A photograph of the Mars Boys in the Woodhaven workshop supervised by Chief Officer Burn and William Bowman.
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.
The Mars boys at Elie enjoying a sing-song with Chief Officer Burns.
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.
Former Mars boy William Bowman, who became an instructor, with his class proudly displaying some of their work. The workshop behind them, now demolished, site on the space now occupied by Wormit Boating Club boat park. The building with the curved roof beyond is still there
The full ship's complement - boys and crew around 1870
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 ...
This photo shows some of the Mars boys at work in the joinery workshop. The instructor is Chief Officer Burn.