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Portrait of Victor Von Donop (see Series 4)

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Part Of
Mary and Otto Weiler fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[ca. 1870s] (date of reproduction: ca. mid 1900s)
Part Of
Mary and Otto Weiler fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2003.002
Series Number
1
Item Number
2003.002.393
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[ca. 1870s] (date of reproduction: ca. mid 1900s)
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w; 13 x 17.5 cm
Name Access
Weiler, Mary
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Hall building project photographs (4 colour prints) and negatives

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Part Of
Southern Cortes Community Association fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
graphic material
Accession Number
2000.001
Date Range
1979-1980
Part Of
Southern Cortes Community Association fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2000.001
Series Number
9
File Number
20
Accession Number
2000.001
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1979-1980
Storage Range
3-38
Name Access
Southern Cortes Community Association
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Three loggers standing at the base of a cedar tree

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Scope and Content
Three loggers standing at the base of a giant first-growth cedar tree (near-duplicate of 1999.001.1046).
One of a series of photographs taken at Clarence and Doug Boardman's Dot Logging Co. camp in Knight Inlet.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.1165
Material Type
graphic
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w ; 21 x 16 cm
Scope and Content
Three loggers standing at the base of a giant first-growth cedar tree (near-duplicate of 1999.001.1046).
One of a series of photographs taken at Clarence and Doug Boardman's Dot Logging Co. camp in Knight Inlet.
Subject Access
Logging
Geographic Access
Knight Inlet
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May Ellingsen Historic Photograph Collection: original photographs from Albums 1 - 9

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Part Of
May Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
graphic material
Accession Number
2004.003
Scope and Content
This file contains item-level descriptions of the original photographs in found in the nine albums of the Historic Photograph collection.
Part Of
May Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Creator
Ellingsen, May
Fonds Number
2004.002
Series Number
1
File Number
10
Item Number
2004.003.001 - 2004.003.072
Accession Number
2004.003
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
72 photographs : b&w & col.
Scope and Content
This file contains item-level descriptions of the original photographs in found in the nine albums of the Historic Photograph collection.
Storage Location
Photo
Name Access
Ellingsen, May
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Coat of arms of Von Donop family (see Series 4)

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Part Of
Mary and Otto Weiler fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[196-?]
Part Of
Mary and Otto Weiler fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2003.002
Series Number
1
Item Number
2003.002.394
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[196-?]
Physical Description
1 photograph; b&w; 8 x 11 cm
Name Access
Weiler, Mary
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Three loggers sitting in a clear-cut (ID)

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Part Of
Mary and Otto Weiler fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1952
Part Of
Mary and Otto Weiler fonds
Description Level
Item
Creator
Weiler, Mary
Fonds Number
2003.002
Series Number
1
Item Number
2003.002.500
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1952
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w; 15 x 9 cm
Storage Location
Photo Box 3
Name Access
Weiler, Mary
Subject Access
Logging
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Man (ID) taking photographs in the garden

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1971]
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.2557
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1971]
Physical Description
1 colour slide, 5 x 5 cm
Storage Location
Slide box 1
Subject Access
Channel Rock
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Three loggers standing at the base of a huge first-growth cedar tree, Knight Inlet

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Scope and Content
Photograph of three loggers from the Dot Logging camp in Knight Inlet, standing at the base of a giant first-growth cedar tree. Douglas has captioned it: "A giant red cedar of the Pacific Northwest which may have been a seedling when Columbus discovered America."
One of a series of photographs taken at Clarence and Doug Boardman's Dot Logging Co. camp in Knight Inlet.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.1046
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Physical Description
3 photograph prints: b&w ; 15 x 10 cm, 21.5 x 16.5 cm & 25 x 20 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of three loggers from the Dot Logging camp in Knight Inlet, standing at the base of a giant first-growth cedar tree. Douglas has captioned it: "A giant red cedar of the Pacific Northwest which may have been a seedling when Columbus discovered America."
One of a series of photographs taken at Clarence and Doug Boardman's Dot Logging Co. camp in Knight Inlet.
Subject Access
Logging
Geographic Access
Knight Inlet
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Spar tree in a logged area with yarded logs at its base (ID)

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Part Of
Mary and Otto Weiler fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1952
Part Of
Mary and Otto Weiler fonds
Description Level
Item
Creator
Weiler, Mary
Fonds Number
2003.002
Series Number
1
Item Number
2003.002.501
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1952
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w; 15 x 9 cm
Storage Location
Photo Box 3
Name Access
Weiler, Mary
Subject Access
Logging
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Snowdrops blooming at the base of the climbing rose by the barn at Channel Rock

