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Cortes Island Visitor's Information hand-out; ferry tickets

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Part Of
CIMAS ephemera collection
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[ca. 1982]
Scope and Content
File contains a Cortes Island Visitor's Information hand-out with a map of the island and lists of businesses and services, published by the Whaletown Community Club; and a set of ticket book backs for the Cortes-Quadra and Quadra-Campbell River ferries.
Part Of
CIMAS ephemera collection
Description Level
File
File Number
16
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[ca. 1982]
Scope and Content
File contains a Cortes Island Visitor's Information hand-out with a map of the island and lists of businesses and services, published by the Whaletown Community Club; and a set of ticket book backs for the Cortes-Quadra and Quadra-Campbell River ferries.
Name Access
Southern Cortes Community Association
Subject Access
Ferries
Transportation
Water transport
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Dunc Robertson interview (2)

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Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
sound recording
Date Range
1995
Scope and Content
Recording is an oral history interview of Duncan Robertson by Oonagh O'Connor (Part 2 of 2). Topics covered include Dunc's children Ann (Dewar) and Lynn (Summers); oysters; the Whaletown store; early telephone system; mining; the Robertson family; the ferry; changes in wildlife population he has observe over the years; and logging practices. There is a short summary of the interview, written by May Ellingsen, in the cassette case.
Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Creator
O'Connor, Oonagh
Series Number
1
Item Number
1999.004.021
Material Type
sound recording
Date Range
1995
Digitized Date
February 2017
Physical Description
1 cassette tape
Custodial History
Found in collection
Scope and Content
Recording is an oral history interview of Duncan Robertson by Oonagh O'Connor (Part 2 of 2). Topics covered include Dunc's children Ann (Dewar) and Lynn (Summers); oysters; the Whaletown store; early telephone system; mining; the Robertson family; the ferry; changes in wildlife population he has observe over the years; and logging practices. There is a short summary of the interview, written by May Ellingsen, in the cassette case.
Subject Access
Logging
Ferries
Transportation
Water transport
Geographic Access
Whaletown
Audio Recordings
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Men pulling lumber for the Whaletown clinic up from the beach

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.1128
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w, 8.5 x 6 cm
Subject Access
Columbia Coast Mission
Health care
Geographic Access
Whaletown
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"Patients from Mansons" - man carrying a child up the ramp at the Manson's Landing wharf

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.1131
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w, 8.5 x 6 cm
Subject Access
Columbia Coast Mission
Geographic Access
Manson's Landing
Images
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A sling being lowered from the "Rendezvous"

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.1132
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w, 8.5 x 6 cm
Subject Access
Columbia Coast Mission
Images
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Amphibious plane nosed up to a boat - "Plane in which baby born"

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.1139
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w, 8.5 x 6 cm
Subject Access
Air transport
Transportation
Columbia Coast Mission
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Woman helping unload a patient from the "Rendezvous", using a stretcher and sling

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.1140
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w, 8.5 x 6 cm
Subject Access
Columbia Coast Mission
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Richard and Bessie Symons' house and outbuildings in Evans Bay, Read Island

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1960
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.2235
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1960
Physical Description
1 colour slide, 5 x 5 cm
Storage Location
Slide box 1
Subject Access
Columbia Coast Mission
Geographic Access
Read Island
Images
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People gathered on the float at Evans Bay, Read Island, for the funeral of Richard Symons

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1960
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.2236
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1960
Physical Description
1 colour slide, 5 x 5 cm
Storage Location
Slide box 1
Subject Access
Columbia Coast Mission
Geographic Access
Read Island
Images
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Rev. Trefor Williams casting the ashes of Richard Symons from the "John Antle"

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1960
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.2238
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1960
Physical Description
1 colour slide, 5 x 5 cm
Storage Location
Slide box 1
Subject Access
Columbia Coast Mission
Geographic Access
Read Island
Images
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Man (ID) beside the dock at Evans Bay, Read Island

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1960
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.2243
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1960
Physical Description
1 colour slide, 5 x 5 cm
Storage Location
Slide box 1
Subject Access
Columbia Coast Mission
Geographic Access
Read Island
Images
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Group of men standing beside the freight shed on the float at Evans Bay; Rev. Trefor Williams second from right

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1960
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.2244
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1960
Physical Description
1 colour slide, 5 x 5 cm
Storage Location
Slide box 1
Subject Access
Columbia Coast Mission
Geographic Access
Read Island
Images
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People congregated on the float in Evans Bay, Read Island, for the funeral of Richard Symons

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1960
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.2245
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1960
Physical Description
1 colour slide, 5 x 5 cm
Storage Location
Slide box 1
Subject Access
Columbia Coast Mission
Geographic Access
Read Island
Images
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Tyee Plaza and the ferry dock, with the "Quadra Queen" at the dock

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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.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0413
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1970
Physical Description
1 photograph print: colour; 12 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Tyee Plaza and the ferry dock, with the "Quadra Queen" at the dock.
Subject Access
Ferries
Transportation
Water transport
Images
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The ferry dock in Whaletown Bay

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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.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0415
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1970
Physical Description
1 photograph print: colour; 12 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the ferry dock in Whaletown Bay, about a year after it was completed.
Subject Access
Ferries
Transportation
Water transport
Geographic Access
Whaletown
Images
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"Cortes Queen" approaching the ferry dock in Whaletown Bay

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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.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0502
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1969
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 12.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Cortes ferry approaching the ferry dock in Whaletown, in its first year of operation.
Subject Access
Ferries
Transportation
Water transport
Geographic Access
Whaletown
Images
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SS Beaver and the Cortes ferry in Whaletown Bay

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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.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0562
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1971
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 12.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the SS Beaver and the Cortes Queen in Whaletown Bay.
Subject Access
Ferries
Transportation
Water transport
Geographic Access
Whaletown
Images
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"Cortes Queen" coming into the ferry dock

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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.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0563
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1971
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 12.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the "Cortes Queen" coming into the dock. Note the houses to the left of the dock.
Subject Access
Ferries
Transportation
Water transport
Images
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Signs beside the road leading from the ferry dock

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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).
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0573
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1972
Physical Description
1 photograph print: colour; 12.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of signs at the ferry landing: Soft Pavement, no horses allowed; Campbell - Social Credit).
Subject Access
Ferries
Transportation
Water transport
Images
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Whaletown buildings and bay

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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.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0598
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1975]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: colour; 12.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Whaletown, looking across Whaletown Bay at Thank God Point and the ferry landing.
Subject Access
Ferries
Transportation
Water transport
Geographic Access
Whaletown
Images
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