Amy Barrow on the deck of their boat M.V. "Toketie"

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Union Steamship, Chelohsin

The Union Steamship "Chelohsin" at Rock Bay, 1940.
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Doris Marlatt on beach at the Marlatt's homestead on Mary Island

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Angus Kerr hauling in his gillnet while fishing in Toba Inlet

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The First Lighthouse at Cape Mudge, Quadra Island

From left: Billie Belanger, John Davidson the keeper, and Mrs. Davidson.
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Johnny and Jenny Macamoose in their canoe

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Mae Anderson with catch of salmon at Quathiaski Cove

Mae Anderson, right; woman in middle could be Gladys Moore Pearson.
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Group of Stuart Island residents having a picnic

From left: Mrs. Lidy Ines, Mrs. Wilby, behind Mrs Wilby; Will Muehle, Mary Brimacombe (holding rectangular cake), Mandy Bell, man behind Happy Ines, ?, man with sunglasses Bob Bell (Bell's Bold Point Ranch, Quadra), Kitty Slicker(?), Margaret Parrish. Holding salad bowl; Hazel Summer, man on...
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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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Forrest family children on a log at Shoal Bay

Right to left: Charlie, Bunty, Annie, Peggy, and F. Mills. Photograph taken when the family lived at Shoal Bay, Thurlow Island, B.C.
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Fishing, possibly for eulachon, on the Kleena Kleene River

From left: Borden Hayward, Jim Stanton and Laurette Stanton up Kleena Kleene River, at the head of Knight Inlet.
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Picnic at Rebecca Spit, Quadra Island

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Agnes Twidle in her home, Granite Bay, Quadra Island

Quote: "Merry Christmas to you all from Henry and Agnes" "This was taken last Christmas." The Twidles (Henry and Agnes) moved the Granite Bay in 1911, where they initially took over the operation of a hotel and store. On the walls are a few of pieces of Henry's butterfly...
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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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Group of Quadra Island school children

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Earthquake damage on Read Island

Earthquake took place on June 5, 1946 and was 7.3 on the Richter Scale.
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Portrait of Margaret Emma Anderson

Margaret Anderson was the wife of W.E. Anderson. The Anderson family owned and operated the Quathiaski Canning Co. which operated at Quadra Island. This portrait was probably taken at the same time as the portrait of W.E. Anderson (catalog no. 19534) in the 1940s.
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The Yeatman family playing musical instruments in their home

Frank, Dot, and Rob Yeatman in the parlour of the Yeatman home. Photograph taken December 20, 1915.
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Mountain climbers getting directions from Jim Stanton

Jim Stanton, on right showing mountain climbers proper route for climbing up Mt. Waddington. Jim Stanton was a long time Knight Inlet resident.
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Portrait of James and Ann Forrest's children

Clockwise from left: Peggy, Ann, Charlie, and Nara in front. The Forrest family lived at Shoal Bay Thurlow Island, B.C.
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Herbert Pidcock with dog and dead cougar

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Baby Grace Hood

The Hoods were early settlers on Quadra Island. John Hood was a professional photographer.
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Members of the Marlatt family in a carriage

Doris, Lena, and Paton Marlatt with horse "Mabel". The Marlatts homesteaded on Mary Island.
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Group Reading the Newspaper at Mansons Landing

Group sitting on the clothesline stand, reading the newspaper (the steamship had delivered its weekly mail run). Back row, from left: George Freeman, Henry (Hank) Herrewig, Hazel Herrewig, Doris Hawkins, May Spence (teacher), and Wilfred Manson. In front, from left: Violet Herrewig (married July...
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Union Steamship the S.S. Cassiar at wharf at Heriot Bay, Quadra Island

This vessel's nickname was Casey.
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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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