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.

"Toketie" anchored up the Little Toba River

Carvings at Gwayasdums, Gilford Island

Wooden figure in front of Chief Johnny Scow's house at Gwayasdums

Union Steamship the S.S. Cassiar at wharf at Heriot Bay, Quadra Island

This vessel's nickname was Casey.

Studio portrait of John Bruce Manson

John Manson was born 1897 on Cortes Island

A member of the Marlatt family on the beach, Mary Island

View homestead located at Prideaux Haven

This is the location is also known as Flee Village named during the 1792 exploration of the area by Captain Vancouver.

Laurette Staton with a dog

The Joyce Family in a car, Quadra Island

Union Steamship Chelohsin at wharf at Surge Narrows

Horse and cart at Mansons Landing, Cortes Island

Flo McKay driving, Jean Manson beside her. Back from left: Dorothy Manson, Dorcas Essen, Anne McDevitt, Lottie McDevitt, Manson's Landing school building in background.

Teacher Doris Nye with pupils at the schoolhouse on Read Island

From left: Forrest Lambert, Billy Whittington, Bonny Whittington, Doris Nye, and Leta Whittington.

Mrs. Reynolds and Amy Barrow

The Union Steamship, Venture

Man moving into a farm, Blind Channel

Union Steamship, Camosun, at Knox Bay

Union Steamship, Camosun, docked at the wharf at Knox Bay where P.B. Anderson's logging operation was located.

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.

Christensen Family with Francis and Amy Barrow

The Christensens lived at Salt Lagoon, Redonda Island

August and Zaida Schnarr's daughters at their homestead

From left to right: Marion, Pansy and Pearl Schnarr with McPhee's puppies at their Bute Inlet homestead.

Rob, Dorothy, and Frank Yeatman at their home, Sunny Side Farm, Quadra Island

Union Steamship Boat, Chelohsin, at Granite Bay

Telephoto picture of the Union Steamship "Chelohsin" arriving at Granite Bay.

The Twidles' boat the "Illini"

Agnes Twidle steering the boat belonging to herself and her husband Henry. The Twidles lived in Granite Bay for many years.

Mrs. Johnson and Zaida Schnarr with bear pelt

Mrs. (Einar) Beryl Johnson on left. Her husband operated a logging camp in Bute Inlet, c. 1930.

The First Lighthouse at Cape Mudge, Quadra Island

From left: Billie Belanger, John Davidson the keeper, and Mrs. Davidson.

Mrs. James A. Nixon of Twin Islands

Mrs. Nixon among the blossoms of the fruit trees that Mr. Don McDonald planted many years before.