- CA SQPL 06-073
- 1912 - 1914
Squamish, when the Blind Channel used to be a part of the Mamquam River. Red Bridge and Magee's hay field can be seen.
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Squamish, when the Blind Channel used to be a part of the Mamquam River. Red Bridge and Magee's hay field can be seen.
"The Chief" photographed in 1912 from the home of E.D. Reeves, the first telegraph operator in Squamish.
This granite monolith is approximately 700 metres high and is second only to Gibraltar in size. It is so named because its outline against the sky forms the profile of a sleeping Indian chief. The profile of a chief's face can also be seen in the rock.
Firefighters at the "halfway" between Upper Squamish and Cheekye. Paid $0.25 / hour.
Seated far left, Mr Morbray (fire warden); seated left with white hat, Oswald (Ozzie) Ray; far right seated on bench, Charles Sherman Schoonover; seated next to him, Paul Sellons; standing far right, Compton Reade.
Located behind the present day Kaos Kids store (where Pharmasave used to be), the kitty corner to Fields. Logs used to be unloaded here. Picture taken in 1920.
Bob Schoonover with his Model T Ford
Al Armstrong, Johnny Fleurs, Scott MacDonald
Left to right: Al Armstrong, Johnny Fleurs, and Scott MacDonald posing outdoors wearing hats.
The Newport Hotel during the flood of 1921.
Picture of the snowplow on Engine No. 59
Picture taken at 19 mile bridge, 4 miles above Swift Creek. Circa 1930.
"Dirty Face Jones", picture taken in the 1930's near his cabin around Leski's Crossing.
Elvira Schoonover sitting outdoors at the Schoonover place.
Elvira and Charles Schoonover, 1947
The old fireplace of Bracken Arms Hotel
The old fireplace of Bracken Arms Hotel which was built in 1910. Picture was taken between 1960 and 1965.
The original spelling of the Cheakamus area (river and canyon) is chee-YAK-mush which is Indian for "fish weir". A slight variation in belief is that the original Indian spelling is Tsee-ark-amiskt which means "fish trap" and refers to the difficulty salmon have in travelling up the river.
Train derailment at Seton Lake
Young girl, Grace Rae poses with dog.
Jack MacDonald's daughter, Avril
Bob, Mary, and Mildred Schoonover