“Clifton Hampden”

Accession number: symons002a

“SS Empress of Ireland”

The ship on which the Symons travelled from England to Canada in 1908.

Accession number: symons002b

“John Smith, black porter on train”

On the train that the Symons took across Canada.

Accession number: symons002c

“View from train.”

Accession number: symons002d

“The 3 Sisters, Rocky Mountains”

view from the train across Canada

Accession number: symons003a

“The Rockies from train”

Accession number: symons003b

“217 Jesse St., Victoria West.”

Accession number: symons003c

“C. W Peppett & E”

‘E’ is Edith Symons, wife of K.C. Symons

Accession number: symons003d

“Beaver Point School, Salt Spring Island.”

where KC Symons taught

Accession number: symons004a

“Mr. McLennan’s house, Beaver Point”

Where K.C. and Edith Symons stayed briefly in one room when they first arrived on Salt Spring.

Accession number: symons004b

“A. McLennan”

Alexander McLennan

‘...an oldish Scotsman with a red beard and a most disreputable hat- who takes him [K. C. Symons] to his farm, obviously to be sized up by “Mamma” -he decides that the man will do and arranges to take him and his wife as boarders in “the room.”’
K. C. Symons — That Amazing Institution, p, 4

Accession number: symons004c

“The Mac family”

The McLennans

Accession number: symons004d

“Mr Campbell”

in a Salvation Army uniform

Accession number: symons005a

“E” - Edith Symons

Accession number: symons005b

“School children”

from Beaver Point school

Accession number: symons005c

“School children”

- at Beaver Point school

Accession number: symons005d

“Mr J.H. Monk’s house”

Accession number: symons006a

“Our house at Mr. Monk’s”

The first home on Salt Spring of K. C. Symons, Edith Symons and their first son, Kyrle.

‘In September a good friend, Mr. J. Monk, most kindly offered us a tiny, primitive log hut - built by a Kanaka-where we made our first home-a very happy one-and into it we welcome our first little son. He was born November 22nd, in the house of Mrs. Beddis, near Ganges;
Such happiness was inside those log walls. If the window was short of glass and a vine poked inquisitively through the opening, it certainly kept out some weather and was quite ornamental....’
K. C. Symons — That Amazing Institution, p, 2 & 3

Accession number: symons006b

“E & K”

Edith & Kyrle Symons

Accession number: symons006c

“E & K”

Edith & Kyrle Symons

Accession number: symons006d

“K, Miss Beddis”

Kyrle Symons (left) & Miss Beddis

Accession number: symons006e

“Barn etc from Orchard”

Mr. Monk’s property- The Symons’ cabin home and the Monk house

Accession number: symons007a

“Cows”

- with the Symons’ cabin home in the background

Looking through the diaries I have kept all the time, I see we had our first experience of a “cold snap” in January, 1909-that
school was closed,..’
K. C. Symons — That Amazing Institution, p, 3

Accession number: symons007b

“Team”

Accession number: symons007c

“Mending wagon”

- Monk property with the Symons’ cabin home in the background.

Accession number: symons007d

“C. Monk and J Monk felling maple”

- Charles Hugh Monk and James Hector Monk

Accession number: symons008a

“Maple falling”

Accession number: symons008b

“Rough sea in Mr Monk’s bay”

- west of Beaver Point

Accession number: symons008c

“Christmas morning”

Accession number: symons008d

Accession number: symons009a

“Dimitri Stevens”

Accession number: symons009b

“Foster and Allen McDougall”

Accession number: symons009c

“At Mr. Monk’s”

Accession number: symons009d

“Yamagi”

- Japanese worker on the Monk farm

Accession number: symons010a

“Ikoma”

- Japanese worker at Monk’s farm

Accession number: symons010b

“Japs clearing land.”

Japanese workers clearing land on the Monk farm.

Accession number: symons010c

“Japs”

- Japanese workers on the Monk farm.

Accession number: symons010d

“The Pea Vine”

The second cabin home of the Symons on Salt Spring, rented from Mr. A Ruckle.
Edith is standing in the doorway.

