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.
Photographs of the Mars boys building a rest camp for invalid boys from Dundee.
A photograph of the doctors's inspection of the Mars boys on their arrival at the granary at Elie harbour in 1912.
The Mars boys at Elie enjoying a sing-song with Chief Officer Burns.
A photograph of the tender to the Mars, the Francis Molison, at Woodhaven Pier, with the boys undertaking a series of drills.
Two photographs of the Mars boys participating in outdoor activities at Elie.
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.
The Mars boys in the classroom on board the Mars.
The Francis Molison was used to provide the Mars boys with more seagoing skills and nautical experience. Here they show off their agility as they take up their positions all over the ship's masts and rigging.
Toy car lent to exhibition 2016. Label reads: "Toy car which belonged to John Berry. Made in woodwork shop under the direction of Mr Burns of the Mars Training Ship. The ship was anchored off Woodhaven, Newport and provided training for the Merchant Navy for underprivileged boys until 1929, when the ship was towed away and broken ...
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.
Photograph of a watercolour of the Mars from the east
A photograph of the Mars boys learning lathe skills.
Diet sheet showing the rations the Mars boys received. The diet was limited and unvarying, carbohydrate heavy but sustaining. No emphasis on five a day in those days.
Wooden nodding parrot toy made by Mars boys.
Set of four photos of the Mars training ship and some of the Mars boys (framed).
This photograph shows the sheds at Woodhaven Pier that were built and fitted out by the Mars boys, and used as workshops. They were used by the Scouts in the 1930s and briefly after the war, and used by the Norwegian soldiers during the war as a cookhouse and for accommodation.
