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Ernest Shackleton's ship stuck in ice
Ernest Shackleton's ship stuck in ice
CA RRU 025-002-1-6-113 · Item · 1900-1910
Part of K. McCann

This picture shows a ship stuck in ice. Although captioned as Shackleton's ship, this is quite likely the RRS Discovery, captained by Robert Falcon Scott. It became stuck in ice on the expedition to the South Pole in 1902. Shackleton was part of the crew during this voyage.
Ephemera
CA RRU 025-002-2 · Series · ca. 1890-1965, predominant 1908-1940
Part of K. McCann

The signed Crimson Paradise brochure is from the premiere of the film in Victoria on December 14, 1933. Kathleen (Dunsmuir) Humphreys helped finance and acted in the Kenneth Bishop film.
The 25 page Maynard auction catalogue lists the contents of Hatley Park that were for sale during the week long auction, June 1-6, 1939.
The Dolaura visitors book for the Dunsmuir family yacht was started in June of 1908. Although the family owned the yacht until 1920, the book fell out of use after 1911 until it was revived as the visitors book for Dola (Dunsmuir) Cavendish's home, also known as Dolaura. Names in this section of the book date from 1942-1965.
Enrollment - Newspaper clippings
Enrollment - Newspaper clippings
CA RRU 2011.020-020-005-1-007 · Item
Part of Royal Roads Military College

Two newspaper clippings from Edmonton newspapers. Note from creator: "I'm not sure if these came from a local paper or the Edmonton Journal as these were clippings cut out by my mother."
Engineering Workshop & Storage Building
CA RRU 2011.020-I-2-1-14 · File · 1960 - ?
Part of Royal Roads Military College

This file contains a book of architectural drawings pertaining to various buildings- it is cross-referenced to those buildings, but it sits in this file because it contains the only architectural drawings of the storage building and the only plans of the engineering workshop within the collection.
Elinor Dunsmuir at Hatley Park
Elinor Dunsmuir at Hatley Park
CA RRU 025-002-1-1-94 · Item · 1920-1937
Part of K. McCann

Elinor Dunsmuir can be seen at the bottom of this image. Her body has been scribbled out in pen.