Rose and Flo Manson of Cortes Island

Photograph was taken at Johnny Manson property on the island.
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Group standing beside the Lighthouse at Cape Mudge, Quadra Island

This lighthouse was built in the 1920s.
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Visitors at Sunny Brae Farm at Mansons Landing on Cortes Island

From left: Mrs. John Manson, Mrs. Hazeldon, Mrs. Charlie Allen's friend, and Mrs. Charlie Allen.
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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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Luoma Family, Granite Bay, Quadra Island

Left to right: Wilho, Reino, Amanda, Valdho (Walter) (behind Amanda), Andrew (on Amanda's lap), Erro, Emil, Heldge (on Emil's lap), and Eino. Identification was provided by Angela May Luoma in June 1991 and Julie Ann Luoma in 2016. Emil Luoma emigrated from Finland in 1906 to establish a...
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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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Velma and Mae Anderson on verandah of their home at Quathiaski Cove

Both are wearing "middy suits" which were popular for school, sports, and everyday wear in the late 1910s and 1920s.
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Hans and Kathinka Hansen's children at Port Neville, B.C.

From left: Edith (born June 11, 1918), Arthur (born May 24, 1916), Lily (born June 19,1912), Oly (born June 18, 1909), Karen (born April 25, 1904, died June 18/19 1964), Billy (born October 29, died October 19, 1956.)
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Women's Institute, St. John's Church, Quadra Island

Standing row from left: Mrs. Susan Vaughn, unknown, Mrs. Mitchell, unknown, Mrs. Hovell, unknown, Mrs. Denton, Mrs. Haverson, unknown, Miss Irene Hudghes, Mrs. T. Walker. Second row from left: Mrs. C. Vaughn, unknown, Mrs. Crammer, Mrs. Moss, Mrs. Law, behind Mrs. Law; Rosalind Law. Front row from...
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"Children's Day" A Garden Party, Heriot Bay, B.C.

Post Card dated August 11, 1909. From left: Mrs. Maxwell, Mrs. Horner, Mrs. Bagot holding Esther, behind them; Billy Glennan. Back row from left: Frank Bagot, Mrs. Bryant, Daisy Bryant, Mr. Tester, Jack Hanager, Phil Horner, to the bottom right of Phil; Dick Cobb, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, in...
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Horse and cart on the road to Mansons Landing

From left: Flo McKay, Jean Manson, Dorothy Manson, and Dorcas Essen.
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Hans and Kathinka Hansen's children at Port Neville, B.C.

Written on the back of the photograph; "In the Good Ole Summer Time". From left: Lily, Edith, Arthur, and Oly Hansen ready for a swim.
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Billie and Hans Hansen of Port Neville, B.C.

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Pleasure trip on board the pleasure craft Quathiaski 10

W.E. Anderson, who was the owner operator of the Quathiaski Canning Co., Quadra Island at the stern of the boat.
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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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View of Yeatman's farm, Quadra Island

View overlooking an acre of the Yeatman's farm, known as Sunny Side farm, on Quadra Island.
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Three Union Steamships at the wharf in Quathiaski Cove

From left to right: the S.S. Venture, unidentified, and the S.S. Coquitlam.
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A day's catch on the floor of the Quathiaski Cannery at Quadra Island

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The store and machine shop at the Landing, Stuart Island, B.C.

From left: Machine shop, cabin, post office, store. Jack Parrish had his machine shop in this location for approximately a year. He brought his machine shop from Redonda Bay where it was built, moved it to this location at the Landing, then moved it to his own property at Woodside Bay.
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May Day celebrations at Port Neville

Children with flags at May Day celebrations likely taken in 1937.
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August Schnarr and other's caging a cougar

This cougar is probably the cougar treed in photograph no. 14437 which was treed by cougar bounty hunter August Schnarr.
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Group in front of Mr. Charlie Allen's home at Gorge Harbour, Cortes Island

5910 Group in front of Mr. Charlie Allen's home at Gorge From left: Hostess Mrs. Charlie Allen with adopted daughter Elsie on her lap. Orphan boy behind her - she did not adopt the boy as they did not adapt to each other. Mrs. John Manson, lovingly known as Auntie Maggie, above her is Florence...
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Francis Barrow in his youth

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Schnarr family floathouse on the beach

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Union Steamship, Camosun, at Knox Bay

Union Steamship, Camosun, docked at the wharf at Knox Bay where P.B. Anderson's logging operation was located.
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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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