Archives Catalogue

Account books and correspondence regarding barques captained by Martin Leslie Forbes

MS-2-400, SF Box 42, Folder 5
File
1877-1886

File contains pages from an account book for the barque Aspototgan and some loose accounts and correspondence regarding the barque Nellie Moody.

Forbes, Martin Leslie, 1843-1919

Culp family fonds

MS-2-539, SF Box 44, Folders 2-15
Fonds
1798-1902

Fonds comprises land deeds, wills and other legal documents, as well as charter agreements for the schooner Mary and a bill of sale for the Candid.

Culp Family

Joseph Simpson Harris fonds

MS-2-147
Fonds
1864-1933

Fonds comprises writs of execution, auction registers, papers regarding the barque Redento (1895), and correspondence (primarily postcards) reflecting Harris's work as High Sheriff for Pictou County.

Harris, Joseph Simpson

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 Edith and Thomas Head Raddall with Johnnie and Hugh Kane aboard the tour boat Maid of the Mist at Niagara Falls, Ontario

MS-2-202, Box 54, Folder 2, Item 1
Item
June 1953

Part of Thomas Head Raddall fonds

Item, a photograph, is contained in a folder produced by the Maid of the Mist tourism boat. The folder provides the local lore of the region, points of interest within the Parks of Niagara, and details of the tour company's operations.

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

Drawings of proposed electrical arrangements and modifications to propoulsion shafting for the Bluenose II

MS-4-135, OS Folder 2
File
1965

Part of Oland and Son fonds

File contains three drawings of proposed modifications for the Bluenose II. The drawings include a diagram of the existing electrical arrangement with proposed modifications; two copies of a drawing of a proposed modification to the propulsion shafting; and two copies of a proposed schematic diagram of electrical distribution. All of the drawings were completed at the Halifax Shipyards in 1965. See MS-4-135, Box 128, Folder 16 and Box 153, Folder 3 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.

Photographs of ships and shipbuilding activities

PC-2-61
Collection
1885-1900

Collection consists of photographs of ships and shipbuilding activities.

Colchester Historical Society

O'Brien Family fonds

MS-4-242
Fonds
1838-1876

The fonds consists predominantly of correspondence and vessel papers. The fonds also contains records that document the family's business activity, particularly that of Joseph O’Brien.

O'Brien family

Papers of the SS Corfu Island

MS-4-231, SF Box 21, Folder 19
File
1953-1962

File contains papers of the SS Corfu Island, including a survey of the vessel from March 4, 1953, a list of crew members from July 11, 1957 to May 14, 1960, and miscellaneous papers from 1956, 1961, and 1962.

SS Corfu Island.

Photograph of a boat called the Joan Ryan sitting on the shore in Fort Chimo, Quebec

MS-2-130, Box 8, Folder 14, Item 100
Item
[September 7, 1965?]

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Item is a photograph of a boat called the Joan Ryan that was built in Newfoundland. The boat is sitting on the shore and supported with pieces of wood because a new engine is being fitted. There are two men on the boat. The photograph was taken in Fort Chimo, Quebec.

Photograph of a large ship in the narrows of Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador

MS-2-130, Box 15, Folder 5, Item 25
Item
1961

Part of Barbara Hinds fonds

Mary Celeste model at Mariners Museum

MS-2-518, Box 1, Folder 4, Item 2
Item
[19--?]

Part of Irving Deale collection

Item is a photograph of a model of the Mary Celeste held at the Mariners Museum in Newport News, Virginia, United States.

Mary Celeste model at Mystic Museum

MS-2-518, Box 1, Folder 4, Item 3
Item
[19--?]

Part of Irving Deale collection

Item is a photograph of a model of the Mary Celeste held at the Mystic Museum in Burbank, California.

Correspondence related to the Mary Celeste swords

MS-2-518, Box 1, Folder 6, Item 4
Item
[1973]

Part of Irving Deale collection

Item consists of correspondence from Stephen Orr to Irving Deale, adding further information and context to their discussions about swords aboard the Mary Celeste.

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.

Wilh. Wilhelmsen: the firm and the fleet. 1861 to 1961 / A.L. Bland, Micheal Crowdy and Jan P. Syse

MS-2-600, Box 1, Folder 25
File
1961

Part of Ronald Justin Inness fonds

File contains a booklet produced by the World Ship Society.

Union Line: a guide to the company's services and its shipping airway agencies / Union Steam Ship Company of the New Zealand Ltd.

MS-2-600, Box 1, Folder 26
File
1955

Part of Ronald Justin Inness fonds

A history of William Sloan & Co. Ltd. / Graham E. Langmuir and Graeme Somner

MS-2-600, Box 1, Folder 30
File
[1961?]

Part of Ronald Justin Inness fonds

File contains a booklet produced by William Sloan & Company Ltd.

A hundred year history of the P&O departure from Southampton of S.S. Hindostan to open Indian Mail Service : 1837 to 1937 / Boyd Cable

MS-2-600, Box 1, Folder 33
File
[1938?]

Part of Ronald Justin Inness fonds

File contains a booklet published by Ivor Nicholson and Watson.

Orient line : Orsova

MS-2-600, Box 1, Folder 34
File
[195-]

Part of Ronald Justin Inness fonds

File contains a booklet produced by Orient Line.

Olsen & Ugelstad Oslo : 1915 to 1940

MS-2-600, Box 1, Folder 35
File
[1940?]

Part of Ronald Justin Inness fonds

File contains a booklet produced by Grondahl & Sons Boktrykkeri, Oslo.

Ship via Mitsui Line

MS-2-600, Box 2, Folder 1
File
1955

Part of Ronald Justin Inness fonds

File contains a booklet produced by Mitsui Steamship Co., Ltd.

MacBrayne centenary : one hundred years of progress, 1851 to 1951 / David MacBrayne Limited

MS-2-600, Box 2, Folder 3
File
1951

Part of Ronald Justin Inness fonds

File contains a booklet produced by David MacBrayne Limited.

Cruises by MacAndrew line

MS-2-600, Box 2, Folder 4
File
[ca. 1986]

Part of Ronald Justin Inness fonds

File contains a pamphlet produced by Mac Andrews & Co. Limited.

Hudson Steamship Company Ltd. : a short history

MS-2-600, Box 2, Folder 7
File
[ca. 1986?]

Part of Ronald Justin Inness fonds

File contains booklet produced by Hudson Steamship Company Ltd.

Houlder's history : 1849 to 1951

MS-2-600, Box 2, Folder 8
File
[1951?]

Part of Ronald Justin Inness fonds

File contains booklet written by Edward F. Stevens and produced by the Houlder Brothers & Co. Ltd.

In the war at sea / William C. Seabrook

MS-2-600, Box 2, Folder 9
File
1950

Part of Ronald Justin Inness fonds

File contains booklet produced by the Holland-America Line.

The Cunard line : a post-war history / W.H. Mitchell

MS-2-600, Box 2, Folder 16
File
1973

Part of Ronald Justin Inness fonds

File contains a booklet produced by Southampton Branch of the World Ship Society. The booklet contains handwritten annotations possibly written by Ronald Justin Inness.

History of the ocean services of Canadian Pacific steamships