Accession number: symons011a

“Pea Vine”

Edith Symons with baby Kyrle in doorway

‘...finally we arranged with senior Mr. Ruckle, a grand old pioneer, to rent from him a piece of his property known as the “Pea Vine.” This consisted of 160 acres-mostly trees — an orchard — a little cleared ground — a barn and another little log cabin, also built by a Kanaka, that is a man from the South Seas, of whom there had been a few on the Island.’
K. C. Symons — That Amazing Institution, p, 3

Accession number: symons011b

“Pea Vine from road”

Accession number: symons011c

“The Orchard”

- at Pea Vine

Accession number: symons011d

“Our hens”

Accession number: symons012a

“Our garden”

at Pea Vine

Accession number: symons012b

“E”

Edith Symons

Accession number: symons012c

“E”

Edith Symons

Accession number: symons012d

“K”

- Kyrle W. Symons

Accession number: symons013

“K”

- Kyrle William Symons

Accession number: symons013a

“K”

- Kyrle William and K.C. Symons

Accession number: symons013c

“K”

- Kyrle W. Symons

Accession number: symons013d

“Douglas McLennan and buggy”

Accession number: symons014a

“E at Peavine”

- Edith Symons

Accession number: symons014b

“Beni - K. & ‘Strorles’”

Beni, Kyrle & Strorles the dog

Accession number: symons014c

“Thomas, K., B. & S.”

Thomas the rooster, Kyrle, Beni & Strorles

Accession number: symons014d

“K”

Kyrle Symons

Accession number: symons014e

“E & K”

Edith & Kyrle Symons at Pea Vine

Accession number: symons015a

“E & K”

Edith & Kyrle Symons at Pea Vine

Accession number: symons015b

“K & E”

Edith & Kyrle Symons at Pea Vine

Accession number: symons015c

“E & K”

Edith & Kyrle Symons at Pea Vine

Accession number: symons015d

“E & K”

Edith & Kyrle Symons

Accession number: symons016a

“K & K”

Kyrle W. & Kyrle C. Symons

Accession number: symons016b

“K”

Kyrle W. Symons

Accession number: symons016c

“K”

Kyrle Symons

Accession number: symons016d

“K”

Kyrle Symons

Accession number: symons016e

“Kyrle and apple”

Kyrle W. Symons

Accession number: symons017a

“!”

Kyrle Symons

Accession number: symons017b

“K”

Kyrle Symons

Accession number: symons017c

“K”

Kyrle Symons

Accession number: symons017d

“E & K”

Edith & Kyrle Symons

Accession number: symons018a

“K & E”

Kyrle & Edith Symons

Accession number: symons018b

“E. K. & S”

Edith, Kyrle & Strorles [the dog]

Accession number: symons018c

“K & K”

Kyrle W. & Kyrle C. Symons

Accession number: symons018d

“K & K”

Kyrle W. & Kyrle C. Symons

Accession number: symons019a

“K & K”

Kyrle W. & Kyrle C. Symons

Accession number: symons019b

“K & K”

Kyrle W. & Kyrle C. Symons

Accession number: symons019c

“K & K”

Kyrle C. & Kyrle W. Symons

Accession number: symons019d

“K”

Kyrle Symons

Accession number: symons020a

“K & E”

Kyrle & Edith Symons

Accession number: symons020b

“G. C. Longstaff, K & K”

Longstaff with Kyrle W. & Kyrle C. Symons

Accession number: symons020c

“K & E”

Kyrle & Edith Symons

Accession number: symons020d

“Woodsman of West”

Kyrle Symons with axe

Accession number: symons021a

“K walks”

Kyrle Symons walks

Accession number: symons021b

“K & E”

Kyrle & Edith Symons

Accession number: symons021c

“K”

Kyrle Symons

Accession number: symons021d

“K and all his toys”

Kyrle Symons

Accession number: symons022a

“Going for water”

Kyrle W. & K. C. Symons

‘There was at some distance from the house, a spring of really good water — which we cleared of accumulated leaves, mud and foreign bodies—and this was our cistern. I manufactured buckets out of empty coal-oil tins and went daily for the water supply, invariably accompanied, as soon as he could toddle, by my little son who kept his tiny hand on one bucket and thought he was carrying it. At any rate he was helping.’
K. C. Symons — That Amazing Institution, p, 4

Accession number: symons022b

“Ned”

New baby, Edward J. Symons, brother to Kyrle.

Accession number: symons022c

“Ned”

Edward Symons

Accession number: symons022d

“Ned & K”

Ned [Edward] & Kyrle Symons

Accession number: symons022e

“Us”

Edith holding Kyrle. K.C. Symons holding Ned

Accession number: symons023a

“The Men”

Ned, K. C. & Kyrle Symons

Accession number: symons023bb

“Us”

Kyrle with K. C. Symons

Edith with Ned Symons

Accession number: symons023bc

“Ned & K”

Ned & Kyrle Symons

Accession number: symons023d

“K., E., N”

Kyrle, Edith and Ned Symons

Accession number: symons023e

“School children”

K.C. Symons with Kyrle and his pupils at Beaver Point School

Accession number: symons024a

“Murray, Mrs Mac, K, Miss Bullman”

Murray, Mrs. McLennan, Kyrle, Miss Bullman

Accession number: symons024b

“Baker, K, Hetty, ___, E, Nina”

Baker, Kyrle Symons, Hetty Thomson, ___, Edith Symons, Nina Thomson.

