Johnny and Jenny Macamoose in their canoe

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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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The Beeches and the Halls of Quadra Island

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Young members of the Junior Women's Association

Young members of the Junior Women's Association at the Walker home (later known as Camp Holmwood): Front row, from left: unknown, Mina Stanley, unknown, Lorraine Yeatman. Back row, from left: Sophie Wiseman, Ida Callow, Margery Greene, Barbara Greene, unknown, Tuko Noagama, unknown, and Doreen...
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Hans and Kathinka Hansen's children at Port Neville, B.C.

Karen Hansen holding Edith, Lily in front, Olaf and Arthur Hansen.
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Herbert Joyce Tuning up an Outboard Motor, Quadra Island

Herbert Joyce, possibly Joe Bigold, and Chappie. In 1975 Helen (nee Joyce) Andrews commented about this outboard that it "went like the devil when you were leaving, but you had to row back".
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August Schnarr’s float house on beach either at Phillips or Frederick’s Arm

At this time August was hand logging in the area.
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Captain and Mrs. James A. Nixon of Twin Islands

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August and Zaida Schnarr's daughters having a bath

From right; Pearl, Pansy and Marion Schnarr in bathtub at their home at Bute Inlet in the 1920s.
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Group of Stuart Island residents, 1940's

From left: Mrs. Mary Brimacombe, Shirley Muirhead (teacher who married Jack Innes), Will Muehle (namesake Muehles Mt.), Mrs. Bertha Muehle (formerly Mrs. Asman), Dorothy Vogel, Mrs. Willoughby. Front: Mrs. Sandy Prichard, Margaret Parrish, little girl; Frances Prichard. "Mrs. Muehle was known...
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Group of school children at Mansons Landing, Cortes Island

School children have been identified as (in no particular order): George Marquette, Nicol Manson, Betty Hayes, Ethel Tiber, Helen Marquette, Dorothy Hayes, Marjorie Hayes, Alice Marquette, George Quimby, Betty Hayes, Florence Hayes, Nora Hayes, and Veronia Tiber (at centre), 1917.
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"Toketie" anchored up the Little Toba River

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Dent (Yaculta) Rapids, Dent Islands

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John Manson on Cortes Island

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Alex Burchett on the boat he built and named the "Orphan Annie"

Alex Burchett on his boat at the Government Wharf at Port Neville, B.C.
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Chief Billy Assu of Cape Mudge

Photograph appears to have been taken at some sort of a presentation.
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Schnarr girls with their pet cougar

Marion on the left and Pearl Schnarr. Photograph was taken near the Schnarr homestead at Owen Bay, Sonora Island.
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Float at Simoon Sound

The Dunsmiths and friends on the float at Simoon Sound. Tied up the float is the store, post office, and school.
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Welcome Figures at Cape Mudge, Quadra Island

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Group of Quadra Island school children

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Keeling Children with horses on Read Island

Gary, Clarence, and Win Keeling; raised by the Tiptons at Read Island.
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Marion Schnarr at the Schnarr homestead at Bute Inlet

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Anderson's Cannery and Netloft, Quathiaski Cove, 1910

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Fallen chimney at the old Marshall place on Read Island after the 1946 earthquake

This earthquake took place on June 5, 1946 and measured 7.3 on the Richter Scale.
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Tipton's parlour on Read 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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