Quathiaski Store and Meat Market

The Quathiaski Store and Meat Market when it was owned by the BC Packers Company. The totem pole in the photo was moved from the village of Cape Mudge to the BC Packer's store. It eventually fell down and was taken back to the reserve where it lay between the homes of John Dick Senior's...
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Seine Boat at Quathiaski Cove

Seine boat, the Quathiaski #5, at Quathiaski Cove.
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View of totem pole and houses at Cape Mudge Village, Quadra Island

Seated next to the totem is Mr. Pettingell, a missionary.
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Group of early Quadra Island residents on board a boat in Quathiaski Cove

L to R: Frank Yeatman, Helen Joyce, child Jorpis Berg, Grandma Yeatman, Mrs John Berg, Ethel Joyce
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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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Doris Marlatt on beach at the Marlatt's homestead on Mary Island

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Fallen chimney at the old Marshall place on Read Island after the 1946 earthquake

This earthquake took place on June 5, 1946 and measured 7.3 on the Richter Scale.
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Alfred Joyce on his horse, Cayuse

Alfred Joyce on his horse named "Cayuse" at the Joyce family home in Cape Mudge, circa 1900.
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A treed cougar

Cougar was presumably treed by bounty hunter August Schnarr in the Bute Inlet area.
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The Barrow's and friends on a log at Ramsey Arm

From left: Amy Barrow, "Slim", Jim Stapleton, and Francis Barrow
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A boat under tow near Read Island

George Parsons in the foreground.
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Carvings at Gwayasdums, Gilford Island

Wooden figure in front of Chief Johnny Scow's house at Gwayasdums
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Joyce Family at Haying Time

Anna Joyce on the far right with hay rake.
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Agnes Twidle, early Granite Bay settler

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Bob Tipton of Surge Narrows store and George "By God" Stafford

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Group of Quadra Island school children

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The Barrows launch the boat "Toketie" at Twin Island

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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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Homathko Canyon

Site of a Schnarr trapline in the 1920s and 30s. Three iron pins are visible (circled in pen) from Waddington’s trail.
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Mrs. James A. Nixon of Twin Islands with slaughtered pigs

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Quadra Island Pioneers

Group of pioneers from Quadra Island having their photo taken in front of the Willows Hotel in Campbell River. Back row, left to right: Arthur Joyce, Rob Yeatman, Dick Bryant, Herbert Joyce, and Joe Bigold. Front row, from left: Susie Cormier, Helen Joyce (now Andrews of Courtenay), Ethel Joyce (...
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Union Steamship in Nodales Channel

Photograph taken looking towards Shoal Bay, East Thurlow Island.
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Two hunters with grizzly bear hide at Knight Inlet

One of the hunters is Paul Pojhie.
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Group of women with bicyle in the Yeatman's back yard, Quadra Island

Woman second from the left may be Emma Anderson. Second from right is Mae Anderson. Elva Anderson on the far right.
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Children at the Mother Goose Day event held at Walker's place, Quadra Island

R.J. Walker's home was located at Gowlland Harbour, 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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