Accession number: symons024ba

“Coming from garden”

- possibly at Peavine

____, Hettie Thomson, Nina Thomson, Edith Symons, Kyrle Symons, Baker, Matskubo behind.

Accession number: symons024bb

“Matskubo, & co”

Matskubo, Baker, Hettie Thomson, KC Symons with Kyrle, Nina Thomson, & _____

Accession number: symons024bc

“Hetty & Nina Thomson”

Hetty Thomson, ____, Nina Thomson

Accession number: symons024bd

“G. C. Longstaff on ‘Jess’”

Accession number: symons024c

“G. C. Longstaff on Jess”

G. C. Longstaff on Jess

Accession number: symons024d

“Baker”

Accession number: symons025a

“Road menders - Hamilton, Gyves, Johnson, Arnold”

Accession number: symons025b

“Mr. A. Ruckle’s house”

Alfred Ruckle’s house being constructed in 1909

Accession number: symons025c

“At A. Ruckle’s”

Kyrle, Edith and K. C. Symons at Alfred Ruckle’s house during its construction in 1909.

Accession number: symons025d

“Mrs. Leon King & family”

- Sophie King and children

Accession number: symons026a

“Mrs. Williams and family”

Accession number: symons026b

“Miss Stevens, Beni, Peter, Andrew”

Accession number: symons026c

“The Reynolds”

Accession number: symons026d

“Mr Johnson, ‘Jeff’ and buggy”

Probably the Symons children in the buggy with Mr. Johnson holding the horse, Jeff.

Accession number: symons027a

“E and boys on road to Point”

l-r: Ned, Kyrle and Edith Symons taking the buggy to Beaver Point

Accession number: symons027b

“Home again”

Kyrle and Ned Symons at 2176 Windsor Road, Oak Bay, Victoria.

This house was built by K.C. Symons in 1912. It was designed by architect Francis Rattenbury and remained in the Symons family until 1995 or 1996.

Accession number: symons027c

“In front garden”

Ned, Edith & Kyrle Symons at 2176 Windsor Rd., Oakbay, Victoria.

Accession number: symons027d

“Billy — Aug. 5, 1913”

Billy may be Uncle Billy, a family friend, from England. Ned behind and Kyrle W.Symons in front at 2176, Windsor Road, Oakbay, Victoria.

Accession number: symons029a

“Boys”

Kyrle and Ned Symons at 2176 Windsor Rd, Oakbay, Victoria.

Accession number: symons029b

“K”

Kyrle Symons at 2176 Windsor Road, Oakbay, Victoria.

Accession number: symons029c

“Billy”

with the Symons family: Kyrle (standing), Ned, K. C. and Edith

Accession number: symons029d

“Lottie & Susie Williams”

Accession number: symons031a

“Rudolf & Lottie W”

(Williams)

Accession number: symons031b

“Lottie W.”

Lottie Williams at Peavine

Accession number: symons031c

“Susie W.”

Susie Williams at Peavine

Accession number: symons031d

“Lottie”

Lottie Williams

Accession number: symons032a

“Lena Stevens”

Accession number: symons032b

L-R“L-R: Miss Beddis, Mrs. Henry R., E., Miss Ella R., Mrs. Alfred R., Miss Myrtle B.”

Miss Beddis, Mrs. Henry Ruckle, Edith Symons, Miss Ella Ruckle, Mrs. Alfred Ruckle, Miss Myrtle Beddis

Accession number: symons032c

“Group in orchard”

Miss Beddis, Mrs. Henry Ruckle, Edith Symons, Miss Ella Ruckle, Mrs. Alfred Ruckle, Miss Myrtle Beddis

Accession number: symons032d

“The Johnsons”

Mrs. Johnson, Alma, Gus, Olga, Ida, Frank

Accession number: symons033a

“The Johnsons”

Frank, Alma, Olga, Mrs Johnson, Gus, Ida.

Accession number: symons033b

“Gus” Johnson

Accession number: symons033c

“Ida” Johnson

Accession number: symons033d

“Frank” Johnson

Accession number: symons034a

“Alma” Johnson

Accession number: symons034b

“Olga” Johnson

Accession number: symons034c

“K. with Japs”

Kyrle Symons (baby) with Japanese farm workers.

“Mr. Monk had some Japs working for him, and they used to come to me at night, to learn to read from an infant's Reader; in return they used to cut and stack a fine lot of fire-wood for us every Sunday. They were deeply interested in the baby. I have snapshots of all these people and things, and very precious they are.” That Amazing Institution, Ch 1.

