Recording consists of oral history interviews of Doreen (Huck) Thompson and Wilfed Freeman by Oonagh O'Connor. Topics covered in Thompson's interview include Huck family history on Cortes; medical emergencies; gardening; fishing; hunting; logging. Topics covered in Freeman's interview include reminiscences of the island in 1927; roads; transportation. There is a short summary of the interview, written by May Ellingsen, in the cassette case.
Recording consists of oral history interviews of Doreen (Huck) Thompson and Wilfed Freeman by Oonagh O'Connor. Topics covered in Thompson's interview include Huck family history on Cortes; medical emergencies; gardening; fishing; hunting; logging. Topics covered in Freeman's interview include reminiscences of the island in 1927; roads; transportation. There is a short summary of the interview, written by May Ellingsen, in the cassette case.
Slide depicts a pile driver and pilings on a barge beside the Whaletown wharf. The houses across the bay near the present site of the ferry dock are in the background.
Slide depicts a pile driver and pilings on a barge beside the Whaletown wharf. The houses across the bay near the present site of the ferry dock are in the background.
Photograph of Whaletown Bay taken from the water, showing the navigation marker at the entrance, and the houses to the left of the future site of the ferry landing.
Photograph of Whaletown Bay taken from the water, showing the navigation marker at the entrance, and the houses to the left of the future site of the ferry landing.