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Campbell River Telephone Office

Chandler trophy fish, 59 1/2 lb and 49 1/2 lbs

Francis Drake Jr. and Anne Henderson

Francis Drake Jr. and Anne Henderson standing on the pre-Tyee Plaza waterfront near the VanIsle Theatre (today known as the Tidemark Theatre).

Mary Quocksister's Potlatch House

This potlatch house owned by Mary Quocksister was the last potlatch house on the Campbell River.

Herbert Pidcock with a salmon

The Pidcock cottage in Campbellton

Campbell River Recreation Association Circus Gym

Gymnastic event hosted by CRRA in Campbell River's community hall.

Campbell River High School Dance

View of the John Hart Generating station and surge towers

Looking down towards BC Hydro's John Hart generating station, Campbell River.

Main street of Campbell River

View of the main street, downtown Campbell River. The Laver's store is visible at the far left.

Banquet held at the official opening of the Ladore Powerhouse

W.A.C. Bennett on right beside the chef at the banquet opening.

Pughing salmon

Len Aleck and a second, unidentified, man pughing salmon into the hold of a packer. This method of transferring fish was stopped in the 1980’s because it damaged the meat if done improperly.

Haig-Brown children

Roderick Haig-Brown's children: Mary, Alan, Celia, and Valerie - being photographed for a magazine.

Charlie Hodak with guest

Charlie Hodak (on right) with unidentified angler holding catch of salmon. Charlie Hodak was an Austrian whom, among other things, worked as a sportfishing guide in the Campbell River area.

Herbert Pidcock(?) with catch of salmon

Possibly Herbert Pidcock with catch of salmon.

Mrs. Ballou, Tyee Man, with her catch

Mrs. Paul E. Ballou, Tyee Man 1960, with her catch - a 61 lb Tyee caught on August 7, 1960.

D. Cameron and G. Stuart with catches

D. Cameron with catch of 58 lb Tyee and G. Stuart with catch of 63 lb Tyee.

Founding members of the Tyee Club of British Columbia

The first elected Directors of the Tyee Club of British Columbia. From Left: Melville Haigh, Campbell River; Walter P. Miller, Seattle, WA; A.N. Wolverton, Vancouver, B.C.; Dr. J. A. Wiborn, Avalon, California; and Sir John Asser, Governor of Bermuda.

One of the rooms inside the Campbell River Lodge

A Rotary Club Trail Building Project

The Rotary Club built a trail on the banks of the Campbell River, from the logging bridge down towards the mouth of the river. Pictured here (from left to right): Bob Henshall, Russ Preston, Jack Baikie, Doug Robinson, Wallace Baikie, Ken Thompson, Ken Sogawa, Sven Rudman (?), and Len Rossiter.

Downtown Campbell River

Looking north along the Island Highway. Building on the left is the L&H block and the Vanstone block (which housed the Government Liquor store) on the right.

The Big Rock undergoing a cleaning

Located on the waterfront, south of Campbell River, the Big Rock is a prominent feature. At this time It was heavily decorated with graffiti and signs for Forbes Landing Lodge. In 1975 the Mitlenatch Field Naturalists Society requested that it be made a historic site. Paint was subsequently...

The second Willows Hotel under construction

The second Willows Hotel was built in 1908 and promptly burned down in 1909. A third Willows Hotel was then built on this same location.

Girl guides at camp on Hudson's Farm

John Peacey in his uniform

John Campbell Peacey was the son of Annie and John Peacey who were early settlers in the area that is now downtown Campbell River. John is considered the first non-native child to be born in Campbell River. John was a much decorated World War I hero. A few years after he returned from overseas he...