Photograph of Dennis Newsham (R) and David Ward, walking across the parking lot at the Manson's Landing wharf. Jack Summers' garage is behind and Mrs. Lowes' cafe to the left; the store was on the other side of the parking lot at the head of the wharf.
Photograph of Dennis Newsham (R) and David Ward, walking across the parking lot at the Manson's Landing wharf. Jack Summers' garage is behind and Mrs. Lowes' cafe to the left; the store was on the other side of the parking lot at the head of the wharf.
Photograph of an infant standing on a kitchen chair outside in a garden, with a dog and a picket fence in the background. (In envelope "found when cleaning old farmhouse" with a note for May Ellingsen from Frances Guthrie)
Photograph of an infant standing on a kitchen chair outside in a garden, with a dog and a picket fence in the background. (In envelope "found when cleaning old farmhouse" with a note for May Ellingsen from Frances Guthrie)
Photograph of a young woman standing in a large vegetable garden, beside a log fence. Location is not Cortes Island; probably in the interior of BC. Photos 286, 287, 288 and 290 have the same backgrounds and people.
Photograph of a young woman standing in a large vegetable garden, beside a log fence. Location is not Cortes Island; probably in the interior of BC. Photos 286, 287, 288 and 290 have the same backgrounds and people.
Photograph of a logging camp in Lewis Channel, Cortes Island. Note chute - owned by Doug Forrest, Laurie Forrest and Herb Morrison. Note out house by the water. (description by May Ellingsen)(Item #2007.001.585 is a duplicate.)
Photograph of a logging camp in Lewis Channel, Cortes Island. Note chute - owned by Doug Forrest, Laurie Forrest and Herb Morrison. Note out house by the water. (description by May Ellingsen)(Item #2007.001.585 is a duplicate.)
Photograph of Mrs. Abner Conant at carved fish rock. Identification comes from a separate scrap of paper on which May Ellingsen had written several photo descriptions.
Photograph of Mrs. Abner Conant at carved fish rock. Identification comes from a separate scrap of paper on which May Ellingsen had written several photo descriptions.
John Manson in front of black seal shape on surface of rock. The back of the photograph has a typed explanation of the legend of the Seal Boy, as follows:
"According to Indian legend, an Indian boy who persisted in going in swimming in spite of his mother's repeated warnings, was turned into a seal visible here as the black rock formation I am looking at. Summer, 1946."
"Ankity tillicum wawa, Ikt wake kloosh Sliamin tenasman quansum tickie klatawa cupa chuck. Yaka mama wawa, 'Klush halo!' Tenasman delate sahalie tumtum, halo iskum okok wawa. Wight wawa yaka mama, 'Spose halo kopate kloness elkie mica clap hias cull.' Pe nawitka yaka chaco delate klahowyum, chako kohkwa Siwash cusho mitlite cupa okok klale tone. Nika nanitch alta. Waum Illahee, 1946."
John Manson in front of black seal shape on surface of rock. The back of the photograph has a typed explanation of the legend of the Seal Boy, as follows:
"According to Indian legend, an Indian boy who persisted in going in swimming in spite of his mother's repeated warnings, was turned into a seal visible here as the black rock formation I am looking at. Summer, 1946."
"Ankity tillicum wawa, Ikt wake kloosh Sliamin tenasman quansum tickie klatawa cupa chuck. Yaka mama wawa, 'Klush halo!' Tenasman delate sahalie tumtum, halo iskum okok wawa. Wight wawa yaka mama, 'Spose halo kopate kloness elkie mica clap hias cull.' Pe nawitka yaka chaco delate klahowyum, chako kohkwa Siwash cusho mitlite cupa okok klale tone. Nika nanitch alta. Waum Illahee, 1946."
Photograph is a print taken from the same negative as photograph 2004.001.043 (Florence McKay fonds). The legend of "Seal Boy" is handwritten in Salish (? check language) on the back, with a typed English translation taped on.
Photograph is a print taken from the same negative as photograph 2004.001.043 (Florence McKay fonds). The legend of "Seal Boy" is handwritten in Salish (? check language) on the back, with a typed English translation taped on.