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This collection of Christmas cards and photographs from the 1910s and 1920s belonged to Joseph Dakers and Bill Mills. As the family lived in Victoria these photos are from Victoria and Vancouver Island. The following information is provided by the...
Stanlake, Elizabeth
Island Tug & Barge Christmas Card Series
Part of Elizabeth Stanlake fonds
This collection of Christmas cards belonged to Joseph Dakers, as he was childhood friends with Harold Elworthy. The Christmas cards of Island Tug and Barge are well known with their illustrations by Edward Goodall. The company was founded in 1924 ...
Stanlake, Elizabeth
Part of Elizabeth Stanlake fonds
The photos belonged to Bill Mills, and were taken by his friend Arthur. Although the dates of the photos are unknown, it was before the establishment of Island Tug & barge in 1924, with the ships being built in the 1910s. The company was found...
Stanlake, Elizabeth
Island Tug And Barge Christmas Card
Part of Elizabeth Stanlake fonds
A Christmas card from Island Tug & Barge. The exterior is blank, the left side of the card has the words: With our best wishes fro Christmas and the New Year from Island Tug & Barge Ltd. The right side of the card contains a drawing by Edw...
Stanlake, Elizabeth
Island Tug And Barge Christmas Card
Part of Elizabeth Stanlake fonds
A Christmas card from Island Tug & Barge. The exterior is blank, the left side of the card has the words: With our best wishes fro Christmas and the New Year from Island Tug & Barge Ltd. The right side of the card contains a drawing by Edw...
Stanlake, Elizabeth
Photograph of HMS Hood and Repulse in Victoria 1924
Part of Elizabeth Stanlake fonds
A photograph of ships dressed in flags with people walking on a walkway on the beach. The back labels this photo as HMS Hood and Repulse visiting Victoria 1924. The faces of the people are not visible and the second ship is blurry. Hood was built ...
Stanlake, Elizabeth
Photograph of Union Bay in winter
Part of Elizabeth Stanlake fonds
A photograph from across a lake towards a village during winter, and what appears to be six buildings. The back says: union bay last winter the chief took this sometime during 1910-1920. The edges of the photo are faded and there are some creases...
Stanlake, Elizabeth
Part of Elizabeth Stanlake fonds
A photograph depicting a sailboat in the foreground, with another boat in the distance and land in the background. The back states that this ship (possibly the Canadia.) raced against the Bluenose in the 1920s. The photo has some creases.
Stanlake, Elizabeth
Photograph of the Kenkon Maru III
Part of Elizabeth Stanlake fonds
A photo of Kenkon Maru III at a tilt stuck on a reef with the crew members getting into a tender. The back states it was the Kenkon Maru on Bellchain Reef between 1910-1920; Kenkon Maru III Japanese Steamer stranded on Belle Chain Reef, Adjacent t...
Stanlake, Elizabeth
Photograph of the Kenkon Maru III
Part of Elizabeth Stanlake fonds
The photo shows the Kenkon Maru III being towed by a couple of boats. The annotation on the back: Kenkon Maru III being pulled off Belle Chain Reef January 1916. The photos has scuff marks. The donor states that the photo was taken by Bill Mill’s ...
Stanlake, Elizabeth