Group of Quadra Island school children

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Mrs. James A. Nixon of Twin Islands

Mrs. Nixon among the blossoms of the fruit trees that Mr. Don McDonald planted many years before.
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Yeatman family having dinner on Christmas Day at their home

Photograph taken by Rob Yeatman using a "flash light".
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August Schnarr with catch of trout from Homathko or Southgate River

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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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Group on the Quathiaski No. 10 circa 1920s

Members of the Anderson family on board the Quathiaski 10, which they used for pleasure purposes. The Andersons were the owner operators of the Quathiaski Canning Company, Quadra Island.
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Interior of the Marlatt home on Mary Island

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"Slim" and his dog at his homestead at Ramsey Arm

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August and Zaida Schnarr with their two daughters

August is holding Pearl and Pansy is standing. The photograph was taken at Chameleon Harbour, Sonora Island.
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School at Granite Bay, Quadra Island

Agnes Twidle on far left standing behind boy in sailor suit. This school was opened in 1911, and was built by the Luoma and Stenfor families.
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May Day Quadra Island 1989

May Day parade car "Queen Asia"
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Wilf Manson, Cortes Island

Wilf Manson in a vehicle with others on Cortes Island.
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Mother Goose Day event at Walker's Place, Quadra Island

R.J. Walker's home was located at Gowlland Harbour, Quadra Island.
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Four loggers at Powell River Company boom at Teakerne Arm

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Members of the Marlatt family in a carriage

Doris, Lena, and Paton Marlatt with horse "Mabel". The Marlatts homesteaded on Mary Island.
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View of either the Homathko or the Southgate River

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Jim Stanton with gear and bear hide, Knight Inlet, B.C.

Jim Stanton, on right with helper Jack Clark and equipment for a hunting party. Grizzly bear hide on stretcher in background.
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Gary and Win Keeling of Read Island

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Union Steamship Boat, Chelohsin, at Granite Bay

Telephoto picture of the Union Steamship "Chelohsin" arriving at Granite Bay.
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Laurette and Jim Stanton

The Stantons had a homestead for many years up Knight Inlet and are best known as the subject of the book "Grizzlies in Their Back Yard".
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Sports Day on Stuart Island

Sport day event on beach in front of school house at Stuart Island
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Unloading a catch of salmon at the Quathiaski Cannery, Quadra Island

Cannery owner, W.E. Anderson watches a one of the fishermen use a brailer to move the fish from the net.
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Pearl Schnarr with pet cougar, Girlie

Photograph taken near the Schnarr homestead at Owen Bay, Sonora Island.
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Portrait of Sonny Marlatt

Father of Roy Marlatt, who bought Mary Island.
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Rose and Flo Manson of Cortes Island

Photograph was taken at Johnny Manson property on the island.
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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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