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Photograph of the Kenkon Maru III
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2021.023.0009
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12 January 1916 (Creation)
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1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm
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Stanlake, Elizabeth
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Elizabeth Stanlake currently resides in north Saanich, BC. Her grandfather Joseph Dakers was good friends with Harold Elworthy, who founded Island Tug & Barge. Joseph Dakers was a native Victorian born in 1890. He was a well-known athlete and spent his career with Canada customs, ending up as the head customs officer for the Port of Victoria. Bill Mills was the husband of Elizabeth Stanlake’s great aunt.
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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 to Mayne Island January 12, 1916. The photo has creases and tears around the edges. The donor states that the photo was taken by Bill Mill’s friend Arthur.
Kenkon Maru III originally built in 1890 in Scotland and in 1910 was owned by Inui Gomei Kaisha, Japan. In 1916 she left Seattle for Vladivostok, Russia via Nanaimo, she ran aground during a snow storm as there was a faulty compass. She was also carrying iron railway equipment for the Russian government.
Kenkon Maru III originally built in 1890 in Scotland and in 1910 was owned by Inui Gomei Kaisha, Japan. In 1916 she left Seattle for Vladivostok, Russia via Nanaimo, she ran aground during a snow storm as there was a faulty compass. She was also carrying iron railway equipment for the Russian government.
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All requests for use must be made through the MMBC Research Request program (http://mmbc.bc.ca/collections/library-and-archives/research/). Please note that fees may apply.
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- Stanlake, Elizabeth (Creator)
- Bill Mills (Subject)