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Book by H. Wilson, "The King of the Safecrackers" and photographs

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CIMAS ephemera collection
Description Level
File
Scope and Content
"I Stole $16,000.000", a book written by former Cortes resident Herbert Wilson, and some photographs.
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CIMAS ephemera collection
Description Level
File
File Number
8
Custodial History
Donated by Ann Dewar in 2006
Scope and Content
"I Stole $16,000.000", a book written by former Cortes resident Herbert Wilson, and some photographs.
Storage Location
Ephemera box 1-8
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Musial, Steve

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CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
2020
Scope and Content
Solstice with Steve post and comments for Steve Musial's passing, 2020
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CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
3
File Number
63
Date Range
2020
Scope and Content
Solstice with Steve post and comments for Steve Musial's passing, 2020
Storage Range
Drawer 3
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Wilson, Herbert

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CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
1949
Scope and Content
Five part article about life and crime of Herbert Wilson, "king of the safecrackers," who lived in Cortes Bay in the 1940s.
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CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
3
File Number
97
Date Range
1949
Scope and Content
Five part article about life and crime of Herbert Wilson, "king of the safecrackers," who lived in Cortes Bay in the 1940s.
Storage Range
Drawer 3
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Herbert Emerson Wilson's house in Blind Creek

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950s-1960s]
Scope and Content
Photograph of a small shingled house in its yard with Gilean Douglas' caption: "Herbert Emerson Wilson lived here when writing and running a sawmill in Blind Creek".
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Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0657
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950s-1960s]
Physical Description
2 photograph prints: b&w; 16.5 x 11.5 cm (A) and 9 x 6 cm (B)
Scope and Content
Photograph of a small shingled house in its yard with Gilean Douglas' caption: "Herbert Emerson Wilson lived here when writing and running a sawmill in Blind Creek".
Geographic Access
Cortes Bay
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Peter Police seated on a couch, a woman on each side

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Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950s]
Scope and Content
Photograph of a smiling Peter Police, cigarette in hand, seat on a sofa. On the right is Ethel Ferguson; on the left another woman (ID).
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Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0777
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950s]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 17.5 x 12 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a smiling Peter Police, cigarette in hand, seat on a sofa. On the right is Ethel Ferguson; on the left another woman (ID).
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Peter Police, seated in an armchair

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Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950s]
Scope and Content
Photograph of Peter Police, seated in an armchair.
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Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0778
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950s]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 17.5 x 12 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Peter Police, seated in an armchair.
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Peter Police, standing outdoors

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Gilean Douglas fonds
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Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950s]
Scope and Content
Photograph of Peter Police dressed in overalls and a checked lumberjack shirt, standing outdoors.
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Gilean Douglas fonds
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Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0779
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950s]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 17.5 x 12 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Peter Police dressed in overalls and a checked lumberjack shirt, standing outdoors.
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Peter Police, standing on the foreshore of his Gorge Harbour property

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950s]
Scope and Content
Photograph of Peter Police, standing on the foreshore of his property at the western end of Gorge Harbour.
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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0780
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950s]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 12 x 17.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Peter Police, standing on the foreshore of his property at the western end of Gorge Harbour.
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Gilean Douglas (2nd from left) with a group of people in front of the G R Baker Memorial Hospital in Quesnel

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Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[196-]
Scope and Content
Photograph of Gilean Douglas from one of her trips for the BC Women's Institute.
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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.2445
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[196-]
Physical Description
1 colour slide, 5 x 5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Gilean Douglas from one of her trips for the BC Women's Institute.
Storage Location
Slide box 1
Subject Access
Women's Institute
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Sheila Musclow and Gail Herrewig in Girl Guide uniforms

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Part Of
May Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Scope and Content
Sheila Musclow and Gail Herrewig when they were Girl Guides under the direction of Doris Lancaster. The picture was taken at the Manson's Landing School grounds.
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Part Of
May Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2004.002
Series Number
1
File Number
10
Item Number
2004.003.010
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 15 x 10 cm
Custodial History
Donated to May Ellingsen by Violet Herrewig
Scope and Content
Sheila Musclow and Gail Herrewig when they were Girl Guides under the direction of Doris Lancaster. The picture was taken at the Manson's Landing School grounds.
Storage Location
Photograph box 3
Geographic Access
Manson's Landing
Location - Copy
Vol. 3, p. 61
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David Ward, Teddy Hansen, Floyd Peters, Johnny Hansen, Elmer Peters, Charlie Jeffery, Mrs. P. Graham and Bert Summers.

