Fonds consists of sixteen photographs depicting people and scenes, primarily of the Manson's Landing area. Identification was provided by Fred Brooks Jr. in an interview with Cathy Jenks.
Alethea and Frederick (Fred) James Brooks Sr. and their two sons, Frederick (Fred) Earl, Jr. and Bob, lived on Cortes Island from ca. 1941 to 1944, near Manson's Landing. Fred Sr. logged in Cortes Bay and employed two of the Hawkins boys, Bill and George.
Fred Jr. attended grades three to six at Cortes Island school before the family moved to Pender Harbour. Some of the names he recalls are: the Christiansen kids (Robert, Jim, and a sister), the Tibers on the west side of Cortes Island, and the Jefferys of Smelt Bay.
Custodial History
Fred Brooks Jr. gave the photographs to Cathy Brooks of Pender Harbour Living Heritage Society, who facilitated the donation by collecting the photographs, donation form and information from Brooks and sending the materials to CIMAS.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of sixteen photographs depicting people and scenes, primarily of the Manson's Landing area. Identification was provided by Fred Brooks Jr. in an interview with Cathy Jenks.
Pender Harbour Living Heritage holds related material from the Brooks family: https://penderharbourheritage.pastperfectonline.com/bysearchterm?keyword=Brooks+family
Photograph of a group of people holding large bouquets.
Front, L to R: Mary Ward, May Freeman, Judy Hansen (?), Mollie Milton, Peggy Pyner, (ID) far right.
Back: Elmer Ellingsen, (ID), Bob Borland (?), May Ellingsen, (ID)
Photograph of a group of people holding large bouquets.
Front, L to R: Mary Ward, May Freeman, Judy Hansen (?), Mollie Milton, Peggy Pyner, (ID) far right.
Back: Elmer Ellingsen, (ID), Bob Borland (?), May Ellingsen, (ID)
Photograph of a group of people holding large bouquets, possibly after a theatrical production. People include Elmer and May Ellingsen, Peg Pyner and May Freeman.
Photograph of a group of people holding large bouquets, possibly after a theatrical production. People include Elmer and May Ellingsen, Peg Pyner and May Freeman.
Photograph of a group of people holding large bouquets.
L to R: Mary Ward, Dick Emerson, May Freeman (face hidden), Elmer Ellingsen, Judy Hansen, Mollie Milton
Photograph of a group of people holding large bouquets.
L to R: Mary Ward, Dick Emerson, May Freeman (face hidden), Elmer Ellingsen, Judy Hansen, Mollie Milton
Photograph of a group of people in front of the freight shed on the Whaletown wharf. A sticker on the back indicates the photograph was originally from the collection of Gilean Douglas.
Photograph of a group of people in front of the freight shed on the Whaletown wharf. A sticker on the back indicates the photograph was originally from the collection of Gilean Douglas.
File contains genealogical information, photocopies of pictures, notes, and a CD labelled "Logan Family Photos" (2006.001.040 - stored in CD/DVD Album). Includes a photocopy of a World War I Diary of Dennis Walker.
File contains genealogical information, photocopies of pictures, notes, and a CD labelled "Logan Family Photos" (2006.001.040 - stored in CD/DVD Album). Includes a photocopy of a World War I Diary of Dennis Walker.