Part Of

Byers family fonds

Description Level

Fonds

Creator

Byers family

Fonds Number

2020.003

Accession Number

2020.003

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

1937-1972

Physical Description

10 photographs

History / Biographical

Henry and Ruth Byers, Ervin and Florence (Manson) McKay, Clarence and Etta (McKay) Byers, Ken and Hazel (McKay) Hansen, Scotty and Amy (Byers) McKenzie moved to Von Donop Inlet in 1939, where they ran a logging operation.

Custodial History

Found in Information Files folder (Byers family), August 1, 2020 and transferred to Archives.

Scope and Content

Fonds consists of ten photographs (nine black and white; 1 coloured) depicting members of the extended Byers/ Manson families, logging at Seaford and Von Donop Inlet, and the Union Steamship Chelohsin.

Storage Location

Photo box 5

Storage Range

Photo box 5

Name Access

Byers, Henry and Ruth

Byers, Clarence and Etta

Hansen, Ken and Hazel

McKay, Ervin and Florence

McKenzie, Scotty and Amy

Subject Access

Logging

Union Steamship Company

Transportation

Water transport

Geographic Access

Cortes Island

Von Donop Inlet

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Part Of

Gilean Douglas fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

1999.001

Series Number

18

Item Number

1999.001.1079

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

1950

Physical Description

1 photograph print: b&w; 9 x 6.5 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of the chapel on the "Columbia", decorated for Christmas.

Subject Access

Columbia Coast Mission

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Part Of

Mary and Otto Weiler fonds

Description Level

Item

Creator

Weiler, Mary

Fonds Number

2003.002

Series Number

1

Item Number

2003.002.435

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

[195?]

Physical Description

1 photograph: b&w; 11.5 x 7 cm

Storage Location

Photo Box 3

Name Access

Weiler, Mary

Subject Access

Ferries

Transportation

Water transport

Geographic Access

Cortes Island

Whaletown

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Part Of

Gilean Douglas fonds

Description Level

Item

Creator

Greene, Alan

Fonds Number

1999.001

Series Number

18

Item Number

1999.001.0936

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. 1910-1930s]

Physical Description

1 photograph print: b&w; 8 x 13 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of a Christmas tree aboard the "Columbia".

Subject Access

Columbia Coast Mission

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Part Of

Gilean Douglas fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

1999.001

Series Number

18

Item Number

1999.001.0965

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. 1942-1954]

Physical Description

1 photograph print: b&w; 11.5 x 7 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Christmas, their boat "Gwa-Yee" behind them, with two boys, the sons of a teacher at one of the First Nations villages in their mission area.

Subject Access

Columbia Coast Mission

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Part Of

Gilean Douglas fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

1999.001

Series Number

18

Item Number

1999.001.2208

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. 1959]

Physical Description

1 colour slide, 5 x 5 cm

Storage Location

Slide box 1

Subject Access

Columbia Coast Mission

Geographic Access

Cortes Island

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Gilean Douglas fonds

Description Level

Item

Creator

Greene, Alan

Fonds Number

1999.001

Series Number

18

Item Number

1999.001.0928

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. 1910-1930s]

Physical Description

2 photograph prints: b&w; 10.5 x 8.5 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of a Chinese man in a chef's jacket standing on the deck of the "Columbia".

Subject Access

Columbia Coast Mission

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