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Three people standing with Hull of H.M. Schooner Nancy, as recovered from the Nottawasaga River, Oct 1927

Caption glued to face of photograph: "Hull of H.M. Schooner Nancy as recovered from the Nottawasaga river. October, 1927. Close-up of stem, showing (lower left corner) scarphing to keel, fastened with iron straps, as perfect as when completed in 138 years before. -- Photograph by C.H.J. Snider, Chairman Historical Section, Nancy Committee. - Copyright."

Three people standing with hull.

Snider, C.H.J.

Third annual graduation banquet, Japanese Students Club of University of British Columbia held at Fuji Chop Suey on May 1st 1935.

People identified on page taped to front of photograph: "Front row from L. to R. Mrs. Higashi, Mrs. Hori, Dr. S. Saita, Ed. Ouchi, President Klink, Tsuneo Kondo, Consul Ko Ishii, Hiroshi Okuda, Daniel Washimoto, Nobuichi Yamaoka, Takashi Komiyama.
2nd row. George Kato, Rigenda Sumida, Albert Takimoto, Mr. T Sato, Yuriko Mizuno, Dr. M. Miyazaki, Hajime Suzuki, Teiji Kato, Eiji Yatabe, Kiyoshi Shibuya, Sakaru Saiga, Mary Kato, ---. Mr. Hori.
Back row. ----, ----, Mr. Juzo Suzuki, Mr. Yatabe, Mr. Yoshida, Korenaga, Banno, Shuichi Kusaka, Dr. Hiroshi Kamitakahara, ---. K. Kitamura, Tatsuo Sanmiya, ---."

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The temple at Avebury, England, a restoration after J. Britton.

Text on front: "The Great Stone Circle, it is said, was approached by two avenues of 200 stones each, which took a sinuous course south-east and south-west and represented a snake transmitted through a circle. Stukeley puts its foundation at 1859 B.C., the year of the death of Sarah, Abraham's wife, Lord Avebury has said: "The pretty little village of Avebury, like some beautiful parasite, has grown up at the expense and in the midst of the ancient temple." "

Tomkins & Barrett.

The site of Kootenae House, built by David Thompson in July 1807

Shows remains of chimney bottoms. -- Man in center is Michel Pete, a Kootenay.

Note on back : "Site of Old Kootenay Fort of the Northwest Company at the mouth of Toby Creek emptying into Columbia river two miles north of Windermere Lake in Kootenay Dist., B.C.; Michel Pete of the Kootenay tribe in center, who identified the spot by descriptions from his aged mother."

Elliott, T. C.

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