Mrs. James A. Nixon of Twin Islands with string of sausages

Captain Nixon reared, slaughtered, and made sausages of the pigs. Mrs. Nixon made the pork pies. See also photograph no. 5920.
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Mansons Landing, Cortes Island

Home of Mr. John Manson and family at Sunny Brae, 1910.
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Portrait of Winonah Marlatt

Written on back: "To Roy, From Winonah". The Marlatt family homesteaded on Mary Island.
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Agnes Twidle in her garden, Granite Bay, Quadra Island

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Granite Bay residents skating on the frozen Granite Bay Harbour

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Laurette and Jim Stanton

The Stantons had a homestead for many years up Knight Inlet and are best known as the subject of the book "Grizzlies in Their Back Yard".
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Welcome Figure at Cape Mudge, Quadra Island

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Mrs. Nixon of Twin Islands with deer

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Wooden carving at Kingcome Inlet

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Roy Marlatt with his daughter Doris

The Marlatt family homesteaded on Mary Island.
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Mr. Pettingall on the tower of the Cape Mudge Lighthouse, Quadra Island

Mr. Pettingell was a missionary who was stationed at the Cape Mudge Village.
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Herman Stenfors and Charles Neuberg, Granite Bay, Quadra Island

From left: Herman, Charles Neuberg "Old Dutchie".
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Rob and Dot Yeatman, Quadra Island

Photograph taken by Rob Yeatman using a "flash light".
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The Tugboat "Active" in Bull Passage

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Erro Luoma's car being unloaded off the Union Steamship Chelohsin at Granite Bay

Car is a 1930 or 1931 Chevrolet. The Chelohsin was part of the Union Steamship co. fleet
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Columbia Coast Mission ship crew

Jim Stanton, on bottom left in sweater with crew of one of the Columbia Coast Mission Boats. Likley taken at the dock at the Stantons' home at Knight Inlet.
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View of the Port Neville Store and post office

Hans Hansen established the store and post office at Port Neville, B.C.
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Children in front of school at Cape Mudge village, Quadra Island

This school was built by the Federal Government at the We Wai Kai's village at Cape Mudge.
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Skinned cougar pelt trapped by August Schnarr

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

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View of the village at Cape Mudge Reserve

View of the We Wai Kai village at Cape Mudge.
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Angus Kerr hauling in his gillnet while fishing in Toba Inlet

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Johnny Manson and his Dog, Jack

Photograph taken at the Manson holdings Sunny Brae Farm, Mansons Landing.
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Phil Lavigne at his homestead, Prideaux Haven

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View of lighthouse at Cape Mudge, 1920s

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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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