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Clippings - feature articles about Cortes Island people and places
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1960-1997
Scope and Content
File contains articles about Mile Manson; Veronica Dowling; whaling and the Whaletown church by Maud Emery; the opening of the new road between Manson's Landing and Whaletown, Cortes Day Barbecue; the Glad Bag at the Gorge Hall; Chief Billy Mitchell; island life by Holly Arntzen; Cortes Island Day; Gertrude Lambert; Manson's Hall expansion; Gorge Hall expansion; Gilean Douglas.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
12
File Number
7
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1960-1997
Scope and Content
File contains articles about Mile Manson; Veronica Dowling; whaling and the Whaletown church by Maud Emery; the opening of the new road between Manson's Landing and Whaletown, Cortes Day Barbecue; the Glad Bag at the Gorge Hall; Chief Billy Mitchell; island life by Holly Arntzen; Cortes Island Day; Gertrude Lambert; Manson's Hall expansion; Gorge Hall expansion; Gilean Douglas.
Storage Location
8-53
Storage Range
8-53
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Looking down the beach (in front of Sunny Brae??)
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. early 1900s]
Scope and Content
Photograph of a pebble beach below the high tide mark; low headland at the end of the beach.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.008
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. early 1900s]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 11.5 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a pebble beach below the high tide mark; low headland at the end of the beach.
Storage Location
Photograph Box 4
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People at Smelt Bay (or Manson's Spit?)
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1960s-1970s]
Scope and Content
Photographs showing people seated on big logs (at Smelt Bay? Manson's Spit?)
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.014
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1960s-1970s]
Physical Description
2 photograph prints: b&w: 8 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photographs showing people seated on big logs (at Smelt Bay? Manson's Spit?)
Storage Location
Photograph Box 4
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Group of people at Smelt Bay
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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1958
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of people at Smelt Bay.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.015
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1958
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 11.5 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of people at Smelt Bay.
Storage Location
Photograph Box 4
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Sunny Brae farm from the beach
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1929]
Scope and Content
Photograph of John Manson's farm, Sunny Brae, taken from the beach at low tide. Notes written by May Ellingsen are on the back.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.026
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1929]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w: 12.5 x 7
Scope and Content
Photograph of John Manson's farm, Sunny Brae, taken from the beach at low tide. Notes written by May Ellingsen are on the back.
Storage Location
Photograph Box 4
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Upside-down airplane on the beach at low tide, Alert Bay
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1933
Scope and Content
Photograph of a plane, missing its floats and propeller, upside-down on the beach at Alert Bay.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.036
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1933
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w: 8.5 x 6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a plane, missing its floats and propeller, upside-down on the beach at Alert Bay.
Storage Location
Photograph Box 4
Subject Access
Air transport
Transportation
Geographic Access
Alert Bay
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Crowd of people standing on the government dock at Manson's Landing
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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1920s]
Scope and Content
Photograph of a crowd of people on the government dock at Manson's Landing, likely waiting for the arrival of a Union Steamship. They are standing in front of a building sided with vertical shake boards, with "Cortes Island" and "Telegraph Office" signs on its side. View is looking along the Spit.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.064
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1920s]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w: 10 x 7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a crowd of people on the government dock at Manson's Landing, likely waiting for the arrival of a Union Steamship. They are standing in front of a building sided with vertical shake boards, with "Cortes Island" and "Telegraph Office" signs on its side. View is looking along the Spit.
Storage Location
Photograph Box 4
Subject Access
Union Steamship Company
Transportation
Water transport
Geographic Access
Manson's Landing
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Large group of people
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1911]
Scope and Content
Photograph (a copy of a smaller original) of a large group of people, unidentified but with a date written on the bottom. (Needs ID)
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.066
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1911]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w: 17 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph (a copy of a smaller original) of a large group of people, unidentified but with a date written on the bottom. (Needs ID)
Storage Location
Photograph Box 4
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House in snow, beside a body of water
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 19 ]
Scope and Content
Photograph of a woman and a dog in front of a house (possibly Elmer & May's house by the lake??)
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.068
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 19 ]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w: 7.5 x 7.5
Scope and Content
Photograph of a woman and a dog in front of a house (possibly Elmer & May's house by the lake??)
Storage Location
Photograph Box 4
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"English Bay" - A group of people beside a boat "Mercury 2"
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 19 ]
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of people in English Bay beside a boat with the words "Mercury 2" on its side.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.069
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 19 ]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w: 8 x 6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of people in English Bay beside a boat with the words "Mercury 2" on its side.
