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Members of the Forbes Family who established the lodge

Left to right: James Forbes, Bill Sutherland, and Mrs. Elizabeth Forbes. The boy in front is Gordon Forbes.

Sportfishing at the Tyee Club

July 1st Barbecue and Regatta

The Water Festival sign on Island Highway

The Salmon Festival was then called the Water Festival, and took place at McIvor Lake.

B.D. Reuther, Tyee Man, with catch

B.D. Reuther of St. Croix, Virgin Islands with his catch a 58½ lb Tyee caught on August 21, 1959. This earned him the title Tyee Man 1959. His guide (not shown in photograph) was David R. Duke.

Herbert Pidcock and another angler with catch of salmon

Herbert Pidcock on left with a 70lb salmon caught in the Campbell River area.

Katie Ferry (nee Henderson) with husband John Ferry

Campbell River RCMP detachment

RCMP officer Ed Hall with Bill Smith in front of the RCMP Campbell River detachment offices.

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.

Construction of the John Hart Dam

Ernie and Sam Henderson carving the Mileage Totem

BC Hydro employees working on pole in Campbellton

Photograph taken approximately at the intersection of the Island Highway and 19th avenue in Campbellton. The Crystal Grill restaurant is visible.

Quentin Dodd with his catch

Quentin Dodd of the Tyee Club with a catch of 32 ½ lb. Guide Stan Goodrich (not in photograph).

Hilda Parker Kuett, Tyee Man, with her catch

Hilda Parker Kuett, Tyee Man 1946, with her catch - a 66 lb Tyee. She caught her prize winning fish on August 23, 1946 and was guided by Carl Erickssen (not in photograph).

Members of the Campbell River Roller Skating Club win crests

Back row (left to right): Susan Heavenor, Patsy Tripple, Joanne Bergsma, Nancy Horrocks, Lynn Horrocks, Betty Humphries, and Christine Craddock. Front row (left to right): Charlotte Jackson, Mike Heavenor, Louise Reid, Muriel Reid, Maureen Penman, Mark Bergsma, and Sharron Rollins.

Constructing the Community Hall

View of the dining room at Painter's Lodge

Interior view of the dining room of the main lodge at Painter's Fishing Resort. The main lodge opened in 1938.

Children's Christmas party, Campbell River

Children's Christmas party held by the Campbell River Kinsmen Club.

July 1st parade, Campbell River, Members of the Gilford Island and Nakwotak Bands in parade at Lane Field

Members of the Gilford Island Band, Kwikwasut'inuxw Haxwa'mis, and the ‘Nakwaxda’xw Band participating in Campbell River's July 1st Parade at Lane Field. Woman pushing the baby buggy is May Henderson. Woman just to the left of the girl holding the picture is Katie Ferry. Man on the...

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.

The Green Room at the Willows Hotel

Mary and Charles Thulin sitting in the Green Room of the Willows Hotel, 1910.

Cougar Smith and Wallace McMillan at scales

Wallace McMillan (on left) with guide Cecil 'Cougar' Smith and one of the 268 Tyee salmon that he registered with the Tyee Club between 1936 and 1965.

Aerial view of Campbellton, showing the Tyee Spit

Early view of residential subdivision in Campbellton. Also visible is the Campbell River and the bridge over the river.

Thulin family car in front of the third Willows Hotel

The Willows Hotel and Charles Thulin's first car, a Ford. Left to right (on balcony): Genevieve McDonald, Mrs. McDonald, Mr. McDonald (hotel manager), Unknown, Jack Glanvelle (manager of Thulin store), and the first constable stationed in Campbell River. Left to right (front porch):...

Official opening of the T Bowling Alley, Campbell River

Maria Thulin rolls the first ball at new bowling alley on September 8, 1950. The man standing in the background to the right is her grandson, Carl. A Thulin (also known as Tubby Thulin).