George Finkley with salmon

Fishing guides with boats

Left to Right: Herbert Pidcock, Charlie McDonald, Ned Painter, Joe Painter, Tom and Jack Perkins, Ed Forrest, Dave Vanstone, Grant Allen, Cougar Smith, Frank Shaw, Cecil Fitzgerald, Joe Meredith, and Heber Smith.

July 1st Barbecue and Regatta

Herbert Pidcock with Mrs. Butler and Salmon

Ray E. Slocum with catch of salmon

Fisherman Ray E. Slocum, Tyee Man 1947, with his 70 1/2lb Tyee Salmon caught July 29th. This is a record holding catch under the Tyee Club of British Columbia's 3/6 tackle regulations. Mr. Slocum's guide was D.L. Les McDonald (not in photograph).

A clown on the steps of the Willows Hotel

Unknown lady angler with fish

Members of the Tyee Plaza Merchant's Assocation

The new executive of the Tyee Plaza merchants association with a model of their new mascot "Mr. Tyee". Left to right: Mel Clarke (drugstore), Bill Meyer (Men's Wear), John Hasbrouck (Town Shoes), Dave Chilton (Super Valu), Greg Hartisan, unknown , Mary Larsen (Island Images),...

Campbell River Fire Chiefs

Oscar Thulin, the retiring Fire Chief, stands beside the new Fire Chief, Bill McIntosh.

The Lourdes Hospital, Campbell River

July 1st Barbecue and Regatta

Members of the Bishops Bowling Team

Presumably (based on the name) this bowling team was sponsored by the Quinsam Hotel which was owned by Jim English (aka the Bishop).

Moose Falls

View of Moose Falls.

Official opening of Robron School

Left to right: Dot Andrews, Chairman of Board for School District 72; Mike Lange, prior Chairman of Board for SD 72; Brian Smith, the Minister of Education; Tom Barnett, Mayor of Campbell River; and Reverend Dick Hunt, St. Peter's Anglican Church.

The Big Rock

Mae and Valma Anderson at the Big Rock on the way to Campbell River.

Lions walkathon on the Tyee Spit

Mayor Ken Forde Volunteering

Mayor Ken Forde, volunteering for the Salmon Festival's Torture Tank.

Thunderbird Carving at Wei Wai Kum Cemetery

Postcard showing the Thunderbird carving at the Wei Wai Kum cemetery on the Campbell River Spit.

R.B. Wilson with catch

R.B. Wilson of Fresno, California with his catch - a 61 lb Tyee caught on August 10, 1951. His guide was Dennis Butters (not in photograph).

Ray Slocum with catch

Ray Slocum with three Tyees - 37½ lb on August 21, 1944; 37½ lb on August 22, 1944; 36 lb August 22, 1944. Guide Russell Isaac.

Mary and Charles Thulin's hayfield

The Thulin's hayfield located in what is now downtown Campbell River.

Salmon barbecue on the beach

Salmon barbecue on the beach in front of the VanIsle Theatre (now the Tidemark Theatre).

Campbell River Airport terminal

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...

Yvonne and Peter Dick

Laundry flapping overhead and a pile of newly split firewood behind them, Yvonne Dick (later Henderson) and her brother Peter pose in the yard of their home on the Tyee Spit.

Campbell River's Mayor, Skip McDonald

Campbell River's Mayor, Skip McDonald, participates in the opening festivities for the baseball season (his favourite sport). 1968.