The fonds consists of photographs of salvage operations (1906-1910) carried out by the Bullen Dockyard (B.C. Marine Railway Company), of the first vessels salvaged by Yarrows Limited, of other ships and salvage vessels, of Admiral Sir John E. Commerell, and of the SS Princess Louise on the Fraser River (1899).
Bullen (family)The fonds consists of photographs of ships built by the Burrard Dry Dock.
Burrard Dry DockThe fonds consists of professional certificates; notebooks consisting of written notes, stories, poems, and anecdotes aboard the Empress of Japan; a notebook on the beginning of World War II with engineering notes; engine notebook on SS Scandinavian; photographs of the Empress of Japan; and, ephemera.
Bonner, Clarence John Earnell, b. 1896The fonds consists of photographs of the Victoria and Esquimalt area with an emphasis on naval ships and merchant shipping.
Hill-Tout, Charles BucklandThe fonds consists of Grant's papers as able seaman and hunter in sealing vessels operating out of Victoria, B.C. Fonds includes items such as wages for seal skins, itemized list of purchases for sealing trips, correspondence, and lists of vessels, position and dates of service.
Grant, CharlesThe fonds consists of journal of D.L. Raymond as midshipman serving on the HMS Malaya, including photographs (1922-1924); indenture and certificate of competency of E.L. Raymond; a guest book register from the HMCS Ontario (1953-1954); and photographs of naval ceremonies in Australia and New Zealand and of other naval activities.
Raymond, D.L.The fonds consists of photographs of the crossing the line ceremony on the S.F. Tolmie under heavy seas, and other crew in general. Fonds includes certificate to Frankham in the ceremony and a sound recording of an interview with Frankham describing the voyage to Sidney, Australia, in 1922 aboard the S.F. Tolmie.
Frankham, DanThe fonds consists of official papers and letters of recommendation for Captain Gosse's marine career on the CGS Estevan and for the Canadian Pacific.
Gosse, Douglas McNaughtonThe fonds consists of photographs largely of Canadian Pacific ships and clippings and ephemera relating to Canadian Pacific maritime activities.
Gerrard, E.The fonds consists of correspondence from J.S. Marshall and Company (private researchers) requesting historical information on Yarrows Ltd., carbon copy replies from Izard and Izard's notes on the topic. Fonds includes draft of manuscript "History Project - Yarrows A", with amendments and annotations by E.W. Izard.
Izard, E.W. (Edward Whittaker), b. 1888The fonds consists of certificates of discharge, certificate of marriage, awards, television script ("Empress Incident"), photographs of ships and people, video recording of film footage (1939-1941) from the Empress of Russia troop carrier with views of New Zealand, Australia and India, and ephemera relating to Empress liners.
Hammer, Eric Leslie, 1917-The fonds consists of partial log book from the SS Tees (1899-1900), signed by J. Gosse as master, and account ledger for payment of crew and outfitting of hunters for the sealing schooner Otto for 1898.
Gosse, Josiah F.The fonds consists of the engineering log book for the vessel the Salvage King en route Victoria to Liverpool, England.
Hampton, L.B.The fonds consists of account books of the costs of building the vessel Herman which was used to service the Race Rocks Lighthouse and includes the loss and recovery of the Herman from Tacoma Mill, Puget Sound, 1873.
Beckwith, H.E.The fonds consists of diaries, journals, notes and log books, all written by Peters except the log of the vessel Earl Grey. The voyages of the Sarah and the Queen of the Seas are detailed. One notebook is of correspondence from Peters on the Esk to the Barque Valparaiso. The log of the Earl Grey is written by Master John Sharp, detailing voyage from Liverpool to Valparaiso. Fonds includes letters to Peters from the Commander-in-Chief, India and from the Collector of Customs, Kurachee (Karachi). Fonds also includes charts of Indian Ocean, China, Africa, lighthouses in the British Isles, English Channel, Bay of Bristol and South America as well as Board of Trade wind charts. Also included is a plan of the Queen of the Seas, maps of England and Ireland, and an oil painting of the Queen of the Seas.
Peters, James CarterThe fonds consists of the engine room logbooks of the MV Sea Lion (1969-1970, 1971, 1974).
Sea Lion (Ship)The fonds consists of telegrams of the MV Vanlene (1970-1971), mainly instructions from the master of the vessel, and ship's papers concerning Vancouver-Japan-Vancouver-Panama voyage, cargo holds, crew lists, accounts, etc.
Vanlene (Ship)The fonds consists of Burt's Seaman's record book and certificates, including certificates of discharge. Fonds includes menus from various U.K. oceanliners.
Burt, Timothy P.A., 1942-The fonds consists of the Chief Engineers log book for the Sudbury II (1975-1976).
Sudbury II (Ship)The fonds consists of the log book of a vessel of the Canadian Pacific Navigation Company, probably the SS Charmer (1891-1892).
Canadian Pacific Navigation CompanyThe fonds consists of plans of the Empresses of Japan, China and India, watercolour painting of SS Amur, and photographs of Canadian Pacific ships.
Canadian Pacific Railway CompanyThe fonds consists of plans of a towing vessel, the SS Canora and the MV Galena Bay, photographs of a wide variety of ships and two charts.
Christoffersen, A.F.The fonds consists of photographs of pilot boats, tugs, the Bounty (replica), log booms, and explosion at Ripple Rocks and ephemera.
Unwin, Frank E.The fonds consists of steamship certificates and letters of recommendation. Fonds includes a photograph of G.B. Dyne.
Dyne, George BradleyThe fonds consists of log books of the following vessels: Island Commander (1943), Forest Friend (1920-1923), and the sealing schooner. Viva (894). Fonds includes registers of Port of Victoria warden fees (1901-1947), agreement and account of crew of foreign-going ship Dorasieward (1891) and a dossier of G. R. Newell's survey of the Nancy Dee (1962-1963), which includes correspondence, notes, and sixteen photographs. Fonds includes a drawing of the HMY Britannia.
Newell, G.R.