Photograph of Bert and Pauline Middleton's two-story house "Braeside" in Whaletown, located on what is now Sawmill Rd. The house is in a large clearing; the figures of two people and a dog can be seen on the porch.
Photograph of Bert and Pauline Middleton's two-story house "Braeside" in Whaletown, located on what is now Sawmill Rd. The house is in a large clearing; the figures of two people and a dog can be seen on the porch.
Photograph of four people on the porch of Madge Christie's house, a picket fence in the foreground. Madge Christie was the daughter of Bill and Mary Barrett of Green Valley; she lived in Vancouver after marrying Hugh Christie.
Photograph of four people on the porch of Madge Christie's house, a picket fence in the foreground. Madge Christie was the daughter of Bill and Mary Barrett of Green Valley; she lived in Vancouver after marrying Hugh Christie.
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."