Accession number: symons034d

“Yanagi, Matskubo, Togo”

Accession number: symons035a

“Matskubo”

Accession number: symons035b

“Nito”

Accession number: symons035c

“Matsu”

Accession number: symons035d

“E, K”

Edith & Kyrle Symons

Accession number: symons036a

“Olga & Mr. Johnson”

Accession number: symons036b

“Peggy, Mrs. Johnson, Olga”

Accession number: symons036c

“Peggy” Johnson [?]

Accession number: symons036d

“From wharf”

Accession number: symons037B2a

“At G. C. L ’s”

K. C. Symons and sons Ned and Kyrle at G. C. Longstaff’s

Accession number: symons037B2b

“K & Ned”

K.C. Symons & Ned Symons

Accession number: symons037B2c

“The dogs”

Accession number: symons037B2d

“G. C. L’s old house (Trage’s)”

-G. C. Longstaff’s old house now Trage’s

Accession number: symons037a

“Trage’s”

Accession number: symons037ab

“G C L”

G.C. Longstaff

Accession number: symons037be

“Barns etc.”

Accession number: symons037c

“From Wharf --- Lyonesse”

Accession number: symons037d

“Mrs. Bridgman’s house”

Accession number: symons038a

“K., K., Nicholl, Barkshire”

K.C. Symons holding Kyrle Symons, Nicholl, Barkshire

Accession number: symons038b

“Monell & K.”

Monell & Kyrle Symons

Accession number: symons038c

“Ned” Symons

Accession number: symons038d

“K & Barkshire”

Kyrle Symons & Barkshire

Accession number: symons038e

“Miss Josh(?) B., Mrs. Bridgman, Miss B.”

Accession number: symons039a

“K., GCL, B
Sept 15”

K. C. Symons, G. C. Longstaff, Barkshire, with ruffed grouse in September, 1915.

Accession number: symons039b

“At Mrs. Bridgman’s”

Accession number: symons039c

“K., Monk baby”

Kyrle Symons with Monk baby

Accession number: symons039d

“Ned & K”

Ned & Kyrle Symons

Accession number: symons039e

“707, Catherine St., Victoria West”

The first school run by K. C. Symons.

Accession number: symons040a

“707 Catherine St.” Victoria West

Accession number: symons040b

“Ned, K”

Ned & Kyrle Symons

Accession number: symons040c

“K, N, K”

Kyrle W., Ned, & K.C. Symons

Accession number: symons040d

“K”

Kryle Symons

Accession number: symons040e

“Fire Engine”

Accession number: symons040f

“The First School Group

Back Row:
John Rogers, Tim Matson, K.[K.C. Symons], Jack Matson, Frank R.,

Front Row: Douglas Prentice, Monty B [Bridgman].”

Accession number: symons041a

“School”

Accession number: symons041b

“The Careys”

Accession number: symons041c

“Carey Twins”

Accession number: symons041d

“School”

Accession number: symons041e

“At 725 Esquimalt Rd. Jack Carey”

Kyrle, Edith & Ned Symons with Jack Carey.

Accession number: symons042a

“Porch, Esquimalt Rd”

Porch 725, Esquimalt Road: K. C. Symons holding Ned, Kyrle Symons & Jack Carey

Accession number: symons042b

“E & boys”

Kyrle, Edith & Ned Symons

Accession number: symons042c

“E & boys”

Edith Symons with Kyrle and Ned Symons.

Accession number: symons042d

“G. C. L.”

K. C. Symons holding Ned, Kyrle Symons & G. C. Longstaff.

Accession number: symons042e

“Sunday”

Kyrle & Ned Symons in their Sunday clothes

Accession number: symons043a

“Week days”

Ned & Kyrle Symons in week-day clothes

Accession number: symons043b

“Basketful”

Ned & Kyrle Symons in Basket

Accession number: symons043c

“K., Ned crawls”

Kyrle Symons & Ned Symons crawling.

Accession number: symons043d

“K., G. C. L.”

K. C. Symons holding Ned, Kyrle Symons and G. C. Longstaff.

Accession number: symons043e

“E. & K. (first trousers)”

Edith with Kyrle Symons in his first trousers.

Accession number: symons044a

“E. & K.”

Edith & Kyrle Symons

Accession number: symons044b

“K.”

Kyrle Symons

Accession number: symons044c

“K.”

Kyrle Symons

Accession number: symons044d

“Coveralls”

Accession number: symons044e

“Ned”

Ned Symons

Accession number: symons045a

“Esquimalt Rd”

Ned Symons on the knee of K. C. Symons & Kyrle Symons.

