Item is a photograph of Mr. Williston receiving five silver teaspoons with the centennial crest, one for each 100 hundred miles of a personal centennial project which was to run 500 miles, the equivalent of the distance to Prince George. The spoons were presented by YMCA Physical Education Director Art Burgess (left) and YMCA Secretary James A. McConnell. The run took place on the YMCA track in Victoria.
Item is a photograph of a class of elementary school children from the Craigflower School in Victoria. Ray began attending there in 1922.
Item is a photograph of the BC legislature in session. Mr. Williston is seated on the left in the front row, fourth from the speaker next to Premier W.A.C. Bennett.
Photograph depicts Mary John seated to left of Moran at table in large room with tables, chairs, and couches. Skyscraper and water visible through window in background. Accompanying note reads "Tea at the Empress! Feb/97"
Photograph depicts many individuals wearing regalia, sitting in positions on convocation stage in Victoria, B.C. Bridget Moran stands in center stage.
Photograph depicts Bridget Moran wearing regalia, and shaking hands with chancellor at the University of Victoria convocation ceremony in Victoria B.C.
Photograph depicts group of three in full regalia, sitting on stage at convocation ceremony in Victoria, B.C. Left to right: Richard Margison, Moran, unknown.
Photograph depicts group of three standing in full regalia. Curtain hangs in background. Left to right: Chancellor, Moran, Strong.
Photograph depicts Moran standing to right of unknown woman. Curtain hangs in background.
Photograph depicts Moran and Judy Kennedy.
Woman stands in walkway cleared of snow in front of tall brick home with a detailed porch, believed to be in Victoria, B.C. Woman wears long winter coat, fur hand-warmer, and large hat. It is believed this woman may be a cousin to Sarah Glassey's family, possibly through the Taylor line.
Photograph taken during Michaëlle Jean’s visit to Government House, Victoria, B.C.; see also items 2009.6.1.616 - 2009.6.1.625.
Photograph taken during Michaëlle Jean’s visit to Government House, Victoria, B.C.; see also items 2009.6.1.616 - 2009.6.1.625.
Stone wall runs in background. Photograph taken at Terrace Gardens, Government House, Victoria, BC. See item 2009.6.1.658 for similar image.
Road visible in background. Photograph taken at Government House in Victoria, B.C.
Handwritten notation accompanying print reads: “Terraces Gardens (I created 6 one for each of you) small”.
Photograph is one of 13 images printed from digital format on a CD-R featuring members of a group referred to as 'Terracites' (see item 2009.6.1.697) pictured in the gardens; see also items 2009.6.1.698 - 2009.6.1.710.
Photograph depicts a destroyer escort of the "Restigouche" class. Armament included two 3'' guns faced forward, and two sets each of 3 barelled depth charge motors.
Photograph depicts "SS Sir James Douglas," a Coastguard supply vessel, built in 1956. Astem from her is "Camsell," a full ice breaker, built in 1959. Out-of-service is CNR "SS Canora" is found in the background.
Photo depocts a road bridge in the Inner Harbour of Victoria.
Photograph depicts two cars with their front ends welded back-to-back.
Photograph depicts the "SS Patricia" leaving for Seattle. Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway trackage is visible in the foreground. Three water tank cars used for fire fighting are on the left of the picture.
Photograph depicts the east side of the upper harbour. Locomotive #6702 on Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway street trackage crossing Chatham Street in south direction and entering premises of B. Wilson Co. Ltd Cold and Frozen Storage which has a spur that will take 2 (maybe 3) box cars. The empty box car (# 18705) is about to be removed.
Photograph taken at a coal yard to the east of Tyee Road and north of Bay Street in Victoria.
Photograph depicts a trestle over the Selkirk waterfront in the Victoria harbour.
Photograph depicts temporary yards, on the western outskirts of Victoria, being part of the leased CNR's Victoria- Duncan line. On the left is Hillcrest Lumber #10, Climax, that was built in 1928. It was sold to Terry Ferguson in April, 1969 and then moved to Victoria in September, 1970. On the right is a CPR Montreal Surburban commuter car that was built in 1932, and behind that is a 1913 steam crane/
Photograph depicts a church or school on the south side of Craigflower Rd. in Victoria B.C. It is near or on the Songhees Reserve.
Photograph depicts a Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway Railway Co. privately owned caboose at the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway yard in Victoria.
Photograph depicts the end details of the Ohio Central day coach.
Photograph depicts the bridge at Goodacre Pond in Beacon Hill in Victoria, BC. Duck in foreground.
Item is a photograph of the Boy’s Parliament taken on the steps of the Legislature in Victoria. Mr. Williston is on the left in the second row from the front.
Item is a photograph of Mr. Williston completing 500 miles in his personal centennial project of running the equivalent of the distance to Prince George. The run took place on the YMCA track in Victoria.
Photograph depicts Bridget Moran standing at podium on convocation stage in Victoria, B.C.
Photograph depicts group of four in full regalia. Curtain hangs in background. Left to right: University of Victoria Chancellor, unknown, Moran, Strong.
Photograph of several vessels within Victoria's outer wharf. Annotation on recto reads: "Empire Series. Outer Wharf, Victoria, BC."
Photograph depicts the east side of the upper harbour. Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway locomotive #6702 that is returning with an empty box car #18705 at th point where Chatham Street meets State Street (located north of where the photograph was taken). Looking north at the train moving south. Currently 4 spurs on State st. There is a cement plant. The "m/c" works with two others. Except for the cement plant, little or not much is used.
Photograph depicts the east side of the upper harbour. Locomotive #6702 coupling up to empty box cars located on premises of B. Wilson Co. Ltd. Cold and Frozen Storage. Looking south in the photograph with Chatham Street in the foreground.
Photograph depicts the east side of the upper harbour. The Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway has street railway trackage from the east end of Esquimalt bridge along State street with spurs leaving off, plus a freight terminal between Chatham and Discovery Streets. Locomotive #6702 travelling north at State Street and is about to turn east to freight terminal.
Photograph depicts the CNR main line from Victoria to Duncan. Image captured looking south from Gorge Road towards a Selkirk water trestle. The line behind the camera was in regular use to the Cedar Hill Grass Roads spur. The main line beside the Island highway ran west out of Victoria.
Photograph depicts the entrance to the CNR yards on the west side of the Selkirk waterfront in Victoria. A trestle bridge is immediately behind the camera.
Photograph depicts the HMCS St. Croix that was built by Marine Industries Ltd. Of the Restigouche class and was one of the 22 Canadian destroyer escorts.
Photograph depicts "W.J Stewart," of Ottawa, that is located on the mid-left with two masts, and "Vector," found on the mid-right with one mast. Both were believed to be hydrographic vessels, painted in white and cream which were not Coastguard colours. Taken on the Upper Harbour of Victoria, at the Coastguard wharf.