Archives Catalogue

"August, 1926", "Lief Erickson" photographs

MS-2-202, Box 31, Folder 11, Item 11
Item
August 1926

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item consists of photographs and research notes related to a visit by the ship Lief Erickson to Shelburne in 1926.

Photograph of lobstermen salvaging a sunken boat at Seal Island, off Cape Sable Island

MS-2-202, Box 55, Folder 10, Item 3
Item
1948

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Photograph of the flagship of the Digby Fleet

MS-2-202, Box 55, Folder 13, Item 1
Item
[18-?]

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Photographic print of a negative looking down George Street towards Halifax Harbour and Dartmouth

MS-2-202, Box 55, Folder 15, Item 6
Item
[19-?]

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item, a photograph, is a negative of a piece of art that was used in Thomas Head Raddall's book, "Halifax: Warden of the North."

Photograph of the "Ladysmith" fully rigged

MS-2-266, PB 4, Folder 33, Item 1
Item
1902

Part of Everett MacDougall fonds

Item is a photograph of the Ladysmith, barguentine. The writing on the back states that the ship (698 tons) was built at Lower Economy, N.S., in 1902 by G.M. Cochrane.

Print of the brig "Europa"

MS-2-266, PB 4, folder 39
Item
1858

Part of Everett MacDougall fonds

Item is a print of a drawing of the brig Europa. Writing on back reads: Brig "Europa" of Maitland, N.S. entering (port of) Leghorn 1858. Alexander MacDougall, master. The above Alex MacDougall was father of Captain Everett MacDougall.

Photograph of the "Sherwood"

MS-2-266, PB 4, Folder 41
Item
[ca.1878]

Part of Everett MacDougall fonds

Item is a photograph of the Sherwood. The writing on the back states that the ship (898 tons) was built in Maitland, N.S. in 1878.

A journal of the proceedings on board the sloop 'Dart,' privateer of St. John, New Brunswick

MS-6, Box 2, Folder 3
Item
1813-1815

Part of William Inglis Morse Manuscript Collection

Item is a journal kept by Captain John Harris (c. 1775-1825) during a voyage on the sloop 'Dart,' commencing May 22, 1813. Harris also used the journal during two 1815 voyages on other vessels. He recorded occurrences on board the boat 'Prince Regent' during a trip from Annapolis towards Halifax in August 1815. He also recorded occurrences on board the schooner 'Laurence' during a trip from Annapolis towards Barbados in 1815.

Harris, John

Drawing of the Bluenose II in full sail

MS-4-135, OS Folder 5
File
[196-?]

Part of Oland and Son fonds

Item is a drawing of the Bluenose II in full sail, with measurements for all of the sails. The drawing also includes notes about the measurements for the masts, boom, and other components. The drawing was prepared by Smith & Rhuland Ltd. of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.

Drawing of the interior of the Bluenose II

MS-4-135, Oversized Folder 8, Item 5
Item
[ca. 1964]

Part of Oland and Son fonds

File contains two copies of a drawing of the interior of the Bluenose II by Smith & Rhuland Ltd. The drawing includes a floor plan as well as a cross-section view of the interior, with labels and measurements.

General arrangement : [drawing of the Bluenose II interior]

MS-4-135, Oversized Folder 8, Item 6
Item
[ca. 1964]

Part of Oland and Son fonds

File contains two copies of a drawing of the general arrangement of the Bluenose II. The drawing includes a drawing of the lower deck; a drawing of the main deck; a section through aft accommodation looking aft; a section through crews accommodation looking forward; a section through the lounge looking forward; and a section through the hold looking forward. The drawing was produced by R. O'Brien for the Halifax Shipyards Drawing Office. Both copies of the drawing have a stamp of approval from the the Halifax Shipyards Drawing Office.

Photograph of an unidentified Pulp Ship loading lumber at the East River Dock, Sheet Harbour

MS-4-68, PC4 Box 5, Folder 22, Item 1
Item
1963

Part of Scott Paper Company fonds

Photograph of H.B. Jefferson aboard the former fishing schooner "Theresa E. Connor" at Lunenburg, Nova Scotia

MS-2-202, Box 54, Folder 30, Item 1
Item
June 1969

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Portrait of Thomas Head Raddall posing on the Government Wharf in Brooklyn, Nova Scotia with Captain Charles Copelin's sloop anchored behind

MS-2-202, Box 54, Folder 40, Item 3
Item
[between 1965 and 1967]

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item, a photograph, has two duplicate copies that can be found in MS-2-202, Box 54, Folder 40.

