Item is a glass plate of a drawing of Rev. Thomas McCulloch, D.D. The drawing by Arthur Lismer itself is based on a painting of McCulloch by Daniel Munro. The drawing was commissioned and used for history books on Dalhousie University, like One hundred years of Dalhousie 1818-1918 (1920), and Daniel Cobb Harvey's, An introduction to the history of Dalhousie (1938).
Item is a portrait of Lord Dalhousie copied from an earlier painting; the decorative border framing the drawing is partially rendered on paper and affixed to the illustration board. The drawing was commissioned for One Hundred Years of Dalhousie, 1818–1918 (1920), and reproduced in D.C. Harvey, An Introduction to the History of Dalhousie University (1938).
Item consists of a charcoal and pencil drawing created by D.C. Mackay sometime in the early 1940s depicting day-to-day actions aboard a naval vessel during the Second World War. Figures include a sailor hauling rope, another observing through binoculars, and a third making observations.
Item consists of a charcoal and pencil drawing by D.C. Mackay on September 7, 1943, titled "Jetty 3", showing two Canadian Navy sailors, one holding a gaff.
Item consists of a pencil drawing by D.C. Mackay, likely made in October or November of 1939, showing a group of Canadian sailors carrying duffel bags over their shoulders while exiting a covered gangway.
Item consists of a charcoal and pencil drawing made by D.C. Mackay sometime in the early 1940s, depicting two sailors performing maintenance work amidships a Canadian Corvette while stationed in Nanoose Bay, near Nanaimo, British Columbia.
Item consists of a charcoal and pencil drawing by D.C. Mackay in the early 1940s showing soldiers loading and firing turret machine guns at an unidentified location.
Item consists of a charcoal and pencil drawing by D.C. Mackay in the early 1940s showing a sailor and an officer standing in the wheelhouse of an unidentified Canadian naval vessel on convoy escort duty.
Item consists of a charcoal and pencil drawing by D.C. Mackay, drawn on April 26, 1943, titled "Coiling Down the Grass Line", depicting several sailors preparing rope to tow a Canadian corvette, possibly the HMCS Regina.
Item consists of a charcoal and pencil drawing by D.C. Mackay in March 1940 depicting two sailors standing aft starboard on an unidentified Canadian naval vessel serving as a convoy escort in rough seas.
Item consists of a charcoal and pencil drawing by D.C. Mackay in the early 1940s depicting a downtown Halifax street scene. Possibly looking from near Province House, corner of Prince and Granville Streets.
Item consists of a charcoal and pencil study sketch by D.C. Mackay in the early 1940s showing seven sailors carrying their duffel bags up a gangway boarding an unidentified Canadian naval vessel.
Item consists of a charcoal study sketch by D.C. Mackay in the early 1940s showing a line of sailors carrying duffel bags boarding a four-funneled troop ship.
Item consists of a charcoal and pencil study sketch by D.C. Mackay in the early 1940s showing a line of sailors carrying duffel bags boarding a four-funneled troop ship.
Item consists of a charcoal and pencil study sketch by D.C. Mackay in the early 1940s showing four sailors carrying their duffel bags up a gangway boarding an unidentified Canadian naval vessel.
Item consists of a partially colored charcoal and pencil drawing by D.C. Mackay in the early 1940s showing a line of sailors carrying duffel bags boarding a four-funneled troop ship.
Item consists of a penciled study sketch by D.C. Mackay made in the early 1940s showing a group of Canadian sailors carrying duffel bags on their shoulders, boarding an unidentified naval vessel.
Item consists of a charcoal and pencil study sketch by D.C. Mackay in the early 1940s showing three sailors carrying their duffel bags up a gangway boarding an unidentified Canadian naval vessel.
Item consists of a charcoal and pencil study sketch by D.C. Mackay in the early 1940s showing three sailors carrying their duffel bags up a gangway boarding an unidentified Canadian naval vessel.
Item consists of a charcoal and pencil drawing by D.C. Mackay in the early 1940s showing a sailors performing winching and rope work on board an unidentified Canadian vessel while under officer supervision.
Item consists of a charcoal and pencil drawing by D.C. Mackay in the early 1940s showing an officer standing on the deck of a surfaced submarine, pointing a pistol at an unarmed sailor. One figure is slumped onto the deck of the submarine, while another recoils while standing at a mounted deck gun.
Item consists of two small charcoal and pencil study sketches by D.C. Mackay in the early 1940s showing armed sailors boarding a surfaced enemy submarine.
Item consists of a charcoal and pencil drawing by D.C. Mackay in the early 1940s showing two sailors climbing onto the deck of a recently-surfaced submarine.
Item consists of a charcoal and pencil study sketch by D.C. Mackay in the early 1940s showing a two officers standing on the deck of a surfaced submarine, pointing pistols at an unarmed sailor. One figure is slumped onto the deck of the submarine. Two sailors on a vessel alongside point rifles at the submarine's deck gun operator, who recoils.
Item consists of a charcoal and pencil study sketch by D.C. Mackay in the early 1940s showing a convoy under attack. One ship has exploded on the right-hand side of the drawing, while four sailors watch from a nearby vessel.
Item consists of a page with seven small charcoal and pencil sketches by D.C. Mackay, likely in the early 1940s. The first sketch shows a three-masted sailing vessel, fore and portside. The second sketch shows a portside view of a three-masted sailing vessel. The third sketch (marked "1.") is of Admiral [Edward] Boscawen at Louisbourg. The fourth sketch (marked "2.") is a rough map of Canada. The fifth sketch (marked "3." and captioned "IMP DEF, Port of sh detailed squadron") shows a rough portside sketch of a three-masted sailing vessel. The sixth sketch (marked "4." is a portrait of Provo Wallis. The seventh sketch (marked "5." and captioned "Ang German policy, fleet at Alexandria") shows a portside sketch of an unidentified vessel.
Item consists of an ink drawing signed by D.C. Mackay dated "Nov 1939" showing several sailors carrying duffel bags down a covered gangway of a docked ship.
Item consists of a facsimile of a pencil sketch by D.C. Mackay from the early 1940s of an officer dressing down an insubordinate sailor. The perspective appears to be from the corner of George Street and Brunswick Street in Halifax. An accompanying caption reads: "Like he said -- / 'Never salute an officer / with a cig in your mouth"
Item consists of a charcoal and pencil drawing by D.C. Mackay in the early-1940s showing two sailors on an observation deck. One sailor appears to be concentrating while writing at a table, while another sits on a stool.
Item consists of a charcoal and pencil drawing by D.C. Mackay in early 1940 showing two Canadian sailors using observation and signalling equipment aboard the destroyer HMCS Restigouche, serving as a convoy escort. One sailor is holding binoculars while another is operating a signal projector.
