Item 2021.023.0004 - Postcard of SS Princess Victoria

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Postcard of SS Princess Victoria

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2021.023.0004

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  • 1908 (Creation)

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1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm

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Stanlake, Elizabeth (unknown-)

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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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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 Princess Victoria, built in 1903, was owned by the CPR Steamship Services and entered Vancouver-Victoria service. In 1934 she was used as a floating hotel in Nanaimo. She had made collisions from the time she was built until 1953 when she sunk while being towed after striking a rock north of Sechelt.

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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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