Item is a photograph of a salvaged boat. The hole in its keel was sustained by striking a piece of steel. An American ship went aground between Seal Island and Blonde Rock during World War II, and steel cargo was thrown overboard in an effort to lighten the vessel for subsequent salvage operations. The ejected steel remains a menace to fishing boats in those waters, where the tide rises and falls with a large margin.
Item consists of a copy of a photograph of the wreck of the Skidby, originally taken in 1905, initially grounded 1.5 miles SE of West Light, Sable Island.
Item consists of a photograph, likely taken around 1917, of the hulk of the British steam schooner Skidby, which ran aground off West Light, Sable Island, in 1905.
Item consists of a copy of a photograph taken in 1912 showing a dory rowing ashore after departing the steam schooner Erie, which was stranded on the South Side of Sable Island in August 1912.
File includes photographs of Joshua Dewis at Refugee Cove; a 1967 Mary Celeste stamp; Captain Robert W. McLellan's gravestone; Joshua Dewis' gravestone; Sarah Briggs' harmonium; and Mary Celeste plaque at Spencer's Island.
Fonds consists of materials collected by Ronald Justin Inness about ships and shipping companies, including pamphlets, manuscripts, clippings, and correspondence. Fonds also contains manuscripts written by Ronald Justin Inness about the Innes' genealogy.
File contains 6 photographs taken by Roger Belanger (and collected by Bill Freedman), likely in 1970. Photographs show clean-up efforts after the oil spill after the SS Arrow ran aground during a gale, in Chedabucto Bay, February 4, 1970.
