View looking down the wharf at Shoal Bay, Thurlow Island

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Gillnet Boat fleet at Deepwater Bay, Quadra Island, 1949

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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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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 ladies at Cortes Island

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“August 19, 1925. Children against wall, on float." from August Schnarr's album

At back from left: Pansy, Pearl with the youngest Schnarr daughter Marion in the front.
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Reverend Alan Greene and his wife Gertrude at their home on Quadra Island

Reverend Greene of the Columbia Coast Mission was assigned the district which included Quadra Island in 1919. He and his wife took up residence at Quathiaski Cove.
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Group of children at the Walker home on Mother Goose Day, Quadra Island

R.J. Walker's home was located at Gowlland Harbour, Quadra Island.
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Agnes Twidle in her garden, Granite Bay

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Members of the Hansen family at their home at Port Neville

Left to right: Karen Hansen, unknown child on lap, unidentified person, Edith (Hansen) Bendickson; from far right Arthur Hansen, unidentified person, Oly Hansen (rear), Lilly Randall; others unidentified – this may be a tea party or birthday.
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Logging at the Schnarr place, Bute Inlet

View of the logging slash behind August Schnarr's homestead at Bute Inlet.
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School year end picnic at Rebecca Spit, Quadra Island

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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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A bobcat probably shot by August Schnarr in Bute Inlet

Presumably this bobcat was trapped by August Schnarr on his trapline in the Bute Inlet area.
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Quadra Island ladies and children on beach at Heriot Bay

From left: Unknown, Unknown, Winnie, Mae Anderson, Elva Anderson, and Velma Anderson. Unknown boy on back right. Postcard dated August 11, 1909.
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Doris Marlatt on beach at the Marlatt's homestead on Mary Island

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Seine boats tied up at Quathiaski Canning Co. wharf, Quathiaski Cove, Quadra Island

See also photograph no 7044 which was taken at the same time but from a slightly different angle.
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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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Angus Kerr hauling in his gillnet

Angus Kerr gillnet fishing at Toba Inlet.
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Johnny and Jenny Macamoose in their canoe

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Tipton's parlour on Read Island

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Alfred Luoma's home, Granite Bay, Quadra Island

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Jim and Laurette Stanton's home at Knight Inlet, B.C.

See also photograph no. 15529 which is identified as the Stanton's first home at Kwalate Point.
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Christensen Family with Francis and Amy Barrow

The Christensens lived at Salt Lagoon, Redonda Island
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Mountain climbers getting directions from Jim Stanton

Jim Stanton, on right showing mountain climbers proper route for climbing up Mt. Waddington. Jim Stanton was a long time Knight Inlet resident.
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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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