Hauling in the seine nets by hand

One of the Quathiaski Canning Company fishermen hauling in the seine net.
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Stenfors farm house at their ranch at Granite Bay, Quadra Island

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Wooden carving at Kingcome Inlet

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“August 19, 1925. Children against wall, on float." from August Schnarr's album

At back from left: Pansy, Pearl with the youngest Schnarr daughter Marion in the front.
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School year end picnic at Rebecca Spit, Quadra Island

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Rob, Dorothy, and Frank Yeatman at their home, Sunny Side Farm, Quadra Island

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Members of the Forrest family at Shoal Bay

Clockwise from left: Ann "Tottie" holding Ann, James Forrest, and Ann Barber "Grannie" Shoal Bay, Thurlow Island. James and Ann Forrest were early settlers at Shoal Bay, Thurlow Island.
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August and Zaida Schnarr's daughters wearing rose hip necklaces

Pearl on the left, Pansy on the right, likely taken when the family lived at Bute Inlet.
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Paul and Roy Marlatt in a wooden rowboat

The Marlatt family homesteaded on Mary Island
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Angus Kerr hauling in his gillnet at Toba Inlet

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Marshall's orchard after 1946 eathquake, Read Island

This earthquake took place on June 5, 1946 and measured 7.3 on the Richter Scale.
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Pansy Schnarr and Mrs. Godkin with baby cougars

Photograph taken near the Schnarr homestead at Owen Bay, Sonora Island. Mrs. Godkin looked after the Schnarr girls for a while. The Schnarr girls named the baby cougars Leo, Cleo and Gilmore.
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Horse and cart at Mansons Landing, Cortes Island

Flo McKay driving, Jean Manson beside her. Back from left: Dorothy Manson, Dorcas Essen, Anne McDevitt, Lottie McDevitt, Manson's Landing school building in background.
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Katie Walker with her first dog

Katie Walker at age 25 with her first dog.
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May Day on Quadra Island, 1950

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The tugboat Matilda Foss going through Green Point Rapids

Matilda Foss was operated by the American company, Foss Launch & Tug Company, of Tacoma
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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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Seine boats tied up at Quathiaski Canning Co. wharf, Quathiaski Cove, Quadra Island

See also photograph no 7044 which was taken at the same time but from a slightly different angle.
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A member of the Marlatt family on the beach, Mary Island

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Group of children at Stuart Island

From left: Mary Dyck, Frances Pritchard, Marilyn Marshall, and Bill Dyck.
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Quadra Island May Day, 1956

May pole dance celebrations held at Rebecca Spit, Quadra Island.
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Members of the Robertson and Middleton Family, Cortes Island

From left: Margaret Robertson, Margaret Middleton (daughter of Bert Middleton and niece of Harry M.), Anna Manson (visiting Mrs. David Robertson), Duncan Robertson, and Alan Robertson. Photo taken July, 1916 in Whaletown on Cortes Island.
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James and Ann Forrest's wedding portrait

Ann "Tottie" Barker Forrest and James McKelvie(?) Forrest Wedding Portrait taken in Victoria, BC. The Forrest family settled in Shoal Bay, Thurlow Island.
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Quathiaski Store and Meat Market

The Quathiaski Store and Meat Market when it was owned by the BC Packers Company. The totem pole in the photo was moved from the village of Cape Mudge to the BC Packer's store. It eventually fell down and was taken back to the reserve where it lay between the homes of John Dick Senior's...
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Animal cages at Schnarr homestead, Bute Inlet, 1920’s

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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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