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CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
2010
Scope and Content
Article about the Inlet, date unknown; trip advertisement in Cortes Marketer; promotional posters; hand written notes working out cost of trip, invoices, fees paid, cost per person, and profit; emails regarding taxi and charter quote, tour guide, estimated cost per person, dates, coordinations, advertisements, and invoices; write up for press release; handwritten note noting how much they enjoyed the trip
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
1
File Number
28
Date Range
2010
Scope and Content
Article about the Inlet, date unknown; trip advertisement in Cortes Marketer; promotional posters; hand written notes working out cost of trip, invoices, fees paid, cost per person, and profit; emails regarding taxi and charter quote, tour guide, estimated cost per person, dates, coordinations, advertisements, and invoices; write up for press release; handwritten note noting how much they enjoyed the trip
Storage Range
Drawer 1
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CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
1940s-1977
Scope and Content
Historical info on the Gulf Line ships-- the Gulf Wing, Gulf Stream, and Gulf Mariner--servicing Cortes, 1940s. Info on Jeannie Pavid and the Gulf Stream sinking at Dinner Rock in 1947, from article posted in 1977.
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
2
File Number
38
Date Range
1940s-1977
Scope and Content
Historical info on the Gulf Line ships-- the Gulf Wing, Gulf Stream, and Gulf Mariner--servicing Cortes, 1940s. Info on Jeannie Pavid and the Gulf Stream sinking at Dinner Rock in 1947, from article posted in 1977.
Storage Range
Drawer 2
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"Wreck of the MV Gulf Wing"

https://collections.cortesmuseum.com/en/permalink/descriptions14241
Part Of
Doreen Thompson fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
ephemera
Date Range
1947
Scope and Content
File contains page from a scrapbook with newspaper clippings pasted onto it.
Part Of
Doreen Thompson fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2006.001
Series Number
5
File Number
9
Material Type
ephemera
Date Range
1947
Scope and Content
File contains page from a scrapbook with newspaper clippings pasted onto it.
Storage Location
Oversize box
Storage Range
Oversize box
Name Access
Thompson, Doreen
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CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
late 1800s-2015
Scope and Content
Emails and typed info re: Subtle Islands/Camp Island history, late 1800s-early 1900s. Printouts from specializedassets.com re: properties for sale on Subtle Islands, 2015.
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
4
File Number
36
Date Range
late 1800s-2015
Scope and Content
Emails and typed info re: Subtle Islands/Camp Island history, late 1800s-early 1900s. Printouts from specializedassets.com re: properties for sale on Subtle Islands, 2015.
Storage Range
Drawer 4
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CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
1892-present
Scope and Content
Emails, written info, and clippins with info on Twin (Ulloa) Islands, including history of colonization/preemptions, uses, settlements over the years, forestry, and CIMAS garden tour, 1892-present. Excerpt from From Shetland to British Columbia, Alaska and the United States, Sinclair Thomson Duncan, 1911. Keywords: William H. Jones, Reverend Harper Nixon shooting
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
4
File Number
46
Date Range
1892-present
Scope and Content
Emails, written info, and clippins with info on Twin (Ulloa) Islands, including history of colonization/preemptions, uses, settlements over the years, forestry, and CIMAS garden tour, 1892-present. Excerpt from From Shetland to British Columbia, Alaska and the United States, Sinclair Thomson Duncan, 1911. Keywords: William H. Jones, Reverend Harper Nixon shooting
Storage Range
Drawer 4
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Desolation Sound & Discovery Islands

https://collections.cortesmuseum.com/en/permalink/descriptions14737
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CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
1792-2019
Scope and Content
Clippings with info on history, naming, geographical features, ecosystems, industry development, environmental concerns, and tourism of Desolation Sound and the Discovery Islands, info 1792 to 2019. Historical information on Forbes Bay, late 1800s to 2017. Info on proposed gravel pit in Desolation Sound, 2016. Excerpt from Bijaboji by Betty Lowman Carey, undated. Copies of Discovery Islands magazines
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
2
File Number
4
Date Range
1792-2019
Scope and Content
Clippings with info on history, naming, geographical features, ecosystems, industry development, environmental concerns, and tourism of Desolation Sound and the Discovery Islands, info 1792 to 2019. Historical information on Forbes Bay, late 1800s to 2017. Info on proposed gravel pit in Desolation Sound, 2016. Excerpt from Bijaboji by Betty Lowman Carey, undated. Copies of Discovery Islands magazines
Storage Range
Drawer 2
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Mining around Discovery Islands

