August Schnarr's homestead at Bute Inlet

View of logging slash on hill side behind the Schnarr homestead, Bute Inlet.
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Henry Twidle in his garden at Granite Bay

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Thomas Leask at his family's first cabin

Thomas Leask, father of Mary Joyce, at his family's cabin in Hyacinthe Bay, Quadra Island.
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Group of women with bicyle in the Yeatman's back yard, Quadra Island

Woman second from the left may be Emma Anderson. Second from right is Mae Anderson. Elva Anderson on the far right.
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Bob Tipton of Surge Narrows store and George "By God" Stafford

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Beach front and lighthouse at Cape Mudge, Quadra Island

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Amy Barrow with her Black Spaniels Rinnie and Nanette

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Inside the Marlatt family home, Mary Island

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Baby Grace Hood

The Hoods were early settlers on Quadra Island. John Hood was a professional photographer.
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Jim and Laurette Stanton's first home at Knight Inlet

From left: Jim Stanton, Laurette Stanton, and the two Hall brothers. Photograph taken at the Stantons' first home in the Knight Inlet area - likely at Kwalate Point.
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Miss Strange of Whaletown, Cortes Island

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“Moving buildings. Nodales Channel” from August Schnarr's album

Photograph likely taken when August Schnarr moved his floathouse to Bute Inlet.
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The Bagot family yard, Quadra Island

A member of the Bagot family, possibly playing croquet on the lawn beside the family home. Their holdings were known as Forest Lodge.
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Earthquake damage on Read Island

Earthquake took place on June 5, 1946 and was 7.3 on the Richter Scale.
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W.E. Anderson’s boat, the Quathiaski 10

This boat was used by the owner of the Quathiaski Cannery, W.E. Anderson for pleasure trips.
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Chicken yard and outbuildings at Marlatt family homestead, Mary Island

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Schnarr family floathouse on the beach

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Angus Kerr hauling in his gillnet while fishing in Toba Inlet

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Agnes Twidle in her garden at Granite Bay

Written on the back of the photograph by Agnes: "Taken unaware while counting the buds on my lilac bush." Henry and Agnes Twidle were early settlers at Granite Bay.
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May Day on Quadra Island, 1950

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August and Zaida Schnarr's daughters having a bath

From right; Pearl, Pansy and Marion Schnarr in bathtub at their home at Bute Inlet in the 1920s.
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Crew on the Union Steamship, Venture

Back row, from left: 2nd Mate; Purser Bert Robson; Captain John Park; Chief Engineer Arthur; Chief steward Billy Finlayson. Front row, from left: Frank Barnsley (son of Union Steamships Co. Manager); First Mate MacDonald.
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View of the entrance to Toba Inlet from Pryce Channel

View of the entrance to Toba Inlet from Pryce Channel One of the Barrow's in a wooden rowboat at the entrance to Toba Inlet, 1936.
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The May Pole Dance at celebrations at Port Neville

Photograph was likely taken in 1937.
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Snowfall near the Twidle home, Granite Bay, Quadra Island

Written on the back of the photograph "Granite Bay, First out of the house."
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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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