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Description
Photograph originally taken by Stephen Allen Spencer on May 24, 1904 at the inner harbour. “War canoe” races were once the featured event of Victoria Day celebrations in Victoria.
Printed below picture ‘Indian Canoe Race Victoria’ and ‘Photo by “Trio”, Victoria B.C. ‘
Written in blank space to left “course de cannots Indiens a Victoria”.
Mailed to Paris France, postmark 'VICTORIA B.C. JUN 10 1905(?)'
Smudge top left. Small corner crease UR. Smudge on back.
Trio Photograph & Supply Co., operated by Ernest W. Crocker (1877-1968) was active in Victoria in 1908-1946 (“Camera Workers…” online, vol. 2).
