Flooded area in downtown Squamish
- CA SQPL 11-038
- 1940
Part of Squamish Valley Museum (Brightbill House) Photograph Collection
1940 flood
Flooded area in downtown Squamish
Part of Squamish Valley Museum (Brightbill House) Photograph Collection
1940 flood
Part of Squamish Valley Museum (Brightbill House) Photograph Collection
Photo by: Jean Reid.
Edward Brennan during the 1940 flood
Part of Squamish Valley Museum (Brightbill House) Photograph Collection
Edward Brennan (Pat Brennan's father) during the 1940 flood.
Photo by: Jean Reid.
Part of Squamish Valley Museum (Brightbill House) Photograph Collection
Left to right: Mr and Mrs J. Johnson with daughter, Joe Confortin's brother and family.
House damaged by flood washout, 1940
Part of Squamish Valley Museum (Brightbill House) Photograph Collection
Photo by: Jean Reid.
Harold Thorne in canoe during the 1940 flood
Part of Squamish Valley Museum (Brightbill House) Photograph Collection
Photo by: Jean Reid
Part of Squamish Valley Museum (Brightbill House) Photograph Collection
People unknown.
Photo by: Jean Reid.
Part of Squamish Valley Museum (Brightbill House) Photograph Collection
Left to right: Oswald (Ozzie) Rae, Hugh Henry Mills, Minnie Gertrude Rae, Jimmy Rae, Mrs Hugh Mills (formerly Mrs Allen Rae), Lawrence Johnson Rae.
Photo by: Magee.
Part of Squamish Valley Museum (Brightbill House) Photograph Collection
View from the Brackendale Store looking south in 1914.
Allan Barbour and Bill Wallace in one of the first cars in Squamish
Part of Squamish Valley Museum (Brightbill House) Photograph Collection
Allan Barbour (left) and Bill Wallace of Cheekye (right) and one of the first cars in Squamish.
Part of Squamish Valley Museum (Brightbill House) Photograph Collection
Photo by: Evans.
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.
The actual Indian spelling of Stawamus is STA-a-mus and is a variant of Squamish and means "birthplace of the winds". Pioneers often used "Stamish" instead of "Stawamus". The name refers to the Indian reserve at the mouth of the Squamish River (Reserve #24), the Stawamus River, the area drained by it and the "Chief".