Schnarr family house at homestead up Bute Inlet Inlet, Schnarr Landing

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Amy Barrow with a group of residents

From left: Amy Barrow, Bill Horth, Frank Norris, Frank Shepheard, and Percy Belson.
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Wedding at Cape Mudge

Leila Roberts and Ronnie Assu cutting the cake at their wedding.
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Portrait of Margaret Emma Anderson

Margaret Anderson was the wife of W.E. Anderson. The Anderson family owned and operated the Quathiaski Canning Co. which operated at Quadra Island. This portrait was probably taken at the same time as the portrait of W.E. Anderson (catalog no. 19534) in the 1940s.
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Billie and Hans Hansen of Port Neville, B.C.

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August and Zaida Schnarr's daughters in front of cages

Left to right; Marion, Pearl, Pansy. This photograph was taken at the Schnarr family homestead at Bute Inlet. The girls are standing in front of the marten and mink cages.
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Hauling cables off at Davis Raft at logging operations at Teakerne Arm

Powell River Co. was logging in that area at ths time.
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Mae Anderson with catch of salmon at Quathiaski Cove

Mae Anderson, right; woman in middle could be Gladys Moore Pearson.
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Portrait of Edgar Wilmer Wylie

Mr. Wylie lived on Read Island. He was born in 1848 and died in 1910.
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Gary and Win Keeling of Read Island

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Francis and Amy Barrow

From left: Francis Barrow, Amy Barrow, unknown man
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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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Thomas Leask at his family's first cabin

Thomas Leask, father of Mary Joyce, at his family's cabin in Hyacinthe Bay, Quadra Island.
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Floss (Manson) Kenny of Cortes Island and her son Ralph

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Tug of War at Quadra Island May Day, 1955

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August and Zaida Schnarr's daughters wearing rose hip necklaces

Pearl on the left, Pansy on the right, likely taken when the family lived at Bute Inlet.
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Luoma Family Homestead at Granite Bay, Quadra Island

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Mr. and Mrs. Grace

Photograph of the Graces taken at Beaver Lake, Loughborough Inlet
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Mr. and Mrs. R.J. Walker of Quadra Island

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Members of the Robertson and Middleton Family, Cortes Island

From left: Margaret Robertson, Margaret Middleton (daughter of Bert Middleton and niece of Harry M.), Anna Manson (visiting Mrs. David Robertson), Duncan Robertson, and Alan Robertson. Photo taken July, 1916 in Whaletown on Cortes Island.
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Stenfors farm house at their ranch at Granite Bay, Quadra Island

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Mrs. Johnson and Zaida Schnarr with bear hide

Mrs. (Einar) Beryl Johnson on left. Her husband operated a logging camp in Bute Inlet.
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May Day on Quadra Island, 1950

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A boat under construction in August Schnarr's boat shed

This photograph is likely taken of the boat shed that August had at his home at Owen Bay.
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Flo and Floss Manson of Cortes Island

Flo at right, and Floss on left.
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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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