The fonds consists of photos, ship plans, maps, and lists and paperwork. Besides the maps, the rest of the material is related to Princess Marguerite and Princess Patricia, except for the 9 items below.

The fonds consists of:
2 series-Princess Marguerite; Cartographic
5 subseries-Princess Marguerite Manuals, Ship Plans, Reference Lists, Inspection Photos, Evacuation Raft Photos
9 items
Items: 0014-18, 0028, 0059, 0066, 0084

0014: 1 photograph : b&w ; 37.5 x 49.5 cm
Photo of 21 people on the deck but only 4 people’s faces are visible. The four are in uniform standing in front of a 6” gun behind the guardrail of the ship. There are people and a ship in the background that are blurs because they were moving at the time the photo was taken. There is a noticeable black hole in the hull of the ship and marks in the photo that transferred from the print making from the negative where it had been burned. The photo was made from a negative from the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum Photographic Archive that was within the Harland & Wolff Collection.

Harland & Wolff is a British shipbuilding company who is most famous for their ocean liners, including the Titanic.

0015: 1 technical drawing : b&w mylar ; 37 x 50 cm
The technical drawing is the general arrangement of the TSS Cardena. The Cardena was built in 1923 and was broken up in 1961 by Capital Iron & Metals Co. Ltd.

0016: 1 technical drawing : 28 x 62 cm
This drawing from 1 September 1941 shows the repairs to the Williamshead Port Angeles Sub. Cable that was copied from the BC Telephone Blueprint No.-D14256. Submarine cables were laid on the seabed to carry telecommunication signals across the ocean. They were first used in the 1850s and have changed over time with developing technology.

0017: 1 map : b&w, annotations ; 61 x 49 cm
The 1948 map shows the William Head Port Angeles Cable Route that was taken from marine chart 6382. Submarine cables were laid on the seabed to carry telecommunication signals across the ocean. They were first used in the 1850s and have changed over time with developing technology.

0018: 1 booklet : 28 x 23 cm
The Diving Apparatus Manual from the John Date
John Date Diving company was the only diving company that produced diving helmets in Canada in the early 1800s onwards. The manual has a stamp from Brown, Fraser & Co., Ltd., who are the succesors to Dominion Equipment & Supply Co., Ltd for Mining, municipal and Contractors’ Machinery and Supplies.
It has 56 artist renderings that accurately depict the several types of diving related equipment that was once sold by the John Date Company. These period depictions show Helmets, Pumps, Helmet fittings, Diving dresses, Diver telephonic apparatus, Air hose and fittings, Weights and boots, Submarine electric lamps and lanterns, and other interesting items.

0028: 1 print: b&w and some colour; 42.5 x 35.5 cm
The print of a steering wheel and steering gear and part of rudder stock is a drawing adapted from A. Cambell Holms, Practical Shipbuilding (London, New York, Bombay and Calcutta: Longmans, Green & Co, 1908). On the print there is also information about a Steering Wheel from the Riversdale built by W. Hamilton & Co. at Port Glasgow, Scotland in 1894; and Steering Gear and Part of rudder stock from the ship Blairmore built by A. McMillan & Son in 1893 in Scotland. These were donated somewhere by Crown Zellerbach Corporation, and Morris Greene Industries and Capital Iron & Metals, Ltd. respectfully.

0059: 1 photograph : b&w ; 39.5 x 50 cm on card
This photo printed on a board shows a ferry in the water from above. The name is illegible because of the blur.

0066: 1 card: 15 x 23 cm
The card has a copy of the painting of “Pacific Swift” by Harry Heine on the front, with information about the artist and the ship on the back, with a blank interior. The painting was made in 1986, which is the year the ship was built, and it shows the square topsail schooner Pacific Swift at sea with a ferry in the background. The vessel was built as a working exhibit for Expo ’86 in Vancouver and was the newest addition to the SALTS fleet
The 1986 copyright for the image belongs to SALTS.

