Henry Twidle in his garden at Granite Bay

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"Children's Day" A Garden Party, Heriot Bay, B.C.

Post Card dated August 11, 1909. From left: Mrs. Maxwell, Mrs. Horner, Mrs. Bagot holding Esther, behind them; Billy Glennan. Back row from left: Frank Bagot, Mrs. Bryant, Daisy Bryant, Mr. Tester, Jack Hanager, Phil Horner, to the bottom right of Phil; Dick Cobb, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, in...
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Anderson family car on road in the winter, Quathiaski Cove, Quadra Island

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August Schnarr on left with Teddy Hill

August and Teddy with a catch of trout. One of August's flat bottom river boats in the foreground.
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Welcome Figure at Cape Mudge, Quadra Island

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Quathiaski Canning Company fishermen brailing salmon

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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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Hans Hansen with daughter, Edith in front of their home at Port Neville, B.C.

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Earthquake damage on Read Island

Earthquake took place on June 5, 1946 and was 7.3 on the Richter Scale.
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Chief Billy Assu of Cape Mudge

Photograph appears to have been taken at some sort of a presentation.
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August Schnarr and Mrs. Williams with cougar shot by Schnarr

Photograph was taken in the late late 1930’s or 40’s.
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New Year's Eve at the Yeatman home, Quadra Island

The Yeatmans playing cards in their parlour, 1916.
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View of Kalokwis Village, Turnor Island

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Unloading a catch of salmon at the Quathiaski Cannery, Quadra Island

Cannery owner, W.E. Anderson watches a one of the fishermen use a brailer to move the fish from the net.
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Bob Tipton of Surge Narrows store and George "By God" Stafford

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Schnarr homestead at Bute Inlet, June 1926

View of the house and gardens at the Schnarr homestead which was located just south of Purcell Point, Bute Inlet.
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Snowfall near the Twidle home, Granite Bay, Quadra Island

Written on the back of the photograph "Granite Bay, First out of the house."
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August Schnarr's trapping cabin at the head of Bute Inlet

One of Schnarr's cabins located up Homathko River Canyon, Bute Inlet 1920’s.
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Quadra Island May Day, 1958

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Quathiaski Canning Company boats and fishermen brailing salmon

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Ed Atkins with children on Schnarr's porch with cougar early 1920’s

Pansy Schnarr is child on left and Ed's son Ray is on the right. The Atkins were neighbors of the Schnarr's.
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Either the Homathko or the Southgate River, head of Bute Inlet

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Either the Homathko or the Southgate River, head of Bute Inlet

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Children on beach during at Stuart Island

Photograph was taken during a school picnic. Note the life jacket worn by the girl on the right.
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Dot Yeatman reading a book in her home, Quadra Island

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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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