Quadra Island May Day, 1956

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View of totem pole and houses at Cape Mudge Village, Quadra Island

Seated next to the totem is Mr. Pettingell, a missionary.
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W.E. Anderson with a little girl (Irene Whipple) and cat

W.E. Anderson was the owner operator of the Quathiaski Canning Co.
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Wedding at Cape Mudge

The wedding of Leila Roberts and Ronnie Assu. From left: Chief Billy Assu, unknown, Ronnie Assu, Leila Roberts, and Bud Recalma (of Qualicum).
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Navy boats tied up at dock at Stuart Island

Waiting tide at the Landing, Stuart Island. Photo taken in the 1940s.
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Group of Cortes Island settlers

Back from left: Mrs. Michael Manson, Ethel (nee Manson), Mrs. J. Humes, Captain and Mrs. James A. Nixon. Front from left: Hazel (nee Manson) and Henry Heinwig, Mr. and Mrs. Dudley.
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Floss (Manson) Kenny of Cortes Island and her son Ralph

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St. Patrick's Day at a school on Stuart Island

Ken Aucoin, Traford Bernard, Terry Brimacombe, Marie, Gary Aucoin, Leonard Sumner, Butch Bernard, Ross Sumner, Nancy, Sarah Madsen, Mary Dyck, Linda, Sally, Susan Bassett, Marilyn Marshall, Linda Pritchard, Bill Dyck, Frances Pritchard.
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Blind Channel Cannery Crew

Crew members from the Blind Channel Cannery. The man with the moustache is Wiley Whittington.
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Members of the Beech and Hall families, Quadra Island

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String of marten trapped by August Schnarr

August Schnarr had a trapline in the Bute Inlet area which is likely where these were
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Bridesmaids at Hardwicke Island

Two of the Hansen sisters in their bridesmaid dresses at Hardwicke Island, Edith (at left, later married into Bendickson family) and Lilly (right, married into the Randal family).
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Man moving into a farm, Blind Channel

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Group gathered for May Day celebrations at Port Neville

Photograph was likely taken in 1937.
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Operations at Lucky Jim Mine, Granite Bay, Quadra Island

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Agnes Twidle in her garden, Granite Bay, Quadra Island

Note written on the back of the photograph by Agnes Twidle: "These photos were taken a couple of years ago, I was not really posing in this, I was out gardening, Henry thought he would like to try a screen on those roses, the bush behind me is covered with lovely red roses." Henry and...
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View of earthquake damage, Read Island

Damage on Read Island as a result of the 1946 earthquake.
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Quadra Island May Day, 1958

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View of the Quathiaski Canning Co. operations, 1914.

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Stapleton on the front steps of his cabin, Toba Inlet

im Stapleton was one of the early settlers in the Toba Inlet area, 1936.
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W.E. Anderson with his grandson Edward McAllister

W.E. Anderson was the owner operator of the Quathiaski Canning Company, Quadra Island. This photograph was taking in ther back garden of his Vancouver home at 1499 Angus Drive, Vancouver.
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Children at the Mother Goose Day event held at Walker's place, Quadra Island

R.J. Walker's home was located at Gowlland Harbour, Quadra Island.
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Mary Island homestead covered in snow

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Looking up Knight Inlet from Glendale Cove

Amy Barrow in rowboat with the Barrows boat the Toketie in the background.
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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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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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