Accession number: symons045b

“Verandah”

K. C. Symons

Accession number: symons045c

“Verandah”

K. C. Symons with Kyrle

Accession number: symons045d

“G. C. L.”

K. C. Symons with Ned Symons, Kyrle Symons with G. C. Longstaff

Accession number: symons045e

“Steps, Esq. Rd”

Ned Symons, Jack Matson(?), Kyrle Symons at Esquimalt Road.

Accession number: symons046a

“Jack, babies”

Jack Matson(?), Ned & Kyrle Symons.

Accession number: symons046b

“Photos by Miss Holmes... Beach”

Symons family on Esquimalt Road Beach

Accession number: symons046c

“Miss M. Holmes, Miss D. Holmes”

Edith, Ned, K. C., & Kyrle Symons with Miss M. Holmes and Miss D. Holmes.

Accession number: symons046d

“Esquimalt”

Symons family on Esquimalt Road Beach

Accession number: symons047a

“Beach at Esquimalt Rd”

Symons family on Esquimalt Road Beach

Accession number: symons047b

“Esquimalt”

The Symons family with Miss M. & D. Holmes on Esquimalt Road Beach

Accession number: symons047c

“2 men in a boat”

Ned & Kyrle Symons

Accession number: symons047d

“Spouses”

Accession number: symons048a

“Spouses”

Accession number: symons048b

“Spouses”

Accession number: symons048c

“Mrs Monk, Tiddles & Toddles”

Accession number: symons048d

“Wing”

Accession number: symons048e

“Wing”

Accession number: symons049a

“____, Wing, Him”

Accession number: symons049b

“Him”

Accession number: symons049c

“Him”

Accession number: symons049d

“-----”

Accession number: symons049e

“School Esquimalt Rd”

Accession number: symons050a

Back Row:
“Frank (?), Humphrey, Algy, George, Tim & K [Kyrle Symons]”

Front Row:
Douglas, Gore, Douglas, Jock, Jack”

K. C. Symons in the centre of back row

Accession number: symons050b

“Steps”

Esquimalt Road School-boys

Accession number: symons050c

“The Lunch Boys”

Schoolboys at Equimalt Road with Edith Symons and Ned on her knee.

Accession number: symons050d

“On Verandah”

Esquimalt Road School

Accession number: symons050e

“George Barton”

Accession number: symons050f

“Breaking up.
Mrs. Croft’s garden”

Accession number: symons115a

“Midsummer Night’s Dream”

Accession number: symons115b

“Play in Mrs. Croft’s Garden”

Accession number: symons115c

“Mr. & Mrs. J. G. Matson”

Accession number: symons115d

“Miss Vivien Matson, The Duchess”

Accession number: symons115e

“Rafts..... Summer Holidays
Mrs. Bridgman’s House”

Salt Spring Island

Accession number: symons117a

“E. on raft”

Edith Symons

Accession number: symons117b

“San & his raft”

“San was a thorough sportsman, and did less work than anyone I have known. When we took him to the Island he really settled down to enjoy himself. His passion was building rafts, to which he attached with various pieces ot wire a sort of propeller. I can see him now, squatting on the raft and violently turning a handle and moving slowly but surely out from shore. This action, I may say, invariably occurred about meal times so that one had to shriek at him to return to his duties.”

K. C. Symons, That Amazing Institution, p. 14

Accession number: symons117c

“San......K”

K=Kyrle Symons

Accession number: symons117d

“The Goods etc. on beach”

Accession number: symons118a

“Mr. Monk’s launch”

Accession number: symons118b

“K”

Kyrle Symons

Accession number: symons118c

“San”

Accession number: symons118d

“K”

Kyrle Symons

Accession number: symons118e

“K....Ned”

K. C. & Ned Symons

Accession number: symons119a

“K. rowing”

Kyrle Symons rowing

Accession number: symons119b

“Ned”

Ned Symons

Accession number: symons119c

“Mrs. Henry Ruckle & Norman”

Accession number: symons119d

“2176 Saratoga Av., Oak Bay”

Saratoga Ave, later Windsor Road.
K. C. Symon’s second school in Victoria.

“We bought two lots on what was then called Saratoga Avenue (which the patriotic inhabitants later changed to Windsor Road.) Then we managed to find a builder-one, McCrimmon, who agreed to build a bungalow for $2,800.00 (think of that in these days of crazy prices) and throw in a schoolroom at the back, 20' x 20' x 12', for another $200.00. The two lots cost $2,300.00. By Feb. 27th [1912] all the arrangements were complete and the work started in due course.”

