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Unidentified church exterior photograph

  • CA PEI SPCA PHOTO 0379
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  • [1860-1880]

The photograph shows the entrance to a church with an unidentified gentleman in the doorway. The location of the church is unknown. The photograph was taken by a London-based photographer, suggesting the church may have been in England.

Mr Ralph Brecken Peake portrait

  • CA PEI SPCA PHOTO 0371
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  • 1860 - 1879

The photograph is a full-length portrait of Ralph Brecken Peake. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads "R. B. Peake, an early member of the church." Research indicates that Ralph Peake (ca. 1845-1879) was the son of James Ellis Peake (1797-1860), who arrived in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, from Plymouth, England, in 1824 and established himself as a shipowner, shipbuilder, and merchant. James married Barbara Leila Alice Brecken in 1838, and they had at least six children: Elizabeth, Alice Brecken, James Jr., George, Ralph Brecken, and Fanny.

Due to his ill health, James and his family returned to Plymouth in 1856, and James died England in 1860. Ralph Peake returned to Prince Edward Island with his mother in 1866 and married Matilda Haviland. He was partner in Peake Bros. & Company until his death on 11 January 1879 at the age of 34.

PHOTO 0378 is a portrait of Matilda (Haviland) Peake.

John Ellis portrait

  • CA PEI SPCA PHOTO 0317
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  • [1871-1877?]

The photograph is a portrait of John Ellis. The inscription on the back reads "John Ellis Assistant Priest 1871-1877." Above that inscription, written in pencil, is "Mrs. E. J. Hodgson." It is unclear why there are two inscriptions. The photographer is identified as based in Calcutta.

Archdeacon [Hamelbach?] portrait

  • CA PEI SPCA PHOTO 0347
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  • c. 1876

The photograph is a head and shoulders portrait of Archdeacon [Karlbach?]. The handwriting on the back indicates " Archdeacon [Karlbach?]." At the bottom of the front is stamped the photographers name: Notman & Campbell, Boston. The correct name of the man in the image needs to be confirmed.

Right Reverend Bishop of Brechin portrait

  • CA PEI SPCA PHOTO 0343
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  • [1859?-1875?]

The portrait is a full-length portrait of a man in clerical dress, identified as "The Right Revd the Bishop of Brechin." The image is also inscribed with "Photo & published by J. Valentine, Dundee." Research shows that the Bishop of Brechin from 1847 to 1875 was Alexander Forbes.

Reverend William Bullock portrait

  • CA PEI SPCA PHOTO 0365
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  • 1847 - 1874

The photograph is a seated portrait of Reverend William Bullock. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads "Halifax." According to research, William Bullock was a naval officer, Church of England clergyman, and hymn-writer; he was born on 12 January 1797 at Prittlewell, Essex, England and died on 7 March 1874 at Halifax, Nova Scotia, and he was buried in the Camp Hill Cemetery. Bullock went to Halifax in 1847 for temporary clery duty, after serving in St. John's, Newfoundland, serving as curate of St Paul’s Cathedral. Bullock later became the first dean of St. Luke's Cathedral Church when Queen Victoria made St Luke’s the cathedral church of the Diocese of Nova Scotia. In 1854 William Bullock published a collection of 166 hymns, titled "Songs of the Church," which he dedicated to the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel. The best-known of these hymns, “We love the place, O God,” composed for the opening of a new church in Trinity Bay, was later inserted in the official hymnbook of the Church of England.

Bishop Samuel Wilberforce of Winchester portrait

  • CA PEI SPCA PHOTO 0350
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  • [1870-1873]

The photograph is a full-length portrait of Bishop Samuel Wilberforce of Winchester. The handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads "Bp Wilberforce on Winchester. Confirmed Jas. Simpson."

Sketch of St. Peter's 1872

  • CA PEI SPCA PHOTO 0464
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  • 1872

The sketch depicts parishioners and choir, Matins 1872.
The framed print hung in the chapter room for years and is signed R. Harris. A typed note was on the back of the sketch that states: " Presented by Charles E. Carman to the Chapter Room of St. Peter's Cathedral, Ch'town in loving memory of happy days spent in the Parish when his dear Friend George W Hodgson was Priest. Feast of All Saints, 1902. The original handwritten script remains with the frame.

Father Peter Harris adds the following items of note about the sketch: The text above the stained glass window and brick wall are no longer visible. as are the stars are shown on the ceiling. The rood screen (installed December 1873) is not present.

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