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Accession Number
2018.002
Date Range
[195-?]
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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.493
Accession Number
2018.002
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[195-?]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 7 x 11.5 cm
Storage Location
Photograph Box 4
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Wilson & Brady log train, Heriot Bay

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Accession Number
2018.002
Date Range
[ca. 1917]
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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.608
Accession Number
2018.002
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1917]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 16.5 x 12.5 cm
Storage Location
Photograph Box 4
Geographic Access
Quadra Island
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Herbert Emerson Wilson

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1990
Scope and Content
File contains photocopies of Herbert Wilson's book "I Stole $16 Million", and correspondence with Lorne Musclow.
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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
5.2
File Number
69
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1990
Scope and Content
File contains photocopies of Herbert Wilson's book "I Stole $16 Million", and correspondence with Lorne Musclow.
Storage Location
5-69
Storage Range
5-69
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Chris Weiler and Gail Johnson by Michael Pemberton's truck, which Gail and Michael lived in at Whaletown

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Part Of
CIMAS photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Accession Number
2014.002
Date Range
1974
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CIMAS photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2019.003
Item Number
2019.003.116
Accession Number
2014.002
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1974
Physical Description
1 photographic slide : colour ; 4 x 2.5 cm
Custodial History
Donated by Tom Bohart
Storage Location
Slide box 2
Geographic Access
Whaletown
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Peter Police, Gorge Harbour

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CIMAS photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Accession Number
2014.003
Date Range
1952
Scope and Content
Photo taken by Doug Alderson
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CIMAS photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2019.003
Item Number
2019.003.117
Accession Number
2014.003
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1952
Physical Description
1 photograph print : colour ; 15 x 10 cm
Custodial History
Photos came from Leila Campbell, via Judy Gerwing
Scope and Content
Photo taken by Doug Alderson
Storage Location
Photograph Box 3
Geographic Access
Manson's Landing
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Terry & Gail Herrewig, ages 2 & 3

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Peggy Newsham fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Accession Number
2019.007
Date Range
1946
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Peggy Newsham fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2019.007
Item Number
2019.007.004
Accession Number
2019.007
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1946
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 9 x 6 cm
Custodial History
Donated by Dennis Newsham and Frances Guthrie after Peggy Newsham's death.
Storage Location
Photograph Box 3
Name Access
Newsham, Peggy
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Looking out the door of Jim & Jan’s float house; Alan Bent & Gail Johnson’s house (right), Jason & Kathy’s (left) on the east of Carrington Bay in the distance.

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Part Of
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Date Range
1978-1985
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Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Creator
Palmer, Jim
Fonds Number
2021.001
Series Number
5
File Number
1
Item Number
JP.014
Item Number Range
JP.014
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Date Range
1978-1985
Physical Description
1 image (electronic) : b&w
Name Access
Palmer, Jim
Subject Access
Historical research
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Carrington Bay
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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.

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Part Of
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Date Range
1978-1985
Scope and Content
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.
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Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Creator
Palmer, Jim
Fonds Number
2021.001
Series Number
5
File Number
1
Item Number
JP.015
Item Number Range
JP.015
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Date Range
1978-1985
Physical Description
1 image (electronic) : b&w
Scope and Content
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.
Name Access
Palmer, Jim
Subject Access
Historical research
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Carrington Bay
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Jan Gemmel standing in speed boat in front of their float house; Alan Bent and Gail Johnson's house in background across the bay

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Part Of
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Date Range
1978-1985
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Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Creator
Palmer, Jim
Fonds Number
2021.001
Series Number
5
File Number
1
Item Number
JP.021
Item Number Range
JP.021
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Date Range
1978-1985
Physical Description
1 image (electronic) : b&w
Name Access
Palmer, Jim
Subject Access
Historical research
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Carrington Bay
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Gail Johnson (on foredeck), Pat Brown with her daughter Fawn, Gail’s son Ryan, Jan Gemmel at the helm

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Part Of
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Date Range
1978-1985
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Part Of
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Creator
Palmer, Jim
Fonds Number
2021.001
Series Number
5
File Number
1
Item Number
JP.028
Item Number Range
JP.028
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Date Range
1978-1985
Physical Description
1 image (electronic) : b&w
Name Access
Palmer, Jim
Subject Access
Historical research
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Carrington Bay
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