https://collections.cortesmuseum.com/en/permalink/descriptions14809
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
2013
Scope and Content
Info on Quadra Island's Lucky Jim Gold Mine, 2013
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
2
File Number
76
Date Range
2013
Scope and Content
Info on Quadra Island's Lucky Jim Gold Mine, 2013
Storage Range
Drawer 2
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Doreen Thompson fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Accession Number
2006.001
Date Range
[19--]
Part Of
Doreen Thompson fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2006.001
Series Number
4
Item Number
2006.001.017
Accession Number
2006.001
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[19--]
Physical Description
1 photographic negative : b&w ; 11 x 7 cm
Custodial History
From Fred Reedel
Storage Location
Photo Box 3
Geographic Access
Whaletown
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CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
1912-1993
Scope and Content
Excerpt from Goosegrass and Buttercups by Doris C. Kirk, 1912; article in North Island News "Ice Cream! 'Boat Day' was major event for the coastal urchins of yesteryear," 1993
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
1
File Number
24
Date Range
1912-1993
Scope and Content
Excerpt from Goosegrass and Buttercups by Doris C. Kirk, 1912; article in North Island News "Ice Cream! 'Boat Day' was major event for the coastal urchins of yesteryear," 1993
Storage Range
Drawer 1
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CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
1946-2007
Scope and Content
Info on the Sylva Jane, as well as the model of the boat in the museum's collection, 1946-2007
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
4
File Number
37
Date Range
1946-2007
Scope and Content
Info on the Sylva Jane, as well as the model of the boat in the museum's collection, 1946-2007
Storage Range
Drawer 4
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Fish boat "Sola" at a private dock

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Part Of
Doreen Thompson fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Scope and Content
Photograph of Frank Tooker's fish boat "Sola". (From a group of photographs labelled "Frank Tooker photos").
Part Of
Doreen Thompson fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2006.001
Series Number
4
Item Number
2006.001.030
Material Type
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph print : col.; 13 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Frank Tooker's fish boat "Sola". (From a group of photographs labelled "Frank Tooker photos").
Subject Access
Fishing
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Fish boat at dock in Vancouver (? ID)

https://collections.cortesmuseum.com/en/permalink/descriptions14334
Part Of
Doreen Thompson fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[198?]
Scope and Content
(From a group of photographs labelled "Frank Tooker photos").
Part Of
Doreen Thompson fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2006.001
Series Number
4
Item Number
2006.001.034
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[198?]
Physical Description
1 photograph print : col. ; 12.5 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
(From a group of photographs labelled "Frank Tooker photos").
Subject Access
Fishing
Images
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Frank Tooker standing behind the cabin of a fish boat (ID)

https://collections.cortesmuseum.com/en/permalink/descriptions14329
Part Of
Doreen Thompson fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[196?]
Scope and Content
(From a group of photographs labelled "Frank Tooker photos").
Part Of
Doreen Thompson fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2006.001
Series Number
4
Item Number
2006.001.029
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[196?]
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 13 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
(From a group of photographs labelled "Frank Tooker photos").
Subject Access
Fishing
Images
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Young person standing beside the fish boat "Belle Asta"

https://collections.cortesmuseum.com/en/permalink/descriptions14333
Part Of
Doreen Thompson fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[197?]
Scope and Content
(From a group of photographs labelled "Frank Tooker photos").
Part Of
Doreen Thompson fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2006.001
Series Number
4
Item Number
2006.001.033
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[197?]
Physical Description
1 photograph print : col. ; 12.5 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
(From a group of photographs labelled "Frank Tooker photos").
Subject Access
Fishing
Images
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Woman standing on the bow of a boat, holding up a large fish (ID)

https://collections.cortesmuseum.com/en/permalink/descriptions14331
Part Of
Doreen Thompson fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[198?]
Scope and Content
(From a group of photographs labelled "Frank Tooker photos").
Part Of
Doreen Thompson fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2006.001
Series Number
4
Item Number
2006.001.031
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[198?]
Physical Description
1 photograph print : col. ; 9 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
(From a group of photographs labelled "Frank Tooker photos").
Subject Access
Fishing
Images
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Boats at the government wharf in Whaletown

