Item 2021.023.0002 - Photograph of a sailboat

Title and statement of responsibility area

Title proper

Photograph of a sailboat

General material designation

  • Graphic material

Level of description

Item

Reference code

2021.023.0002

Dates of creation area

Date(s)

  • 1920s (Creation)

Physical description area

Physical description

1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm

Archival description area

Name of creator

(unknown-)

Biographical history

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 spentRead more

Scope and content

A photograph depicting a sailboat in the foreground, with another boat in the distance and land in the background. The back states that this ship (possibly the Canadia.) raced against the Bluenose in the 1920s. The photo has some creases.

Notes area

Language of material

  • English

Restrictions on access

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