Photograph of four young women, Margaret Copland, Violet Stoney, Muriel Cunliffe (teacher at the Whaletown school) and Joyce Allen, seated on a bench against the front of the freight shed on the Whaletown wharf. Posters advertising the Vancouver exhibition and a dentist can be clearly read on the side of the freight shed.
Photograph of four young women, Margaret Copland, Violet Stoney, Muriel Cunliffe (teacher at the Whaletown school) and Joyce Allen, seated on a bench against the front of the freight shed on the Whaletown wharf. Posters advertising the Vancouver exhibition and a dentist can be clearly read on the side of the freight shed.
9 photographs : b&w
2 photograph booklets : b&w ; 9 x 9 cm
History / Biographical
Frederick (Fred) Hawkins (1866-1952) and his wife Doris (1906-1959) settled in Manson's Landing in 1908. The Hawkins family lived across from the entrance to Manson's Lagoon at the Spit in a house originally built by Horace Heay (at the end of Taka Mika Rd). Fred lived there until his death in 1952; he is buried in the cemetery in Manson's Landing. Doris died in Powell River in 1959.
George Hawkins, son of Fred and Doris Hawkins, was born in 1928. He had two brothers, Bill and Bob. George and Bob Hawkins both moved to Powell River, in 1947 and 1955 respectively; Bill was killed in a logging accident in 1972.
Custodial History
Donated by Craig Hawkins, July 30, 2016.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of black and white photographs dating from the 1950s, showing people and scenes from Manson's Landing.
Photograph of Margaret and Billie Huck standing beside a team of horses hitched to a wagon. They are on a dirt road; the corner of a shake-roofed house is to the left. This is probably in Whaletown, near Burnside.
Photograph of Margaret and Billie Huck standing beside a team of horses hitched to a wagon. They are on a dirt road; the corner of a shake-roofed house is to the left. This is probably in Whaletown, near Burnside.
Photograph of (L to R) Billie (possibly Billie Barrett), Margaret Huck, Mrs. Pauline Middleton, Bob Groochie and Mr. Munn, standing on the wharf in Whaletown.
Photograph of (L to R) Billie (possibly Billie Barrett), Margaret Huck, Mrs. Pauline Middleton, Bob Groochie and Mr. Munn, standing on the wharf in Whaletown.
Photograph of two children on a donkey. In the background a vegetable garden, picket fence and buildings at Braeside can be seen. (See also #2001.001.161, #2001.001.173 & #2001.001.174. Identifications by Doreen Thompson.)
Photograph of two children on a donkey. In the background a vegetable garden, picket fence and buildings at Braeside can be seen. (See also #2001.001.161, #2001.001.173 & #2001.001.174. Identifications by Doreen Thompson.)
Photograph of Billy Tait standing on the dock in Whaletown. The channel marker and houses near the present-day ferry dock can be seen in the background.
Photograph of Billy Tait standing on the dock in Whaletown. The channel marker and houses near the present-day ferry dock can be seen in the background.
Photograph is an overview of Whaletown and Whaletown Bay, showing the dock and freight shed and the houses across the bay near the current site of the ferry dock.
Photograph is an overview of Whaletown and Whaletown Bay, showing the dock and freight shed and the houses across the bay near the current site of the ferry dock.
Photograph of Bill Barrett seated on a mowing machine pulled by his horse Tom, mowing a field clover beside a house. Doreen Thompson identified the location as Braeside in Whaletown, the home of Mary Barrett's brother Bert Middleton.
Photograph of Bill Barrett seated on a mowing machine pulled by his horse Tom, mowing a field clover beside a house. Doreen Thompson identified the location as Braeside in Whaletown, the home of Mary Barrett's brother Bert Middleton.
Photograph of Joyce Allen, Dorothy Huck and Margaret Middleton standing on the wharf in Whaletown. Two women are sitting on a bench beside the freight shed behind them.
Photograph of Joyce Allen, Dorothy Huck and Margaret Middleton standing on the wharf in Whaletown. Two women are sitting on a bench beside the freight shed behind them.
Photograph of Bill Barrett, seated on a horse-drawn mowing machine in a field of clover at Braeside, the home of his wife Mary's brother, Bert Middleton. Braeside was located on what is now Sawmill Rd., Whaletown. A house, outbuilding and log fence can be seen in the background.
Photograph of Bill Barrett, seated on a horse-drawn mowing machine in a field of clover at Braeside, the home of his wife Mary's brother, Bert Middleton. Braeside was located on what is now Sawmill Rd., Whaletown. A house, outbuilding and log fence can be seen in the background.
Photograph of Margaret Robertson (Meg Robertson Shaw) and dog (Bruce), outside, possibly at the Robertson's homestead Burnside in Whaletown. Two buildings sided with long hand-split shakes can be seen in the background.
Photograph of Margaret Robertson (Meg Robertson Shaw) and dog (Bruce), outside, possibly at the Robertson's homestead Burnside in Whaletown. Two buildings sided with long hand-split shakes can be seen in the background.