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Photograph of the Kenkon Maru III

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

Elizabeth Stanlake fonds

  • 2021.023
  • Fonds
  • 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

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

Photograph of HMS Hood and Repulse in Victoria 1924

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 a sailboat

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

Island Tug And Barge Christmas Card

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

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 & 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

Island Tug & Barge Series

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

Photograph of the tug Haro

The photo shows a profile view of the tug Haro close to a forested coastline, with a number of people visible on deck. The back states that it was built in 1910 in Vancouver. Haro was built in 1910 in Vancouver where she was owned by the British C...

Stanlake, Elizabeth

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