File contains a transcription of ballads. Includes: "The Frozen Girl," "On the Banks of Newfoundland," "The Worn-Out Sailor," "The Rose of Britons Isle," "The Banks of Brandywine," "The Pride of Glenco," "Sweet Jinny on the Moor," [Untitled], "The Blind Sailor," "The Ship Lady Sherbrooke," "The Cabin Boy," "The Braes of Balquhidder," "The Ramblin' Irishman," "The Desolate Widow," "The Bounty Jumper," "Our Fifer Boy," "The Ghostly Sailors," "The Cumberland," and "Bold Jack Donahue." Includes handwritten annotations by Raddall
Item is a photograph of three former sailors, the "last of the old-time, square rigged sailors" from Liverpool in the period between Confederation and the death of Queen Victoria. William Henry Smith, in the centre, passed away in 1955; Robert Butler, on the left, passed away in 1956; and Charles West is on the right.
Item consists of a charcoal and pencil study sketch by D.C. Mackay in the early 1940s showing seven sailors carrying their duffel bags up a gangway boarding an unidentified Canadian naval vessel.
Item consists of a charcoal study sketch by D.C. Mackay in the early 1940s showing a line of sailors carrying duffel bags boarding a four-funneled troop ship.
Item consists of a facsimile of a pencil sketch by D.C. Mackay from the early 1940s of an officer dressing down an insubordinate sailor. The perspective appears to be from the corner of George Street and Brunswick Street in Halifax. An accompanying caption reads: "Like he said -- / 'Never salute an officer / with a cig in your mouth"
Item consists of a charcoal and pencil drawing by D.C. Mackay in the early-1940s showing two sailors on an observation deck. One sailor appears to be concentrating while writing at a table, while another sits on a stool.
Item consists of a charcoal and pencil drawing by D.C. Mackay in the early 1940s showing two sailors performing navigational observations while on convoy duty. One sailor uses a sextant to aid in navigation while another observes.
Item consists of a pencil and charcoal drawing by D.C. Mackay from the early 1940s showing an unidentified sailor wearing cold weather gear reaching above to perform rope work.
Item consists of a pencil and charcoal drawing by D.C. Mackay from the early 1940s showing a sailor raising maritime signal flags on an unidentified Canadian naval ship.
Item consists of a charcoal and ink drawing by D.C. Mackay, likely from 1944, showing a sailor standing on the deck of a pilot boat manoeuvring towards a docked Canadian naval ship under a crane.
Item consists of a pencil study sketch by D.C. Mackay, likely from the early-1940s, of circular composition placement lines and outlines of a naval officer performing navigational observations on an unidentified Canadian naval ship.
Item consists of eight small charcoal drawings by D.C. Mackay, likely from the early-1940s, showing sailors engaging in deck and equipment maintenance duties on board an unidentified Canadian naval ship.
Item consists of a charcoal drawing by D.C. Mackay, likely from the early-1940s, showing a Canadian sailor performing maintenance work on deck equipment.
Item consists of a small pencil and charcoal drawing by D.C. Mackay, likely from the early-1940s, showing two Canadian sailors operating navigation and signalling equipment while in convoy formation, on board an unidentified Canadian naval ship.
Item consists of a charcoal and pencil drawing created by D.C. Mackay sometime in the early 1940s depicting day-to-day actions aboard a naval vessel during the Second World War. Figures include a sailor hauling rope, another observing through binoculars, and a third making observations.
Item consists of a charcoal and pencil drawing made by D.C. Mackay sometime in the early 1940s, depicting two sailors performing maintenance work amidships a Canadian Corvette while stationed in Nanoose Bay, near Nanaimo, British Columbia.
Item consists of a charcoal and pencil drawing by D.C. Mackay in the early 1940s showing a sailor and an officer standing in the wheelhouse of an unidentified Canadian naval vessel on convoy escort duty.
Item consists of a charcoal and pencil study sketch by D.C. Mackay in the early 1940s showing a line of sailors carrying duffel bags boarding a four-funneled troop ship.
Item consists of a charcoal and pencil drawing by D.C. Mackay in the early 1940s showing an officer standing on the deck of a surfaced submarine, pointing a pistol at an unarmed sailor. One figure is slumped onto the deck of the submarine, while another recoils while standing at a mounted deck gun.
Item consists of two small charcoal and pencil study sketches by D.C. Mackay in the early 1940s showing armed sailors boarding a surfaced enemy submarine.