K. C. Symons, That Amazing Institution, p. 16

Accession number: symons120a

“E. in playground”

Edith Symons

Accession number: symons120c

“Painting the school”

Ned & Kyrle Symons in doorway. Note the bandage round Kyrle Symons head from a recent operation on his neck in July, 1912.

Accession number: symons120d

“Babies & School”

Ned & Kyrle Symons

Accession number: symons121a

“In playground”

Ned & Kyrle Symons

Accession number: symons121b

“Hockey players”

Kyrle, Edith & Ned Symons

Accession number: symons121c

“Sunday”

Ned, K.C., & Kyrle Symons

Accession number: symons121d

“E. Oak Bay”

Edith Symons

Accession number: symons122a

“Oak Bay”

Accession number: symons122b

“Oak Bay”

Accession number: symons122c

“Rosie”

Accession number: symons122d

“Archdeacon Scriven, ...K. S.
Prize-giving, June, 1912”

Archdeacon Scriven and K. C. Symons

“It was now that we adopted our School Colours-Blue and Black. These were displayed at the school closing on June 28th in the Rattenbury’s garden, when Archdeacon Scriven gave the prizes. We did the usual drill and a bit of Shakespeare in costume.”

K. C. Symons, That Amazing Institution, p. 17

Accession number: symons123a

“Drill, 1912”

Accession number: symons123b

“Merchant of Venice'.....Arthur”

Arthur is third from the right

Accession number: symons123c

“Jock, Frank, Tony, Ronald, Jack”

Accession number: symons123d

“Merchant of Venice”

Accession number: symons124a

“Mrs. Rattenbury’s garden”

Accession number: symons124b

“Break-up Play”

Accession number: symons124c

“June, 1912”

Accession number: symons124d

“‘Joan’ from B. P. wharf”

B. P. = Beaver Point, Salt Spring Island

Accession number: symons125a

“B.P.”

Beaver Point

Accession number: symons125b

“At B. P.”

Kyrle & Ned Symons at Beaver Point

Accession number: symons125c

“At B.P.”

Beaver Point

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“At B.P.”

Beaver Point

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“At B.P.
Aug. 1912”

At Beaver Point

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“At B.P.”

Beaver Point

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“At B.P.
Holidays”

- At Beaver Point

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“Beni, K., Ned on ‘Smoke’”

Beni, Kyrle Symons, K. C. Symons & Ned Symons on horse, Smoke.

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“On beach at B. P.”

Beach at Beaver Point

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“Alfred, K., Henry”

‘K’ is K.C. Symons

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“On beach”

Beaver Point beach

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“On beach”

Beaver Point beach

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“K. & Ruth Wilson”

Kyrle Symons & Ruth Wilson

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“Drill”

K. C. Symon’s school at Saratoga Avenue, later Windsor Road.

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“Drill”

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“Drill”

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“Drill”

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“School, May 1913”

The adult is K. C. Symons

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“School group”

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“My boys”

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“Joe, Jack, Randal, Mac, Orel (?), Peter, George, Frane (or Frank), K., Bill, Ronald, Donald, Bos'n, Ross, Alex., Billy”

K is K.C. Symons

Accession number: symons129d

“Drill”

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“Drill”

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“Planting Maples”

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“N. K.”

Ned & Kryle Symons

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“Match v. St. Margaret’s”

Cricket match versus St. Margaret’s girls school.

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“We field”

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“They field”

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“2176”

2176, Windsor Road, Kyrle & Ned Symons

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“In front of house”

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“K & Ned”

Kyrle C. Symons & son Ned

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“Drill, Mrs. Rattenbury’s Garden.
Breaking up, June 1913.”

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“Drill. Breaking up”

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“As You Like It”

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“Ross, George, Mac.”

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“The Play”

As You Like It

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“Tent at Mr. Johnson’s
July, 1913”

“This summer we camped on Salt Spring in a new spot on the edge of what was known as Johnson’s Lake; there is a ‘resort’ there now. The bathing was very pleasant but there were leeches! We always declare that we used to send the little boys into the water first and if they came out with a reptile attached we did not go in!”

K. C. Symons, That Amazing Institution, p. 21

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“Cleaning fish”

Ned, Kyrle & K. C. Symons

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“E. Cooking”

Edith Symons cooking with Ned.

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“Ned in Lake”

Holidaying on Salt Spring at Johnson’s Lake in July 1913.

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“3 men in a boat”

Kyrle, Ned, K. C. Symons

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“K. K”

Kyrle Symons & K. C Symons swimming

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“On the lake”

- Johnson’s Lake, Salt Spring Island.

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“Rowing”

‘But they certainly loved a vast sort of punt, and I can see them now tugging at the oars and getting it along.’

