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Jalmar Olson
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Jalmar Olson collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca.1940]
Scope and Content
Photograph shows Jalmar Olson standing in front of his house and garden; Gorge Harbour is in the background.
Part Of
Jalmar Olson collection
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2013.001
Item Number
2013.001.004
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca.1940]
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w ; 10 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph shows Jalmar Olson standing in front of his house and garden; Gorge Harbour is in the background.
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Jalmar Olson's house
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Jalmar Olson collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1940]
Scope and Content
Photograph shows an end view of Jalmar Olson's house on Gorge Harbour, with a fence and rock-edged path in the foreground.
Part Of
Jalmar Olson collection
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2013.001
Item Number
2013.001.001
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1940]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph shows an end view of Jalmar Olson's house on Gorge Harbour, with a fence and rock-edged path in the foreground.
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Jalmar Olson collection
Part Of
Jalmar Olson collection
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
graphic material
textual records
Accession Number
2013.001
Date Range
1940-1952
Scope and Content
This collection consists of photographs of Jalmar Olson, his house and garden in Gorge Harbour, and Whaletown. Textual records include a hand-written account of J. Olson by his grand-daughter, Judy (Alderson) Gerwing, and a photocopy of a letter to J. Olson from the Meteorological Division of the Dept. of Transport (Small fonds box 1-18).
Part Of
Jalmar Olson collection
Description Level
Fonds
Fonds Number
2013.001
Accession Number
2013.001
Material Type
graphic material
textual records
Date Range
1940-1952
Physical Description
7 photographs : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm
3 photographs : colour ; 15 x 10 cm
1 file of textual records
History / Biographical
Jalmar Olson (Apr 30, 1869-Feb 29, 1964) was born in Sweden. He emigrated to Canada in 1906 and moved to Cortes in the 1930s. He had a house and garden in Gorge Harbour at what is now 509 Whaletown Rd. Olson was a Weather Observer for Transport Canada until 1949, when he moved off-island for health reasons.
Custodial History
Donated to CIMAS by Judy Alderson Gerwing, the grand-daughter of Jalmar Olson, Sept. 27, 2013.
Scope and Content
This collection consists of photographs of Jalmar Olson, his house and garden in Gorge Harbour, and Whaletown. Textual records include a hand-written account of J. Olson by his grand-daughter, Judy (Alderson) Gerwing, and a photocopy of a letter to J. Olson from the Meteorological Division of the Dept. of Transport (Small fonds box 1-18).
Storage Location
Photograph Box 3
Small fonds box
Storage Range
Photograph Box 3
Small fonds box 1-18
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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J. Olson's house and outbuildings
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Jalmar Olson collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1952
Scope and Content
Photograph, taken from the water, shows J. Olson's house and outbuildings on the shore of Gorge Harbour, several years after he had moved away.
Part Of
Jalmar Olson collection
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2013.001
Item Number
2013.001.007
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1952
Physical Description
1 photograph : colour ; 15 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph, taken from the water, shows J. Olson's house and outbuildings on the shore of Gorge Harbour, several years after he had moved away.
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Judy Alderson standing beside J. Olson's well
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Jalmar Olson collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1946]
Scope and Content
Photograph shows Judy Alderson standing bside the hand pump of J. Olson's well.
Part Of
Jalmar Olson collection
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2013.001
Item Number
2013.001.003
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1946]
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w ; 10 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph shows Judy Alderson standing bside the hand pump of J. Olson's well.
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School garden, Manson's Landing School
Part Of
May Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1917]
Scope and Content
Garden at the Manson's Landing school showing a border of flowers against the picket fence
Part Of
May Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2004.002
Series Number
2
Item Number
2004.002.006
Material Type
graphic material
Responsibility
Katherine Lettice
Date Range
[ca. 1917]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 8.5 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
Garden at the Manson's Landing school showing a border of flowers against the picket fence
Storage Location
Photo Box 3
Geographic Access
Manson's Landing
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School garden, Manson's Landing school
Part Of
May Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1917]
Scope and Content
Rows of corn in the vegetable patch at the Manson's Landing school garden
Part Of
May Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2004.002
Series Number
2
Item Number
2004.002.007
Material Type
graphic material
Responsibility
Katherine Lettice
Date Range
[ca. 1917]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 8.5 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
Rows of corn in the vegetable patch at the Manson's Landing school garden
Storage Location
Photo Box 3
Geographic Access
Manson's Landing
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School and garden, Manson's Landing school
Part Of
May Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1917
Scope and Content
Flower border along the road side of the log school house, Manson's Landing
Part Of
May Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2004.002
Series Number
2
Item Number
2004.002.009
Material Type
graphic material
Responsibility
Katherine Lettice
Date Range
1917
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 10.5 x 6 cm
Scope and Content
Flower border along the road side of the log school house, Manson's Landing
Storage Location
Photo Box 3
Geographic Access
Manson's Landing
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Students in the Manson's Landing school garden
Part Of
May Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1917]
Scope and Content
Students standing among the bean poles in the Manson's Landing school garden. Miss Lettice's sister (visiting) is in the background by the corner of the school.
Part Of
May Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2004.002
Series Number
2
Item Number
2004.002.013
Material Type
graphic material
Responsibility
Katherine Lettice
Date Range
[ca. 1917]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 8.5 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
Students standing among the bean poles in the Manson's Landing school garden. Miss Lettice's sister (visiting) is in the background by the corner of the school.
Storage Location
Photo Box 3
Geographic Access
Manson's Landing
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Manson's Landing log schoolhouse and garden
Part Of
May Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[1914-1918]
Scope and Content
Miss Lettice's sister and Bernadette Petznick standing in the doorway of the Manson's Landing log schoolhouse.
Part Of
May Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2004.002
Series Number
2
Item Number
2004.002.014
Material Type
graphic material
Responsibility
Katherine Lettice
Date Range
[1914-1918]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 8.5 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
Miss Lettice's sister and Bernadette Petznick standing in the doorway of the Manson's Landing log schoolhouse.
Storage Location
Photo Box 3
Geographic Access
Manson's Landing
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Mr. and Mrs Beasley, standing in a fenced garden and field (woman in middle is unknown).
Part Of
Brooks family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1942]
Part Of
Brooks family fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2019.021
Item Number
2019.021.005
Item Number Range
2019.021.005
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1942]
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 6 x 9cm
Storage Location
Photo box 5
Storage Range
Photo box 5
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Students gardening at Manson's Landing school
Part Of
May Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1917
Scope and Content
Students gardening at the Manson's Landing school, doing spring work and planting.
Part Of
May Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2004.002
Series Number
2
Item Number
2004.002.005
Material Type
graphic material
Responsibility
Katherine Lettice
Date Range
1917
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 8.5 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
Students gardening at the Manson's Landing school, doing spring work and planting.
Storage Location
Photo Box 3
Geographic Access
Manson's Landing
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