Portrait of Carl Petersen, an early settler of Campbell River
This photo was taken around the year 1900. Carl was one of three brothers from Denmark who took jobs with the International Timber Company and decided to settle in the district. They bought land in the area that is now known as Petersen Road.
Katie (older) and Lavern (younger) Henderson, two of the daughters of Mr.and Mrs. Sam Henderson, pose full First Nations dress for the newspaper photographer. Apr. 29, 1964
This was the original municipal office building, built for the Village of Campbell River. It was initially located behind the old fire hall at 10th avenue and Island Highway. In 1959 it was moved to the airport to be used as the administration building; it had already been moved twice before, and...
Quinsam Hotel, 1501 Island Hwy. Campbell River. The original building was started by Tom Laffin, who went broke. A Bergstrom partially finished the hotel but it was finally finished by Mr. Jim English circa 1923-1925. The building originally had a flat roof and this peaked roof was added. The...
B.D. Reuther of St. Croix, Virgin Islands with his catch a 58½ lb Tyee caught on August 21, 1959. This earned him the title Tyee Man 1959. His guide (not shown in photograph) was David R. Duke.
Group of people gathered for July 1st celebrations at Campbell River in 1916. Large building on right is the Campbell River Trading Co. Store operated by the Thulin Bros. and smaller building on left is the telegraph office.
