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 photograph with the inscription on reverse “No object on to publication credit line must read: Photo by B.J. Nixon DEEPSEA VENTURES, Inc.” and attached paper “DREDGEHEAD DOWN!! Specially designed dredgehead on its first lowering through the ship’s well or Moon Pool*. The dredgehead was attached to flexible hose and finally coupled to 2,700 feet of 9-5/8” pipe with special couplings to withstand tremendous bending and stress loads. *Moon Pool is a term used by men on offshore oil rigs to describe the well cut in the vessel’s midship. On calm evenings at sea, the moon’s reflections light up the well and create a very pleasant visual image similar to a lighted swimming pool."
Item is a photographic slide depicting a property near a lake, with a gravel driveway and a fence. Part of a building is visible and the lake is visible between the trees. The location of the property is unidentified.
Item is a photograph taken on the former location of Halifax's Africville neighborhood. The photograph shows a dump truck parked in an empty lot near the shore.
Item is a photograph taken at the cornerstone laying ceremony of the Sir James Dunn Science Building at Dalhousie University. The photograph shows A. E. Kerr giving an address at the ceremony. R. L. Stanfield, Lord Beaverbrook, and other men are seated on the stage behind him.
Item is a photograph taken at the cornerstone laying ceremony of the Sir James Dunn Science Building at Dalhousie University. The photograph shows President A. E. Kerr, C. D. Howe, Lord Adrian, an unidentified man, Sir Edward Appleton, and Dean W. J. Archibald in sitting in a row on a small stage. Kerr is speaking at a microphone.
Item is a photograph taken during the cornerstone laying ceremony of the Sir James Dunn Science Building at Dalhousie University. The photograph shows President A. E. Kerr, C. D. Howe, Lady Dunn, and Lord Beaverbrook standing together.
Item is a photograph taken at the cornerstone laying ceremony of the Sir James Dunn Science Building at Dalhousie University. The photograph shows Lieutenant Governor E. C. Plow, President A. E. Kerr, C. D. Howe, Lady Dunn, and others standing with the university mace.
Item is a photograph taken at the cornerstone laying ceremony of the Sir James Dunn Science Building at Dalhousie University. The photograph shows A. E. Kerr, Lord Beaverbrook, Lady Dunn, and other unidentified people standing on a stage with microphones. The men are wearing academic dress.
Item is a portrait photograph of A. F. Grant and family, full pose. Glass plate is labelled as "rice photo: #6677". Print copy is available: PC-2-333-45.
Item is one portrait photograph of A. F. McDonald wearing an academic gown standing next a chair with one hand on the back of the chair and another holding a scroll.
File contains a photograph of a Faculty of Law convocation ceremony. Photograph shows Dalhousie President Henry Hicks (right) with two unidentified people.
Item is a photograph of a group of five people walking inside a large building at an unidentified location. The building is possibly an airplane hanger. The photograph was exhibited at the Centre for Art Tapes during a 1977 exhibition of photography and video by Bruce Sparks, Vikky Swettenham and Theodore Wan.
Item is a photograph taken during the construction of the Henry Hicks Academic Administration Building at Dalhousie University. The photograph was taken from the top of the building, overlooking a field on Studley Campus.
Item is a photograph taken during the construction of the Henry Hicks Academic Administration Building at Dalhousie University. The photograph shows a field, houses, and a shed near the construction site.
Item is a photograph of a wall of shelves that were damaged in a fire at the Killam Library at Dalhousie University. A chair and damaged documents are on the floor.
File contains a photograph of several fire fighters on the scene of a fire in Halifax's Africville neighborhood. The photograph was used in Donald Clairmont's "Africville Relocation Report" ("Fire in Africville" pg. 3-23). The photograph is courtesy of The Mail-Star.
