At the Stanton's, Knight Inlet

The Barrows' boat Toketie tied up along side other boats which presumably belong to Jim and Laurette Stanton. From left, seated in the boat: Laurette Stanton, Amy Barrow, and Jim Stanton. The Stantons had a homestead at the head of Knight Inlet. This photograph looks like it was taken in river.
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Group of people standing beside a large skate

Mae Anderson is at left. The skate in this photo is a type of fish. The photograph was taken in front of one of the Quathiaski Canning Company buildings, likely in the late 1910s to early 1920s.
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The Schnarr girls with their pet cougar

Left to right: Marion, Pearl and Pansy with their cougar Leo. Photograph taken near the Schnarr family home at Owen Bay, Sonora Island.
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Roy Marlatt with his daughter Doris

The Marlatt family homesteaded on Mary Island.
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Hans Hansen with daughter, Edith in front of their home at Port Neville, B.C.

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CPR Steamship, Beatrice, at Quathiaski Cove

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August and Zaida Schnarr's daughters wearing rosehip necklaces

Pearl on the left, Pansy on the right, likely taken when the family lived at Bute Inlet.
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August Schnarr's daughters with dog

Pearl (on right) and Pansy Schnarr.
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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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Portrait of James Forrest

James Forrest first arrived at Shoal Bay in 1900 and managed the store operated by the Gold Fields of British Columbia Ltd. He was later joined by his new wife Ann and they remained there for several years.
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Amy Barrow (nee Bradford)

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Art Stenfors on hay mower at his Granite Bay farm, Quadra Island

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Quathiaski Sawmill and Cannery

View of the Quathiaski Cove Sawmill (on left) and Cannery (on right).
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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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Rob and Dot Yeatman in the front room, Quadra Island

Rob Yeatman notes that this photograph was taken with a "flashlight".
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Flo McKay mowing hay around Gunflint Lake, Cortes Island

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Jim Staton cooking pancakes for breakfast in their kitchen

The Stantons in their kitchen at the home which was located at Dutchman's Head, Knight Inlet.
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Bert Middleton home at Whaletown, Cortes Island

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View of the Grassy Bay, Loughborough Inlet, Toketie in background

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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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View of the Mansons' Landing wharf, Cortes Island

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Either the Homathko or the Southgate River, head of Bute Inlet

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Unidentified man with dead bear

Photograph taken by August Schnarr who likely trapped this bear
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The "Percy Belsons" on the deck of their float house

The Belsons' float camp was located near Dent Island.
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Flo and Floss Manson of Cortes Island

Flo at right, and Floss on left.
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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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