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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.

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.

The postcard shows an image of a profile view of the tug Olive M close to the coastline, with a Cliffside behind the tug. The back annotations states that Olive M was built in 1911 in Vancouver and was acquired by Island Tug & Barge in 1948 and renamed Sea King I. The postcard was sent to Bill Mills from Arthur with the note “A picture of Olive M at Bull Pass”.

A photograph from across a lake towards a village during winter, and what appears to be six buildings. The back says: union bay last winter the chief took this sometime during 1910-1920. The edges of the photo are faded and there are some creases.
Union Bay is on the east coast of Vancouver Island in the Comox Valley, the territory of Pentl’ach and Komoks people, that used to be a major shipping port for the Union Coal Company. The Union Bay Historical Society was formed in 1989 to preserve historic buildings, with a group of them relocated and restored on what is now known as Historic Row including the 1913 post office and the old jailhouse. The wharves that had been opened in 1889 at the time had been some of the largest in BC, and in 1914 the extension of the railroad reached Union Bay. The final sailing ship to load coal at the wharves was the Pamir in 1946.

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 Columbia Mills Tug & barge Co.Ltd. 1943-1944 she was requisitioned as a Canadian Naval Auxiliary Vessel/Tender

The photo shows the Kenkon Maru III being towed by a couple of boats. The annotation on the back: Kenkon Maru III being pulled off Belle Chain Reef January 1916. The photos has scuff marks. 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.

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.

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 in Scotland in 1920, the Repulse was built in 1916, they were built as warships for the British Royal Navy. They visited on 25 June 1924.

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.

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 Edward Goodall of the “Towing of the Battleship ‘Alamirante Latorre’ Chile to Japan”. The tug Cambrian Salvor pulling a military ship with clouds in the sky and a seagull near the bottom left corner near the signature. There is some slight discolouration.