K. C. Symons, That Amazing Institution, p. 21

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“J. Page”

“Then home for a time and a great deal of preparation for a visit from my cousin, Mr. Reade [Billy], who came out from England with a friend [Page] to stay with us.
He was a very learned don at Oxford and had been like a guardian to me. He wrote books and ..He also wrote a criticism of Einstein’s theory, but mercifully left all that at home and became a British Columbian and an Islander for a time- to his great enjoyment and benefit! For we took him off to camp for some days, this time to South Pender, before he returned to his sumptuous rooms at Oxford and the ‘amenities’ to which he had always been accustomed.”

K. C. Symons, That Amazing Institution, p. 21-22

Accession number: symons136a

“Billy tries to ride, Page helps”

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“S. Pender Wharf.”

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“S. Pender Wharf. Sheep going on board.”

Accession number: symons136d

“L. S. Higgs, Esq. at home”

K. C. Symons & Higgs were great friends.

Accession number: symons137a

“Mr. Higgs’ home - S. Pender”

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“Camp”

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“Breakfast”

W. Reade & the Symons family camping on South Pender, 1913.

Accession number: symons137d

“E at stove”

Edith Symons and camping stove.

Accession number: symons138a

“Cleaning E’s salmon”

Kyrle, K. C. & Ned Symons.

Accession number: symons138b

“The dinghy”

Accession number: symons138c

“At S. Pender”

Camping on South Pender, 1913.

Accession number: symons138d

“Lunch”

at camp on South Pender

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“Tommy”

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“Page”

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“The Kee-Wee-Wee”

Accession number: symons139c

“Before leaving S. Pender”

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“S. Pender wharf”

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“Page & Billy”

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“Harry, Sept. 1913”

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“Pyjamas”

Accession number: symons140c

“Mr. Swarbrick, Harry”

Accession number: symons140d

“E”

Edith Symons, studio photo

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“Photos by...”

Edith Symons, studio photo

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“....Shane Lowe”

Ned & Kyrle Symons

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“....Sept, 1913”

Ned & Kyrle Symons

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“Ned, last curls, Sept. 1913”

Ned Symons

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“S. Pender Island, July 1914
L. S. Higgs”

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“S. Pender Island, July 1914
L. S. Higgs”

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“ S. Pender Island, July 1914
Boathouse & Tent”

Accession number: symons144c

“The Heron”

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“E. in tent. S. Pender, 1914”

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“Croa”

Crow

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“Mrs. Higgs, Ba. Bos (?) & Mrs. McFadden”

Accession number: symons145c

“Bos'n & Mike”

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“L. H. S. makes a Hee-Hee”

Accession number: symons146a

“E.”

Edith Symons

Accession number: symons146b

“Stephen Beale (?), K., N., E.”

Stephen Beale, Krle, Ned & Edith Symons

Accession number: symons146c

“Beni (?), Donald Hudson, K., S. B.”

Beni, Donald Hudson, Kyrle, Stephen Beale.

Accession number: symons146d

“The Heron, Miss “de” Vine, Baker, Ba”

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“Alice Howes, June 1914”

Accession number: symons147b

“Sgt. H. O. Savage
5th C. G. A.”

Accession number: symons147c

“Harry., Sept. 1914”

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“Mike, Oct. 1914”

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“Ned, Kyrle, Nov. 1914”

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“N., E., K., June 1914”

Ned, Edith & Kyrle Symons

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“Drill, 1914”

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“Flag Pole up.
Sept., 1914”

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“N., K.”

Ned & Kyrle Symons

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“Pender, July 1914

Kyrle & Ned Symons at Higgs Point, S. Pender

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“K., N., Mike”

Kyrle & Ned Symons, Mike the dog.

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“Raft & Island from beach”

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“Beach, S. Pender. July, 1914”

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“K., N.,
'Oilskins', Jan. 1915”

Kyrle & Ned Symons

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“Who said Rain?”

Kyrle & Ned Symons

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“Record, Jan. 1915”

Accession number: symons150c

“School 17”

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“Father’s match, June 1915

Boys (Capt. D. Stricks)
Fathers (Capt. H. S. Wilson)

Fathers won.”

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“St. Christopher’s School, Miss. Ashworth
June, 1915

Miss. Ashworth founded St. Christopher’s in Victoria which was Kyrle and Ned Symons first school. It taught children in Kindergarten and Grades 1 & 2.”

Accession number: symons151b

“Ned & Kyrle Symons”

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“St. Christopher’s School”

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“House, S. Pender, July, 1915”

-L. S. Higgs house

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“Our tent - bath tent behind”

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“K., E., N., in front of tent”

Kyrle, Edith & Ned Symons

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“Bath tent. K., K., N.”

