of a photocopy
Source:  Marjorie MacKay, St. Peters, NS, 2013
 


"Black Jack" McDonald Holding his Grandson Sandy

Circa 1946

Photographer:  Unknown
Ref. Number:  13-48 (2-4.2)
Image Information:  Scan of an original photo
Source:  Marjorie MacKay, St. Peters, NS, 2013
 

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