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Esquimalt Chapter No. 41 Order of the Eastern Starr 1933. The donor's grandmother, Marjorie Hill, is in the first row second from the left.

Royal Princess Margaret (sister to Queen Elizabeth II) on her visit to Victoria, BC in 1958.

Passenger vessel SS Princess Marguerite. The ship was a ferry from 1925-1941. In 1942 she was commissioned for the war effort and a torpedo was her demise.

Unidentified ferry on coastal waters

Mrs. Margaret Munro (nee Gunn) in the doorway of the family bakery at 1315 Esquimalt Road. Photo shows baked goods clearly through the window. The business was subsequently owned by J.R. McPherson and the Durrant Family. Munro family also ran a bakery

Dix Confectionary - 899 Esquimalt Road. Proprietors Alfred Ernest and Emma Richards. Later became Super Low Cost Food Store. Demolished ca. 2024

Dennis Café opened by donor's dad after WWII. Was open from 1948-1951 at 1323 Esquimalt Road.

Front view of Colville Grocery neighbourhood store at 1186 Colville Road prior to its demolition c. 2003 to make way for a new townhouse development.

Back of photo reads, "Dr. Alyward on the left & Pop Morgan on the right. East end of old Macaulay Pt. Golf Course Club House and Bowden's house in the background…".

Esquimalt High School in the big snow of 1996. Taken from Colville Road.