Gillnetter's catch at dock at Stuart Island

In the background is the store. This photograph was taken at The Landing, Stuart Island.
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Social gathering at the Anderson family home in Quathiaski Cove

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Wooden carving at Kingcome Inlet

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Quadra Island May Day, 1958

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Emma Yeatman on front porch of her Quadra Island home

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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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Wedding at Cape Mudge

The wedding of Leila Roberts and Ronnie Assu. From left: Chief Billy Assu, unknown, Ronnie Assu, Leila Roberts, and Bud Recalma (of Qualicum).
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View of Quathiaski Cove, Quadra Island showing several of the cannery buildings.

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Pioneers Gathered at Hoods' Home, Quadra Island

Left to right: Mat Main, Grace Hood, Ethel Joyce, Roy or Gordon Hood, Jenny Main, Lillian Hood, Anna Joyce seated. Circa 1900.
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Two cows at Marlatt family homestead on Mary Island

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Group with Tom Brazil's pet deer at Blind Bay, Hardy Island

Tom Brazil is second from left.
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Laurette Staton with a dog

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August and Zaida Schnarr's daughters wearing rosehip necklaces

Pearl on the left, Pansy on the right, likely taken when the family lived at Bute Inlet.
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Marion Schnarr at the Schnarr homestead at Bute Inlet

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The Port Neville forest fire

This is likely Billy Hansen's logging camp which is where the forest fire started in 1924.
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Union Steamship SS Chelohsin at Quathiaski Cove, Quadra Island

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Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wilson Sr. of Quadra Island

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Mary Island homestead covered in snow

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The Olsen family at Big Bay, Stuart Island

Winnie Olsen and her three sons; Gerry, Bob, and Carl. Big Bay, Stuart Island. The Olsens had a homestead on Sonora Island across the channel from Stuart Island.
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Floss (Manson) Kenny of Cortes Island and her son Ralph

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The Barrows and Sticklands

From left: Francis Barrow, Mrs. Stickland, Amy Barrow, George Stickland
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Whaletown, Cortes Island

View of the boat dock and steamship wharf at Whaletown, Cortes Island.
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View of glacier at the head of Bute Inlet

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Clarence Keeling and Ivy Murray of Read Island

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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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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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