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Photograph of whale at whaling station

• 2023.010.0007
• Item
• 1923

Part of Lauren Miller fonds

A photo of a whale in a whaling station, with a majority of the photo being taken up by the whale’s body. Photo held onto the green mat board by one side. Enlarged reproduction of original photograph. The photo is blurry. Photograph by Bill Mason.

Miller, Lauren

Photograph of whale in whaling station

• 2023.010.0017
• Item
• 1923

Part of Lauren Miller fonds

A photo of a view of whale in a whaling station. Enlarged reproduction of original photograph. The photo is blurry. Photograph by Bill Mason.

Miller, Lauren

Photograph of whale in whaling station

• 2023.010.0018
• Item
• 1923

Part of Lauren Miller fonds

Photo of a view of whale in a whaling station with an oil drum in the foreground and a different whaling station building behind the whale. Enlarged reproduction of original photograph. The photo is blurry. Photograph by Bill Mason. The back says ...

Miller, Lauren

Photograph of whaling boat

• 2023.010.0015
• Item
• 1923

Part of Lauren Miller fonds

A photo of a whaling boat, a man in the bridge of the vessel with the mast and steam pipe on the deck. Enlarged reproduction of original photograph. The photo is blurry. Photograph by Bill Mason.

Miller, Lauren

Photograph of whaling boat

• 2023.010.0016
• Item
• 1923

Part of Lauren Miller fonds

Photo of a view of a whaling vessel on the water from another boat. Enlarged reproduction of original photograph. The photo is blurry. Photograph by Bill Mason. The back of the photo states that one of the 5 whaling boats out of Victoria.

Miller, Lauren

Photograph of whaling boats and crew

• 2023.010.0009
• Item
• 1923

Part of Lauren Miller fonds

A photo of two whaling boats, with the crew visible. Bill Manson up the mast, and the other men at the bow of the vessel around the harpoon gun. Photo held onto the blue mat board by one side. Enlarged reproduction of original photograph. The phot...

Miller, Lauren

Photograph of whaling harpoon gun

• 2023.010.0006
• Item
• 1923

Part of Lauren Miller fonds

Photo of a whaling harpoon gun on the deck of a boat. 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

• 2023.010.0004
• Item
• 1928

Part of Lauren Miller fonds

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 “Point Ellice Bridge Disaster, Victoria 1896”

• 2023.002.0001
• Item
• 26 May 1896

Part of Teresa Haggart Fonds

This mounted photo shows the collapse of the Point Ellice Bridge because of an overfilled streetcar on its way to festivities for the celebration of Queen Victoria’s 76th Birthday and people in different boats rushing to assist with a crowd formin...

Haggart, Teresa

Photograph of “Southern Cross” off for Nassau, Bahamas

• 2021.022.0003
• Item

Part of Peter R. Simpson Fonds

Photo of an angled profile view of the ship leaving. There is some land visible to the right of the ship. On the back of the photo it is written that the ship is off for Nassau.

Simpson, Peter R.