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Jalmar Olson's house
Part Of
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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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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Jalmar Olson
Part Of
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 garden
Part Of
Jalmar Olson collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1940]
Scope and Content
Photograph shows (L to R) Doug Alderson, Jalmar Olson and Judy Alderson looking at Olson's garden, which has garden beds edged by rocks.
Part Of
Jalmar Olson collection
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2013.001
Item Number
2013.001.002
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1940]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph shows (L to R) Doug Alderson, Jalmar Olson and Judy Alderson looking at Olson's garden, which has garden beds edged by rocks.
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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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Old School House Gallery
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
1973-2018
Scope and Content
Clippings and brochures featuring history of building, formation of the Old Schoolhouse Art Gallery, and artists and exhibits at the gallery, 1973-2018
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
3
File Number
4
Date Range
1973-2018
Scope and Content
Clippings and brochures featuring history of building, formation of the Old Schoolhouse Art Gallery, and artists and exhibits at the gallery, 1973-2018
Storage Range
Drawer 3
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Emmeline Pickles standing in front of her house
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Brooks family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1940s]
Scope and Content
Photographic Christmas card from Charles and Emmeline Pickles
Part Of
Brooks family fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2019.021
Item Number
2019.021.010
Item Number Range
2019.021.010
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1940s]
Physical Description
1 card with photograph
Scope and Content
Photographic Christmas card from Charles and Emmeline Pickles
Storage Location
Photo box 5
Storage Range
Photo box 5
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Charles and Emmeline Pickles on the porch of their house at Union Bay on Vancouver Island
Part Of
Brooks family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1956
Scope and Content
Photo is very faded; inscription on the back.
Part Of
Brooks family fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2019.021
Item Number
2019.021.009
Item Number Range
2019.021.009
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1956
Physical Description
1 photograph print : col ; 13 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photo is very faded; inscription on the back.
Storage Location
Photo box 5
Storage Range
Photo box 5
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Seniors Society Community Housing
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
2018
Scope and Content
Files with info on Cortes Island Seniors Society Community Housing, 2018
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
4
File Number
24
Date Range
2018
Scope and Content
Files with info on Cortes Island Seniors Society Community Housing, 2018
Storage Range
Drawer 4
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Community Housing Committee: Rainbow Ridge
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
2018-2019
Scope and Content
Poster, pamphlets, posts in Cortes Marketer about the Cortes Community Housing Committee
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
1
File Number
47
Date Range
2018-2019
Scope and Content
Poster, pamphlets, posts in Cortes Marketer about the Cortes Community Housing Committee
Storage Range
Drawer 1
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