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The Fish and Game Club honour Skate Hames

The Campbell River Fish and Game Club honoured Skate Hames for his service to the club with a plaque, which was presented to him by Dick Colby, the Director of the BC Government Travel Bureau. Mrs. L.G. Van Egan ( Maxine Egan) is also in the picture. Mar. 25, 1964

A young Ernie Henderson

Unknown angler with fish

Moving the former home of Oscar and Agnus Thulin

The Thulin house (located at the corner of 10th avenue and the Island Highway) being moved to its new location in Campbellton, November 1965.

View of Campbell River Lodge and cabin from the river side

Sportfishing at Painter's Lodge

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.

Carihi students in one-act play festival, 1980

The McDonald family home

This house was on the north side of Campbell River, and later became Vanstone property.

View of commercial fishing boats tied up Campbell River wharf

Campbell River beachfront in front of downtown Campbell River.

This is the area the Foreshore Park (later known as the Robert V. Ostler Park) was built in, just prior to it being reclaimed. Visible in the background is the Iaci Building at the instersection of the St. Ann's and the Island Hwy.

Campbell River Fire Department personnel and equipment

Car with passengers beside Forbes Landing Lodge

John Blackburn on left with a group of friends visiting from Vancouver, June 1918.

First Nations fishing guide and guest

Original inscription on back of photograph: "Starting out salmon fishing, August 1904, Campbell River, Vancouver Island." Local First Nations guide and early angler in a canoe in preparation for a day's fishing.

Cemetery, Wei Wai Kum Reserve

Elizabeth Quocksister

Sam Henderson

This picture appeared in the 'River Portrait Gallery' in the Courier Islander Newspaper.

Carihi Students play in Basketball League Game, 1981

Carihi Tyees Dave Elmore (#5) struggles for ball with Dave Brissotto (#10) and Mike Holm (#11) during league game

Children attending Halloween Party

Halloween party sponsored by the Campbell River Kinsmen Club, 1950.

The Quinsam Hotel and Crawford's General Store

Construction on the Quinsam Hotel began in 1917 by Mr. Tom Laffin, who then sold the incomplete hotel to Mr. Ken Bergstrom (known as 'Brannigan'). Brannigan only owned the hotel for a few years before selling in 1924 to Jim English (known as 'the Bishop') Crawford's...

Building the new Municipal Hall

The old Municipal Hall building (the old Lourdes Hospital, at the back of photo) was torn down in sections as the new one was erected, so as to maintain services. Note the old RCMP headquarters also in the background of the photograph.

Unknown angler with catch

Salmon Barbeque at Museum Day, Foreshore Pavilion

Salmon barbeque in the Foreshore Pavilion for Museum Day event, Sept. 3. 1982.

Artist Sybil Andrews

Well known Campbell River artist, Sybil Andrews, working on a linocut in her studio at Willow Point.