Item consists of a pencil and charcoal study sketch drawn by D.C. Mackay in the early-1940s showing an officer peering through a window, speaking with three sailors below deck on an unidentified Canadian ship.
Item consists of a pencil and charcoal drawing by D.C. Mackay from the early 1940s showing several sailors performing deck cleaning maintenance work on board an unidentified Canadian naval ship.
Item consists of a pencil and charcoal study sketch by D.C. Mackay, from the early-1940s, showing several sailors performing maintenance work on the deck of an unidentified Canadian naval ship.
Item consists of a pencil and charcoal study sketch by D.C. Mackay, from the early-1940s, showing five sailors performing maintenance work on the deck of an unidentified Canadian naval ship.
Item consists of a completed pencil and charcoal drawing by D.C. Mackay, likely from the early-1940s, showing two sailors wearing wet weather gear performing navigational and signalling duties while in convoy formation on board an unidentified Canadian naval ship.
Item consists of a completed charcoal and pencil drawing by D.C. Mackay, likely from the early-1940s, showing three sailors wearing cold weather gear, operating a deck gun in heavy seas in convoy formation on board an unidentified Canadian naval ship.
Item consists of a charcoal and pencil study sketch by D.C. Mackay in the early 1940s showing four sailors carrying their duffel bags up a gangway boarding an unidentified Canadian naval vessel.
Item consists of a partially colored charcoal and pencil drawing by D.C. Mackay in the early 1940s showing a line of sailors carrying duffel bags boarding a four-funneled troop ship.
Item consists of a charcoal and pencil drawing by D.C. Mackay in the early 1940s showing two sailors climbing onto the deck of a recently-surfaced submarine.
Item consists of a charcoal and pencil study sketch by D.C. Mackay in the early 1940s showing a two officers standing on the deck of a surfaced submarine, pointing pistols at an unarmed sailor. One figure is slumped onto the deck of the submarine. Two sailors on a vessel alongside point rifles at the submarine's deck gun operator, who recoils.
Item consists of a charcoal and pencil study sketch by D.C. Mackay in the early 1940s showing a convoy under attack. One ship has exploded on the right-hand side of the drawing, while four sailors watch from a nearby vessel.
Item consists of a pencil drawing by D.C. Mackay, likely in the early 1940s, showing four sailors (two in front and two behind) moving a heavily laden cart.
Item consists of a pencil and watercolour painting by D.C. Mackay in the early 1940s showing two sailors in cold-weather gear performing rope and winch work on an unidentified naval vessel.
Item consists of a charcoal and pencil drawing by D.C. Mackay in the early 1940s of two officers making navigational observations while on convoy duty aboard HMCS Restigouche. One person is holding a pair of binoculars, while another uses navigational equipment. Mackay identifies the two men as HN (Hospitalman) Layard, and Lt. Rowland, of the Restigouche.
Item consists of a pencil and charcoal drawing by D.C. Mackay from the early 1940s showing three sailors cleaning and maintaining the aft gun on board HMS Restigouche.
Item consists of a pencil and charcoal drawing by D.C. Mackay from the early 1940s showing three sailors performing deck cleaning maintenance work on board an unidentified Canadian naval ship.
Item consists of a pencil and charcoal drawing by D.C. Mackay sometime in the early 1940s showing two sailors performing maintenance work to winch equipment on board an unidentified Canadian naval ship.
Item consists of five small pencil and charcoal sketches by D.C. Mackay, likely from the early-1940s. The first three sketches show equipment on the deck of an unidentified Canadian naval ship in convoy formation; the middle sketch shows a focus of legs in motion; the sketch on the right-hand side shows a Canadian sailor walking.
Item consists of a penciled study sketch by D.C. Mackay made in the early 1940s showing a group of Canadian sailors carrying duffel bags on their shoulders, boarding an unidentified naval vessel.
Item consists of a charcoal and pencil study sketch by D.C. Mackay in the early 1940s showing three sailors carrying their duffel bags up a gangway boarding an unidentified Canadian naval vessel.
Item consists of a charcoal and pencil study sketch by D.C. Mackay in the early 1940s showing three sailors carrying their duffel bags up a gangway boarding an unidentified Canadian naval vessel.
Item consists of a charcoal and pencil drawing by D.C. Mackay in the early 1940s showing a sailors performing winching and rope work on board an unidentified Canadian vessel while under officer supervision.