Photograph of Thomas Head Raddall in uniform as a wireless officer on the cable-ship Mackay-Bennett, taken at Sydney, Nova Scotia

MS-2-202, Box 51, Folder 4, Item 2
Item
June 1920

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item is a duplicate of a photograph in Thomas Head Raddall's photograph album, 1917-1927, and to MS-2-202, Box 51, Folder 4, Item 3 in subseries Thomas Head Raddall's loose photographs.

Photograph of Thomas Head Raddall in uniform as a wireless officer

MS-2-202, Box 51, Folder 4, Item 3
Item
1920

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item is a reproduction of a photograph of Thomas Head Raddall in uniform as a wireless officer, and a duplicate of MS-2-202, Box 51, Folder 4, Item 2 in subseries Thomas Head Raddall's loose photographs.

Photograph of the paddle steamer named City of St. John leaving the Packet Wharf at Liverpool

MS-2-202, Box 51, Folder 12, Item 4
Item
1898

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Photograph of the Yarmouth waterfront taken by aerial

MS-2-202, Box 51, Folder 30, Item 2
Item
[ca. 1933]

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Photograph of two fishing boats racing off Cape Sable Island

MS-2-202, Box 55, Folder 6, Item 3
Item
[ca. 1946]

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Photograph of two men pulling a salvaged boat ashore at Seal Island, off Cape Sable Island

MS-2-202, Box 55, Folder 10, Item 4
Item
1948

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Photograph of an unidentified Pulp Ship at the East River Dock, Sheet Harbour

MS-4-68, PC4 Box 5, Folder 22, Item 2
Item
1963

Part of Scott Paper Company fonds

A personal account of an interesting story, or, A funny thing happened on the way to the antique shop

MS-2-518, Box 1, Folder 2
Item
1973

Part of Irving Deale collection

Item consists of a typed manuscript, likely written in 1973 by Irving Deale, about coming across a painting of the Mary Celeste (originally, the Amazon), at a Halifax antique shop, and discussions with Rhodes Dewis and Niels Jannasch about acquiring it.

Copy of reply by attorney general to petition of Alexander McBain

MS-2-518, Box 1, Folder 8, Item 5
Item
1867

Part of Irving Deale collection

The item consists of handwritten and typed correspondence from the attorney general regarding Alexander McBain's petition, written on October 15, 1867.

Undated poster regarding the Mary Celeste

MS-2-518, Box 1, Folder 11, Item 1
Item
[19--?]

Part of Irving Deale collection

Item is an undated poster regarding the Mary Celeste from Walter De Wolfe's Craft Shop.

Wreck of the S.S. Atlantic : evidence given at the trial, Halifax, April 5-8, 1873

MS-2-84, SF Box 88, Folder 1
Item
April 5-8, 1873

Item is an account of evidence given at the trial of the wreck of S.S. Atlantic. The trial took place in Halifax, Nova Scotia from April 5-8, 1873. Evidence was given by the members of the crew.

Photograph of the Yarmouth waterfront taken from the water

MS-2-202, Box 51, Folder 30, Item 1
Item
[ca. 1933]

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Photograph of two fishing boats sailing on open water near Cape Sable Island

MS-2-202, Box 55, Folder 6, Item 2
Item
[ca. 1946]

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Photograph of Will and Neil Mosher and Thomas Head Raddall at Moose Harbour, Nova Scotia

MS-2-202, Box 54, Folder 11, Item 1
Item
1958

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item is a duplicate of a photograph in Thomas Head Raddall's photograph album, 1944-1961. The photograph has a stamp marking it copyright to the National Film Board on the reverse side.

Scrapbook page with photographs of wireless operator Thomas Head Raddall posing in various locations around Nova Scotia

MS-2-202, Box 55, Folder 18, Item 12
Item
[ca. 1920]

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item may have been a page in one of Thomas Head Raddall's photograph albums. The photographs are either duplicates of or related to materials found in Thomas Head Raddall's photograph album, 1917-1927. The top left and right photographs are duplicates, and were taken in North Sydney in January 1920. The top middle photograph is a duplicate, and was taken aboard the MMB in March 1920. The bottom right photograph is a duplicate, and was taken in Pictou in March 1920. The bottom centre and left photographs are not identified, though both likely feature Raddall.