0084: 1 card: 15 x 23 cm
The card has a copy of the painting of “Swift” by Harry Heine on the front, with information about the artist and the ship on the back, with a some writing inside. The Swift depicted is a replica of the original (1778) which was built in 1938. Provided from the card: The Swift of Ipswich has voyaged successfully for many years and this rendering of her depicts many vessels of the period which first penetrated the rock-bound coves and inlets of British Columbia.
Inside is a note on a SALTS auction to someone who donated an oil lamp to the auction from John Darling on behalf of SALTS.
The 1986 copyright for the image belongs to SALTS.

This series of 6 photos show different stages of the use of the evacuation slide. They show: the slide being inflated, the slide almost completely inflated with the landing pad being inflated, people going down the slide, the inflation of the covered life rafts, people in the life rafts. In all of these photos there is a crowd on the deck with some people wearing life jackets watching the proceedings. Docked next to the ship is the “Prince George”.

This series of photos show the underwater body of a ship in a drydock that appears to be in for barnacle removal. The focus is on the barnacles that cover the hull, with the photos showing different parts of the underwater body. There are a couple of photos that show the propellers, which also have some barnacles on them along with some bent pieces. It is possible to see a wooden beam between the underwater body and the rest of the hull at midship. In one photo it is possible to see an open cargo gangway door.

Founds consists of documents and advertising material related to the Princess Marguerite including brochures from the 1975 inaugural sailing of the Princess Marguerite II and the campaign to reinstate the ferry service with the Princess Marguerite III and a scrapbook style book titled "Princess Marguerite - The Story of a "Ferry" Princess".

The Princess Marguerite was a small luxury liner built in 1948 in Scotland by the Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Company Limited for Canadian Pacific Steamships. She and her sister ship, Princess Patricia, were designed to run the triangle route between Vancouver, Victoria and Seattle during the summer months. She arrived to Victoria April 6th 1949 and entered service April 28. In the early-mid 1970s she went through a conversion at Yarrows Ltd. She was taken out of service in the 1970s, returned to service in the 80s until her retirement in 1989. Although effort was put into keeping Princess Marguerite in Victoria waters she left in 1992.
The items in this series are clearly labeled or were in an envelope that was labelled with other Princess Marguerite items.

The series contains:
5 subseries: Manuals, Ship Plans, Reference Lists, Inspection Photos, Evacuation Photos
1 photograph

0058: 1 photograph ; col.; 9 x 11 cm
This colour fuzzy colour photograph shows a row of cars on the car deck of a ferry. There is a person in the background of the photo. The photo was taken near the stairway up to the passenger decks.

The following lists show what the ships were outfitted with including kitchen, main pantry, and mess tables. New list was made once more things were put into the ships, which is why there are multiple copies. The items in this series are clearly labeled or were in an envelope that was labelled with other Princess Marguerite items.
Princess Marguerite and Princess Patrician Electrical Spares Stored at Base Port
No. 730 “Princess Patricia” list of outfit supplied by shipbuilders. Chief engineer. March 1949
No. 730 “Princess Patricia” list of outfit supplied by shipbuilders. Chief engineer. April 1949
No. 730 “Princess Patricia” list of outfit supplied by shipbuilders. Chief engineer. March 1949
“Princess Marguerite” and “Princess Patricia” list of electrical plans “as fitted” owners copies. May 1949
Ship No 729“Princess Marguerite” and Ship No730 “Princess Patricia Electrical Spares Stored at base Port. May 1949.
Ship No 729“Princess Marguerite” and Ship No730 “Princess Patricia Electrical Spares. May 1949

There are 2 paper technical drawings, and the rest are on drafting linen. Writing and other markings are done in pencil, coloured pencil and marker. There are also some holes and fading in some areas from wear. These plans are stamped by Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. and are signed and dated.

The technical drawings:
General Arrangement: House Tops
General Arrangement: Boat Deck
Framing Expansion
Shell Expansion
Bilge and Ballast Arrangements
General Arrangement: Promenade Deck (Paper)-note on it says copy for Seattle
Coffee Shop, Ice Cream and Softdrink Booth Arrangement (paper)-for both Princess Marguerite and Princess Patricia
General Arrangement: Main Deck
Capacity Plan for Princess Patricia
General Arrangement: Upper Deck
General Arrangement: Hold
General Arrangement: Orlop Deck