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Brigid Weiler fishing from a float in Whaletown
Part Of
Mary and Otto Weiler fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[196-?]
Scope and Content
Slide of Brigid Weiler, holding a fishing rod, on a float in Whaletown, with a view of the old Nick Thompson orchard across the bay.
Part Of
Mary and Otto Weiler fonds
Description Level
Item
Creator
Weiler, Mary
Fonds Number
2003.002
Series Number
1
Item Number
2003.002.155
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[196-?]
Physical Description
1 colour slide, 5 x 5 cm
Scope and Content
Slide of Brigid Weiler, holding a fishing rod, on a float in Whaletown, with a view of the old Nick Thompson orchard across the bay.
Storage Location
Slide box 2
Name Access
Weiler, Mary
Subject Access
Fishing
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Whaletown
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View of the entrance to Whaletown Bay taken from the Weiler property
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"Viking" on the rocks, from the stern
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1966
Scope and Content
Photograph of the "Viking" leaning sideways, grounded on rocks, well above the water.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0691
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1966
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 12.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the "Viking" leaning sideways, grounded on rocks, well above the water.
Subject Access
Fishing
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Textual records from Peggy Newsham
Part Of
Peggy Newsham fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1960-1972
Scope and Content
File consists of two ink sketches of a man fishing by Jay Nixon; a recipe for "Married Woman's Cake"; two pages about the Cortes Island Day Barbeque (1972) with lists of expenses, income from concessions, items purchased and notes for next year; and a 13 verse poem by Mabel Christensen, "Picnic", about the Cortes Island Day picnic listing many of the island attendees (1960).
Part Of
Peggy Newsham fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2019.007
File Number
1
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1960-1972
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Custodial History
Donated by Dennis Newsham and Frances Guthrie after Peggy Newsham's death.
Scope and Content
File consists of two ink sketches of a man fishing by Jay Nixon; a recipe for "Married Woman's Cake"; two pages about the Cortes Island Day Barbeque (1972) with lists of expenses, income from concessions, items purchased and notes for next year; and a 13 verse poem by Mabel Christensen, "Picnic", about the Cortes Island Day picnic listing many of the island attendees (1960).
Storage Location
Small fonds box, 1-9
Storage Range
Small fonds box, 1-9
Name Access
Newsham, Peggy
Subject Access
Fishing
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Three negatives from the "Viking" on the rocks series of photographs
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1966
Scope and Content
Three negatives from the "Viking" on the rocks series of photographs which have no corresponding prints.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0701
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1966
Physical Description
3 negatives: b&w; 6 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Three negatives from the "Viking" on the rocks series of photographs which have no corresponding prints.
Subject Access
Fishing
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Man (ID) unloading fish from his boat onto the dock
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The "Rendezvous" in Whaletown Bay
Part Of
Mary and Otto Weiler fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Scope and Content
Photograph of the "Rendezvous" in Whaletown Bay. This boat was owned by the Columbia Coast Mission from 1924-1955. It was operated by the Rev. Rollo Boas out of Whaletown from 1944 to 1954 and then briefly by Joe Titus, before being sold to Ed Tooker in 1955. Tooker renamed it the "Tari Jacque" after his two daughters, and used the boat for his work as a fisheries patrolman for the DFO. In 2015 Tooker sold the boat to Robert Critchley, who is the present-day owner (2021).
Part Of
Mary and Otto Weiler fonds
Description Level
Item
Creator
Weiler, Mary
Fonds Number
2003.002
Series Number
1
Item Number
2003.002.022
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w; 14.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the "Rendezvous" in Whaletown Bay. This boat was owned by the Columbia Coast Mission from 1924-1955. It was operated by the Rev. Rollo Boas out of Whaletown from 1944 to 1954 and then briefly by Joe Titus, before being sold to Ed Tooker in 1955. Tooker renamed it the "Tari Jacque" after his two daughters, and used the boat for his work as a fisheries patrolman for the DFO. In 2015 Tooker sold the boat to Robert Critchley, who is the present-day owner (2021).
