Photograph of an infant standing on a kitchen chair outside in a garden, with a dog and a picket fence in the background. (In envelope "found when cleaning old farmhouse" with a note for May Ellingsen from Frances Guthrie)
Photograph of an infant standing on a kitchen chair outside in a garden, with a dog and a picket fence in the background. (In envelope "found when cleaning old farmhouse" with a note for May Ellingsen from Frances Guthrie)
Photograph of a young woman standing in a large vegetable garden, beside a log fence. Location is not Cortes Island; probably in the interior of BC. Photos 286, 287, 288 and 290 have the same backgrounds and people.
Photograph of a young woman standing in a large vegetable garden, beside a log fence. Location is not Cortes Island; probably in the interior of BC. Photos 286, 287, 288 and 290 have the same backgrounds and people.
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).
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).
