Meuhle house at Big Bay, Stuart Island

Big Bay, Stuart Island
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Rob and Dot Yeatman in the front room, Quadra Island

Rob Yeatman notes that this photograph was taken with a "flashlight".
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Welcome Figures at We Wai Kai villlage at Cape Mudge

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Edward McAllister with his mother Mae McAllister (nee Anderson)

Photograph was taken on the verandah of the Anderson family home. This was his first year at Quathiaski Cove.
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Two hunters with grizzly bear hide at Knight Inlet

One of the hunters is Paul Pojhie.
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The Bagot family yard, Quadra Island

A member of the Bagot family, possibly playing croquet on the lawn beside the family home. Their holdings were known as Forest Lodge.
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Man moving into a farm, Blind Channel

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Union Steamship SS Chelohsin at Quathiaski Cove, Quadra Island

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Group of early settlers on Cortes Island

From left: Mrs. Michael Manson, Ethel -one of the older set of twins, Mr. Michael Manson with Flossie, the younger of the younger set of twins. Gwen, last born, then Hazel at right and Jack Manson, son of John Manson.
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Schnarr homestead at Bute Inlet, June 1926

View of the house and gardens at the Schnarr homestead which was located just south of Purcell Point, Bute Inlet.
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August Schnarr’s rabbit and marten cages, Bute Inlet homestead

August Schnarr's three children Pansy, Pear and Marion looking into the cages.
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Orphanage Picnic at the first Heriot Bay Hotel

Picnic group assembled on beach in front of the first Heriot Bay Hotel which was built about 1905 by Hosea A. Bull. This group of orphans is from Vancouver. The second Mrs. Bull (wife of Hosea) is at right rear (in hat), Frank Gagne is at the front, Billy St. Denis is on extreme left, and possibly...
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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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Francis and Amy Barrow

From left: Francis Barrow, Amy Barrow, unknown man
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Picnic gathering on Quadra Island

Gathering includes members of the W.E. Anderson Family. Mrs. Anderson is second woman on the right.
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Percy Belsons float camp near Dent Island

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The Reynolds and the Barrows

Amy Barrow fourth from left, Francis Barrow on far right. Photograph taken on the Reynolds float.
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View of Hans Hansen's Ranch at Port Neville, B.C.

Photograph was taken approximately 1900.
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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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Angus Kerr hauling in his gillnet

Angus Kerr gillnet fishing at Toba Inlet in 1939.
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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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Studio portrait of John Bruce Manson

John Manson was born 1897 on Cortes Island
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Roy Marlatt with his daughter Doris

The Marlatt family homesteaded on Mary Island.
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Unidentified man with dead bear

Photograph taken by August Schnarr who likely trapped this bear
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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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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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