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One big tree

Postcard of several people posing on a felled giant fir tree. Caption on postcard : "THIS FIR GIANT MEASURED 417 FT. IN HEIGHT WITH A CLEAR 300 FT. TO THE FIRST LIMB. AT THE BUTT IT WAS 25 FT. THROUGH WITH BARK 16 IN. THICK. ITS CIRCUMFERENCE BEING 77 FT.; 207 FT. FROM THE GROUND ITS DIAMETER WAS 9 FEET. FELLED NEAR VANCOUVER IN AUGUST '95 BY GEORGE CARY, WHO IS SEEN UPON THE LADDER." Handwritten inscription below caption : "1895" and inscription on verso : "Sam Steeves / 406 . 3rd ave / New Westminster"

Rainbow Lodge 25th reunion

Photograph of the crowd on the dance floor at the Rainbow Lodge 25th Reunion at the Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver.

Rainbow Lodge 25th reunion

Alex and Myrtle Philip receiving their gift of a barometer at the Rainbow Lodge 25th reunion party at the Commodore Ballroom.

Myrtle and Alex Philip in Vancouver

Annotation on the reverse of the photo reads: "Alex and Myrtle Philip, Vancouver, B.C. March 1965 on balcony of their apt in Cambie Plaza, taken on Mattie Moore, Bill and Alma Philip's trip there."

Alex and Myrtle Philip in front of their house in Vancouver

Two copies of the same photograph of Alex and Myrtle Philip standing outside their house in Vancouver.

One is annotated on the reverse "Van, 1911, Alex and I - this is a bad picture but I'll send it anyway. This is our house."

The other is annotated on the reverse "Alex and Myrtle, our house, not a good picture."

Alex and Myrtle's house in Vancouver

Photograph of a man (Fred Nardin) with surveying equipment standing next to a house. Alex Philip is standing on the porch. The annotation on the reverse reads "Fred Nardin who built our house at 2950 Trinity St, 1911, Alex on porch."

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