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Photograph of a crew preparing a scene at the Liverpool railway station

Photograph of a crew preparing a scene at the Liverpool railway station

Item, a photograph, includes director Ron Weyman near the tripod with the cigarette. The Cadillac and chauffeur were supplied by the Mersey Paper Co. Thomas Head Raddall is visible in the background in the pale shirt, standing near the car by the rails discussing his cameo with two extras. The photograph was taken at the Liverpool railway station, with "Port Seaforth" signs tacked over the real signs.
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.
Photograph of a man walking along a temporary wooden bridge along the waterfront in Liverpool, No...

Photograph of a man walking along a temporary wooden bridge along the waterfront in Liverpool, Nova Scotia

Item, a photograph, shows notable buildings of Liverpool in the background. The fire station is the large brick building on the left; the Baptist Church is the tall peak near the middle of the photograph; the Zion United Church is the smaller peak towards the right; and the Canadian Legion building is along the water line at the right. The Legion building is located on the old Inness wharf. The temporary wooden bridge in the foreground carries electric cables and a water main. In the bottom left corner of the photograph is part of a steel form for concrete abutment for the new, permanent bridge.
Photograph of a mound of tailings at the Molega gold mines

Photograph of a mound of tailings at the Molega gold mines

Item, a photograph, is a duplicate of material in MS-2-202, Box 55, Folder 22, Item 18 in subseries Thomas Head Raddall's loose photographs. The photograph was taken by Hugh Byrne. A few years after the photograph was taken, most of the tailings at the Molega mines were trucked away to help form part of a new motor road into Kejimkujik Park.
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