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Fonds consists of a photostat of a Poem called "Chief Douglas's Daughter". It is a poem written by Ben Griffin, prefactor of Boomerang Inn, giving an account of the elopement of Alice, daughter of Sir James Douglas, with Charles Good, the then Colonial Secretary, ca. 1861. Charles Good was the donor's Great Uncle - the "Drake" referred to in the poem was the Grandfather of Montague Drake.

Fonds consists of a handwriten letter and data salvages from the wreck of the Strathan, 1900. The letter is dated 29 September 1899 from Bee to George F. Wake, Esq. Also, a photograph of a young lady, presumed to be Bee. The two envelopes addressed to Mr. Wake are torn.

Fonds consists a booklet titled "General Directions for Dazzle-Painting (Illustrated)". Taped inside the front cover of the booklet is a letter of commersation from the supervisor, dazzle section, Margot Moser, dated 1919. The first two fly leaf pages contain signatures of all those who worked in the section including Norman Wilkinson, Montague Dawson, etc.

Travel schedules for BC Ferries, travelling throughout southern Vancouver Island. 19 unique brochures, with some duplicates.

Fonds consists of B.C. Ferries ephemera collected by travellers between 1963 and 1985.

L3354
M/V Queen of Esquimalt dinner menu.

L4511
British Columbia Ferry Corporation memento certificate recognizing the carrying of 100 millionth passenger, dated 18 March 1978, signed by Honourable Sam Bawlf.

984.053.0001
Promotional pamphlet for M/V Queen of the North and M/V Queen of Prince Rupert.

985.050.0001
May/June 1985 issue of "Dolphi", the B.C. Ferries Newsletter.

989.051.0001-0019
B.C. Ferries schedules and maps for voyages between Vancouver, Vancouver Island, Gulf Islands, and the sunshine coast, dating from 1963 to 1977.

997.050.0001
Slide carousel, in original box, with 108 slides featuring photographs of B.C. Ferries lifeboats and life rafts.

997.051.0001
Slide carousel, in original box, with 121 slides featuring primarily photographs of parts of ships.

Fonds consists of a photocopy of Coombe's diary of voyages from 1886 to 1895. The diary details events, deaths, winds, and weather on voyages. Also lists ships that Coombe served on.

Fonds consists of
A 29 December 1939 issue of 'The Mid-Ocean and Colonial Government Gazette" newspaper,
A programme of the coronation celebrations in Shanghai China, 12 May 1937 and a programme supplement sea shanties,
A topographic map of the Panama Canal and Canal Zone, 1915,
General correspondence dating to 1945 and 1946,
And, a 1 April 1939 issue of "The Illustrated London News".

Fonds consists of a German book titled "Bremen in der Deutschen Revolution" (Bremen in the German Revolution), published 1919. Book was taken from M/V Weser.

Fonds consists of a handbook of signalling, 1913.

Fonds consists of an engineering 3rd class mid-term test paper dated 16 December 1968 and associated study material from the Department of Transportation, Steamship Inspection Service and Marine Engineering Division.