Item, a photograph, has a stamp marking it passed by a censor on the reverse side. The photograph was taken from the stern of the Windflower, which was directed by Lieutenant-Commander J.H.S. MacDonald, R.C.N.C.R. The Hepatica was directed by Lieutenant-Commander C.W. Copelin, R.C.N.V.R., and was on patrol in the Western Approaches.
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.
Item is a photograph of Arthur White dressed as a 19th-century militiaman. The costume he wears belonged to the P.C. Historical Society; the rifle is a Snider-Enfield that belonged to Thomas Head Raddall.
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.
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.
Item is a photograph taken from a flanking trench that was dug by Robert Monckton after the capture of 1755. The trench communicates with a deep fosse that is dug across the ridge, about 400 yards from the moat, on the fort's vulnerable side. The photograph is taken facing southwest.
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.
Item is a photograph of Hilda Raddall on the far left, Ellen Raddall second from the left, Edith Raddall second from the right, and Edith's son, Tommy Raddall, Jr. on the far right.
Item is a duplicate of a photograph in Thomas Head Raddall's photograph album, 1929-1941. The relics in the photograph are from the Napoleonic Wars and were possessions of J. Sidney Morton, Esq. Morton was a descendant of Sylvanus Morton, who was a Nova Scotia privateer circa 1798.
