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Correspondence re Columbia Coast Mission

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Part Of
Correspondence re Columbia Coast Mission (discrete item)
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
2021.005
Date Range
1942
Scope and Content
File contains two letters, written in pencil, to "Mother and Dad" by "Freddie" (surname unknown) on July 9, 1942 (7 pages) and July 13, 1942 (5 pages). Freddie was aboard the mission ship "John Antle", based in Whaletown with Canon Alan Greene, and writes of his experiences as part of the mission patrol. Places visited include Redonda Bay, Alert Bay, Rock Bay, Surge Narrows and Cortes Island settlements.
Part Of
Correspondence re Columbia Coast Mission (discrete item)
Description Level
Fonds
Fonds Number
2021.005
Accession Number
2021.005
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1942
Physical Description
2 letters : 12 pages
Custodial History
Donated by Bill Bartlett, of the Gerald Wellburn Philatelic Foundation, Victoria BC, in 2021. The letters were part of a stamp collection given to the Foundation. Bartlett recognized the connection to Cortes Island and mailed the letters to the Museum.
Scope and Content
File contains two letters, written in pencil, to "Mother and Dad" by "Freddie" (surname unknown) on July 9, 1942 (7 pages) and July 13, 1942 (5 pages). Freddie was aboard the mission ship "John Antle", based in Whaletown with Canon Alan Greene, and writes of his experiences as part of the mission patrol. Places visited include Redonda Bay, Alert Bay, Rock Bay, Surge Narrows and Cortes Island settlements.
Storage Location
Small fonds box
Storage Range
1-20
Name Access
Greene, Alan
Subject Access
Columbia Coast Mission
Health care
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Quadra Island
Read Island
Alert Bay
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Logs in the water at a coastal logging camp

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Scope and Content
Photograph of logs in the water near shore, at a camp (probably) in Seymour Inlet.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.1111
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 11.5 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of logs in the water near shore, at a camp (probably) in Seymour Inlet.
Subject Access
Logging
Columbia Coast Mission
Geographic Access
Seymour Inlet
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Wilson & Brady log train, Heriot Bay

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Accession Number
2018.002
Date Range
[ca. 1917]
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.608
Accession Number
2018.002
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1917]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 16.5 x 12.5 cm
Storage Location
Photo box 4
Geographic Access
Quadra Island
Images
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Float logging camp, Seymour Inlet

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1950
Scope and Content
Photograph of a float camp, with a boom of logs in front of it.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.1077
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1950
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 11.5 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a float camp, with a boom of logs in front of it.
Subject Access
Logging
Columbia Coast Mission
Geographic Access
Seymour Inlet
Images
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Oscar Johnson's float logging camp

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1955]
Scope and Content
Photograph of a row of float houses anchored near the shore of an inlet (probably Seymour Inlet). There is a logging slash just behind it.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.1090
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1955]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 9 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a row of float houses anchored near the shore of an inlet (probably Seymour Inlet). There is a logging slash just behind it.
Subject Access
Logging
Columbia Coast Mission
Geographic Access
Seymour Inlet
Images
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Logging equipment on a float, Seymour Inlet

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Scope and Content
Photograph of a man standing on a logging camp float, at the base of an A-frame yarder.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.1110
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 11.5 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a man standing on a logging camp float, at the base of an A-frame yarder.
Subject Access
Logging
Columbia Coast Mission
Geographic Access
Seymour Inlet
Images
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Jaycock's logging camp, Seymour Inlet

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Scope and Content
Photograph of a buildings on floats with logs in the water in front; identified as Jaycock's logging camp in Seymour Inlet.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.1121
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 9 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a buildings on floats with logs in the water in front; identified as Jaycock's logging camp in Seymour Inlet.
Subject Access
Logging
Columbia Coast Mission
Geographic Access
Seymour Inlet
Images
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A row of floathouses in a floating logging camp, Seymour Inlet

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Scope and Content
Photograph of a row of floathouses with a walkway in front of them. It is titled "When you want to go somewhere, you go by boat."
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.1124
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w;11.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a row of floathouses with a walkway in front of them. It is titled "When you want to go somewhere, you go by boat."
Subject Access
Logging
Columbia Coast Mission
Geographic Access
Seymour Inlet
Images
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Women and children on the dock of a float logging camp, Seymour Inlet

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Scope and Content
Photograph of women and children on the dock of a float logging camp, Seymour Inlet.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.1030
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 18 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of women and children on the dock of a float logging camp, Seymour Inlet.
Subject Access
Logging
Columbia Coast Mission
Geographic Access
Seymour Inlet
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"A typical coastal logging camp of British Columbia. Everything on floats."

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Scope and Content
Photograph of two men on floats made of logs chained together, with the buildings, tanks and other paraphernalia of a logging camp on the floats. Location is Seymour Inlet.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.1032
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 18 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of two men on floats made of logs chained together, with the buildings, tanks and other paraphernalia of a logging camp on the floats. Location is Seymour Inlet.
Subject Access
Logging
Columbia Coast Mission
Geographic Access
Seymour Inlet
Images
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Jake Hansen, next to the side of a floathouse in a coastal logging camp, Seymour Inlet

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Scope and Content
Photograph of Jake Hansen standing beside the shingled side of a floathouse in Seymour Inlet. A neighboring float home can be seen in the background.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.1115
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Jake Hansen standing beside the shingled side of a floathouse in Seymour Inlet. A neighboring float home can be seen in the background.
Subject Access
Logging
Columbia Coast Mission
Geographic Access
Seymour Inlet
Images
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