Part Of

May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2007.001

Series Number

13

Item Number

2007.001.340

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

1934

Physical Description

1 photograph print: b&w;

Scope and Content

Photograph of sheep grazing in a field at the Anderson farm. Photograph is from an envelope labelled "Pictures of Anderson farm, Cortez Island".

Storage Location

Photo box 4

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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2007.001

Series Number

13

Item Number

2007.001.344

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

ca. 1934-1951

Physical Description

1 photograph print: b&w; 6 x 9 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of a man on a tractor plowing a field in the foreground. Behind is a house and an orchard on a slight rise. Photograph is from an envelope labelled "Pictures of Anderson farm, Cortez Island".

Storage Location

Photo box 4

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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2007.001

Series Number

13

Item Number

2007.001.338

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

1934

Physical Description

1 photograph print: b&w; 9 x 6 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of fields and a house against the forest line at the Anderson farm. Photograph is from an envelope labelled "Pictures of Anderson farm, Cortez Island".

Storage Location

Photo box 4

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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2007.001

Series Number

13

Item Number

2007.001.339

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

1934

Physical Description

1 photograph print: b&w; 9 x 6 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of fields and buildings at the Anderson farm. Photograph is from an envelope labelled "Pictures of Anderson farm, Cortez Island".

Storage Location

Photo box 4

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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2007.001

Series Number

13

Item Number

2007.001.337

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

1934

Physical Description

1 photograph print: b&w; 9 x 8 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph, composed of two prints taped together, shows a view of fenced fields surrounded by forest; Gunflint Lake in the background. Photograph is from an envelope labelled "Pictures of Anderson farm, Cortez Island". (Needs ID of location of farm)

Storage Location

Photo box 4

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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2007.001

Series Number

13

Item Number

2007.001.289

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. 1920s]

Physical Description

1 photograph print: b&w; 13 x 7.5 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of Jack Manson with a home-made hay rake, standing in a field at Sunny Brae.

Storage Location

Photo box 4

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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2007.001

Series Number

13

Item Number

2007.001.341

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

1934

Physical Description

1 photograph print: b&w; 9 x 6 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of the Anderson farm from the water. Photograph is from an envelope labelled "Pictures of Anderson farm, Cortez Island".

Storage Location

Photo box 4

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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2007.001

Series Number

13

Item Number

2007.001.342

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

1934

Physical Description

1 photograph print: b&w; 9 x 6 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of a view of the end of the lake near the Anderson farm. Photograph is from an envelope labelled "Pictures of Anderson farm, Cortez Island".

Storage Location

Photo box 4

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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2007.001

Series Number

13

Item Number

2007.001.343

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

ca. 1934

Physical Description

1 photograph print: b&w; 9 x 6 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of a view of the lake from the Anderson farm. Photograph is from an envelope labelled "Pictures of Anderson farm, Cortez Island".

Storage Location

Photo box 4

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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2007.001

Series Number

13

Item Number

2007.001.347

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

1951

Physical Description

1 photograph print: b&w; 6 x 9 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of the lake from the Anderson farm. Photograph is from an envelope labelled "Pictures of Anderson farm, Cortez Island".

Storage Location

Photo box 4

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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2007.001

Series Number

13

Item Number

2007.001.290

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. 1920s]

Physical Description

1 photograph print: b&w; 13 x 7.5 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of a horse-drawn farm wagon beside a house, with a field and the forest in the background. (Probably at Sunny Brae).

Storage Location

Photo box 4

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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2007.001

Series Number

13

Item Number

2007.001.260

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

1926

Physical Description

1 photograph print: b&w; 6 x 8 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of a woman holding a pitchfork, wearing rolled-up pants, standing beside a pile of hay. (See photo #282).

Storage Location

Photo box 4

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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2007.001

Series Number

13

Item Number

2007.001.264

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

1926

Physical Description

1 photograph print: b&w; 6 x 8 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of two men and a girl standing beside a pile of hay. This is the same background as #277. Possibly at Sunny Brae?

Storage Location

Photo box 4

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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2007.001

Series Number

13

Item Number

2007.001.382

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

[1950s]

Physical Description

1 photograph print: b&w; 9 x 9 cm; 1 negative 6 x 6 cm

Storage Location

Photo box 4

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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2007.001

Series Number

13

Item Number

2007.001.291

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. 1920s]

Physical Description

1 photograph print: b&w; 7.5 x 13

Scope and Content

Photograph labelled "Jack Manson and a load of hay in front of Sunny Brae home (not in view)".

Storage Location

Photo box 4

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CIMAS photograph collection

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2019.003

Item Number

2019.003.101

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

[192?]

Physical Description

1 photograph print : b&w ; 9 x 9 cm

Custodial History

Was in envelope stating: Mrs. Daniels for Museum Seaford from Nellie Jeffery? Found in bookshelf by Lynne Jordan

Scope and Content

Probably at the Daniels', Cortes Bay. One of a group of photos from an envelope labeled "Mrs. Daniels, Seaford, for museum."

Storage Location

Photo Box 3

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CIMAS photograph collection

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2019.003

Item Number

2019.003.103

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

[192?]

Physical Description

1 photograph print : b&w ; 7 x 4.5 cm

Custodial History

Was in envelope stating: Mrs. Daniels for Museum Seaford from Nellie Jeffery? Found in bookshelf by Lynne Jordan

Scope and Content

Probably at Daniels' home, Cortes Bay. One of a group of photos from an envelope labeled "Mrs. Daniels, Seaford, for museum."

Storage Location

Photo Box 3

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CIMAS information files

Description Level

File

Series Number

3

File Number

10

Date Range

1955-2018

Scope and Content

Scan of photograph from Truck Loggers Convention, 1955; Obituary for E. Anderson in The Federation of BC Naturalists newsletter, 1975; Write up of E. Anderson in BC Outdoors Magazine, 1995; BC Nature Presents the Elton Anderson Award & writeups 2014, 2015; Email from Ed Chessor about E. Anderson and the Save the Skagit Valley campaign, 2018 including scan of book cover: Trees, Shrubs and Flowers to Know in BC; Nancy Anderson's Notes on E. Anderson (undated); writeup for plaque dedicate to E. Anderson (undated)

Storage Range

Drawer 3

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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2007.001

Series Number

13

Item Number

2007.001.120

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

[1956]

Physical Description

1 photograph print: b&w; 8 x 8 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of a house situated in a large field. (Hernando? check)(From envelope labelled "Dorothy MacDougal (cousin of May's) pictures") (Needs ID)

Storage Location

Photo box 4

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Part Of

Elton Anderson collection

Description Level

Fonds

Fonds Number

2019.004

Accession Number

2019.004 2019.005

Material Type

textual records

Date Range

1957-1995

Physical Description

6 cm of textual records

History / Biographical

Elton Anderson (1908 -1975) was a naturalist and conservationist. He was born in Victoria and lived for some years on Cortes Island. A former logger, Anderson became a leader in conservation work in BC. He served as president of the Federation of BC Naturalists, was an honorary life member of the Vancouver Natural History Society and the Victoria Natural History Society, and a member of the Canadian Nature Federation.

Custodial History

Provenance of these files is unclear and there are no accession records. They have been given arbitrary fonds numbers based on date of processing and described as the Elton Anderson Collection.

Scope and Content

Collection contains a file of material about Elton Anderson including a typed reminiscence by Elton Anderson, and a notebook containing a handwritten account of a boat trip.

Storage Location

Small fonds box

Storage Range

Small fonds box, 1-6 - 1-7

Name Access

Anderson, Elton

Geographic Access

Cortes Island

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