Scrapbook page with a portrait of T.H. Raddall, Sr. with his rifle division, the R.C.R.I. Rifle Team at the Coate's Match, Rockcliffe Range in Ottawa, Ontario, and photographs of Thomas Head Raddall around Nova Scotia

MS-2-202, Box 55, Folder 20, Item 5
Item
[between 1913 and 1921]

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item may have been a page in one of Thomas Head Raddall's photograph albums. The photographs are either duplicates of or related to material in Thomas Head Raddall's photograph album, 1917-1927. T.H. Raddall, Sr. can be found holding the telescope in the middle of the front row in the portrait of the rifle division. On the reverse side of the scrapbook page, the photographs on the left and right of Thomas Head Raddall are duplicates from the aforementioned album. The photograph on the left was taken in North Sydney in 1920, and the photograph on the right was taken in Point Pleasant Park in 1921. The photograph in the bottom middle may have been taken at Sable Island.

Photograph of the trawler Fabia attempting to salvage the sunken schooner Esperanto at Sable Island

MS-2-202, Box 51, Folder 4, Item 4
Item
1921

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item is a duplicate of a photograph in Thomas Head Raddall's photograph album, 1917-1927.

Photograph of the trawler Fabia trying to get the schooner Esperanto to the surface off Sable Island

MS-2-202, Box 51, Folder 4, Item 5
Item
1921

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item is a copy of a photograph in Thomas Head Raddall's photograph album, 1917-1927. The trawler Fabia was from Boston, and was equipped with diving and salvage gear. In the summer of 1921, the Fabia was financed by the Boston Post to raise the schooner Esperanto in order to defend the latter's title to the Herald Cup. The efforts to put the schooner back into service ultimately failed.

Photograph of the schooner Esperanto after striking a sunken wreck and sinking herself off Sable Island

MS-2-202, Box 51, Folder 4, Item 6
Item
1921

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item is a duplicate of a photograph in Thomas Head Raddall's photograph album, 1917-1927. The Gloucester fishing schooner Esperanto won the Herald Cup at the first international fisherman's races in 1920, which was held off Halifax.

Photograph of three H.M.C.S. ships docked at Thompson Bros. Machinery Company Ltd. at Liverpool, Nova Scotia

MS-2-202, Box 51, Folder 8, Item 4
Item
November 1945

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item is a photograph of three docked corvettes taken at the conclusion of Second World War. Some of the corvettes were taking their final journeys as naval ships.

Photograph of the "Ladysmith" being built

MS-2-266, PB 4, Folder 33, Item 2
Item
1902

Part of Everett MacDougall fonds

Item is a photograph of the Ladysmith, barguentine. The caption on the front reads, "The Ladysmith, Lower Economy, 1902." The writing on the back states that the ship (698 tons) was built at Lower Economy, N.S., in 1902 by G.M. Cochrane.

Print of the "Barque Snow Queen"

MS-2-266, PB 4, Folder 42
Item
[ca. 1872]

Part of Everett MacDougall fonds

Item is a print of a sketch of the Barque(bark) Snow Queen. The writing on the back states that the ship (984 tons) was built in Maitland, N.S. in 1872.

Pencil and ink drawing by Donald Cameron Mackay of HMCS Iroquois, port side, docked at the Dartmouth Marine Slip

MS-2-280, Box 81, Folder 13, Item 46
Item
November 3, 1943

Part of D.C. Mackay fonds

Item consists of a pencil and ink drawing by D.C. Mackay on November 3, 1943, showing the destroyer HMCS Iroquois docked at the Dartmouth Marine Slips. Drawing shows the ship's port side.

Pencil and ink drawing by Donald Cameron Mackay of HMCS Iroquois, starboard side, docked at the Dartmouth Marine Slip

MS-2-280, Box 81, Folder 13, Item 47
Item
November 3, 1943

Part of D.C. Mackay fonds

Item consists of a pencil and ink drawing by D.C. Mackay on November 3, 1943, of the destroyer HMCS Iroquois, docked at the Dartmouth Marine Slips. This drawing shows the ship's starboard side.

