File contains articles about Mile Manson; Veronica Dowling; whaling and the Whaletown church by Maud Emery; the opening of the new road between Manson's Landing and Whaletown, Cortes Day Barbecue; the Glad Bag at the Gorge Hall; Chief Billy Mitchell; island life by Holly Arntzen; Cortes Island Day; Gertrude Lambert; Manson's Hall expansion; Gorge Hall expansion; Gilean Douglas.
File contains articles about Mile Manson; Veronica Dowling; whaling and the Whaletown church by Maud Emery; the opening of the new road between Manson's Landing and Whaletown, Cortes Day Barbecue; the Glad Bag at the Gorge Hall; Chief Billy Mitchell; island life by Holly Arntzen; Cortes Island Day; Gertrude Lambert; Manson's Hall expansion; Gorge Hall expansion; Gilean Douglas.
Series consists of photographs collected by May Ellingsen during her activities documenting the history of Cortes Island. Most of the photographs date from the first half of the 1900s and include pictures of the Manson and other Cortes Island settler families, places and events. A set of photographs from Slim Barnard of the Happy Ranch contains pictures of Cortes Island and B.C. from the 1950s.
Some of the photographs are copies of historic Cortes photographs which were collected by May Ellingsen and reproduced by the Campbell River Museum in 1985. Where known, the Campbell River Museum number is indicated. (See 2004.002 - May Ellingsen fonds.)
Series consists of photographs collected by May Ellingsen during her activities documenting the history of Cortes Island. Most of the photographs date from the first half of the 1900s and include pictures of the Manson and other Cortes Island settler families, places and events. A set of photographs from Slim Barnard of the Happy Ranch contains pictures of Cortes Island and B.C. from the 1950s.
Some of the photographs are copies of historic Cortes photographs which were collected by May Ellingsen and reproduced by the Campbell River Museum in 1985. Where known, the Campbell River Museum number is indicated. (See 2004.002 - May Ellingsen fonds.)
Photograph of John Manson, with his dog, standing in the doorway of his house at Sunny Brae. The house has cedar shingle siding and a covered porch entryway; a wooden wheelbarrow is in the foreground.
Photograph of John Manson, with his dog, standing in the doorway of his house at Sunny Brae. The house has cedar shingle siding and a covered porch entryway; a wooden wheelbarrow is in the foreground.
