Item 2021.023.0005 - Island Tug And Barge Christmas Card

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Island Tug And Barge Christmas Card

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2021.023.0005

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  • 1924 - 1970 (Creation)

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1 cm of textual records (1 card ; 25 x 32.5 cm)

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(unknown-)

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Elizabeth Stanlake currently resides in north Saanich, BC. Her grandfather Joseph Dakers was good friends with Harold Elworthy, who founded Island Tug & Barge. Joseph Dakers was a native Victorian born in 1890. He was a well-known athlete and spent his career with Canada customs, ending up as the head customs officer for the Port of Victoria. Bill Mills was the husband of Elizabeth Stanlake’s great aunt.

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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.

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  • English

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    All requests for use must be made through the MMBC Research Request program (http://mmbc.bc.ca/collections/library-and-archives/research/). Please note that fees may apply.

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