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Postcard of a view of a seiner in the lake with the crew of 4 pulling in the nets. The writing at the bottom right hand side that says Seining Salmon, Clayoquot Sound, BC. The photo is blurry.
On the back written in pen it discusses the boat and what the people are doing, while also explaining what parts of the boat are.

A photo of two men pulling in the seining net with another seining boat is a distance away.

Front of page contains 2 photos on seining. One is labelled as “Yankee Boy” in which you can see a boat and its tender and three people. The other photo is a picture of a man looking over the edge of the boat while holding a net.
Back of page contains 2 photos that are blurry. One is labeled in the bottom left hand side as Pipestem Inlet, Barclay Sd. The other is another landscape photo on a lake with a background of forested mountains.

The Times newspaper has a two page spread on the death of Lord Nelson, while the back has the regular newspaper personal ads etc. Within this two page spread it covers an account of the naval action surrounding Nelson’s death including how it was “the most cohesive victory that has been achieved by British skill and gallantry”. Within it there was also copies of admiralty notices, Nelson’s last telegraph, prose, and an abstract of the names of the petty officers killed and wounded in the action. There was also section on the Covent Garden Theater proprietors created an elegant compliment to the memory of Lord Nelson.
Lord Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) is a British Naval Commander known for victories in battles such as the Nile in 1798 and of Trafalgar in 1805, where he was killed. He was promoted to captain in 1779 when he was 20 during the American Revolution. He was granted knighthood after the battle of Cape St. Vincent.
Vice Admiral Collingwood (1748-1810) was partnered with Lord Nelson and was Nelson’s ssuccessor in commands. At Nelson’s death Collingwood became commander-in-chief.

Photo of the bow of “Southern Cross” docked, primarily the figurehead and ornamentation. The figurehead was made in the likeness of Lord Inchcape's daughter, Elsie Mackay, who disappeared whilst attempting to fly the Atlantic in 1928.

Photo of the first mate, Wilson on the bow the Southern Cross. He is standing with arms cross and foot resting on wire on the bow of the ship by the figure head. the bottom of the figure head and the ornamentation is visible.

Photo of 7 people on the dock, the women are aware photo is being taken, all men except one were turned away from the photographer. The back has all the names of the people in the photo. Some are illegible, including the Captain’s name, and there is a note for engineer and Wilson. Included in the picture is Violet and Tom Westinghouse. The siblings of Agnes (Westinghouse) Simpson, who is believed to be taking the photo.

This print of Alfred Howell’s artwork done in the hatching style depicts the billowing sails on a ship in the middle of the ocean. It is the 81st copy of a 100 signed prints made of the work.

This print of Alfred Howell’s artwork done in the hatching style depicts the profile of a ship with three people at the bow. The year is illegible next to his signature in the rough waves. It is the 75th copy of a 100 signed prints made of the work.

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 “Barque ‘Pamir’ Outward Bound in Tow of ‘Island Commander’”. The drawing shows the tug Island Commaner pulling a sail ship with 4 masts under a bridge surrounded by mostly forested land, with some tall buildings in the distance with many seagulls flying around. There is wear and tear and marks on the inside of the card.