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The "Cortes Queen" heading into the ferry dock. Note the houses beside the ferry landing.
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View of the site of the present-day ferry landing in Whaletown Bay, showing the Byers and MacKenzie houses
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The "Rendezvous" on the rocks in Coulter Bay
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The "Rendezvous" on the rocks in Coulter Bay
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The "Rendezvous" on the rocks in Coulter Bay
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Dr. Hall with a patient on the deck of a Columbia Coast Mission ship
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Alf and Pierette Milstead's boat "Echo III"
Part Of
Mary and Otto Weiler fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1960
Scope and Content
Photograph of the "Echo III", a 60 foot live-aboard kept in Cortes Bay and Gorge Harbour for some years. It took Elmer Ellingsen's Austin pickup to Campbell River on its roof for repairs. On the return, strong SE winds and tide drove it down toward Mittlenatch and the pickup went overboard.
Part Of
Mary and Otto Weiler fonds
Description Level
Item
Creator
Weiler, Mary
Fonds Number
2003.002
Series Number
1
Item Number
2003.002.464
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1960
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w; 9 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the "Echo III", a 60 foot live-aboard kept in Cortes Bay and Gorge Harbour for some years. It took Elmer Ellingsen's Austin pickup to Campbell River on its roof for repairs. On the return, strong SE winds and tide drove it down toward Mittlenatch and the pickup went overboard.
Storage Location
Photo Box 3
Name Access
Mary Weiler
Subject Access
Columbia Coast Mission
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Float plane at the end of the Whaletown dock
Part Of
Mary and Otto Weiler fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. late 1940s to 1953]
Scope and Content
Note: Photo shows the place where Harry & Edith Huck's home was built; they moved in in 1953 so this photo is before then.
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The Whaletown dock, with fish boats tied up to it and a float plane coming in to the end
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Logs being towed in Whaletown Bay
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Barge loaded with pilings, tied up beside the Whaletown wharf
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Pile driver and pilings on a barge beside the Whaletown wharf
Part Of
Mary and Otto Weiler fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1967-1968]
Scope and Content
Slide depicts a pile driver and pilings on a barge beside the Whaletown wharf. The houses across the bay near the present site of the ferry dock are in the background.
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Barge with heavy equipment and gravel for building the new ferry dock at Whaletown wharf
Part Of
Mary and Otto Weiler fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1967-1968]
Scope and Content
Slide depicts a barge loaded with gravel, a loader and a pile driver next to the Whaletown wharf. The Thompson house across the bay is in the background.
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Materials for building the new ferry dock
Part Of
Mary and Otto Weiler fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1967-1968]
Scope and Content
Slide of a barge loaded with gravel and a pile driver beside the Whaletown wharf. Johnny Weiler is seated on the edge of the wharf.
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Ferry landing under construction
Part Of
Mary and Otto Weiler fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1967-1968]
Scope and Content
Slide of the ferry dock under construction, with a bage loaded with gravel tied up at the site.
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Ferry dock under construction
Part Of
Mary and Otto Weiler fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1967-1968]
Scope and Content
Slide of the ferry dock under construction, with a pile driver and a barge loaded with gravel tied up at the site.
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Blasting for the ferry landing
Part Of
Mary and Otto Weiler fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1967-1968]
Scope and Content
Slide shows the blast plume for the ferry landing behind the wings of the ferry dock. Picture was taken from the Weiler property.
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Blasting for the ferry landing
Part Of
Mary and Otto Weiler fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1967-1968]
Scope and Content
Slide shows the blast plume for the ferry landing behind the wings of the ferry dock.
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Blasting for the ferry landing
Part Of
Mary and Otto Weiler fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1967-1968]
Scope and Content
Slide shows the blast plume for the ferry landing behind the wings of the ferry dock.
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Blasting for the ferry landing
Part Of
Mary and Otto Weiler fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1967-1968]
Scope and Content
Slide shows the blast plume for the ferry landing behind the wings of the ferry dock.