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British Columbia historical photograph collection
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Vancouver B.C. harbor scene taken from the air.

Taped on verso: "Please give names of and explain these piers, indicating them for our present convenience as 1, 2, 3 and 4, reading from the area of smoke at left-handed side. Also what are two areas of water in the background, and special points of interest in the railway portion running under the approach of the pier?
We do not suppose that it would be possible for you to procure, through some Oriental lines, pictures of boats with Canadian grain entering foreign harbors, but it would be the last link in our chain, so we venture to place the suggestion before you."

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Wallaceburg, Ont.

On verso: "A scene showing the shipping and logging activity on the Sydenham River.
Notice the dark building on the right bank.
It was here that the famous Lee-Enfield Rifle was invented by William Lee in 1878. Mr. Lee also created the first typewriting machine in conjunction with Remington-Rand.
White oak went from Wallaceburg to England for shipbuilding. Red oak was shipped to the West Indies for rum barrels. Elm was manufactured into flour barrels and cordwood was shipped to Detroit Michigan."

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Interior of house.

On verso: "Taken from an album which was sent to auction after the death of Miss May Keith of Vancouver. In the same album was a photo of Dorothy Waghorn who was a neighbor of Miss Keith while living on Beach ave. Dorothy is now married to Field Marshal Montgomery's brother. Jan. 1959. E. Harris."

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