Correspondence – “Chamiss Bay”
Chamiss Bay was built in 1928 in Vancouver by WR Menchions & Co. Ltd. as a seiner fishing boat for the Nanaimo Shipyards. 1942 ownership was seized from the Japanese owners and transferred to the The Crown and was requisitioned for the Fisherm...
Clarkson, John A.
Photograph of man on the whaling boat “Gray”
A phot of a man holding on to a wire rope, with two other crew members in the background on the whaling boat “Gray”. Photo held onto the blue mat board by one side. Enlarged reproduction of original photograph. The photo is blurry.
Miller, Lauren
Photograph of man on the whaling boat “Gray”
A photo of man standing next to the mast of a whaling boat, “Gray”. Photo held onto the black mat board by one side. Enlarged reproduction of original photograph. The photo is blurry. Photograph by Bill Mason.
Miller, Lauren
Photograph of whaling harpoon gun
Photo of a man smoking a pipe with a whaling harpoon gun. Photo held onto the green mat board by one side. Enlarged reproduction of original photograph. The photo is blurry.
Miller, Lauren
Photograph of crew of a whaling boat
A photo of 6 men at the bow of a whaling boat with a harpoon gun. Enlarged reproduction of original photograph. The photo is blurry.
Miller, Lauren
Peter R. Simpson Fonds
Black and white photographs of the crew and Westinghouse family members of “Southern Cross” in Victoria BC in 1940. The backs have been stamped with the date that they were printed September 11, 1940.
The photos are labeled by Agnes Westinghouse o...
Simpson, Peter R.
Elizabeth Stanlake fonds
- 2021.023
- Archief
- 1910s-1920s
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
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
Photograph of Fishing Boats Tofino BC
Postcard of a view of the Tofino wharf filled with boats with a group of people on the shore. The writing at the bottom right hand side that says Fishing Boats, Tofino, BC. The photo is fairly dark.
On the back written in pen it explains the types...
Gale, Arlee
Postcard of SS Princess Victoria
The postcard is labeled SS Princess Victoria, Photo by “Trio”, Victoria BC. The annotation on the back dates it at 1908. The image shows the decks of the ship covered in people. In the background is the Pither & Leiser Importers building.
The...
Stanlake, Elizabeth