Photograph of St. George's Hospital in Alert Bay, five years after it was built. (see "Anderson, Doris, "The Columbia Is Coming"; Gray's Publishing, 1982, photo inset)
Photograph of St. George's Hospital in Alert Bay, five years after it was built. (see "Anderson, Doris, "The Columbia Is Coming"; Gray's Publishing, 1982, photo inset)
Photograph of a grave totem with a carved tablet at Alert Bay. Greene's title is "An Indian totem and tomb-stone in an Indian graveyard at Alret Bay, BC."
Photograph of a grave totem with a carved tablet at Alert Bay. Greene's title is "An Indian totem and tomb-stone in an Indian graveyard at Alret Bay, BC."
Photograph of a group of people seated outside the first schoolhouse in Whaletown, which was at the corner of present-day Harbour and Carrington Bay Rds. The same photograph, copied from the collection of Meg Robertson Shaw, is found in the "Whaletown to 1930" album compiled by Doreen Huck Thompson.
The date is given as May 1920, and the people are identified by Doreen Thompson as:
(Back row, L to R) Bert Middleton, Elsie Allen, Alice Strange, Mrs. Barrett (Ina's mom), Meg Robertson, Ina Munro, Mr. Neale
(Front row, L to R) Verna, Melva & Jack Munro, Bernie Allen, Jim Allen, Pete (Margaret) Middleton, Violet Stoney, Miss James, Dolly Borden, Mr. & Mrs. Robertson, Roy Borden in hat
Mrs. Stoney in window
Photograph of a group of people seated outside the first schoolhouse in Whaletown, which was at the corner of present-day Harbour and Carrington Bay Rds. The same photograph, copied from the collection of Meg Robertson Shaw, is found in the "Whaletown to 1930" album compiled by Doreen Huck Thompson.
The date is given as May 1920, and the people are identified by Doreen Thompson as:
(Back row, L to R) Bert Middleton, Elsie Allen, Alice Strange, Mrs. Barrett (Ina's mom), Meg Robertson, Ina Munro, Mr. Neale
(Front row, L to R) Verna, Melva & Jack Munro, Bernie Allen, Jim Allen, Pete (Margaret) Middleton, Violet Stoney, Miss James, Dolly Borden, Mr. & Mrs. Robertson, Roy Borden in hat
Mrs. Stoney in window
Photograph of Marion Cafferata standing in a clearing in front of a spreading tree. Fields, fences and a building can be seen in the background. The Cafferata family had a homestead at the present-day junction of Carrington Bay Rd. and the old road to Carrington Bay.
Photograph of Marion Cafferata standing in a clearing in front of a spreading tree. Fields, fences and a building can be seen in the background. The Cafferata family had a homestead at the present-day junction of Carrington Bay Rd. and the old road to Carrington Bay.
Photograph of the Church Hall in Whaletown, which stood in front of the old cemetery at the corner of Carrington Bay and Harbour roads. It served the community as both church and a venue for social events for almost forty years. The original Whaletown school became its kitchen, and a sleeping place for tired children.
Photograph of the Church Hall in Whaletown, which stood in front of the old cemetery at the corner of Carrington Bay and Harbour roads. It served the community as both church and a venue for social events for almost forty years. The original Whaletown school became its kitchen, and a sleeping place for tired children.
