Portrait of Grace Hood

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August Schnarr and Mrs. Williams with cougar shot by Schnarr

Photograph was taken in the late late 1930s or 40s.
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Bridesmaids at Hardwicke Island

Two of the Hansen sisters in their bridesmaid dresses at Hardwicke Island, Edith (at left, later married into Bendickson family) and Lilly (right, married into the Randal family).
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Union Steamship, Cheakamus, at Blind Channel

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Jim and Laurette Stanton with dog

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Johnny Manson and his Dog, Jack

Photograph taken at the Manson holdings Sunny Brae Farm, Mansons Landing.
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The tugboat Matilda Foss going through Green Point Rapids

Matilda Foss was operated by the American company, Foss Launch & Tug Company, of Tacoma
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August and Zaida Schnarr's daughter on beach

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Tipton's house at Surge Narrows, Read Island

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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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Earthquake damage on Read Island

Earthquake took place on June 5, 1946 and was 7.3 on the Richter Scale.
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Three totems at Cape Mudge beach near the old burial ground

From left: Mrs. Cecil Joyce, Mrs. Howard, "Me". This photograph was likely taken in the 1920's.
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Jim and Laurette Stanton in front of their home, Knight Inlet, B.C.

The Stantons in front of their log cabin at Dutchman's Head, Knight Inlet. Photograph was taken on July 1st, 1961.
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Herbert Joyce Tuning up an Outboard Motor, Quadra Island

Herbert Joyce, possibly Joe Bigold, and Chappie. In 1975 Helen (nee Joyce) Andrews commented about this outboard that it "went like the devil when you were leaving, but you had to row back".
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The Marquette Family on Cortes Island

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Group of ladies at gathering at Stuart Island

Back from left: Mrs. Roy Sumner, Mrs. Margaret Vogel, Mrs. Madsen, and Besta Holmes. Front from left: Mrs. Meuhle, Margaret Parrish, Sandra Pritchard, Mary Brimacombe, Mrs. Roberta Aucoin, Ida Willoughby (Margaret Vogel's mother.) Photo taken June 24, 1953.
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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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Yeatman Home after a snowfall, Quadra Island

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Plowing the fields at the Yeatman family farm (Sunny Side) on Quadra Island

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Heriot Bay and Rebecca Spit

View overlooking Heriot Bay and Rebecca Spit, 1915.
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View of the Port Neville Store and post office

Hans Hansen established the store and post office at Port Neville, B.C.
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View of earthquake damage, Read Island

Damage on Read Island as a result of the 1946 earthquake.
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W.E. Anderson, owner of the Quathiaski Canning Company, at his home in Vancouver

Anderson is sitting on the front bumper of his new car and new house in Vancouver, which was located at the corner of Angus Drive and Granville Street.
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View of the Courthouse at Quathiaski Cove, Quadra Island

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Either the Homathko or the Southgate River, head of Bute 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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