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joke contract
CA RRU 2011.020-020-005-3-002 · Item
Part of Royal Roads Military College

Handmade contract issued by class mates as a result of not disclosing birthday. Text reads: "S/C bass on the 5 Oct 74 had a birthday which he neglected to tell us about. Fraser Flight is hereby contracted to have S/C Bass hit the showers RFN"

CA RRU 025-001-2-02-002 · Item · 1910
Part of Hatley Park Collection

Newly completed Hatley Castle from site of future croquet lawn (before Italian and croquet are installed). Note screens on west end of terrace. Hatley Castle was designed by renowned British Columbia architect Samuel Maclure for James Dunsmuir. Using only the finest materials, builders, stonemasons and detail carpenters only took 18 months to construct the building from 1908 until 1910.

CA RRU 025-001-5-01-002 · Item · 1913-1920
Part of Hatley Park Collection

Newly installed two humped bridge to island and young landscaping on the island. Castle is visible in the background. The upper Japanese garden at Hatley Park was designed by Japanese landscape architect Isaburo Kishida. The garden was installed in 1909 and developed by Tadashi Noda from 1913-1927.