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Postcard of the tug Peerless
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2021.023.0006
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1910s-1920s (Creation)
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1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 14 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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The back of the postcard has the annotation that Peerless was built in 1904 in New Westminster. The photo is a profile view of the tug Peerless with three men visible with a forested coast in the background.
Peerless was owned 1904-1910 by Westminster Towing & Fishing Company, and the next known owner in 1920-1926 was Coyle Towing Co Ltd.
Peerless was owned 1904-1910 by Westminster Towing & Fishing Company, and the next known owner in 1920-1926 was Coyle Towing Co Ltd.
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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)