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"Seal Boy" rock

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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[196-]
Scope and Content
Photograph of the rock formation known as "Seal Boy".
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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.113
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[196-]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: colour: 12 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the rock formation known as "Seal Boy".
Storage Location
Photograph Box 4
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Mrs. John Manson, with a boy and another woman

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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1920s
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mrs. John Manson with a boy and another woman.
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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.157
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1920s
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 11 x 6
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mrs. John Manson with a boy and another woman.
Storage Location
Photograph Box 4
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The John Manson family home at Sunny Brae; Boy and dog

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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1911]
Scope and Content
Top photograph shows the home of the John Manson family at Sunny Brae farm, taken by Wilf or James Allen. The house was built by David Robertson and burned down in 1912. Bottom photograph is a picture of a boy and a dog.
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Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.160
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1911]
Physical Description
2 photograph prints glued onto a postcard: b&w; each 7 x 5 cm
Scope and Content
Top photograph shows the home of the John Manson family at Sunny Brae farm, taken by Wilf or James Allen. The house was built by David Robertson and burned down in 1912. Bottom photograph is a picture of a boy and a dog.
Storage Location
Photograph Box 4
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Two women and a boy in front of a house

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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1920?]
Scope and Content
Photograph of two women and a boy in front of a house.
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Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.148
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1920?]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 9 x 11.5
Scope and Content
Photograph of two women and a boy in front of a house.
Storage Location
Photograph Box 4
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The Manson dog Ruff and a boy

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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1920s?]
Scope and Content
Photograph of the dog Ruff with a boy, clipped from a newspaper.
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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.152
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1920s?]
Physical Description
1 newspaper clipping: b&w; 6 x 7.5
Scope and Content
Photograph of the dog Ruff with a boy, clipped from a newspaper.
Storage Location
Photograph Box 4
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Boy Scout group

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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1957]
Scope and Content
Photograph of a Boy Scout group: Andy Robertson, Eddie Huck, Ted Hansen, Bert Hansen, David Ward, Arnold Noble, Charlie Jeffery, Bob Parry, Billy Burnett (?), Ed Sharkey, Floyd Peters and Don McDevitt, the scout leader.
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Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.218
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1957]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 17 x 12
Scope and Content
Photograph of a Boy Scout group: Andy Robertson, Eddie Huck, Ted Hansen, Bert Hansen, David Ward, Arnold Noble, Charlie Jeffery, Bob Parry, Billy Burnett (?), Ed Sharkey, Floyd Peters and Don McDevitt, the scout leader.
Storage Location
Photograph Box 4
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Boy (needs ID)

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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Accession Number
2018.002
Date Range
[195-?]
Scope and Content
Photograph is part of a group of pictures of individual students of Manson's Landing school, posing outside.
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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.486
Accession Number
2018.002
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[195-?]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 7 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph is part of a group of pictures of individual students of Manson's Landing school, posing outside.
Storage Location
Photograph Box 4
Geographic Access
Manson's Landing
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Nick, John and Jack Manson in front of a picket fence

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1929]
Scope and Content
Photograph of Nick, John and Jack Manson standing in front of a picket fence; roof of a house may be seen in the background.
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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.028
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1929]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w: 12.5 x 7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Nick, John and Jack Manson standing in front of a picket fence; roof of a house may be seen in the background.
Storage Location
Photograph Box 4
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Stan, Dolly's boy, and G. on Christmas day

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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1942
Scope and Content
Photograph comes from an envelope marked "Beesley family photos, 1920s"
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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.688
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1942
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 7 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph comes from an envelope marked "Beesley family photos, 1920s"
Storage Location
Photograph Box 4
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Portrait of John Manson

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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950s]
Scope and Content
Professional photograph of John Manson.
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Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.219
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950s]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 7 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Professional photograph of John Manson.
Storage Location
Photograph Box 4
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Portrait of John Manson

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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca.
Scope and Content
Professional photograph of John Manson.
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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.220
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca.
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 7 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Professional photograph of John Manson.
Storage Location
Photograph Box 4
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Portrait of John Manson

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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950s]
Scope and Content
Professional photograph of John Manson.
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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.221
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950s]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 7 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Professional photograph of John Manson.
Storage Location
Photograph Box 4
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Correspondence - John Manson

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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1952
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence and ephemera from a trip John Manson made to Scotland.
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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
6
File Number
27
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1952
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence and ephemera from a trip John Manson made to Scotland.
Storage Location
6-34
Storage Range
6-34
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John Manson ephemera

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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1934-1961
Scope and Content
File contains ephemera relating to John Manson: a timber sale paper from the Forestry Branch, 1934; a travel receipt, 1961; and a cryptic letter with a stamp from the SS Cheakamus, 1937.
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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
6
File Number
23
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1934-1961
Scope and Content
File contains ephemera relating to John Manson: a timber sale paper from the Forestry Branch, 1934; a travel receipt, 1961; and a cryptic letter with a stamp from the SS Cheakamus, 1937.
Storage Location
6-30
Storage Range
6-30
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Correspondence - John Manson

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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1912-1921
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence about a school teacher; the sheep business, including the pedigree of a ewe; the sale of lots in Vancouver; and the post office salary.
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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
6
File Number
4
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1912-1921
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence about a school teacher; the sheep business, including the pedigree of a ewe; the sale of lots in Vancouver; and the post office salary.
Storage Location
6-11
Storage Range
6-11
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John Manson records

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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1909-1954
Scope and Content
Series consists of records created by John Manson of Sunny Brae farm, including legal documents, financial records, correspondence and ephemera.
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Description Level
Series
Creator
Manson, John
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
6
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1909-1954
Physical Description
16 cm of textual records
History / Biographical
John Manson (1868-1959) was born in the Shetland Islands and migrated to British Columbia in 1887, where he joined his brother Michael Manson on Cortes Island. He married Margaret Ellen Smith in 1894 and they had four children: Jack (born 1896), Anna (1898), Rose (1900) and Nicol (1906). The family lived at Sunny Brae Farm, on the south-east side of Cortes, across from Twin Islands.
Custodial History
Most of the files in this series were in an old wooden box when transferred to the archives, suggesting that they were collected from John Manson's house as a unit.
Scope and Content
Series consists of records created by John Manson of Sunny Brae farm, including legal documents, financial records, correspondence and ephemera.
Storage Range
6-8 to 6-36
Name Access
Manson, John
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Twin Islands
Mittlenatch Island
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Studio portrait of John Manson

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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[1931]
Scope and Content
Photograph is a studio portrait of John Manson. (oversize)
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Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.187
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[1931]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 9 x 14 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph is a studio portrait of John Manson. (oversize)
Storage Location
Photograph Box 4
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Mrs. John Manson with dog

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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mrs. John Manson with a dog.
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Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.222
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca.
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 8 x 14
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mrs. John Manson with a dog.
Storage Location
Photograph Box 4
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John or Mike Manson at cemetery (?)

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Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mike or John Manson at a cemetery.
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Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.228
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 6 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mike or John Manson at a cemetery.
Storage Location
Photograph Box 4
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John Manson's order book

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1939
Scope and Content
File contains an order book belonging to John Manson with the carbon copies of hardware orders.
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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
6
File Number
25
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1939
Scope and Content
File contains an order book belonging to John Manson with the carbon copies of hardware orders.
Storage Location
6-32
Storage Range
6-32
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