Mr. and Mrs. Grace

Photograph of the Graces taken at Beaver Lake, Loughborough Inlet
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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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Soccer Team from the Cape Mudge Reserve, Quadra Island

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Phil Lavigne at his homestead, Prideaux Haven

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Rose and Flo Manson of Cortes Island

Photograph was taken at Johnny Manson property on the island.
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View of Blind Channel Cannery, Thurlow Island

The Blind Channel cannery was built in 1916 by W.E. Anderson who also owned the cannery at Quathiaski Cove, Quadra Island.
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Mrs. Hatch of Frederick Arm and daughter with Amy Barrow

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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.
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Boarding the pleasure boat Quathiaski 10

W.E. Anderson at centre. The Quathiaski 10 was a pleasure craft used by this owner of the Quathiaski Cannery.
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The Port Neville forest fire

This is likely Billy Hansen's logging camp which is where the forest fire started in 1924.
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A day's catch on the floor of the Quathiaski Cannery at Quadra Island

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Whaletown, Cortes Island

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The tugboat Matilda Foss going through Green Point Rapids

Matilda Foss was operated by the American company, Foss Launch & Tug Company, of Tacoma
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View of Blind Channel Cannery, Thurlow Island

The Blind Channel cannery was built in 1916 by W.E. Anderson who also owned the cannery at Quathiaski Cove, Quadra Island.
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Trio on Read Island

From left: Keith Eddington, Frank Culbard, and Jack Schibler.
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A member of the Marlatt family on the beach, Mary Island

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Damaged ground after 1946 earthquake, Read Island

This earthquake took place on June 5, 1946 and measured 7.3 on the Richter Scale.
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The Hansen family of Port Neville, B.C.

From left: Kathinka Hansen (?), Wilhelm Hansen, Hans Hansen, Willie (Billy Hansen?), and Karen Hansen is the child with the doll in front. Wilhelm and Hans Hansen were brothers.
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Jim Stanton's hunting cabin, Knight Inlet area

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Karen Hansen on swing at Port Neville, B.C.

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Dot and Emma Yeatman on their porch, Quadra Island

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Dot Yeatman reading a book in her home, Quadra Island

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Katie Walker with her first dog

Katie Walker at age 25 with her first dog.
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64 lb Spring Salmon caught at Head of Knight Inlet, B.C.

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Earthquake damage on Read Island

Picture showing the damage left by the 1946 earthquake. Marshall's orchard visible in the distance.
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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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