Item 2021.023.0006 - Postcard of the tug Peerless

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Postcard of the tug Peerless

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Item

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2021.023.0006

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Date(s)

  • 1910s-1920s (Creation)

Physical description area

Physical description

1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm

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Name of creator

Stanlake, Elizabeth (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 spent ... »

Scope and content

The back of the postcard has the annotation that Peerless was built in 1904 in New Westminster. The photo is a profile view of the tug Peerless with three men visible with a forested coast in the background.
Peerless was owned 1904-1910 by Westminster ... »

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Language of material

  • 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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