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Karl Triller fonds
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Karl Triller fonds
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Fonds
Creator
Triller, Karl
Fonds Number
2022.012
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graphic
Physical Description
21 photographs : colour
History / Biographical
Karl Triller (September 30, 1928 - February 27, 2022) was born in Hungary and immigrated to Canada as a young man in the early 1950s. He worked in northern Ontario for a couple of years before moving to BC, where he worked as a baker and cook in forestry camps.
He married Elizabeth Wolf in 1956 and they had four children: Margaret in 1956, Rudy in 1958,Terry in 1960 and Fred in 1962. Around 1964 they settled in Courtenay,and Karl worked for Safeway for the next 16 years. Karl and Elizabeth divorced in the late 1970s.
Karl took early retirement at the age of 52 and moved to Cortes Island. He had always loved castles, and the granite rock of his property on Manzanita Road was the perfect place to build one. He designed, built and furnished a five-story, eight-bedroom German medieval-style castle of cement blocks over the course of 12 years. The castle featured eight bedrooms, a large dining hall, and a dungeon in the basement. The castle opened for business in the early 1990s, serving as a bed-and-breakfast and a venue for banquets and parties.
Karl took an active part in community life, and was crowned King of Cortes in Dec 2000. His duties included leading the Cortes Island Day parade and presiding at community Christmas dinners.
Storage Location
Photo box 5
Storage Range
Photo box 5
Name Access
Triller, Karl
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Portrait of Karl Triller, wearing his crown and robe as King of Cortes
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graphic
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[ca.2001]
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Wolf Bluff Castle, aerial view
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[ca.1992]
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Postcard of aerial view of Wolf Bluff Castle
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graphic
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[ca. 1992]
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Karl Triller standing in front of the door at Wolf Bluff Castle
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graphic
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[ca. 1990s]
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Wolf Bluff Castle, with open door and ivy growing on the tower
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graphic
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[ca. 1990s-2000s]
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Karl Triller standing beside a door at Wolf Bluff Castle
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[ca.1990s]
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Karl Triller standing on a balcony of the tower at Wolf Bluff Castle
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[ca.1990s]
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Wooden model of Wolf Bluff Castle
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graphic
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[ca. 1980s]
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First floor of Wolf Bluff Castle under construction
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[ca.1980s]
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Wolf Bluff Castle, first floor during construction
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graphic
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[ca.1980s]
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Wolf Bluff Castle under construction
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graphic
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[ca.1980s]
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Wolf Bluff Castle under construction
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Karl Triller fonds
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graphic
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[ca.1980s]
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Wolf Bluff Castle under construction, building materials in front
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graphic
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[ca.1980s]
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Wolf Bluff Castle under construction, with second story added
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graphic
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[ca.1980s]
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Wolf Bluff Castle under construction, with tower built
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graphic
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[ca.1980s]
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Labeled "Pilden Castle" on verso
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Karl Triller fonds
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Item
Creator
Triller, Karl
Fonds Number
2022.012
Item Number
2022.012.015
Material Type
graphic
Date Range
[ca.1980s]
Physical Description
1 photograph : colour ; 14.5 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
Labeled "Pilden Castle" on verso
Storage Location
Photo box 5
Name Access
Triller, Karl
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Karl Triller standing in front of Wolf Bluff Castle under construction
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[ca.1980s]
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Close-up of part of Wolf Bluff Castle under construction
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[ca.1980s]
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Wolf Bluff Castle under construction, showing the towers and window frames
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graphic
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[ca.1990s]
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Tower and balcony of Wolf Bluff Castle
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[ca.1990s]