Storage Location
Photo Box 3
Name Access
Weiler, Mary
Subject Access
Fishing
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Whaletown
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Fishboats at the Whaletown dock
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Boats tied to the Whaletown dock
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950s]
Scope and Content
Photograph of fish boats tied to the Whaletown dock. The freight shed on the wharf is to the left.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0825
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950s]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 11.5 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of fish boats tied to the Whaletown dock. The freight shed on the wharf is to the left.
Subject Access
Fishing
Geographic Access
Whaletown
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Fish boat at Whaletown dock
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1959
Scope and Content
Photograph of a fish boat at the Whaletown wharf.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0126
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1959
Physical Description
1 photograph print: colour; 11.5 x 7.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a fish boat at the Whaletown wharf.
Subject Access
Fishing
Geographic Access
Whaletown
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Boats at the government wharf in Whaletown
Part Of
Doreen Thompson fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
2005
Scope and Content
Photograph of boats, including the troller "Stacy Rock" and the "Vagabond". The buildings on the opposite shore may be seen in the background.
Part Of
Doreen Thompson fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2006.001
Series Number
4
Item Number
2006.001.035
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
2005
Physical Description
1 photograph print : col. ; 10 x 14 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of boats, including the troller "Stacy Rock" and the "Vagabond". The buildings on the opposite shore may be seen in the background.
Subject Access
Fishing
Geographic Access
Whaletown
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Rev. Rollo Boas and his wife Kathleen (Kay), scraping paint from "Rendezvous"
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1949]
Scope and Content
Photograph of Rev. Rollo Boas and his wife Kay scraping paint from the Columbia Coast Mission boat "Rendezvous" at the Whaletown wharf. Ken Slater's troller "Wahkana Bay" is in the background, two unindentified gas boats are tied to the floats. Of note: clearing for the Huck family home in background indicates the year the photo was taken. There are two captions on the back, in different handwriting (top is Gilean Douglas'.)
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0605
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1949]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 6 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Rev. Rollo Boas and his wife Kay scraping paint from the Columbia Coast Mission boat "Rendezvous" at the Whaletown wharf. Ken Slater's troller "Wahkana Bay" is in the background, two unindentified gas boats are tied to the floats. Of note: clearing for the Huck family home in background indicates the year the photo was taken. There are two captions on the back, in different handwriting (top is Gilean Douglas'.)
Subject Access
Columbia Coast Mission
Fishing
Geographic Access
Whaletown
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Al Taylor fishing from his boat while en route to Read Island
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The "Amboyna", a fish packer, at the Whaletown wharf
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Fleet of fish boats at the Whaletown dock
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Fish boats leaving Whaletown Bay
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Fish boats tied up at the Whaletown wharf
Part Of
Mary and Otto Weiler fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[196-]
Scope and Content
Image of fist boats tied to the Whaletown wharf. Front boat is (ID) later owned by Brigid Weiler.
Part Of
Mary and Otto Weiler fonds
Description Level
Item
Creator
Weiler, Mary
Fonds Number
2003.002
Series Number
1
Item Number
2003.002.417
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[196-]
Physical Description
1 colour slide, 5 x 5 cm
Scope and Content
Image of fist boats tied to the Whaletown wharf. Front boat is (ID) later owned by Brigid Weiler.
Storage Location
Slide box 2
Name Access
Weiler, Mary
Subject Access
Fishing
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Whaletown
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The Whaletown dock, with the fish scow visible on the right
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Fish boats tied up at the Whaletown dock
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Scale for weighing fish on the fish scow at the Whaletown dock
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950s]
Scope and Content
Photograph of the scale for weighing fish on the fish scow at the Whaletown dock. Two men are beside it. (ID)
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0802
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950s]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the scale for weighing fish on the fish scow at the Whaletown dock. Two men are beside it. (ID)
Subject Access
Fishing
Geographic Access
Whaletown
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