Item 2023.002.0009 - Postcard of the DGS Samson crew and government surveying party

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Postcard of the DGS Samson crew and government surveying party

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2023.002.0009

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  • pre-1950 (Creation)
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1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 17 cm on card 13.5 x 21.5 cm

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(1951-2023)

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Teresa Anne Haggart (1951-2023) (Teri) was a single mother, a dedicated elementary school teacher and librarian. She spent her whole life in Victoria, and she went to the University of Victoria for a degree in education. She spent most of her 30-year career at Cardova bay Elementary. In her retirement she volunteered at the Government House gardens and archives. She passed away in 2023.

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The photo shows 27 men standing on the ship in front of the bridge. The annotation on the back says: This is the crew of the DGS Samson and the Government Surveying party bound for the (illegible) with the initials JSK (James Stanley Keefe). 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.

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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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