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Campbell River's Court House

View of the first Court House in Campbell River. This building was located on the Island Highway directly across from the Government Wharf. April 14, 1971

Mrs. Jean De Kay of San Francisco with catch

Mrs. Jean De Kay of San Francisco, U.S.A. with her catch - a 49½ lb Tyee salmon caught on August 4, 1960.

Float plane base at the Tyee Spit

B.C. Airline's float plane tied up at the dock, located in the Campbell River estuary. Log booming grounds visible in the back ground. September 1965.

Annual General Meeting of Tyee Club

July 1st parade, Campbell River

Willow Point Women's softball team's float. Photograph taken as the float entered Lane Field. The Lane Field bleacher's are visible on the left of the photograph.

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.

Principal John Young gets in the Sadie Hawkins Day spirit

Miss Campbell River 1965 - Annie Giasson

July 21, 1965

Children's roller skating performance, Campbell River

Group of children at a roller skating performance. This group was likely part of the Campbell River Roller Skating Club. Photo and story ran in the May 14, 1964 issue of the C.R. Courier newspaper.

Construction of Strathcona Dam, 1950s

Finished view of the Strathcona dam looking upstream.

Carl and Margaret Thulin, Campbell River

Margaret Thulin (nee McNeil) married Carl Thulin, son of Charles Thulin on January 8, 1918. This photograph was taken in 1918.

The First Snowball Queen

Campbell River Elementary Junior Senior High School, 1953.

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...

Students taking their Easter exams at Campbell River's Junior Secondary School

Exams held in the gym of the Campbell River Junior Secondary School, 1968.

Opening of Campbell River Elementary, Junior-Senior High School

Students arriving via bus at the new school

Sod turning for new addition to the Lourdes Hospital, Campbell River

Sister Mary Kathleen turning the sod for the new hospital wing, and Archie Sutherland with the shovel.

Campbell River Fire Department truck

May Henderson with her children

Although the picture of motherliness in this photo, May came in second in the ladies' bucking contest at the Logger Sports Competitions of 1950.

Construction of the Community Hall, Campbell River

Volunteers working on constructing the Community Hall in downtown Campbell River. The hall took a number of years to build but was opened in 1954. At this time the project had been taken over by the Campbell River Kinsmen Club.

Campbell River's first Art Gallery

Campbell River's first art gallery opens above Page II books. Left to right: Tanya Hill and Arleigh Martell.

John Hart dam and spillway, January 1968

The old support for the wooden bridge, which previously spanned the river, is visible at the bottom left.

Painter's Lodge

View of the Campbell River Cemetery, Feb. 21, 1968

Miss Campbell River, Karen Imamura, in Spring Fair Parade

Butch Henderson, Jim Quatell, and Dan Quatell

Left to right: Butch Henderson, Jim Quatell, and his father Dan Quatell. Butch was married to Maud Quatell who was Jim’s sister and Dan’s daughter. Dan, born in 1875 at Vancouver Bay near Stuart Island came to Campbell River in the 1890’s. He belonged to both the Awahoo and Gigalkam numayma of...