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Al Taylor
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Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1971
Scope and Content
Photograph (close-up) of Al Taylor of Read Island.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0536
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1971
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 9 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph (close-up) of Al Taylor of Read Island.
Geographic Access
Read Island
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Scott and Sandy Beamer of Read Island at Channel Rock
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1972
Scope and Content
Photograph of Scott and Sandy Beamer of Read Island at Channel Rock.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0568
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1972
Physical Description
1 photograph print: colour; 12.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Scott and Sandy Beamer of Read Island at Channel Rock.
Geographic Access
Read Island
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The "Rendezvous" off Viner Point
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1944-1954]
Scope and Content
Photograph of the "Rendezvous" with caption: "Rendezvous Patrol. The good ship is taking a heavy southeast'r; heading into it, off Viner Point, Read Island. This is the had of the Gulf of Georgia."
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0622
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1944-1954]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 9 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the "Rendezvous" with caption: "Rendezvous Patrol. The good ship is taking a heavy southeast'r; heading into it, off Viner Point, Read Island. This is the had of the Gulf of Georgia."
Subject Access
Columbia Coast Mission
Geographic Access
Read Island
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Tipton's store at Surge Narrows, Read Island
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1944-1954]
Scope and Content
Photograph of Tipton's store at Surge Narrows, Read Island, from the water. A house is above it and to the right, the wharf, walkway and sheds may be seen.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0635
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1944-1954]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 17 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Tipton's store at Surge Narrows, Read Island, from the water. A house is above it and to the right, the wharf, walkway and sheds may be seen.
Subject Access
Columbia Coast Mission
Geographic Access
Read Island
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The wharf at Surge Narrows, Read Island
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1944-1954]
Scope and Content
Photograph of people standing between the freight shed and the ramp on the floats of the wharf at Surge Narrows.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0638
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1944-1954]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 17 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of people standing between the freight shed and the ramp on the floats of the wharf at Surge Narrows.
Subject Access
Columbia Coast Mission
Geographic Access
Read Island
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Church service outside the school at Surge Narrows, Read Island
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1944-1954]
Scope and Content
Photograph of Rev. Rollo Boas leading a church service just outside the school building at Surge Narrows on Read Island. Five women and a girl are seated in chairs or on the grass.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0639
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1944-1954]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 17 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Rev. Rollo Boas leading a church service just outside the school building at Surge Narrows on Read Island. Five women and a girl are seated in chairs or on the grass.
Subject Access
Columbia Coast Mission
Geographic Access
Read Island
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Surge Narrows school with a Columbia Coast Mission service being held outside
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1944-1954]
Scope and Content
Photograph of Rev. Rollo Boas leading a service attended by five women and two girls, standing outside the Surge Narrows school on Read Island.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0640
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1944-1954]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 17 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Rev. Rollo Boas leading a service attended by five women and two girls, standing outside the Surge Narrows school on Read Island.
Subject Access
Columbia Coast Mission
Geographic Access
Read Island
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"Read Islanders bazaaring"
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950s]
Scope and Content
Photograph of three women from Read Island by a bazaar table in a community hall.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0743
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950s]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 9 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of three women from Read Island by a bazaar table in a community hall.
Geographic Access
Read Island
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Ship's wake in Canoe Pass; part of the "Rendezvous" patrol
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Scope and Content
Photograph of a mission boat's wake, taken in Canoe Pass.
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People gathered on the wharf at Surge Narrows, Read Island
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Scope and Content
Photograph of people gathered on the wharf at Surge Narrows, Read Island.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.1010
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 9 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of people gathered on the wharf at Surge Narrows, Read Island.
Subject Access
Columbia Coast Mission
Geographic Access
Read Island
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People standing next to the pilings of the wharf at Surge Narrows, Read Island
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Scope and Content
Photograph of people standing next to the pilings of the wharf at Surge Narrows, Read Island.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.1011
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Physical Description
2 photograph prints: b&w; 6.5 x 9 and 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of people standing next to the pilings of the wharf at Surge Narrows, Read Island.