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Part Of
Doreen Thompson fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
2005
Scope and Content
Photograph of boats, including the troller "Stacy Rock" and the "Vagabond". The buildings on the opposite shore may be seen in the background.
Part Of
Doreen Thompson fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2006.001
Series Number
4
Item Number
2006.001.035
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
2005
Physical Description
1 photograph print : col. ; 10 x 14 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of boats, including the troller "Stacy Rock" and the "Vagabond". The buildings on the opposite shore may be seen in the background.
Subject Access
Fishing
Geographic Access
Whaletown
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CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
late 1800s-2017
Scope and Content
List of pre-emptions on Hernando from records in archives, Victoria, BC, 1888-1900, and maps showing preemtions. Excerpts from Goosegrass and Buttercups, D.C. Kirk, and Chalkdust and Outhouses: WC Schools 1893-1950, Barbara Ann Lambert. Emails with info on the island's history and related families, Manson, Conant, Baker, 2016-2017. Additional info on the island's history
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
2
File Number
44
Date Range
late 1800s-2017
Scope and Content
List of pre-emptions on Hernando from records in archives, Victoria, BC, 1888-1900, and maps showing preemtions. Excerpts from Goosegrass and Buttercups, D.C. Kirk, and Chalkdust and Outhouses: WC Schools 1893-1950, Barbara Ann Lambert. Emails with info on the island's history and related families, Manson, Conant, Baker, 2016-2017. Additional info on the island's history
Storage Range
Drawer 2
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CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
1792-2014
Scope and Content
Historical info on Marina/Mary/Chamadaska Island from 1792-mid-1900s. Info on Cortes Island in the late 1920s from Doris (Houghton-Brown) Henderson. Excerpt from Destination Cortez Island, June Cameron. Old beer bottle labels from Marina Island "where the big log house was," undated. Emails with info on naming of Cortes and Marina, and Chamadaska post office, info on early 1900s, emails from 2009-2014.
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
2
File Number
72
Date Range
1792-2014
Scope and Content
Historical info on Marina/Mary/Chamadaska Island from 1792-mid-1900s. Info on Cortes Island in the late 1920s from Doris (Houghton-Brown) Henderson. Excerpt from Destination Cortez Island, June Cameron. Old beer bottle labels from Marina Island "where the big log house was," undated. Emails with info on naming of Cortes and Marina, and Chamadaska post office, info on early 1900s, emails from 2009-2014.
Storage Range
Drawer 2
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CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Scope and Content
Info on Steam Tug Stella, late 1800s. History of First Nations use, settler use and preemtions, maps, bird sancturary, birds, 1891-1990s. Copies of "Nature's Island," David Stirling, 1976; "Flora of Mitlenatch Island," Brooke et al, 1983; "Bird Checklist Mitlenatch Island Provincial Park June to August," undated, Birds of Cortes Island and Mitlenatch Islands, G.P. Sirk, CH. W. Gronau, F.C. Zwickel, undated.
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
2
File Number
78
Scope and Content
Info on Steam Tug Stella, late 1800s. History of First Nations use, settler use and preemtions, maps, bird sancturary, birds, 1891-1990s. Copies of "Nature's Island," David Stirling, 1976; "Flora of Mitlenatch Island," Brooke et al, 1983; "Bird Checklist Mitlenatch Island Provincial Park June to August," undated, Birds of Cortes Island and Mitlenatch Islands, G.P. Sirk, CH. W. Gronau, F.C. Zwickel, undated.
Storage Range
Drawer 2
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CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
1965-2012
Scope and Content
Clippings with info on heavy snowfall and old ships, 1965-2012
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
4
File Number
49
Date Range
1965-2012
Scope and Content
Clippings with info on heavy snowfall and old ships, 1965-2012
Storage Range
Drawer 4
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