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Photograph of the interior of a stone curtain at Fort Beausejour

Photograph of the interior of a stone curtain at Fort Beausejour

Item is a photograph of a stone curtain in Fort Beausejour that is loopholed to form the southwest curtain covering the powder magazine and parade ground. From the interior shown in the photograph, the firing step and stone drain are visible. The northwest bastion is also visible in the background.
Photograph of Arthur White holding a rifle and dressed in period uniform as a private for the Nov...

Photograph of Arthur White holding a rifle and dressed in period uniform as a private for the Nova Scotia militia in 1865

Item is a photograph of Arthur White dressed in period uniform, though the gold braid on his shoulder straps should be plain red cloth in order to correctly portray a private ranking. He is holding an Enfield musket that has been converted by Snider's patent, as used by the character, "Kirby Stevens," in Raddall's story.
Photograph of Arthur White standing in profile, dressed in period uniform, and holding a rifle an...

Photograph of Arthur White standing in profile, dressed in period uniform, and holding a rifle and bayonet

Item, a photograph, depicts a facsimile of an 1865 period Nova Scotia militia private's uniform, though the shoulder straps should be plain red cloth, the trousers should be dark blue with a red stripe on the seam, and the uniform should be worn with heavy, black boots with thick soles such as that made by a country cobbler. The rifle is an authentic musket with an attached bayonet that was used by the Nova Scotia militia between 1865-67.
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.
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.
Photograph of Arthur White dressed in period uniform as an officer for the Nova Scotia militia in...

Photograph of Arthur White dressed in period uniform as an officer for the Nova Scotia militia in 1865

Item is a photograph of Arthur White in period costume, which is described as a bright scarlet tunic; dark blue trousers with a red stripe on the outside seam; a white belt; and a sword in a black leather scabbard. Raddall's characters "Charlie Carson" and "James Rand" wore uniforms similar to this demonstration.
Correspondence between Thomas Head Raddall and Maclean's Magazine

Correspondence between Thomas Head Raddall and Maclean's Magazine

File contains correspondence between Thomas H. Raddall and Maclean's Magazine dating from 1939 to 1944. Relates to the inclusion of the stories "Eighth Mile House" and "The Odour of Sanctity", and articles "Ready", "North of Vinland", and others, in Maclean's issues in the early 1940s. File also includes active story revisions. Includes correspondence from R. Napier Moore, W.A. Irwin, Jack Paterson, Dorothy Hodgins, Walter Gilhooly, Harry C. Clarke, Noryal Bonisteel, and others.
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