Kyrle, K. C., & Ned Symons

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“Harry”

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“H. going away”

Harry

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“E.
July Afternoon”

Edith Symons, 1915

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“Ned swimming!”

Ned Symons

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“N., K., Bos’n, Harry
on raft,
from boat.”

Ned Symons, K. C. Symons, Bos’n Higgs, Harry

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“E & boys wash up
(Plate racks !)”

Ned, Edith & Kyrle Symons

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“Matthews & Innes party”

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“Party going”

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“Hugh, N., Hugh, K., Bobbie”

Hugh, Ned Symons, Hugh, Kyrle Symons, Bobbie

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“N., Bobbie & Hugh, K.”

Ned Symons, Bobbie & Hugh, Kyrle Symons

Accession number: symons156b

“School, Oct., 1915”

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“School Drill, Oct. 1915”

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“K., N. & Coney Tunnard(?)”

Kyrle & Ned Symons with Coney Tunnard

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“1. A. McPhillips
2. J. Harvey
3. R. Wilson
4. B. McPhillips
5. H. Beck (?)
6. R. Wolfenden
7. H. Crease
8. D. Hudson
9. J. Cross
10. R. Jones 11. C. Walker
___________
Summer Term, 1916”

Accession number: symons157a

“Break-up, 1916, Mrs. Rattenbury’s garden”

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“Selections from Cymbeline
Shakespeare Realization”

Accession number: symons157c

“Selections from Cymbeline
Shakespeare Realization”

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“Holidays. S. Pender Island. July-August, 1916.
Miss Coates & K”

Accession number: symons158a

“Holidays. S. Pender Island. July-August, 1916.
E., Miss D. Holmes, L. S. Higgs”

E=Edith Symons

Accession number: symons158b

“Holidays. S. Pender Island. July-August, 1916.”

Doris & Ned

Accession number: symons158c

“September Morn
6am”

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“Doris & Mrs. Phyllis Knowles”

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“Mrs. Higgs & Granddaughter”

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“Mrs. Higgs & baby”

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“K., E., N.”

Edith, Kyrle & Ned Symons

Accession number: symons159e

“The Heron off Saturna
Monarch Hd.”

Accession number: symons160a

“L. S. H. & E.
Off Taylor’s Rocks”

L. S. Higgs & Edith Symons

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“E.
Bath Tent”

Edith Symons

Accession number: symons160c

“L. S. H. & K.
Fish!”

L. S. Higgs & K. C. Symons

Accession number: symons160d

“K & N”

Kyrle & Ned Symons

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“Dick, Buck, Jack, Emile(?), Jim,
Hugh, Ross, Al, Donald,
Cedric, Phillip, Rollo, Louis
September, 1916”

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“Pender, 1916
P. Knowles..... Doris H.”

Phyllis Knowles & Doris Higgs

Accession number: symons161b

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Accession number: symons161e

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“Xmas, 1916.
Mrs. Holmes & party”

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“June, 1917”

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“Xmas, 1916.
Mrs. Holmes & party”

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“June, 1917”

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“K. bikes. June, 1917”

Kyrle Symons

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“K. bikes. June, 1917”

Kyrle Symons

Accession number: symons163b

“Louis Hyndman -
Best of Boys. July 1917”

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“Bos’n Higgs
Forestry Draft. June 1917”

Accession number: symons163d

“K. bikes. June, 1917”

Kyrle Symons

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“As You Like It. July 6, 1917”

Jack, Louis, Bunny

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“As You Like It. July 6, 1917”

Dods (?) Hennell ‘Adam’
Cedric Walker ‘Shepherdess’

Accession number: symons164b

“As You Like It. July 6, 1917
Don, Pollok (?), Burke (?)”

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“Camp
Albert Head,
July & Aug., 1917
Witty’s Lagoon
by kindness of
A. R. Wolfenden”

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“Camp
Albert Head,
July & Aug., 1917
Witty’s Lagoon
by kindness of
A. R. Wolfenden”

Accession number: symons164e

“Them”

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“Us”

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“The Bathing Place.
(Hart’s)”

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“The channel to the Lagoon.”

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“Cleaning flounders at entrance to camp.”

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“Tide coming in.”

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“K’s Yacht!”

Kyrle & Ned Symons

Accession number: symons166c

“A warm in the kitchen.”

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“Fetching water -
very hard work.”

Accession number: symons167a

“K. swims. ”

Kryle Symons

Accession number: symons167b

“Back in camp - work done.”

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“‘Sweet William’, a most persistent follower.”

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“Home of Mr. & Mrs. F. F. Higgs.”

“Aug. 25, 1917

So ends several very happy years & we hope to continue in Vol. II.”

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