Left to right: Mrs. Frank Petznick, daughter Bernadette, Mrs. John (Margaret) Manson and Miss Katherine Lettice (seated) by a picket fence at Sunny Brae farm with Twin Islands in the background. (This picture is a duplicate of photograph 2004.002.073)
Left to right: Mrs. Frank Petznick, daughter Bernadette, Mrs. John (Margaret) Manson and Miss Katherine Lettice (seated) by a picket fence at Sunny Brae farm with Twin Islands in the background. (This picture is a duplicate of photograph 2004.002.073)
Series consists of 80 photographs with typed explanatory captions, depicting scenes and activities relating to the Manson's Landing school, general scenes of Cortes Island, and James Nixon family of Twin Islands. Many of the the photographs have information written on their backs.
May Ellingsen compiled this album from photographs in the possession of the Manson family and wrote the explanatory captions. The photographs of Manson's school were taken by Katherine Lettice, the teacher at the time; photographs of Twin Islands were taken by the Nixon family, who lived there and were friends of the Manson family. Photographs were turned over to May by Rose or John Manson. Some photographs were in May's possession as her mother, Robina (Manson) Freeman, was a daughter of Michael Manson.
Scope and Content
Series consists of 80 photographs with typed explanatory captions, depicting scenes and activities relating to the Manson's Landing school, general scenes of Cortes Island, and James Nixon family of Twin Islands. Many of the the photographs have information written on their backs.
Schoolboys seated on a stump at Manson's Landing school - Nicol Manson, Jack Hayes behind George Marquette, Arthur Hayes behind Colin Thompson.
Sitting below - Arthur Pickles.
Schoolboys seated on a stump at Manson's Landing school - Nicol Manson, Jack Hayes behind George Marquette, Arthur Hayes behind Colin Thompson.
Sitting below - Arthur Pickles.
Students in the Manson's Landing school yard.
Front - seated: Veronica (Babe) Tiber, Nora Hayes, Florence Hayes.
Standing, L. to R.: - Betty Hayes, Alice Marquette, Marjorie Hayes, Ethel Tiber behind Florence.
Seated on stump: Dorothy Hayes, Helen Marquette, George Quimby, Jack Hayes, in front of George Marquette & Nicol Manson.
Students in the Manson's Landing school yard.
Front - seated: Veronica (Babe) Tiber, Nora Hayes, Florence Hayes.
Standing, L. to R.: - Betty Hayes, Alice Marquette, Marjorie Hayes, Ethel Tiber behind Florence.
Seated on stump: Dorothy Hayes, Helen Marquette, George Quimby, Jack Hayes, in front of George Marquette & Nicol Manson.
Students standing among the bean poles in the Manson's Landing school garden. Miss Lettice's sister (visiting) is in the background by the corner of the school.
Students standing among the bean poles in the Manson's Landing school garden. Miss Lettice's sister (visiting) is in the background by the corner of the school.
The one-room school at Manson's Landing. The main part had been a log school built in 1909. In this picture, it has board siding and the road side windows have been changed. The dogwood tree planted by Miss Lettice is growing to the left of the flagpole.
The one-room school at Manson's Landing. The main part had been a log school built in 1909. In this picture, it has board siding and the road side windows have been changed. The dogwood tree planted by Miss Lettice is growing to the left of the flagpole.
A small lumber mill which was located on the west side of Manson's Lagoon. Some ot the lumber cut with it was used to build the Manson's Landing store put up after Mr. Percy owned the property. Roland (Rollie) Woolsey worked there at the time.
A small lumber mill which was located on the west side of Manson's Lagoon. Some ot the lumber cut with it was used to build the Manson's Landing store put up after Mr. Percy owned the property. Roland (Rollie) Woolsey worked there at the time.