Series consists of 80 photographs with typed explanatory captions, depicting scenes and activities relating to the Manson's Landing school, general scenes of Cortes Island, and James Nixon family of Twin Islands. Many of the the photographs have information written on their backs.
May Ellingsen compiled this album from photographs in the possession of the Manson family and wrote the explanatory captions. The photographs of Manson's school were taken by Katherine Lettice, the teacher at the time; photographs of Twin Islands were taken by the Nixon family, who lived there and were friends of the Manson family. Photographs were turned over to May by Rose or John Manson. Some photographs were in May's possession as her mother, Robina (Manson) Freeman, was a daughter of Michael Manson.
Scope and Content
Series consists of 80 photographs with typed explanatory captions, depicting scenes and activities relating to the Manson's Landing school, general scenes of Cortes Island, and James Nixon family of Twin Islands. Many of the the photographs have information written on their backs.
Meg Robertson (Shaw), Margaret Middleton, Margaret Copland and Elsie Allen seated on a beached rowboat at a sandy beach at the lake at Manson's Landing. Other people, including children, can be seen in the background.
Meg Robertson (Shaw), Margaret Middleton, Margaret Copland and Elsie Allen seated on a beached rowboat at a sandy beach at the lake at Manson's Landing. Other people, including children, can be seen in the background.
Photograph of Billy Tait standing on the dock in Whaletown. The channel marker and houses near the present-day ferry dock can be seen in the background.
Photograph of Billy Tait standing on the dock in Whaletown. The channel marker and houses near the present-day ferry dock can be seen in the background.
Photograph of Dorothy Huck and Bert Middleton standing beside an open shed housing a donkey winch in a field at Deighton's Camp in Manson's. A house and barn can be seen in the background. (see photos # 2001.001.278, .279 and .280)
Photograph of Dorothy Huck and Bert Middleton standing beside an open shed housing a donkey winch in a field at Deighton's Camp in Manson's. A house and barn can be seen in the background. (see photos # 2001.001.278, .279 and .280)
Photograph of Margaret Middleton (seated in front of log) and Miss Hopwood (lying in front of her on the beach) with a house and outbuildings in the background.
Photograph of Margaret Middleton (seated in front of log) and Miss Hopwood (lying in front of her on the beach) with a house and outbuildings in the background.