Part Of

May Ellingsen fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2004.002

Series Number

2

Item Number

2004.002.026

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

[ca.1912]

Physical Description

1 photographic postcard: b&w; 8.5 x 13.5 cm

Scope and Content

A group standing in front of the Rev. H. C. Nixon's boat "Salal". Left to right: Bert Manson, Winnie Manson, Ivy Henry, Agnes Morrison, Dorothy Manson. The Mansons are the family of William J. Manson from Mission B.C. The other two are friends visiting Cortes Island.

Storage Location

Photograph box 3

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May Ellingsen fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2004.002

Series Number

2

Item Number

2004.002.028

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. 1912-1913]

Physical Description

1 photograph print: b&w; 6 x 10.5 cm

Scope and Content

Mrs. Margaret Nixon standing in front of the house being built for the Nixons on Twin Islands

Storage Location

Photograph box 3

Geographic Access

Twin Islands

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Part Of

Jalmar Olson collection

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2013.001

Item Number

2013.001.004

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

[ca.1940]

Physical Description

1 photograph: b&w ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph shows Jalmar Olson standing in front of his house and garden; Gorge Harbour is in the background.

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Jalmar Olson collection

Description Level

Fonds

Fonds Number

2013.001

Accession Number

2013.001

Material Type

graphic material

textual records

Date Range

1940-1952

Physical Description

7 photographs : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm 3 photographs : colour ; 15 x 10 cm 1 file of textual records

History / Biographical

Jalmar Olson (Apr 30, 1869-Feb 29, 1964) was born in Sweden. He emigrated to Canada in 1906 and moved to Cortes in the 1930s. He had a house and garden in Gorge Harbour at what is now 509 Whaletown Rd. Olson was a Weather Observer for Transport Canada until 1949, when he moved off-island for health reasons.

Custodial History

Donated to CIMAS by Judy Alderson Gerwing, the grand-daughter of Jalmar Olson, Sept. 27, 2013.

Scope and Content

This collection consists of photographs of Jalmar Olson, his house and garden in Gorge Harbour, and Whaletown. Textual records include a hand-written account of J. Olson by his grand-daughter, Judy (Alderson) Gerwing, and a photocopy of a letter to J. Olson from the Meteorological Division of the Dept. of Transport (Small fonds box 1-18).

Storage Location

Photograph Box 3 Small fonds box

Storage Range

Photograph Box 3 Small fonds box 1-18

Geographic Access

Cortes Island

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Jalmar Olson collection

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2013.001

Item Number

2013.001.002

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. 1940]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph shows (L to R) Doug Alderson, Jalmar Olson and Judy Alderson looking at Olson's garden, which has garden beds edged by rocks.

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Jalmar Olson collection

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2013.001

Item Number

2013.001.001

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. 1940]

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph shows an end view of Jalmar Olson's house on Gorge Harbour, with a fence and rock-edged path in the foreground.

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Jalmar Olson collection

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2013.001

Item Number

2013.001.007

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

1952

Physical Description

1 photograph : colour ; 15 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph, taken from the water, shows J. Olson's house and outbuildings on the shore of Gorge Harbour, several years after he had moved away.

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Cortes Ecoforestry Society fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2017.011

Series Number

12

File Number

5

Item Number

2017.011.017

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

1999

Physical Description

1 photograph print : colour ; 15 x 10 cm

Storage Location

Photo box 3

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Part Of

May Ellingsen fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2004.002

Series Number

2

Item Number

2004.002.001

Material Type

graphic material

Responsibility

Katherine Lettice

Date Range

1915

Physical Description

1 photograph print: b&w: 8.5 x 8.5 cm

Scope and Content

Pupils on road outside the Manson's Landing school fence. Left to right: Nicol Manson, Rose Manson, George Marquette, Charlie Housley, Mabel Hawkins, Gwen Manson, Alice Marquette.

Storage Location

Photograph box 3

Geographic Access

Manson's Landing

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May Ellingsen fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2004.002

Series Number

2

Item Number

2004.002.066

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

[ca.1918]

Physical Description

1 photograph print: b&w; 8 x 5.5 cm

Scope and Content

Marjorie Hayes in a long dress with puffed sleeves posing in front of the top gate at "Spit House", Manson's Lagoon.. (Photograph from the Hayes family.)

Storage Location

Photograph box 3

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Cortes Ecoforestry Society fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2017.011

Series Number

12

File Number

5

Item Number

2017.011.006

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

1999

Physical Description

1 photograph print : colour ; 15 x 10 cm

Storage Location

Photo box 3

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Part Of

May Ellingsen fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2004.002

Series Number

2

Item Number

2004.002.057

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

[ca.1914]

Physical Description

1 photograph print: b&w; 10.5 x 6.5 cm

Scope and Content

Mr. and Mrs. James A. Nixon posing beside the stairs of their home on Twin Islands. Note the climbing nasturtiums in the background.

Storage Location

Photograph box 3

Geographic Access

Twin Islands

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Part Of

May Ellingsen fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2004.002

Series Number

2

Item Number

2004.002.045

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

1912

Physical Description

1 photograph print: b&w; 6.5 x 10.5 cm

Scope and Content

Group seated on a log. Left to right: Mrs. W.J. Manson, two friends, Mrs. Margaret Nixon.

Storage Location

Photograph box 3

Geographic Access

Twin Islands

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Part Of

May Ellingsen fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2004.002

Series Number

2

Item Number

2004.002.068

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. 1918]

Physical Description

1 photograph print: b&w; 11 x 6.5 cm

Scope and Content

Myrtle (Nerine) Hayes standing in front of the top gate at "Spit House", Manson's Lagoon. When the Hayes family arrived on Cortes Island in 1917, they rented the "Big House", formerly the house of the Michael Manson family at Manson's Lagoon. The first Manson home, a cottage, was past the "Big House" towards the end of the sand spit. (Photograph from the Hayes family.)

Storage Location

Photograph box 3

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Cortes Ecoforestry Society fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2017.011

Series Number

12

File Number

5

Item Number

2017.011.004

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

1999

Physical Description

1 photograph print : colour ; 15 x 10 cm

Storage Location

Photo box 3

Geographic Access

Squirrel Cove

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