"Toketie" anchored up the Little Toba River

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Group of Quadra Island school children

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The Yeatman Family at Drew Harbour, Quadra Island

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View of Cape Mudge village from the water

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The Yeatman Home, Quadra Island

Jessie the horse in the orchard at Sunny Side Farm, the Yeatman family property.
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Horse and cart at Mansons Landing, Cortes Island

Flo McKay driving, Jean Manson beside her. Back from left: Dorothy Manson, Dorcas Essen, Anne McDevitt, Lottie McDevitt, Manson's Landing school building in background.
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Alex Burchett on the boat he built and named the "Orphan Annie"

Alex Burchett on his boat at the Government Wharf at Port Neville, B.C.
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Likely a view of the cannery at Blind Channel, West Thurlow Island

The Blind Channel cannery was built in 1916 by W.E. Anderson who also owned the cannery at Quathiaski Cove, Quadra Island.
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August Schnarr’s rabbit and marten cages, Bute Inlet homestead

August Schnarr's three children Pansy, Pear and Marion looking into the cages.
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May Day on Quadra Island, 1950

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Young members of the Junior Women's Association

Young members of the Junior Women's Association at the Walker home (later known as Camp Holmwood): Front row, from left: unknown, Mina Stanley, unknown, Lorraine Yeatman. Back row, from left: Sophie Wiseman, Ida Callow, Margery Greene, Barbara Greene, unknown, Tuko Noagama, unknown, and Doreen...
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The Champion's small boat, Toba Inlet

The Champions lived up Toba Inlet area.
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Tom Brazil and his deer at his home at Blind Bay, Hardy Island

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The Pedersen's float camp, at Watson Island

Watson Island, Tribune Channel
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View of the Tipton home at Read Island

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Believe to be the Lansall family home in Chameleon Harbour

August married Zaida Lansall in 1922. The Lansall family homesteaded at Cameleon Harbour, Sonora Island.
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Group in front of the houses at Cape Mudge Village, Quadra Island

At far left is Mr. Pettingell, a missionary, with a group of men from the village.
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Quadra Island Gathering

From left: Alfred Joyce, Frank Gagne, Mrs. Bryant (seated), Ethel Bigold with Chappie, Mr. Bryant (standing), Mr. Scott (Mrs. Hovell's father), Harry or Arthur Neal, Mrs. Bell, Helen Joyce, Danny or Chester Howse, Harry or Arthur Neal, and Joe Bigold. Seated on left is Mrs. Howse.
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Gillnet Boat fleet at Deepwater Bay, Quadra Island, 1949

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August Schnar and Ed Atkins with dead wolf

Schnarr is on the left and Atkins is on the right. Photograph taken somewhere in the Bute Inlet area.
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Homathko Canyon

Site of a Schnarr trapline in the 1920s and 30s. Three iron pins are visible (circled in pen) from Waddington’s trail.
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Portrait of Alfred Joyce Aylsham

This photograph was taken on March 5, 1880.
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The Walker Family Ranch, "Homewood", on Quadra Island

The Letson children, Brud (Gordon) and Ethel, feeding Old Bess the horse.
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The Quathiaski 10 tied up to the wharf

The Quathiaski 10 was used by Quathiaski Cannery owner W.E. Anderson for pleasure trips.
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Quadra Island Pioneers

Group of pioneers from Quadra Island having their photo taken in front of the Willows Hotel in Campbell River. Back row, left to right: Arthur Joyce, Rob Yeatman, Dick Bryant, Herbert Joyce, and Joe Bigold. Front row, from left: Susie Cormier, Helen Joyce (now Andrews of Courtenay), Ethel Joyce (...
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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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