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Portrait of Karl Triller, wearing his crown and robe as King of Cortes
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Karl Triller fonds
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Item
Material Type
graphic
Date Range
[ca.2001]
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Karl Triller fonds
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Karl Triller fonds
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Fonds
Creator
Triller, Karl
Fonds Number
2022.012
Material Type
graphic
Physical Description
21 photographs : colour
History / Biographical
Karl Triller (September 30, 1928 - February 27, 2022) was born in Hungary and immigrated to Canada as a young man in the early 1950s. He worked in northern Ontario for a couple of years before moving to BC, where he worked as a baker and cook in forestry camps.
He married Elizabeth Wolf in 1956 and they had four children: Margaret in 1956, Rudy in 1958,Terry in 1960 and Fred in 1962. Around 1964 they settled in Courtenay,and Karl worked for Safeway for the next 16 years. Karl and Elizabeth divorced in the late 1970s.
Karl took early retirement at the age of 52 and moved to Cortes Island. He had always loved castles, and the granite rock of his property on Manzanita Road was the perfect place to build one. He designed, built and furnished a five-story, eight-bedroom German medieval-style castle of cement blocks over the course of 12 years. The castle featured eight bedrooms, a large dining hall, and a dungeon in the basement. The castle opened for business in the early 1990s, serving as a bed-and-breakfast and a venue for banquets and parties.
Karl took an active part in community life, and was crowned King of Cortes in Dec 2000. His duties included leading the Cortes Island Day parade and presiding at community Christmas dinners.
Storage Location
Photo box 5
Storage Range
Photo box 5
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Triller, Karl
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Karl Triller standing in front of the door at Wolf Bluff Castle
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Karl Triller fonds
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Material Type
graphic
Date Range
[ca. 1990s]
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Karl Triller standing beside a door at Wolf Bluff Castle
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Karl Triller fonds
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Material Type
graphic
Date Range
[ca.1990s]
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Karl Triller standing on a balcony of the tower at Wolf Bluff Castle
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Karl Triller fonds
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Item
Material Type
graphic
Date Range
[ca.1990s]
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Karl Triller standing in front of Wolf Bluff Castle under construction
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Karl Triller fonds
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Item
Material Type
graphic
Date Range
[ca.1980s]
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"King Edward High School Proficiency Day - May 12, 1922 - 'Ad Summum" "
Part Of
Dorothy Huck Whalley fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1922
Scope and Content
Photograph of a marching band.
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"Raus - King Edward High School Proficiency Day - May 12, 1922 - 'Ad Summum" "
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Dorothy Huck Whalley fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1922
Scope and Content
Photograph of a crowd of people in an open field backed by houses.
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"Cadets - King Edward High School Proficiency Day - May 12, 1922 - 'Ad Summum" "
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Dorothy Huck Whalley fonds
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Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1922
Scope and Content
Photograph of a line of cadets at the far side of a field.
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"Raus - King Edward High School Proficiency Day - May 12, 1922 - 'Ad Summum" "
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Dorothy Huck Whalley fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1922
Scope and Content
Photograph of a crowd of people watching a game in a large field.
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"Raus - King Edward High School Proficiency Day - May 12, 1922 - 'Ad Summum" "
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Dorothy Huck Whalley fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1922
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of people assembled on a large field.
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"Cadets - King Edward High School Proficiency Day - May 12, 1922 - 'Ad Summum" "
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Dorothy Huck Whalley fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1922
Scope and Content
Photograph of a line of cadets at the periphery of a field.
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"Sports - King Edward High School Proficiency Day - May 12, 1922 - 'Ad Summum" "
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Dorothy Huck Whalley fonds
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Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1922
Scope and Content
Photograph of a crowd of high school students.
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"Color Bearers - King Edward High School Proficiency Day - May 12, 1922 - 'Ad Summum" "
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Dorothy Huck Whalley fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1922
Scope and Content
Photograph of flag carriers at the front of a parade.
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"Stretcher bearers, First Aid Corps - King Edward High School Proficiency Day - May 12, 1922 - 'Ad Summum" "
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Dorothy Huck Whalley fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1922
Scope and Content
Photograph of stretcher bearers in the center of an open field.