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.
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.
Photograph of Marion Cafferata standing in a clearing in front of a spreading tree. Fields, fences and a building can be seen in the background. The Cafferata family had a homestead at the present-day junction of Carrington Bay Rd. and the old road to Carrington Bay.
Photograph of Marion Cafferata standing in a clearing in front of a spreading tree. Fields, fences and a building can be seen in the background. The Cafferata family had a homestead at the present-day junction of Carrington Bay Rd. and the old road to Carrington Bay.
Part of a series of 5 photographs taken by a couple from Germany who were visiting Hans Dolezol (also known as Hans Croker), who lived in the Round House on the property of Paula Snow (now 1474 Robertson Rd.) during the late 1970s until his death in 1982.
Part of a series of 5 photographs taken by a couple from Germany who were visiting Hans Dolezol (also known as Hans Croker), who lived in the Round House on the property of Paula Snow (now 1474 Robertson Rd.) during the late 1970s until his death in 1982.
Passengers getting off a boat at Jim Palmer and Jan Gemmel's float house: Gail Johnson and son Ryan at the bow, Pat Brown with her daughter Fawn, Jan Gemmel at the helm.
Gail lived with Alan Bent in a house on pilings, seen in the background. To the left is Jason & Kathy’s plastic A-frame boat shop; they lived in an old fisherman’s cabin next to it.
Gail lived with Alan Bent in a house on pilings, seen in the background. To the left is Jason & Kathy’s plastic A-frame boat shop; they lived in an old fisherman’s cabin next to it.
