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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 donor, Elizabeth Stanlake. The two Christmas cards were sent to her grandfather, Joseph Dakers, as he was good friends with Harold Elworthy, who founded Island Tug and Barge as they grew up together. The original owners of the photos are unknown as they were found in the family home and either belonged to Bill Mills or Joseph Dakers. The photos of the tugs and the wreck of Kenkon Maru III were taken by a friend of Bill Mills named Arthur.
The fonds consists 11 items.
There are 2 series:
Christmas cards, containing 2 cards
Island Tug and barge, containing 3 photos
6 at the item level not in a series

Fonds consists of reports on the salvage operations conducted by Island Tug & Barge Company Vessels.

1. Report on the salvage of M/V Lefkipos, 15 March 1966. Incomplete (missing)
2. Report on the salvage of the freighter SS Georgidore, by the salvage vessel Sudbury II, 30 October 1959. Also includes copy of Lloyd’s Standard Form of Salvage Agreement, dated 31 October 1959, a chart, some photographs, and copy of “Salvage Ships at Work” pamphlet.
3. Report salvage operations SS Tonsina, 20 January 1965.
4. Report on the salvage of the Packer Seamaid, 11 October 1960.
5. Report on the salvage of the freighter S.S. Makedonia by the salvage vessel SS Sudbury, 12 December 1955. Also includes copy of Lloyd’s Standard Form of Salvage Agreement, copies of SS Sudbury chief officer’s log book, and S.S. Sudbury chief engineer’s log book.
6. Report on the salvage of SS Glafkos, 1 January 1962. Also includes copy of Lloyd’s Standard Form of Salvage Agreement, dated 4 January 1962, a sequence of events chart, photographs, and a copy of “Salvage Ships at Work” pamphlet.

Also includes 6 scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings dating from 1946 to 1948 and 1952 o 1961 and 6 albums containing an index for the Island Tug & Barge negative cabinet.

Fonds consists of a drawing of Fort Victoria ca. 1857.

Fonds consists of quotation from the poem "The Antarctic" by Robert Service written in the handwriting of Ernest Shackleton and signed by him.

Fonds consists of documents relating to HMCS Skeena including A station card and a card containing the names of personnel from her maiden voyage from Portland, England to Esquimalt, British Columbia 25 June 1931 and a handmade booklet titled "Crossing the Line: HMCS Skeena: 4th February 1938" containing crossing the line ceremony procedures. The front cover is hand-drawn and E.R. Nutter's signature is on the front in green ink.

Fonds also includes a magazine titled "Programme of the Coronation Review of the Fleet by His Majesty the King" dated 20 May 1937 and published under the authority of the Portsmouth Navy Week Committee, a programme for "The Royal Canadian Navy presents Meet the Navy" published by the Directorate of Special Services, and a March 1940 issue of "Bos'n's call" magazine published by HMS Naden.

Fonds consists of a Yarrows Limited booklet/magazine detailing the story of past accomplishments and present facilities of Yarrows Ltd. using pictures and articles.

Fonds consist of photographs of the HMCS Ontario and its crew in Vancouver.

Fonds consist of photographs of the HMCS Ontario and its crew in Vancouver.

Fonds consists of a commemorative book regarding RMS Queen Mary. Includes some newspaper clippings glued into some of the first and last pages.

Fonds consists of 16 logbooks of the motor yacht Discover Isle, written by Captain Beaumont. Also includes a photograph of the yacht.