Blind Channel Cannery Crew

Blind Channel Cannery was constructed in 1916.
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The Union Steamship, Venture

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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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Amy Barrow (nee Bradford)

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Members of the Marlatt family

"Leaving Whaletown" at Cortes Island, B.C. is written on back of the photograph. The Marlatt family homesteaded on Mary Island.
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May Day on Quadra Island, 1950

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The tugboat Matilda Foss going through Green Point Rapids

The tugboat Matilda Foss was operated by the American company Foss Launch & Tug Company of Tacoma.
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Snowfall near the Twidle home, Granite Bay, Quadra Island

Written on the back of the photograph "Granite Bay, First out of the house."
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Olaf Hansen with a mink outside the store and post office at Port Neville

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Unloading a catch of salmon to a packer

Quathiaski Canning Co. boats in operation in the waters adjacent to Quadra Island.
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Quadra Island May Day, 1958

Back row from left: Glen Fair, Jack Grafton, Dennis Brendeland, and Sandy Billy. Front row from right: Shirley Basset, Carolyn Grafton, Christine Ogren, and Vicki Assu.
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One of Schnarr's flat botton river boats

Unidentified man standing beside one boat either taken in the Homathko or Southgate River.
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View of Quathiaski Cove showing the sawmill (on left) and Cannery (on right)

This photograph was taken a year before the cannery burned in 1909. At this time the Quathiaski Canning Co. was owned and operated by W.E. Anderson.
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Steamship at the Wharf on Mary Island

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Alfred Luoma Family, Granite Bay, Quadra Island

Left to right: Silvia, Alfred, unknown, unknown, unknown, Mrs. Luoma, Elma.
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Ray Walker with Three Dead Grizzlies shot for bounty at Knight’s Inlet

Ray Walker poses with three dead grizzlies that were shot for bounty at Knight’s Inlet. Ray Walker and August Schnarr were partners at one time.
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Floss (Manson) Kenny of Cortes Island and her son Ralph

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View of Port Neville, B.C.

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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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A bobcat probably shot by August Schnarr in Bute Inlet

Presumably this bobcat was trapped by August Schnarr on his trapline in the Bute Inlet area.
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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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Group of school children at the Mansons Landing school on Cortes Island

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The Beeches and the Halls of Quadra Island

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Twidle House, Granite Bay

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Quathiaski 10 at Blind Channel circa 1920s

"Father, Mother, and Auntie Anne" Members of the Anderson family on board their boat the Quathiaski 10 which was used for pleasure trips. W.E. Anderson was the owner of the Quathiaski Canning Company. From left: W.E. Anderson, Margaret Anderson and "Auntie" Anne.
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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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