A photograph of the Mars Boys in the Woodhaven workshop supervised by Chief Officer Burn and William Bowman.
This photograph was in a drawer, but the finder had no knowledge of anyone in his family being on the ship. To date the boy has not been identified.
Pages from a book of woodwork patterns belonging to Chief Officer Richard Burns.
Photographs of the four men who commanded the Mars Ship from 1869 to 1929.
A photograph of the tender to the Mars, the Francis Molison, at Woodhaven Pier, with the boys undertaking a series of drills.
A photograph of Chief Officer Flynn and the boat crews at Woodhaven, with the Mars in the background.
A photograph of Mars boys in the joinery workshop under the watchful eye of Alexander McDougall, ship's carpenter.
An astonishing photograph of the signatures etched into glass of three of the engineers on the first Tay Rail Bridge. They are Albert Grothe (chief engineer), Frederick Reeves and ___ Neuzille. The signatures are still on the window of the house in East Newport where Reeves was staying and they are dated 9 October 1874.
The Mars boys in the classroom on board the Mars.
Newport Boating Club Commodore's Cup, also known as the Leng Cup. Presented to Newport Boating Club by John Leng in 1891. With the demise of Newport Boating Club it is now in the care of Wormit Boating Club. (Wrongly labelled in photograph.)
Wooden chess box made by the Mars boys in the workshops.
Wooden crumb tray made by Mars boys.
This wooden paper knife was made by the Mars boys in their workshops.
These wooden stools were made by the Mars boys in their workshops.
View from south of first Tay Rail Bridge. Fourteen columns out from this side the column design changes from brick to lattice ironwork. Also note how the Newport line branches off out over the river.
A view of the first Tay Bridge under construction. In the foreground is the Wormit Foundry where many of the faulty columns were cast.
The Wormit Foundry on Bay Road. The foundry was established half-way through construction of the first rail bridge when the column design was changed from solid brick to lattice cast iron. In the public inquiry which followed the disaster, it was found that there were serious flaws in the standard of work carried out at ...
Information on the trains on the first rail bridge, giving details on frequency, destinations and prices.
Very dramatic artist's impression of the Tay Bridge Disaster. 1879. From the Illustrated London News.
Postcard showing four views of Tay Bridge Disaster: the salvaged engine; the completed railway bridge before disaster; the fallen girders; and the completed bridge from the north.
21st August 1873 ".....I entered here nine years ago. My possession would be continued as long as I conducted the business in a satisfactory manner and that I have done. Until recently the business here has barely provided a living. I have greatly improved the garden - planted new bushes and trees. I have also laid ...
An early photo of Woodhaven Farm taken in 1876. Part of Woodhaven Terrace had only a single storey at that time, converted to two storeys a year later to house workers from the Wormit Foundry who cast the supporting pillars for the Tay Bridge. The training ship Mars can be seen in the background.
This restored document box once held the papers from 1870 relating to Perth's opposition to the building of the original Tay Bridge. The box was rescued from a skip outside the Old Council Chambers in Perth and restored. The papers it contained are in the City Archive.
Photograph of a watercolour of the Mars from the east
