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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.

The photo shows 24 men on different parts of the boat for the photo, including laying on the roof. The boat has an a-frame crane at the stern. The photos is slightly faded. The annotation on the back says: This is the DGS Samson & Crew with the initials JSK
DGS stood for Dominion Government ship and by the 1950s the term Dominion of Canada was no longer used by the United Kingdom. Parts of the image have faded and the card has some slight creases.

Photo of a view from shore of the Johnson Street Bridge raised with a boat going under. Photo held onto the navy blue mat board by one side. Enlarged reproduction of original photograph. The photo is blurry. Photograph by Bill Mason. The back says Victoria whaling boats.

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.

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

Photo of a view from the shore of the Tofino lifeboat station and the ramp protruding from the building into the water.

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.

A photo looking towards the coast from the deck of one whaling vessel towards another. Photo held onto the beige mat board by one side. Enlarged reproduction of original photograph. The photo is blurry.

Photo of a whale in a whaling station, with a majority of the photo being taken up by the whale’s body, with a view of a cut into the blubber of the abdomen. Information on the back says that it is a rendering plant. Photo held onto the cream mat board by one side. Enlarged reproduction of original photograph. The photo is blurry. Photograph by Bill Mason.