View of the village at Cape Mudge Reserve

View of the We Wai Kai village at Cape Mudge.
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August and Zaida Schnarr's daughters in front of cages

Left to right; Marion, Pearl, Pansy. This photograph was taken at the Schnarr family homestead at Bute Inlet. The girls are standing in front of the marten and mink cages.
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Quathiaski No. 10 fully loaded and tied up at the wharf at Quathiaski

The Quathiaski No. 10 was the Anderson family's personal launch. This photograph was likely taken as the Anderson family were either coming to or leaving Quadra Island for their winter home in Vancouver.
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View of Port Neville, B.C.

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View of the Courthouse at Quathiaski Cove, Quadra Island

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Parker's Logging Camp

The Parkers' float camp was located at Trevenon Bay.
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View of Granite Bay in winter, taken from the front door of the Twidle home

Written on back of photograph; "Granite Bay, B.C. Taken directly from front of our house. H.T."
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The Marlatt homstead on Mary Island

Possibly Doris Marlatt of Mary Island.
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Margaret Tipton of Surge Narrows, Read Island

Margaret Tipton in costume for some Americans who wanted a picture of a "Rustic".
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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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View of lighthouse at Cape Mudge, Quadra Island

Photo dated September 26, 1966.
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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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Captain and Mrs. James A. Nixon of Twin Islands in their new home

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Quadra Island ladies and children on beach at Heriot Bay

From left: Unknown, Unknown, Winnie, Mae Anderson, Elva Anderson, and Velma Anderson. Unknown boy on back right. Postcard dated August 11, 1909.
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View of the wharf at Port Neville, B.C.

This photograph was likely taken in the early to mid 1920s.
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Francis and Amy Barrow at Brown's Camp

The Barrows are holding their pet dogs Rinnie and Nanette
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Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wilson Sr. of Quadra Island

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Rob Yeatman with dead pidgeons, Quadra Island

These wild pigeons had been eating his oats. Photograph was taken on the Yeatman family farm, known as Sunny Side Farm.
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August Schnarr on left with Teddy Hill

August and Teddy with a catch of trout. One of August's flat bottom river boats in the foreground.
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Portrait of Heriot Bay teacher, Katie Walker

Katie Walker Clarke was the first teacher of the Heriot Bay school on Quadra Island.
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Two cows at Marlatt family homestead on Mary Island

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Group of ladies beside the walunt tree at Sunny Side Farm, Quadra Island

Sunny Side farm was the home of the Yeatman family. From left: E.R.Yeatman, Mae Anderson, Dot Yeatman, Emma Yeatman.
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Rob and Frank Yeatman having a snow ball fight, Quadra Island

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Gathering at Alfred Joyce's, Quadra Island

Left to right: Anna Joyce, Lussier (?), Grace Yeatman, Emma Yeatman, Dot Yeatman, Vivian, Helen Joyce, teacher, Joe Bigold, Chappie the dog, and Arthur Joyce. Remaining three unidentified.
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Angus Kerr hauling in his gillnet at Toba Inlet

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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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