Visitors on the boardwalk at Cape Mudge Lighthouse, Quadra Island

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Mr. and Mrs. W.E. Anderson, owners of the Quathiaski Canning Company

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May Day celebrations on Quadra Island, 1922

Queen of the May Day (centre) is Elza Johnson. Dorothy McKenzie (Maid of Honour) and Doris Kilgour also pictured.
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Rob, Dorothy, and Frank Yeatman at their home, Sunny Side Farm, Quadra Island

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Stenfors farm house at their ranch at Granite Bay, Quadra Island

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Quadra Island Residents

From left: Mr. And Mrs. Noble, Annie Joyce, Mr. and Mrs. Clayton, unknown, and possibly Rob Yeatman. Photo taken April 28, 1929.
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Group of early Quadra Island residents

Grandparents of Lewis Joyce. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hughes, family and friends. Woman in white hat appears to be Mrs. Bull.
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Union Steamship the S.S. Cassiar at wharf at Heriot Bay, Quadra Island

This vessel's nickname was Casey.
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Pansy Schnarr and Mrs. Godkin with baby cougars

Photograph taken near the Schnarr homestead at Owen Bay, Sonora Island. Mrs. Godkin looked after the Schnarr girls for a while. The Schnarr girls named the baby cougars Leo, Cleo and Gilmore.
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Amy Barrow doing laundry on the beach at Klaoitsis Island

Amy is accompanied by the Barrow's faithful companions Rinnie and Nanette.
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View of Blind Channel Cannery, Thurlow Island

The Blind Channel cannery was built in 1916 by W.E. Anderson who also owned the cannery at Quathiaski Cove, Quadra Island.
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View of Blind Channel, West Thurlow Island

This photograph was likely taken in 1916 when the Blind Channel Cannery was under construction.
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Rob Yeatman taking aim with a shotgun, Quadra Island

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Angus Kerr hauling in his gillnet while fishing in Toba Inlet

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Mrs. James A. Nixon of Twin Islands with string of sausages

Captain Nixon reared, slaughtered, and made sausages of the pigs. Mrs. Nixon made the pork pies. See also photograph no. 5920.
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Agnes Twidle with a team of horses

Agnes and her husband Henry settled in Granite Bay in 1911.
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Members of the Yeatman family on the back porch of their home, Quadra Island

The Yeatman's farm was known as Sunny Side Farm.
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Beach front and lighthouse at Cape Mudge, Quadra Island

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A bobcat hunted by August Schnarr in Bute Inlet

This bobcat was probably hunted by August Schnarr on his trapline in the Bute Inlet area.
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The wharf at Port Neville

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The Barrows and Sticklands

From left: Francis Barrow, Mrs. Stickland, Amy Barrow, George Stickland
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Group of children at Stuart Island

From left: Mary Dyck, Frances Pritchard, Marilyn Marshall, and Bill Dyck.
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Captain and Mrs. James A. Nixon of Twin Islands

The Nixons in their small wooden boat in the bay between Twin Islands.
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Mr. John Manson, early settler on Cortes Island

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Group of Quadra Island residents having an Easter picnic at the Lighthouse

Picnic group includes several member of the Anderson family of Quathiaski Canning Company, and other picnickers. On reverse of photograph from left to right: Val, Jack, Melvin, Mae, Mr. M., Mr. D, Mrs. Davidson, Mother, Mrs. Whipple, Mrs. Marshall, Elva, and Mae.
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August Schnarr & Family

August Schnarr was a well known coastal settler who lived and worked as a trapper and hand logger for many years in the Bute Inlet area. In early 1926 August, his wife Zaida (nee Lansall) and three children Pansy, Pearl and Marion settled at a homestead up Bute Inlet, which would become known as Schnarr's Landing.
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Quadra Island - Granite Bay

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Port Neville

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Knight Inlet & Area

This remote inlet was for many years the home of Jim and Laurette Stanton. The Stantons and their experience of living in this area are the subject of the book "Grizzlies in their Backyard" by Beth Day.
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Francis & Amy Barrow Fonds

Every summer from 1933 to 1941, Francis and Amy Barrow, along with their two black cocker spaniels traveled the coast of British Columbia on board their boat the Toketie. Exploring the islands, inlets and harbours of east Vancouver Island they made many frequent stops to visit area residents.
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