"Note the 38.55 Winchester rifle leaning on porch rail beside Frank. This and the .56 were since referred to as the guns that "won the West". Frank holds a .22 Winchester that got many grouse and some deer. The 38.55 W. was Frank Tooker Sr's and now belongs to grandson Fred Reedel--a keepsake from early days on Cortes Island."
"Note the 38.55 Winchester rifle leaning on porch rail beside Frank. This and the .56 were since referred to as the guns that "won the West". Frank holds a .22 Winchester that got many grouse and some deer. The 38.55 W. was Frank Tooker Sr's and now belongs to grandson Fred Reedel--a keepsake from early days on Cortes Island."
Photograph of a cougar looming large in front of the Manson's Landing school. Captioned "This was shot at the had of the Manson's Lagoon and brought up to the school for the children to see".
Photograph of a cougar looming large in front of the Manson's Landing school. Captioned "This was shot at the had of the Manson's Lagoon and brought up to the school for the children to see".
Recording consists of oral history interviews of Doreen (Huck) Thompson and Wilfed Freeman by Oonagh O'Connor. Topics covered in Thompson's interview include Huck family history on Cortes; medical emergencies; gardening; fishing; hunting; logging. Topics covered in Freeman's interview include reminiscences of the island in 1927; roads; transportation. There is a short summary of the interview, written by May Ellingsen, in the cassette case.
Recording consists of oral history interviews of Doreen (Huck) Thompson and Wilfed Freeman by Oonagh O'Connor. Topics covered in Thompson's interview include Huck family history on Cortes; medical emergencies; gardening; fishing; hunting; logging. Topics covered in Freeman's interview include reminiscences of the island in 1927; roads; transportation. There is a short summary of the interview, written by May Ellingsen, in the cassette case.
Recording is an oral history interview of Duncan Robertson by Oonagh O'Connor at his home in Whaletown (Part 1 of 2). Topics covered include some family history; people and customs of the early days on the island; logging; fishing; hunting; cougars; Cortes in the 1950s and 1960s. There is a short summary of the interview, written by May Ellingsen, in the cassette case.
Recording is an oral history interview of Duncan Robertson by Oonagh O'Connor at his home in Whaletown (Part 1 of 2). Topics covered include some family history; people and customs of the early days on the island; logging; fishing; hunting; cougars; Cortes in the 1950s and 1960s. There is a short summary of the interview, written by May Ellingsen, in the cassette case.
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