Captain Farquhar

Captain James Augustus Farquhar

1842-1930

According the placard nearby, Captain Farquhar was a Nova Scotian, master mariner, salvor, sealer, and ship owner.  His business and wharf were located a few yards from where the current Maritime Museum of the Atlantic is located.  He must have been a very prominent business man in Halifax, to have his statue  standing in the museum.  

Figureheads

Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Halifax, NS

I find ship's figureheads both fascinating and somewhat spooky at the same time.  They appear very lifelike and often have haunting expressions.  They would adorn the bows of sailing ships, and I think were supposed to bring good luck.  Those who created these figureheads were very talented artists in their  own right.  The top picture is from the St. Patrick, a ship wrecked off the coast of Nova Scotia in September of 1841.  The bottom figurehead is from an unknown ship.

Chandlery

Maritime Museum of the Atlantic

A chandlery is a shop which supplied sailing ships with all the equipment, ropes, tools and rigging necessary to sail a ship back in the 1800's.  These shots were taken in  the restored chandlery of William Robertson and Son, which is on display at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in Halifax, NS.  This store was a fixture on the Halifax waterfront since 1840 and operated into the early 1900's.  The museum has  number of exhibits including artifacts from the Titanic as well as other shipwrecks.  

Murphy's Restaurant

Halifax, NS, Canada

We tried to eat dinner at this restaurant, but the evening we were in Halifax, the restaurant had a private affair going on, and was closed to the public.  This restaurant has its own "party boat", moored right outside. 

Container Ship

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

I recently spent some time in Halifax, NS.  The city has a rich history, playing vital roles in the American Revolution, the War of 1812, the Civil War and both World Wars.  The city also is the final resting place for a number of the victims from the Titanic.  Today one of the main industries using the harbor and it's facilities is the container shipping industry.  This container ship was seen entering the harbor to be off-loaded of its containers, which are placed directly onto trucks for shipment overland to their final destination.