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Walter Spencer, telegraph agent, outside the telegraph office

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.

View of Tyee Spit at low tide

BC Airlines seaplane base on left. Photo taken before the estuary was dredged, 1965.

Annual General Meeting of Tyee Club

The Grand Opening of the Willow Point Esso

Walter Morgan's boat can be seen parked in the front.

Marion Slocum

At the Henderson family home

Left to right: Bill Glendale, Henry George ‘Wee sah dzee’, Peter Mountain, and Lawrence Joseph in the front room of the Henderson family home.

Youngster walk around town with posters for new arena

Unidentified man with fish at Tyee Club scale

An unidentified toddler trying out new wheels

Canadian Bank of Commerce and Campbell River Drug Store

Campbell River Drug Store. Mr. Turk, Manager at the Bank of Commerce; Miss Lillie Thulin; and Mr. Sullivan, the first reporter for 'Argus', stand on the front porch.

Campbell River's first school

Teacher Miss Barwise can be seen on the steps by the door.

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.

Miss Campbell River Contest held in the Van Isle Theatre

Contestant on the right at the back may be Judy Price. This competition was held on July 21, 1963.

Downtown Campbell River

View of the L&H block (on left) which at that time housed the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. The building on the right is the Vanstone Block.

Campbell River Hospital

The original Lourdes Hospital at Campbell River, BC, built in 1914. Another portion was built on in 1929, and later used as the village offices before being demolished in 1960. The house at the right side of photograph was an old nurse's home, and the building just glimpsed over the trees may...

Postcard of Elk Falls in Winter

Oscar and Agnes Thulin

Oscar Thulin served as the Fire Chief in Campbell River for 24 years. His wife, Agnes was also a member of the C.R. Volunteer Fire Department and was known as the "whistlepunk". She handled the communication end of operating the Fire Department.

The lobby of the third Willows Hotel

Group of the Sisters beside the Grotto at the Lourdes Hospital

Grotto that the Sister's of St. Ann's had erected between the Lourdes Hospital and their accomodations.

Unidentified angler with catch

Unidentified angler with catch on Campbell River beach front. The boardwalk that can be seen in this photograph was built from lumber of a barge that wrecked in a storm and ran the length of the downtown area.

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.

Travis Witsel with his catch, and another man

Island Highway through downtown Campbell River

View looking south down the Island Highway, 1912. On the left is the Telegraph Office. At centre is the Thulin's General Store and Post Office. The building behind the store housed the first Bee Hive Cafe and Ice Cream Parlour.

Interior of the bar at the Quinsam Hotel, Campbellton

Patrons enjoying a drink at the Quinsam Hotel. Likely taken when the hotel was renovated.