Subject Access
Columbia Coast Mission
Geographic Access
Read Island
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The old log school on Read Island in the snow
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1930s-1940s?]
Scope and Content
Photograph of the old log school on Read Island, which was about a mile back from the water .A woodshed is to its side; the ground and roofs are covered in snow.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.1085
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1930s-1940s?]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 12 x 6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the old log school on Read Island, which was about a mile back from the water .A woodshed is to its side; the ground and roofs are covered in snow.
Subject Access
Columbia Coast Mission
Geographic Access
Read Island
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New school on Read Island, close to the water
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Scope and Content
Photograph of the new school on Read Island, close to the water at Surge Narrows.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.1086
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 9 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the new school on Read Island, close to the water at Surge Narrows.
Subject Access
Columbia Coast Mission
Geographic Access
Read Island
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Coastal store, at the end of a dock and ramp (ID)
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Scope and Content
Photograph of a store at the end of a dock. On the back of the photo, Douglas had identified it as "Tipton's store, Surge Narrow, Read Island", but had crossed that out. (ID)
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.1087
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w;10.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a store at the end of a dock. On the back of the photo, Douglas had identified it as "Tipton's store, Surge Narrow, Read Island", but had crossed that out. (ID)
Subject Access
Columbia Coast Mission
Geographic Access
Read Island
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Rev. Trefor Williams casting the ashes of Richard Symons from the "John Antle"
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1959
Scope and Content
Photograph of Rev. Williams casting the ashes of Richard Symons of Evans Bay, Read Island, from the Columbia Coast Mission boat (same as slide #1999.001.2238)
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0142
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1959
Physical Description
1 photograph print: colour; 11.5 x 7.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Rev. Williams casting the ashes of Richard Symons of Evans Bay, Read Island, from the Columbia Coast Mission boat (same as slide #1999.001.2238)
Storage Location
Slide box 1
Subject Access
Columbia Coast Mission
Geographic Access
Read Island
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Sparrow, Capt. George B.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[195-]
Scope and Content
Handwritten notes about Capt. Sparrow and early settlement at Carrington Bay
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Shared historic images
Part Of
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Date Range
1978-1985
Scope and Content
Series contains scanned images shared with the Cortes Island Museum & Archives. The donor retains the originals and the copyright.
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Jim Palmer's photographs of Carrington Bay
Part Of
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Date Range
1978-1985
Scope and Content
File contains scanned copies of photographs donated by Jim Palmer for the Carrington Bay exhibit in 2009, depicting the community living in Carrington Bay in the 1970s and 1980s.
Jim Palmer and Jan Gemmel lived in a house on the west side of the log jam between Carrington Lagoon and Carrington Bay. Jim built the house at the property of John and Anna Gregg in Manson's Landing and relocated it onto pilings in Carrington Bay. Jim and Jan later fabricated steel pontoons for it. In 1985 the house was moved onto the floats and towed into Gorge Harbour by Bob Thompson with his boat "Sutil Chief".
Part Of
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
File
Creator
Palmer, Jim
Fonds Number
2021.001
Series Number
5
File Number
1
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Date Range
1978-1985
Physical Description
33 photographs (.jpg) : b&w and col.
Scope and Content
File contains scanned copies of photographs donated by Jim Palmer for the Carrington Bay exhibit in 2009, depicting the community living in Carrington Bay in the 1970s and 1980s.
Jim Palmer and Jan Gemmel lived in a house on the west side of the log jam between Carrington Lagoon and Carrington Bay. Jim built the house at the property of John and Anna Gregg in Manson's Landing and relocated it onto pilings in Carrington Bay. Jim and Jan later fabricated steel pontoons for it. In 1985 the house was moved onto the floats and towed into Gorge Harbour by Bob Thompson with his boat "Sutil Chief".
Name Access
Palmer, Jim
Subject Access
Isolated communities
Housing
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Carrington Bay
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Looking north from the log jam at Carrington Lagoon, Jim Palmer & Jan Gemmel’s float house on left
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Jim Palmer & Jan Gemmel’s float house in winter