File contains photographs of the Gorge Hall decorated for the celebration of the 75th anniversary of its construction and people seated at tables and in the kitchen. Photo .014 shows Hubert Havelaar giving a speech; .020 and .021 show a cake made by Trude Sweeny.
File contains photographs of the Gorge Hall decorated for the celebration of the 75th anniversary of its construction and people seated at tables and in the kitchen. Photo .014 shows Hubert Havelaar giving a speech; .020 and .021 show a cake made by Trude Sweeny.
File contains two photographs of the Young Musician's Concert, and a series of photographs showing the large hemlock tree that stood beside the porch of the Gorge Hall and the tree after it was felled.
File contains two photographs of the Young Musician's Concert, and a series of photographs showing the large hemlock tree that stood beside the porch of the Gorge Hall and the tree after it was felled.
File contains photographs of replacing the roof on the Gorge Hall, digging out the stump beside the porch, and the north end of the Gorge Hall with a new roof and new siding.
File contains photographs of replacing the roof on the Gorge Hall, digging out the stump beside the porch, and the north end of the Gorge Hall with a new roof and new siding.
Photograph depicts several men standing on the platform of the Gorge Hall at the start of construction. From the caption to this photo in June Cameron's memoir (p. 169): "Among a crew of volunteers who built the Gorge Community Hall in 1933 were Ed Tooker, George Beattie, Charlie Allen, Elsie Beattie and Elsie's baby Margaret. (Margaret Schindler photo)" (Cameron, June. "Destination Cortez Island". Surrey BC: Heritage House, 1999 - page 169)
This photograph was given to the Whaletown Community Club in 2008 by Margaret Schindeler, a granddaughter of George Beattie, the donor of the land the Hall stands on.
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Photograph depicts several men standing on the platform of the Gorge Hall at the start of construction. From the caption to this photo in June Cameron's memoir (p. 169): "Among a crew of volunteers who built the Gorge Community Hall in 1933 were Ed Tooker, George Beattie, Charlie Allen, Elsie Beattie and Elsie's baby Margaret. (Margaret Schindler photo)" (Cameron, June. "Destination Cortez Island". Surrey BC: Heritage House, 1999 - page 169)
Verso reads "this house was Vonn's [Vaughn's?] and somewhere near Mike Talbot's house stands now." (to the east of the Gorge Harbour government wharf). Print is mounted on board.
Verso reads "this house was Vonn's [Vaughn's?] and somewhere near Mike Talbot's house stands now." (to the east of the Gorge Harbour government wharf). Print is mounted on board.
