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Photograph of Thomas Head Raddall being presented with the commemorative T.H. Raddall Prize plaque

Photograph of Thomas Head Raddall being presented with the commemorative T.H. Raddall Prize plaque

Item, a photograph, is taken at Mersey Lodge. Raddall is pictured with T.H. Raddall Prize judges: Robert F. Weary, left, President and General Manager of the Bowater Mersey Paper Company Limited; Margaret Hennigar, second from the left, publisher for Lighthouse Publishing Limited; Dr. James Perkin, right, President and Vice-Chancellor at Acadia University and Chairman of the Judging Committee. Missing from the photograph are judges Honourable John G. Leefe, M.L.A., Queens County, and Minister of Fisheries; and Louis R. Comeau, President, Nova Scotia Power Corporation.
Portrait of Robert Butler, William Henry Smith, and Charles West

Portrait of Robert Butler, William Henry Smith, and Charles West

Item is a photograph of three former sailors, the "last of the old-time, square rigged sailors" from Liverpool in the period between Confederation and the death of Queen Victoria. William Henry Smith, in the centre, passed away in 1955; Robert Butler, on the left, passed away in 1956; and Charles West is on the right.
Photographic promotional image of Hank Snow the Singing ranger, autographed by the same

Photographic promotional image of Hank Snow the Singing ranger, autographed by the same

Item, a photograph, promotes country singer Hank Snow for the radio station WSM. Snow is noted in the promotional information to be the star of the station, an exclusive RCA Victor Recording Artist, and under the station management of Norm Riley. A brief message and Snow's autograph are located in the top left hand corner of the promotional image.
Photograph of Thomas Head Raddall receiving a silver tray from the West Nova Scotia Regiments

Photograph of Thomas Head Raddall receiving a silver tray from the West Nova Scotia Regiments

Item, a photograph, is related to material found in Thomas Head Raddall's photograph album, 1944-1961, and to MS-2-202, Box 54, Folder 30, Item 3 in subseries Thomas Head Raddall's loose photographs. The photograph was taken at a dinner hosted in the Officers' Mess at Camp Aldershot given to honour Raddall. The silver tray Raddall received was presented by Lieutenant Colonel Tom Powers on behalf of the West Nova Scotia Regiments.
Photograph of Thomas Head Raddall at a dinner in his honour in the Officers' Mess at Camp Aldershot

Photograph of Thomas Head Raddall at a dinner in his honour in the Officers' Mess at Camp Aldershot

Item, a photograph, is related to material found in Thomas Head Raddall's photograph album, 1944-1961, and to MS-2-202, Box 54, Folder 30, Item 3. The photograph includes Lieutenant Colonel Simmonds of the Princess Louise Fusiliers in the tuxedo on the left. Lieutenant Colonel Powers of the West Nova Scotia Regiment is in the tuxedo in the middle of the photograph. Major Ted Bent of the West Nova Scotia Regiment is in uniform to the left of Edith Raddall. Finally, Mrs. Bent is seated to Thomas Raddall's right.
Photograph of a man looking at a hole in the keel of a salvaged boat, sitting on a beach at Seal ...

Photograph of a man looking at a hole in the keel of a salvaged boat, sitting on a beach at Seal Island with a small crowd of people amassed to observe

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.
Portrait of Thomas Head Raddall aged 35

Portrait of Thomas Head Raddall aged 35

Item is a photograph that was used on the jacket of his first published set of short stories, "The Pied Piper of Dipper Creek". The book was published by Blackwood. A duplicate copy can be found in MS-2-202, Box 55, Folder 1.
Portrait of Thomas Head Raddall reading

Portrait of Thomas Head Raddall reading

Item is a portrait of Thomas Head Raddall that was taken for the jacket of "The Pied Piper of Dipper Creek", though it was never actually used for the intended purpose. A duplicate copy can be found in MS-2-202, Box 55, Folder 1.
Photograph of two iron hatchets or tomahawks decorated with feathers, five stone arrowheads, and ...

Photograph of two iron hatchets or tomahawks decorated with feathers, five stone arrowheads, and a Mi'kmaq "crooked knife"

Item, a photograph, has a stamp marking it copyright to the National Film Board on the reverse side. The tomahawk and stone arrowhead artifacts were found by Thomas Head Raddall at Indian Gardens, Mersey River in the 1930's. The tomahawks were originally made by the French and sold to the Mi'kmaq. The knife was crafted at Broad River, Queen's County, in the 1930's.
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