Roy Marlatt with his daughter Doris

The Marlatt family homesteaded on Mary Island.
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Joyce Family at Haying Time

Anna Joyce on the far right with hay rake.
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Portrait of James Forrest

James Forrest first arrived at Shoal Bay in 1900 and managed the store operated by the Gold Fields of British Columbia Ltd. He was later joined by his new wife Ann and they remained there for several years.
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Reynolds family in front of their float house

The Reynolds float house was located at Watson Island, Tribune Channel
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String of marten trapped by August Schnarr

August Schnarr had a trapline in the Bute Inlet area which is likely where these were
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Francis and Amy Barrow

From left: Francis Barrow, Amy Barrow, unknown man
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The Tiells at their home on Read Island

The Tiells would row to Heriot Bay to sell crops from their farm on Read Island.
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View of the Cape Mudge lighthouse in the winter

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Union Steamship Boat, Chelohsin, at Granite Bay

Telephoto picture of the Union Steamship "Chelohsin" arriving at Granite Bay.
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Mr. Chapman at his house on Stuart Island

"The place where C. shot the cougar. I just to the right of the pole on the left." identification from Barrow's original journal
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Operations at Lucky Jim Mine, Granite Bay, Quadra Island

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Read Island residents gathered for a Victoria Day Picnic

A Victoria Day picnic held on May 24th at the Jones' Place. Late 1910s-1920s.
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Members of the Walker family having a picnic at Seymour Narrows

Top row from left: Katie, R.J., Roy, and Winnie. Children at front: Joy, Phyllis, and Ursula.
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Francis and Amy Barrow at Brown's Camp

The Barrows are holding their pet dogs Rinnie and Nanette
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The first school on Valdez (Quadra) Island

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Children at a party at Cape Mudge, Quadra Island

Written on back of photo: "For Mrs. Marlatt, Our home, Cape Mudge Mission House. A party we gave the Indian children. Do you see us? You may need a magnifying glass to see children."
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Bennie Hayes and Bea Wilson

Bea Wilson was Beatrice Hawkin's oldest child of F.G. Hawkins of Cortes Island. Her husband was Captain Robert Wilson. Photo taken on W. 45th Ave, South Vancouver in 1922.
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August and Zaida Schnarr's daughters wearing rosehip necklaces

Pearl on the left, Pansy on the right, likely taken when the family lived at Bute Inlet.
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Agnes Twidle in her garden at Granite Bay

Written on the back of the photograph by Agnes: "Taken unaware while counting the buds on my lilac bush." Henry and Agnes Twidle were early settlers at Granite Bay.
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August and Zaida Schnarr's daughters having a bath

From right: Pearl, Pansy and Marion Schnarr in bathtub at their home at Bute Inlet in the 1920s.
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Group gathered for May Day celebrations at Port Neville

Photograph was likely taken in 1937.
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Luoma Family, Granite Bay, Quadra Island

Left to right: Wilho, Reino, Amanda, Valdho (Walter) (behind Amanda), Andrew (on Amanda's lap), Erro, Emil, Heldge (on Emil's lap), and Eino. Identification was provided by Angela May Luoma in June 1991 and Julie Ann Luoma in 2016. Emil Luoma emigrated from Finland in 1906 to establish a...
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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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MacDonald and Hill in one of August Schnarr's river boats

Wardy MacDonald, on left was the storekeeper at Shoal Bay with Teddy Hill on right the forest ranger from Thurston Bay. Photograph was taken either in the Homathko or Southgate Rivers, Bute Inlet.
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Fishing, possibly for eulachon, on the Kleena Kleene River

From left: Borden Hayward, Jim Stanton and Laurette Stanton up Kleena Kleene River, at the head of Knight Inlet.
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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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