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Receipts
Part Of
Southern Cortes Community Association fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
2007.001
Date Range
1960-1964
Scope and Content
File consists of receipts from local businesses, property tax assessments and receipts and includes a receipt from Coast Ferries.
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Coast Ferries - blank bills of lading
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
ephemera
Date Range
[ca. 1955]
Scope and Content
File contains blank bills of lading from Coast Ferries.
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Receipts from the Cortez Lodge Store and Island Airlines
Part Of
CIMAS ephemera collection
Description Level
File
Date Range
1967-1969
Scope and Content
File contains 3 receipts from the Cortez Lodge Store (Note the telephone number, "Cortez 1X"), and 2 Island Air receipts, one for a flight from Campbell River to Cortes for $12. Receipts are from Hector Graham.
Part Of
CIMAS ephemera collection
Description Level
File
File Number
33
Date Range
1967-1969
Custodial History
Donated by Ann Dewar and Robbie Graham on Jan. 20,2017, along with items for the Artifacts Committee. Material donated is from Robbie Graham's father Hector Graham.
Scope and Content
File contains 3 receipts from the Cortez Lodge Store (Note the telephone number, "Cortez 1X"), and 2 Island Air receipts, one for a flight from Campbell River to Cortes for $12. Receipts are from Hector Graham.
Storage Location
Ephemera - Box 1
Storage Range
1-33
Subject Access
Air transport
Transportation
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Bills and order forms
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1948-1949; 1955-1963
Scope and Content
Bills and order forms for off-island shopping, categorized as "House and Motor"
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
9
File Number
29
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1948-1949; 1955-1963
Scope and Content
Bills and order forms for off-island shopping, categorized as "House and Motor"
Storage Location
4-29
Storage Range
4-29
Name Access
Douglas, Gilean
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Bills and order forms
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1964,1966, 1968-1969
Scope and Content
Bills and order forms for off-island shopping, categorized as "House".
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Bills and order forms
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[196-]-1967
Scope and Content
Bills and order forms for off-island shopping from Simpson's-Sears and Woodward's for house items
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
9
File Number
31
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[196-]-1967
Scope and Content
Bills and order forms for off-island shopping from Simpson's-Sears and Woodward's for house items
Storage Location
4-31
Storage Range
4-31
Name Access
Douglas, Gilean
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Bills and order forms
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1961-1975
Scope and Content
Bills and order forms for off-island shopping for garden and house items.
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Union Steamship Bill of Lading forms
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Tyee Plaza and the ferry dock, with the "Quadra Queen" at the dock
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1970
Scope and Content
Photograph of Tyee Plaza and the ferry dock, with the "Quadra Queen" at the dock.
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The ferry dock in Whaletown Bay
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1970
Scope and Content
Photograph of the ferry dock in Whaletown Bay, about a year after it was completed.
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"Cortes Queen" approaching the ferry dock in Whaletown Bay
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1969
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Cortes ferry approaching the ferry dock in Whaletown, in its first year of operation.
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SS Beaver and the Cortes ferry in Whaletown Bay
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1971
Scope and Content
Photograph of the SS Beaver and the Cortes Queen in Whaletown Bay.
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"Cortes Queen" coming into the ferry dock
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1971
Scope and Content
Photograph of the "Cortes Queen" coming into the dock. Note the houses to the left of the dock.
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Signs beside the road leading from the ferry dock
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1972
Scope and Content
Photograph of signs at the ferry landing: Soft Pavement, no horses allowed; Campbell - Social Credit).
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Whaletown buildings and bay
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1975]
Scope and Content
Photograph of Whaletown, looking across Whaletown Bay at Thank God Point and the ferry landing.
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McKenzie’s house and garden terrraces in Whaletown Bay
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1960s]
Scope and Content
Photograph of a white house with rock-walled terraces to its right. This was Amy and Scotty McKenzie's float house, moved from Von Donop Inlet in 1951. Amy was daughter of Ruth and Henry Byers, who lived in the “Grey House” west of the ferry landing. (The "Grey House" was later moved to Squirrel Cove next to the Store.) The McKenzie house was between the Grey House and the ferry landing; it was torn down ca. 1974. The terraces may still be seen in the small park next to the ferry landing.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0676
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1960s]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 9 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a white house with rock-walled terraces to its right. This was Amy and Scotty McKenzie's float house, moved from Von Donop Inlet in 1951. Amy was daughter of Ruth and Henry Byers, who lived in the “Grey House” west of the ferry landing. (The "Grey House" was later moved to Squirrel Cove next to the Store.) The McKenzie house was between the Grey House and the ferry landing; it was torn down ca. 1974. The terraces may still be seen in the small park next to the ferry landing.
Subject Access
Ferries
Transportation
Water transport
Geographic Access
Squirrel Cove
Whaletown
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Whaletown Bay from the water, before construction of the ferry dock
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950s]
Scope and Content
Photograph of Whaletown Bay taken from the water, showing the navigation marker at the entrance, and the houses to the left of the future site of the ferry landing.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0689
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950s]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 11 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Whaletown Bay taken from the water, showing the navigation marker at the entrance, and the houses to the left of the future site of the ferry landing.
Subject Access
Ferries
Transportation
Water transport
Geographic Access
Whaletown
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Whaletown Bay, with the ferry dock under construction
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1969
Scope and Content
Photograph of Whaletown bay. A crane is behind the ferry dock, which is under construction. The pink house on the right is Otto and Mary Weiler's house.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0705
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1969
Physical Description
1 photograph print: colour 13 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Whaletown bay. A crane is behind the ferry dock, which is under construction. The pink house on the right is Otto and Mary Weiler's house.
Subject Access
Ferries
Transportation
Water transport
Geographic Access
Whaletown
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Ferry dock under construction in Whaletown Bay
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1969
Scope and Content
Photograph of the ferry dock and construction equipment, taken from the water.
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New ferry dock, Whaletown Bay
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1969
Scope and Content
Photograph of the new ferry dock in Whaletown Bay, and the houses to its left. Note, there is no paved road.