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CR Recreation Association event Gym Circus, 1957

Group of participants in the CRRA (Campbell River Recreation Association) event do a demonstration on the parallel bars.

M. Murphy with catch

M. Murphy with catch - a 48 1/2 lb Tyee.

Discovery Inn and Tyee Plaza

View of downtown Campbell River showing the Discovery Inn and Tyee Plaza, and A&W.

View of the wood stave penstocks leading from John Hart Dam

New terminal at the Campbell River Airport

Aerial view of Tyee Spit

Aerial view of the Argonaut Mine wharf on the Tyee Spit.

Members of Campbell River Summer Swim Club at Centennial Park pool

Campbell River Summer Swim Club member Darci Cromarty dives from the starting block in the Girls 15 and Over Medley Relay while Laurie Branchi (far left) and Barb Cheyne (second from left) yell support. July, 1968.

Roderick Haig-Brown

The Snow Ball Queen Contest, Campbell River

Entrants for the annual Snow Ball queen contest: (left to right) Beverly Benjestorf, Julie Lawrence, Dollie Hampson, Theresa Rogerson, Judy de Groot, and Marilyn Boyd. This event was an annual contest & dance held by CARIHI (Campbell River's high school). Jan. 29, 1964

The Green Room at the Willows Hotel

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

Glenn Ford and Daphne Corbett

Worker at BC Hydro's John Hart generating station

Photo taken July 6, 1965.

Moose Falls

Johnny Ferry poses with his head on the chopping block at Elk Falls Park with his wife Katie Ferry (right) and her brother James Henderson (left).

Walter Edward Spencer, Telegraph Agent at Campbell River Office

Walter Spencer inside the telegraph office which was located on the Island Hwy adjacent to the Campbell River Wharf. At this time, BC Tel service hadn't reached further than Courtenay and the people in Campbell River had no access to phones. Campbell River was the transfer point for many...

Commercial fishing boats tied up at the Campbell River wharf

Commercial fishing boats tied up at the government wharf including the Viking Star and the Northern Lass.

Row boats

Sam Henderson

The ceremonial raising of a pole, in memory of May Henderson, Sam Henderson's wife.

Island Highway through south end of downtown Campbell River

Large building on the left is the Big Store.

Aerial view of Campbell River

Seen in this photograph: McDonald Road in the foreground, on beach in front is the Tyee Camp - originally built by Vanstone Sr. - boat shed at the curve in the road, McDonald house on the beach above McDonald Road, above which is Painter's Lodge with wharf, and Ed Painter's old boat...

Herbert and Dolly (Ella) Pidcock's house

The Union Steamship S.S. Chilcotin

The dining room in the third Willows Hotel

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.

Okanagan Helicopter at the base at Tyee Spit

The helicopter is a Fairchild Hiller FH-1100.

Opening of Okanagan Helicopter operations at Tyee Spit.

From Left: Glenn McPherson (President of Okanagan Helicopters), Mrs. Fitzgerald, Jack Lee (Campbell River Mayor), Don Poole (Operations Manager), Grant Soutar (Base Manager in Campbell River). May, 1966.