Union Steamship SS Chelohsin at Quathiaski Cove, Quadra Island

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Quadra Island May Day celebrations, 1955

May Day celebrations held at Rebecca Spit, Quadra Island.
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Angus Kerr hauling in his gillnet while fishing in Toba Inlet

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View of Blind Channel, West Thurlow Island

This photograph was likely taken in 1916 when the Blind Channel Cannery was under construction.
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Two hunters with grizzly bear hide at Knight Inlet

One of the hunters is Paul Pojhie.
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Dead grizzly bear possibly in front of Stanton's home, Knight Inlet

Grizzly was shot by Paul and Jene Spicker(?) likely at the head of Knight Inlet with Jim Stanton as a hunting guide.
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View of glacier at the head of Bute Inlet

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Soccer Team from the Cape Mudge Reserve, Quadra Island

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Wolf shot by August Schnarr and Ed Atkins, Bute Inlet

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Likely view of the Homathko River canyon, Bute Inlet area

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August and Zaida Schnarr's daughters in front of cages

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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The boat Five B.R., at Needle Peaks, Bute Inlet

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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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Lucky Jim Mine operations, Granite Bay, Quadra Island

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Quadra Island May Day 1989

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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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Moving house, Heriot Bay, Quadra Island

Small raft with cargo truck on back, carrying several items including a motorcycle described as "Quadra Island, Heriot Bay Teacher House"
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Phil Lavigne at his homestead at Prideaux Haven

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Flo McKay mowing hay around Gunflint Lake, Cortes Island

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Gary and Win Keeling of Read Island

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View of Blind Channel, West Thurlow Island showing the cannery

The Blind Channel cannery was built in 1916 by W.E. Anderson who also owned the cannery at Quathiaski Cove, Quadra Island. The cannery closed in 1925- 1926.
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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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Dead deer at August Schnarr’s place, 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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Union Steamship Chelohsin at wharf at Surge Narrows

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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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