Johnny Baker, Molly Harry, Austin Harry
- CA SQPL 12-006
Left to right: Johnny Baker, Molly Harry (Yo-so-solt), Austin Harry (XwaXwalkn).
Austin Harry, of Squamish Nation, lived in Sta-a-mis in the early 1900's.
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Johnny Baker, Molly Harry, Austin Harry
Left to right: Johnny Baker, Molly Harry (Yo-so-solt), Austin Harry (XwaXwalkn).
Austin Harry, of Squamish Nation, lived in Sta-a-mis in the early 1900's.
Harry family outside home on Sta-a-mus Reserve
Left to right: Austin Harry (XwaXwalkn), Molly Harry (Yo-so-solt), George Harry (Xwach-la-nexw), Ernie Harry (Pekultn Siyam).
Molly Harry and Johnny Baker with a big fish
Molly Harry (Yo-so-solt) and Johnny Baker with a big fish
Molly Harry at Sandust Hop Yards
Molly Harry (Yo-so-solt) at Sandust Hop Yards. Hop farming was Squamish's first major industry. The major producer was Squamish Valley Hop Raising Co. (Bell-Irving Ranch). Hops are perennials and grown about 6 feet apart. They are picked during September and August. Hops are dried and bleached with sulphur in a kiln. In Squamish, Chinese labour was brought in to tend the hops. Local First Nations were the pickers. They would camp in the area now between Petro Canada gas station and the Cottonwood condominiums. The hops in Squamish were top grade. They were shipped to Vancouver in bales wrapped in Burlap, then shipped to Britain where they were used to make beer.