July 1st parade, Campbell River

Pioneer Hardware's float in the July 1st parade.
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Mr. Tyee

Campbell River 's mascot Mr. Tyee welcoming a young child to the Tyee Plaza.
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Campbell River RCMP detachment

RCMP officers Bud Porter and Ed Hall stand in front of a police car.
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BC Hydro employee doing repairs, Campbell River

Employee at John Hart generating station doing repairs on a BC Hydro vehicle. Photo taken July 6, 1965.
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Group of Campbell River High School students

Students at Campbell River High School participating in "car" smashing event. Photograph ran with a story in the local paper dated May 1966.
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Eco-Conference with Roderick Haig-Brown in attendance.

Eco-Conference held at Strathcona Park Lodge with Roderick Haig-Brown (far left), bearded Jim Boulding (centre), and columnist Barry Thorton.
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Two male anglers with three fish

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Wei Wai Kum Reserve

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The Cliffe family

Front row: Moses Cliffe with his son and daughter. Back row left to right: Anne Munday, Molly Whale and Eleanor Cliffe (née Wilson). Molly Whale (born 1875) was Eleanor’s aunt. She and her first husband, Joe Munday of Salmon River, adopted Anne Munday. Joe Munday passed away and Molly...
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Elizabeth Glendale

Elizabeth Glendale poses in front of a carved house post on Gilford Island. A later set of these house posts, carved by Chief Herbert (Copper) Johnson, is on display in the Museum’s galleries.
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Score Board at Painter's Lodge

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Girl Guides

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The first commercial landing at Campbell River Airport

Pacific Western Airlines (PWA) lands a DC-3 on Campbell River's new runway, flown by Captain Jack Crosby on August 22, 1959. This was the first commercial landing at the Campbell River Airport, and it also served as a test run for PWA, which began flying twice daily commercial flights from...
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A young Ernie Henderson

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Fundraising for an Arena

Elementary School grade one student, Frances Sullivan, with a stuffed elephant that the school attempted to fill with money to fund-raise for a new arena.
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A mini-fridge given to the Hospital

A miniature refrigerator (mini-bar sized) was given to the Hospital, and received by the Sisters of St. Ann.
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Aerial view of downtown Campbell River

Aerial view looking south along the Island Hwy. from 10th avenue. Photograph was taken before 1958 as the Federal Building on Alder Street is not built or under construction.
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July 1st parade, Campbell River

Likely a float entered by the B.C. Power Commission in the July 1st parade, 1953.
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Sister of St. Ann shrine beside the Lourdes Hospital

Known as the grotto this shrine was located in the garden area between the Lourdes Hospital and the Sister of St. Ann's accomodations. Nunns from the Sister of St. Ann's operated the Lourdes Hospital from 1929-1957.
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Quinsam Salmon Hatchery

Workers separate the male and female salmon.
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Miss Campbell River, Karen Imamura boards the plane

Photo to accompany article in C.R. Courier newspaper, July 16, 1964.
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July 1st parade, Campbell River

B&G's General Store entry in the July 1st parade.
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Members of the Campbell River Indian Band dancing

Members of the Campbell River Indian band dancing in the parking lot of the Tyee Plaza. Photo ran with story in the May 13, 1964 issue of the C.R. Courier newspaper.
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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...
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'The Dance Hall'

A favourite swimming hole located on the inside of the Tyee Spit near where the campground is today. Local children used to call this area ‘The Dance Hall’ because one of the early big houses on the spit had an extension, raised on piles, that jutted out over this stretch of shoreline.
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