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Item is a photographic print showing the 15th parliament, 2nd session, of British Columbia Legislative Assembly sitting in the legislative chamber between October 30th and December 16th, 1922.

Finance Minister John Hart sits at the bottom left in a light gray suit with then Premier John Oliver behind him. William Bowser, leader of the opposition, is visible near the back of the right bench. At the central table are the Officers of the House, including Clerk of the House Major William Langley, and the Sergeant at Arms; possibly Frederick Mellor or Harry Hearns. Speaker of the house is Frederick Arthur Pauline.

Group under welcome arch with BC and Japanese flags.

Left to right: W.J. Manson, MLA Dewdney; W.J. Bowser, Attorney General; Captain Locke; Dr. Henry Esson Young, Minister of Education; Mr. A. Ikeda, owner of the mine at Ikeda Bay

Members on the steps of the Parliament Buildings. In the front row are John Hart (2nd from the left), John Wallace de Beque Farris (4th from the left), Premier John Oliver, the Speaker of the House [probably Alexander Malcolm Manson], William John Bowser (Leader of the Opposition], and 9th from the left, William R. Ross. Mary Ellen Smith (first elected in January 2018) is in the second row, behind Oliver and Manson.

Item consists of a mount of one group portrait of men and boys posed on the steps of the newly constructed B.C. Parliament Buildings. "Parliament of British Columbia, 1898. Blackie, Victoria West, B.C." is captioned on the card.

On the verso, a paper has been attached to the card by only its top edge. "P.O. Drawer 279. Angus Campbell & Co. Ltd. The Fashion Centre, 1008-1010 Government St., Victoria, B.C." is printed at the top. Below, the following is typed: "Members of Parliament, Officials, and Page Boys. 1st Row, left to right. Martin. Pooley. Turner. Baker. Semlin. Stoddart. Hume. 2nd [crossed out] Smith. Helmcken. McGregor. Rogers. Braden. Eberts. Mara. Walkem. Rithet. Williams. Kelly. 3rd [crossed out] Hunter. C. Pemberton. Fell. Adams. Higgins. Wolfiden. 4th [crossed out] Cotton. Bryden. Mutter. Huff." Next to the crossed out row numbers "Not in this order" is handwritten in pencil. "S. Scoff" is written below, also in pencil. Beneath the attached sheet, another sheet has been fully adhered to the card and lists the names above, handwritten in pencil.

Item is a black and white glass plate negative depicting 22 men standing in front of the legislature building in Victoria, 1882. Based on the date of the photograph and the individuals present they are members of the fourth parliament of British Columbia on the back porch of the Provincial Secretary's Office of the old, "birdcage", legislature buildings.

Item consists of a mount of one photograph collage of portraits of Mary Ellen Smith, 48 men, the title caption, and the B.C. Legislative Assembly coat of arms. Individual names are captioned below each portrait. Some also include official titles. "Gibson Photos" is captioned at the bottom right.