"One man (operator) was killed. One piece of donkey went through the air and landed on other side of lake (near where Bert Hansen now lives)." (Item #2007.001.234 is a duplicate.)
"One man (operator) was killed. One piece of donkey went through the air and landed on other side of lake (near where Bert Hansen now lives)." (Item #2007.001.234 is a duplicate.)
Photograph of the scene of the steam donkey explosion on Gunflint Lake. One man was killed; a piece of the donkey went through the air and landed on the other side of the lake. (Item #2007.001.697 is a duplicate.)
Photograph of the scene of the steam donkey explosion on Gunflint Lake. One man was killed; a piece of the donkey went through the air and landed on the other side of the lake. (Item #2007.001.697 is a duplicate.)
Photograph of Wilfred Manson on steam donkey, and Ervin McKay with a bundle of drift wood to fire the donkey.
This is a reprint of an original photograph from the collection of Florence McKay. It is part of the Campbell River Museum collection (CR 13644) and is also reproduced in the May Ellingsen Historic Photograph Collection: Album Nine, page 25.
Found in CIMAS Information Files folder (Hernando Island), with May Ellingsen's handwriting on the verso. (January 2021)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Wilfred Manson on steam donkey, and Ervin McKay with a bundle of drift wood to fire the donkey.
This is a reprint of an original photograph from the collection of Florence McKay. It is part of the Campbell River Museum collection (CR 13644) and is also reproduced in the May Ellingsen Historic Photograph Collection: Album Nine, page 25.
Florence and Rose Manson, cousins, posing in the limbs of a blossoming cherry tree at Sunny Brae farm. John Manson's first house and a picket fence are in the background. Florence was the daughter of Michael and Jane Manson; Rose was the daughter of John and Margaret Manson.
Florence and Rose Manson, cousins, posing in the limbs of a blossoming cherry tree at Sunny Brae farm. John Manson's first house and a picket fence are in the background. Florence was the daughter of Michael and Jane Manson; Rose was the daughter of John and Margaret Manson.
Fonds consists of 49 original photographs from the Michael Manson family, mostly from the early 20th century (1898-1928). The photographs depict the Manson family, logging and farming on Hernando and Cortes Islands, Michael and Jane Manson's Golden Wedding anniversary, and Florence McKay's 90th birthday celebration. The photographs were originally in an album with handwritten captions along with newspaper articles about Michael Manson, Jane Manson and Florence McKay.
Florence Manson McKay was born Jan. 21, 1900 to Michael and Jane Manson. Michael Manson was the first person to pre-empt land on Cortes Island, a quarter section on Gunflint Lake (present-day Linnaea Farm). Florence married Ervin McKay in 1918. They moved to Hernando Island in 1921 and Ervin worked with extended family members logging there and on Cortes Island. Florence and Ervin had two children: Etta (b. 1918) and Hazel (b. 1920). In 1929 the McKays took over Michael Manson's original pre-emption on Gunflint Lake, where they farmed until retiring in 1950. They moved to Courtenay, turning the farm over to daughter Hazel and her husband Ken Hansen. Florence was widowed in 1978 and returned to Cortes to live with Ken and Hazel, who had sold the farm but kept 16 acres to live on. Florence passed away in 1995.
Custodial History
Florence McKay gathered the photographs and her daughter, Hazel Hansen, compiled the album and wrote the captions. The album was donated to CIMAS by Hazel's son, Albert Hansen, in 2004.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of 49 original photographs from the Michael Manson family, mostly from the early 20th century (1898-1928). The photographs depict the Manson family, logging and farming on Hernando and Cortes Islands, Michael and Jane Manson's Golden Wedding anniversary, and Florence McKay's 90th birthday celebration. The photographs were originally in an album with handwritten captions along with newspaper articles about Michael Manson, Jane Manson and Florence McKay.
Photograph of a steam donkey on a float, pulling in logs from the beach.
L to R: Ervie McKay, Nicol Manson, Wilf Manson
This is a reprint of an original photograph from the collection of Florence McKay. It is part of the Campbell River Museum collection (CR 13644) and is also reproduced in the May Ellingsen Historic Photograph Collection: Album Five, page 32.
Found in CIMAS Information Files folder (Hernando Island), with May Ellingsen's handwriting on the verso. (January 2021)
Scope and Content
Photograph of a steam donkey on a float, pulling in logs from the beach.
L to R: Ervie McKay, Nicol Manson, Wilf Manson
This is a reprint of an original photograph from the collection of Florence McKay. It is part of the Campbell River Museum collection (CR 13644) and is also reproduced in the May Ellingsen Historic Photograph Collection: Album Five, page 32.
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