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1917 - 1943 (Creation)
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- Walter Wolston Litster
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32 photographs : b&w
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Walter was born in 1886 in Scotland. In 1917, he obtained his third class engineer license. He worked on the S.S. Camosun in 1918. He invented and obtained a patent for a safety device for burners in 1925. He was married to Bertha Claribel (Belle), nee Grant.
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Series contains photographs and photographic postcards of B.C. shipwrecks, vessels, and one travel postcard. Some of the vessels are identifiable as Mariposa, SS Princess Sophia, SS Prince Robert, SS Princess May, Burrard Chief, Walronda, RMS Empress of Canada.
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Glenda Perry
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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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- SS Prince Robert (ship) (Subject)
- SS Princess Sophia (ship) (Subject)
- SS Princess May (ship) (Subject)
- RMS Empress of Canada (ship) (Subject)
- Canadian Pacific Railway Company (Subject)
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RAD, July 2008 version, Canadian Council of Archives.
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03 July 2024