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Mary Quocksister's Potlatch House

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

Godfrey Baldwin's paper boy

Doctor St. John

Doctor St. John, Campbell River physician, 1945.

Group of Campbell River Brownies on Stage

Opening ceremonies for the village of Campbell River's water supply

Opening the water supply to the village from the John Hart Dam. At centre holding cross bar for water valve are Agnus and Oscar Thulin.

Les McDonald

One of the rooms inside the Campbell River Lodge

Annual General Meeting of Tyee Club

View of the wharf, Campbell River

View looking down the wharf. The building on the right is the Big Store and the smaller building on the left is the telegraph office.

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.

Campbell River Fire Department with new Iron Lung

Firemen checking out the new Iron Lung. The fireman trying the lung out may be Fire Chief Oscar Thulin.

Aerial view of Campbellton

View of Campbellton taken just above the "silver bridge" over the Campbell River. Campbellton Elmentary School can be seen at the bottom of the photograph and the Haig-Brown property on the bottom left side of image.

Downtown Campbell River, 1950

View looking south on the Island Highway through downtown Campbell River, 1950. On right is Alex MacLean's Men's Wear. The large building across the street is Laver's Department Store.

The Campbell River Spit

Queen Mary Quocksister's house on the Campbell River Spit.

Horace Smith and unidentified man with salmon

Horace Smith on left.

Construction of Community Hall

Constructing the Community Hall in downtown Campbell River. The hall took a number of years to build but was opened in 1954.

Seymour Narrows the day after the Ripple Rock Explosion

Katie Ferry and family at John Hart site

Playing tourist in their own town, Katherine Ferry and her children visit the John Hart construction site, c. 1950.

Campbell River aerial view looking towards shoreline

Aerial view showing the new Campbell River Elementary, Junior-Senior, High School and surrounding area. This school was located at the north corner of Dogwood St. and 7th Ave. The Photograph was likely taken shortly after the school was opened (in 1950).

Cemetery, Wei Wai Kum Reserve

Klondike Nite at the old Community Hall

Approximately 400 people attended the first Klondike Nite put on by the Campbell River Rotary Club at the old Community Hall. (Left to right) Back row: Fred Wylie, Art Rose, Robbie Robinson (chairman for Klondike Nites), and Chris Wollensen. Standing: Mrs. Southworth, Jean McNeil, Ida Idiens, (man...

Swimming lessons at the Campbell River estuary

Children were given their swim lessons at the Tyee Spit, as there was not yet a pool in Campbell River.

Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Gaw of Seattle with catch

Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Gaw of Seattle, Washington, with their catches - a 43 lb and a 3l½ lb Tyee - caught on August 17, 1961. Guide Dick Knowles in centre.

View of the Quinsam Hotel Campbellton

This view of the Quinsam Hotel was taken before it was extensively rennovated in 1963. The rennovations included a large addition that wrapped around the front and side of the building.

Klondike Night event, Campbell River

Klondike Day's event held in Campbell River. This event was annually held by the Rotary Club of Campbell River.