Storage Location
Photograph Box 4
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People sitting on a dock, Horseshoe Bay
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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 19 ]
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of people sitting on a dock in Horseshoe Bay
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.072
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 19 ]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w: 5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of people sitting on a dock in Horseshoe Bay
Storage Location
Photograph Box 4
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Shack on the beach, in front of a logging slash
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May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 19 ]
Scope and Content
Photograph of a shack on the beach, in front of a logging slash.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.077
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 19 ]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w: 10.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a shack on the beach, in front of a logging slash.
Storage Location
Photograph Box 4
Subject Access
Logging
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Four people with a wedding cake
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 19 ]
Scope and Content
Photograph showing four people with a large tiered cake. Mabel?? (From an envelope "May Ellingsen photos Manson's Landing")
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.086
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 19 ]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w: 9 x 12
Scope and Content
Photograph showing four people with a large tiered cake. Mabel?? (From an envelope "May Ellingsen photos Manson's Landing")
Storage Location
Photograph Box 4
Geographic Access
Manson's Landing
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Group of people seated at an outside table at Wasyliuw's (formerly the John Manson farm)
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[197-]
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of people seated at an outside table at Wasyliuw's (formerly the John Manson farm). Identification is on the back of the photo.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.091
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[197-]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: colour: 9 x 13
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of people seated at an outside table at Wasyliuw's (formerly the John Manson farm). Identification is on the back of the photo.
Storage Location
Photograph Box 4
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Group of people outside at the home of Jack and Marie Wasyliuw
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[197-]
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of people (the same party as photograph #105) outside at the home of Jack and Marie Wasyliuw (formerly the John Manson farm).
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.092
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[197-]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: colour: 13 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of people (the same party as photograph #105) outside at the home of Jack and Marie Wasyliuw (formerly the John Manson farm).
Storage Location
Photograph Box 4
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"Seal Boy" rock
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[196-]
Scope and Content
Photograph of the rock formation known as "Seal Boy".
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.113
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[196-]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: colour: 12 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the rock formation known as "Seal Boy".
Storage Location
Photograph Box 4
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Boat on the beach
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 19 ]
Scope and Content
Photograph of a boat on the beach, a sailboat in the background. (From envelope labelled "Dorothy MacDougal (cousin of May's) pictures")
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.117
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 19 ]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 8 x 5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a boat on the beach, a sailboat in the background. (From envelope labelled "Dorothy MacDougal (cousin of May's) pictures")
Storage Location
Photograph Box 4
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House on the beach
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[1956]
Scope and Content
Photograph of a house, with a large foreshore in the front. (Possibly Hernando? check) (From envelope labelled "Dorothy MacDougal (cousin of May's) pictures") (Needs ID)
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.119
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[1956]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 8 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a house, with a large foreshore in the front. (Possibly Hernando? check) (From envelope labelled "Dorothy MacDougal (cousin of May's) pictures") (Needs ID)
Storage Location
Photograph Box 4
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Group of people in a rowboat
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1920s]
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of people in a rowboat. (check for dupe) (From envelope labelled "Dorothy MacDougal (cousin of May's) pictures")
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.121
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1920s]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 11 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of people in a rowboat. (check for dupe) (From envelope labelled "Dorothy MacDougal (cousin of May's) pictures")
Storage Location
Photograph Box 4
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Group of people in front of Charles Allen's house
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[1911]
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group people in front of the home of Charles and Jenny Allen in Gorge Harbour (site of the present-day Gorge Harbour Marina).
L to R, front: Mrs C. Allen with adopted daughter Elsie on her lap, orphan boy behind her, Mrs. John Manson ("Auntie Maggie")
Above: Florence Manson, Mrs. Mike Manson, Gwen Robertson; Flossie Manson above Mrs. M. Manson.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.135
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[1911]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 10 x 7.5
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group people in front of the home of Charles and Jenny Allen in Gorge Harbour (site of the present-day Gorge Harbour Marina).
L to R, front: Mrs C. Allen with adopted daughter Elsie on her lap, orphan boy behind her, Mrs. John Manson ("Auntie Maggie")
Above: Florence Manson, Mrs. Mike Manson, Gwen Robertson; Flossie Manson above Mrs. M. Manson.
Storage Location
Photograph Box 4
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