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1978
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.2625
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1978
Physical Description
1 colour slide, 5 x 5 cm
Storage Location
Slide box 1
Subject Access
Channel Rock
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Dorothy Huck Whalley fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1916-1927
Scope and Content
Series consists of one photograph album containing 150 black and white photographs with captions, dating from 1916 to 1927. Most of the photographs depict Dorothy Huck, her family and friends, and scenes from Cortes Island, especially the Green Valley area. There are also some photographs from Vancouver and Moose Jaw, Sk. where Dorothy attended school.
Part Of
Dorothy Huck Whalley fonds
Description Level
Series
Creator
Whalley, Dorothy Huck
Fonds Number
2011.001
Series Number
1
Item Number Range
2011.001.001 - 2011.001.150
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1916-1927
Physical Description
1 photograph album, 18.5 x 14 x 4.5 cm, containing 150 black and white photographs.
Physical Condition
Cover is worn; spine is damaged and has been repaired with orange tape and cellophane tape. Photographs are glued onto the black paper pages and show signs of wear such as dirt or wrinkling but are generally very clear. Some photographs are missing and a few have been cut.
Scope and Content
Series consists of one photograph album containing 150 black and white photographs with captions, dating from 1916 to 1927. Most of the photographs depict Dorothy Huck, her family and friends, and scenes from Cortes Island, especially the Green Valley area. There are also some photographs from Vancouver and Moose Jaw, Sk. where Dorothy attended school.
Geographic Access
Saskatchewan
Cortes Island
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Research for SW 1/4 of Section 35 and NW 1/4 of Section 34, Cortes Island, Sayward District