Drawing of the Bluenose II

MS-4-135, OS Folder 1
File
May 1963

Part of Oland and Son fonds

Item is a drawing of the Bluenose II prepared by Smith & Rhuland Ltd. of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. The drawing shows a view from above and a cross section of the ship.

Bluenose II (built by Smith & Rhuland Lt.-Lunenburg) cross curves of stability : [graph]

MS-4-135, Oversized Folder 7, Item 1
Item
[196-?]

Part of Oland and Son fonds

Item is a graph of the cross curves of stability of the Bluenose II. The graph drawn by J. Rey Mauriz from the Halifax Shipyards drawing office.

Bluenose II (built by Smith & Rhuland Ltd.-Lunbrg) hydrostatic curves : [graph]

MS-4-135, Oversized Folder 7, Item 2
Item
[196-?]

Part of Oland and Son fonds

Item is a graph of the hydrostatic curves of the Bluenose II. The graph was drawn by J. Rey Mauriz from the Halifax Shipyards drawing office.

Drawing of the Maritime Supplies and Exchange warehouse and the electrical supply for Bluenose II

MS-4-135, OS Folder 4
File
[1968?]

Part of Oland and Son fonds

Item is a drawing of the Maritime Supplies & Exchange warehouse and the electrical supply for the Bluenose II. The warehouse is shown from above and from the side. Part of the electrical diagram is crossed out. The drawing was completed by O. K. Gashus for Yeatman, Endal & Company of Halifax, Nova Scotia. See MS-4-135, Box 156, Folder 4 for related documents

Existing electrical arrangement of Bluenose IInd 32 volt D.C. & 115 volt A.C.

MS-4-135, Oversized Folder 2, Item 1
Item
July 19, 1965

Part of Oland and Son fonds

Item is a technical drawing of the existing electrical arrangement of the Bluenose II. The drawing was prepared on July 19th, 1965 for the Halifax Shipyards as is labelled "Sketch No H.S.L.-BL/EL-2." The sketch is overlaid with proposals for expansions or changes to the arrangement, which are printed in red.

Bluenose II proposed modification to propulsion shafting

MS-4-135, Oversized Folder 2, Item 2
Item
September 23, 1965

Part of Oland and Son fonds

Item consists of two copies of a drawing of the propulsion shafting of the Bluenose II. The drawing includes a plan view of the existing shafting and a detail of the proposed modification, showing the installation of a twin disc coupling. The drawing was completed by G. T. Nelson from the Halifax Shipyards Drawing Office on September 23rd, 1965. The drawing is labelled "DRG. No. MX-625." Both copies of the drawing are stamped and dated by Halifax Shipyards. One copy has a stamp of approval from the Canada Department of Transport, which is dated October 4th, 1965.

Copy of petition of Alexander McBain to lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia

MS-2-518, Box 1, Folder 8, Item 6
Item
1867

Part of Irving Deale collection

The item consists of handwritten and typed correspondence regarding Alexander McBain's petition to the lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia, written on October 14, 1867.

Photographic print of a negative of Halifax and the harbour viewed from George Island

MS-2-202, Box 55, Folder 15, Item 4
Item
[19-?]

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item, a photograph, is a negative of a piece of art that was used in Thomas Head Raddall's book, "Halifax: Warden of the North." The photograph looks north towards Bedford Basin, with the town of Halifax and Citadel Hill is visible on the left.

Photographic print of a negative of Halifax and the harbour viewed opposite from Dartmouth

MS-2-202, Box 55, Folder 15, Item 5
Item
[19-?]

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item, a photograph, is a negative of a piece of art that was used in Thomas Head Raddall's book, "Halifax: Warden of the North." Citadel Hill is visible in the middle background. St. Paul's Church is on the middle right, and St. Matthew's Church is on the middle left along the shoreline.

Photograph of the German submarine U-889 shortly after its surrender to Canadian naval forces near Shelburne, Nova Scotia

MS-2-202, Box 55, Folder 5, Item 3
Item
13 May 1945

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item, a photograph, is related to material found in Thomas Head Raddall's photograph album [between 1940 and 1959] and to MS-2-202, Box 55, Folder 22, Item 8 in subseries Thomas Head Raddall's loose photographs. The photograph has a stamp marking it copyright to the Royal Canadian Navy on the reverse side.