Part Of

Donald Palmer fonds

Description Level

Fonds

Creator

Palmer, Donald

Fonds Number

2020.002

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

1927-1984

Physical Description

9 photographs : b&w 1 map : 188 x 92 cm 5 pages of textual records

History / Biographical

Donald Palmer went to school on Cortes Island in the 1960s. His father, James Palmer, was born in 1927 to Elizabeth (Lizzie) and Cliff Palmer, who lived on the homestead of Lizzie's parents, Agnes and James Gibson, in Squirrel Cove. Their large property was on the uphill side of the road across from Tork Road.

Custodial History

Donated to CIMAS in July, 2020, by Donald Palmer

Scope and Content

Fonds contains nine photographs depicting members of the Gibson and Palmer families who lived in Squirrel Cove; one large map (6 x 3 feet) showing the preemptions and homesteads of early Cortes settlers; and an account written by Etta (McKay) Byers of her Christmas in 1927.

Storage Location

Photo box 5

Small fonds box

Name Access

Palmer, Donald

Geographic Access

Cortes Island

Squirrel Cove

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Part Of

Gilean Douglas fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

1999.001

Series Number

18

Item Number

1999.001.0678

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. 1950s-1960s?]

Physical Description

1 photograph print: b&w; 11.5 x 8.5 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of a grass-covered expanse of Mittlenatch Island, with rocky bluffs to either side.

Geographic Access

Mittlenatch Island

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Gilean Douglas fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

1999.001

Series Number

18

Item Number

1999.001.0680

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. 1950s-1960s?]

Physical Description

1 photograph print: b&w; 11.5 x 8.5 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of a rocky beach at Mittlenatch Island, with islands in the distancce.

Geographic Access

Mittlenatch Island

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Gilean Douglas fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

1999.001

Series Number

18

Item Number

1999.001.0681

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. 1950s-1960s?]

Physical Description

1 photograph print: b&w; 11.5 x 8.5 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of a bay on Mittlenatch Island.

Geographic Access

Mittlenatch Island

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Part Of

Gilean Douglas fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

1999.001

Series Number

18

Item Number

1999.001.0679

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. 1950s-1960s?]

Physical Description

1 photograph print: b&w; 11.5 x 8.5 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of a seagull at the edge of a cliff, Mittlenatch Island.

Geographic Access

Mittlenatch Island

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Part Of

Gilean Douglas fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

1999.001

Series Number

18

Item Number

1999.001.0682

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. 1950s-1960s?]

Physical Description

1 photograph print: b&w; 11.5 x 8.5 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of a rock formation on the shoreline of Mittlenatch Island.

Geographic Access

Mittlenatch Island

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Part Of

Gilean Douglas fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

1999.001

Series Number

18

Item Number

1999.001.0677

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. 1950s-1960s?]

Physical Description

1 photograph print: b&w; 11.5 x 8.5 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of Mittlenatch Island, looking at the host cabin and Camp Bay. Note the sparse vegetation.

Geographic Access

Mittlenatch Island

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