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Part Of
Doreen Thompson fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1999
Scope and Content
File contains information on subdivision and title changes, and a photocopy of the original Crown grant, in the Whaletown Lagoon area, to: Samuel Thompson: 1894, Crown Grant for SW 1/4 of Section 35 and NW 1/4 of Section 34, 160 acres File also contains four maps (stored in the Map Cabinet): 1) Subdivision map of part of NE 1/4 of Sec. 34 and part of NE 1/4 of Sec. 34, 1995 2) Subdivision Plan of NW 1/4 of Sec. 34 and NE 1/4 of Sec. 34 and part of E 1/2 of SE 1/2 of Sec. 34, 1995 3) Subdivision Plan of Lot A, NW 1/4 of Sec. 34, 1976 4) Subdivision Plan of part of NW 1/4 of Section 34, 1994 (Files 9 and 10 are from the same envelope.)
Part Of
Doreen Thompson fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2006.001
Series Number
1
File Number
9
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1999
Scope and Content
File contains information on subdivision and title changes, and a photocopy of the original Crown grant, in the Whaletown Lagoon area, to: Samuel Thompson: 1894, Crown Grant for SW 1/4 of Section 35 and NW 1/4 of Section 34, 160 acres File also contains four maps (stored in the Map Cabinet): 1) Subdivision map of part of NE 1/4 of Sec. 34 and part of NE 1/4 of Sec. 34, 1995 2) Subdivision Plan of NW 1/4 of Sec. 34 and NE 1/4 of Sec. 34 and part of E 1/2 of SE 1/2 of Sec. 34, 1995 3) Subdivision Plan of Lot A, NW 1/4 of Sec. 34, 1976 4) Subdivision Plan of part of NW 1/4 of Section 34, 1994 (Files 9 and 10 are from the same envelope.)
Storage Range
1-8
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Part Of
Michael Carkener collection
Description Level
Series
Material Type
graphic material
Accession Number
2013.002
Date Range
[ca. 191-?] - [ca. 1969]
Scope and Content
Series consists of consists of twenty-four photographs depicting Manson's Landing and Whaletown scenes and people
Part Of
Michael Carkener collection
Description Level
Series
Fonds Number
2013.002
Series Number
1
Item Number Range
2013.002.001 - 2013.002.024
Accession Number
2013.002
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 191-?] - [ca. 1969]
Physical Description
23 photographs : b&w 1 photograph : colour
Scope and Content
Series consists of consists of twenty-four photographs depicting Manson's Landing and Whaletown scenes and people
Storage Location
Photo Box 3
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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca.1904]-1993
Scope and Content
Series consists of prints, slides and negatives of photographs taken by Douglas or collected by her. There are 1,145 photograph prints, 358 slides and ca. 560 negatives. Photographs dated before 1948 are duplicates of photos in the Gilean Douglas Fonds at University of British Columbia Library Rare Books and Special Collections; photographs of Cortes Island and Channel Rock are held by the Cortes Island Archives.
Other Title Info
Title based on contents of the series.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Series
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca.1904]-1993
Physical Description
ca. 2,352 photographic records (1147 prints : b&w and col. - ca. 560 negatives : b&w and col. negatives ; 35 mm and 14 x 11 cm or smaller - 645 slides : col. slides ; 35 mm)
Scope and Content
Series consists of prints, slides and negatives of photographs taken by Douglas or collected by her. There are 1,145 photograph prints, 358 slides and ca. 560 negatives. Photographs dated before 1948 are duplicates of photos in the Gilean Douglas Fonds at University of British Columbia Library Rare Books and Special Collections; photographs of Cortes Island and Channel Rock are held by the Cortes Island Archives.
Name Access
Douglas, Gilean
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Part Of
Yendor Hurst fonds
Description Level
Series
Date Range
[ca. 1977]-1981
Scope and Content
Series consists of loose pages taken from photograph albums, with colour photographs and labels pasted onto black paper pages. Photographs depict people at various Cortes Island functions including theater productions, Cortes Island Day pie-throwing booth, and parties.
Part Of
Yendor Hurst fonds
Description Level
Series
Fonds Number
2006.002
Series Number
2
Item Number Range
2006.002.001-2006.016
Date Range
[ca. 1977]-1981
Physical Description
8 album pages with ca. 80 colour photographs
Scope and Content
Series consists of loose pages taken from photograph albums, with colour photographs and labels pasted onto black paper pages. Photographs depict people at various Cortes Island functions including theater productions, Cortes Island Day pie-throwing booth, and parties.
Storage Location
Oversize materials box
Storage Range
Oversize materials box
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Sedley Sweeny fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1992
Part Of
Sedley Sweeny fonds
Description Level
Series
Creator
Sweeny, Sedley
Fonds Number
2019.008
Series Number
2
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1992
Storage Location
Photograph box 5
Storage Range
Photograph box 5
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Part Of
Island Women's Club fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
graphic material
Accession Number
2009.001
Date Range
1988-1989
Scope and Content
File consists of 7 photographs. 2009.001.002-.005 were marked "Letters, 1988-89, 3-17" and 2009.001.006-.007 were marked "Loose I.W. Box 3, 1989". Image captions are as follows: 2009.001.006 "Iris James (Campbell River president) (signing book compiled on North Island Women's Insts.) at meeting in Nanaimo. Leis worn are recycled plastic. Pearl Hopper, Pres. Cortes W.I., & Lorena Teames attended." 2009.001.007 "Pioneer Room of Manson's Community Centre set up for Women's Institute (1989) luncheon with invited guests--members of former institutes on Cortes Island -- (Whaletown and Cortez Island) People in picture: L-R: Nellie Jeffery -- Leona Meuller -- Mary Munro -- Jessie Mould -- Lorena Teames -- Mary Bernard -- Eva Freeman (seated) -- Penny Hansen Picture taken: June 1989" 2009.001.008 "Picture taken at Meuller home, Cortes Bay Shelagh Baillie, Mary Brown, Flo. Dickson, Nesta Stackhouse, Eve Rickenbacker, May Ellingsen, Henrietta Barnard, Leona Mueller"
Part Of
Island Women's Club fonds
Description Level
File
Creator
Cortes Island Women's Institute
Fonds Number
2009.001.3
Sous Fonds Number
3
Series Number
8
File Number
1
Item Number Range
2009.001.002-2009.001.008
Accession Number
2009.001
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1988-1989
Scope and Content
File consists of 7 photographs. 2009.001.002-.005 were marked "Letters, 1988-89, 3-17" and 2009.001.006-.007 were marked "Loose I.W. Box 3, 1989". Image captions are as follows: 2009.001.006 "Iris James (Campbell River president) (signing book compiled on North Island Women's Insts.) at meeting in Nanaimo. Leis worn are recycled plastic. Pearl Hopper, Pres. Cortes W.I., & Lorena Teames attended." 2009.001.007 "Pioneer Room of Manson's Community Centre set up for Women's Institute (1989) luncheon with invited guests--members of former institutes on Cortes Island -- (Whaletown and Cortez Island) People in picture: L-R: Nellie Jeffery -- Leona Meuller -- Mary Munro -- Jessie Mould -- Lorena Teames -- Mary Bernard -- Eva Freeman (seated) -- Penny Hansen Picture taken: June 1989" 2009.001.008 "Picture taken at Meuller home, Cortes Bay Shelagh Baillie, Mary Brown, Flo. Dickson, Nesta Stackhouse, Eve Rickenbacker, May Ellingsen, Henrietta Barnard, Leona Mueller"
Subject Access
Women's Institute
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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1900] - 2003
Scope and Content
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.)
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Series
Creator
Ellingsen, May
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number Range
2007.001.001-2007.001.439; 2007.001.462-2007.001.747
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1900] - 2003
Physical Description
726 photographs
Scope and Content
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.)
Storage Location
Photo box 4
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Dorothy Huck Whalley fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1922]
Scope and Content
Photograph of two men standing on springboards, felling a large fir tree with a two-man saw. Part of a series of three photographs: 2011.001.299, .300 and .301.
Part Of
Dorothy Huck Whalley fonds
Description Level
Item
Creator
Whalley, Dorothy Huck
Fonds Number
2011.001
Series Number
2
Item Number
2011.001.299
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1922]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 6 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of two men standing on springboards, felling a large fir tree with a two-man saw. Part of a series of three photographs: 2011.001.299, .300 and .301.
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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[1950s]
Scope and Content
Photograph of a big fir tree, Channel Rock.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0149
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[1950s]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 7.5 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a big fir tree, Channel Rock.
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