"Niagara [and] Empress of Asia"
- RBSC-ARC-1679-CC-PH-90-1-CC-PH-09427
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- [1914?]
Two steamships at a pier, presumably in Vancouver.
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"Niagara [and] Empress of Asia"
Two steamships at a pier, presumably in Vancouver.
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Image of two steamships docked at a pier, presumably in Vancouver.
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Text below image reads "Leaving Victoria for the Orient usually at 5 pm (note direction of setting sun from the West, low down)".
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Text below images reads "For the 1st time, note round ports on bridge & canvas covered bridge above. Arriving at Victoria circa early 1914?"
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Text below image reads "An early picture--note bridge ports and bridge deck at stern (still not extended yet)".
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Image of the builder's trial runs of the Empress of Asia
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[Barograph of a stormy trip on the Empress of Asia, November 10-23, 1930]
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Image of the Empress of Asia, presumably taken in Vancouver. Image is taken through a concrete archway, possibly in Stanley Park.
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[Boys watching the Empress of Asia sail]
Image of three boys watching the Empress of Asia sail away, presumably in Vancouver. Text below image reads "Last schedule voyage ended in Vancouver January 11, 1941. Left Vancouver to was Jan. 13, 1941 and never to return."
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Image of the Empress of Asia, presumably sailing into the inlet of Vancouver.
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Image of the Empress of Asia, presumably in British Columbia being pulled by a tug boat.
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Image of a map with legend and chart. Possibly from the same collection of Captain L.D. Douglas.
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[Two men ride carved elephants]
Harry Pollard, ship photographer, and another man pretend to ride carved elephants.
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Harry Pollard, ship photographer, and another man sit astride small carvings of elephants.
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A man stands on the head of a large stone statue of a turtle, location unknown.
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Avenue of Sphinxes at the Entrance to the Temple of Karnak, Luxor, Egypt
A long passageway lined with statues of the sphinx.
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Mohammedan at Prayer, Within the Alabaster Mosque, Cairo, Egypt
A man with his forehead pressed to the ground in prayer.
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Four large statues each missing heads stand guard at an entryway.
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A view of a variety of buildings including some mosques and minarets.
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Two Obelisks of Queen Hathshepset and Her Father Thotmesi
Two large stone obelisks. The caption continues: "That of the Queen on the right is 97 ft. high- the loftiest in the world - made of one piece of granite. Temple of Karnak. Luxor, Egypt".
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Moden Egyptian Girls on the way to the Well in the Vicinity of the Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Egypt
Two young girls with clay vessels balanced on their heads.
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Egyptian Woman Wearing the Yasmak, the Veil, Adopted by Mohammedan Women when Appearing in Public.
A portrait of a woman in a veil.
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On the Summit of the Great Pyramid, Near Cairo, Egypt
Harry Pollard, cruise photographer, Deane H. Dickason, cruise lecturer and press representative, and J.P. Lung Amarajah (simply identified as being 'from India') sit on large inscribed stones, with tea off to the side.
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Mohammedan Woman of the Streets of Tiberias, Palestine
A woman, fully veiled, walks along a cobblestone street, past stone walls and brick houses.
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Arab Type in the Streets of Jerusalem
A close-up of an Arab man sitting on chair.
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Bedouin Girl on the Shores of the Dead Sea 1312 Feet Below Sea Level, Palestine
A young woman in local garb points out to the sea.
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Four men sit in the street and drink coffee with two policemen in the background.
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A small furry donkey.
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Typical Arab Shop in the Heart of the Present-Day City of Jerusalem
Two men sit at a shop selling a variety of goods.
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A small mosque with a low stone wall.
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A small house in what appears to be rural Algeria.
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Ships in the harbour with the city in the background, Algiers, Algeria.
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Six women sit on the deck of a ship.
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A city harbour with skyscrapers, likely in either New York or New Jersey.
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A photograph looking between a ship and a dock. Streamers hang down between the two.
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A postcard depicting a rocky field with mist and buildings in the background.
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A postcard depicting a Hawaiian Island with the sun setting behind the clouds.
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A postcard which depicts a ship sailing out of harbour. Some people on the ship are trailing long strings held onto at the other end by people on shore, creating a large web of string trailing from the ship.
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A postcard depicting a large ship at dock. Many of the people on board hold a string the other end of which is held by someone on shore, creating a large web of string. Somewhere in Japan.
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A postcard depicting people at a dock with ships in the background.
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Galle Face Hotel, Colombo, Ceylon
A postcard depicting a large hotel by the sea in Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka).
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A postcard depicting two men with a donkey fording a stream, somewhere in Ceylon (Sri Lanka).
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Jumping Well of Dargah Nizam Uddin Aulia
A postcard depicting some of the buildings among the Delhi Fort, Delhi, India.
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A postcard depicting an intricately carved screen in Delhi Fort, Delhi, India.
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A postcard depicting an ornately carved grate within one of the rooms in Delhi Fort, Delhi, India.
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A postcard depicting the 'hall of private audiences' within Delhi Fort, Delhi, India.
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A postcard depicting a fort with a long and tall brick enclosure, in Delhi, India.
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A postcard depicting ruins along with a large ornate building in the distance, in Delhi, India.
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A postcard depicting a mosque with people, animals, and shops in the foreground, in Delhi, India.
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A postcard of a large ornate building and gardens in Delhi, India.
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