Audrey and Harry Hawthorn Library and Archives

Sports day, Somass R., 1948

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1948

Part of Harry B. Hawthorn fonds

Image of canoes on the Somass River (Vancouver Island). Four boys are seen in stationary canoes in the foreground.

Mountains and river valley

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1948

Part of Stanley E. Read fonds

Image depicts a range of mountains with a valley and river running through it. Based on Read's itinerary for this trip, this may be the Skeena River and valley.

Sports Day - Somass [River] 1948

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1948

Part of Harry B. Hawthorn fonds

Image of a canoe on the Somass River, Vancouver Island. Five men are rowing the canoe. The photograph was taken on Sports Day.

River fishing

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1948

Part of Stanley E. Read fonds

Image depicts a man standing on a river bank holding a long pole over the river. He appears to have caught a fish and to be bringing it in. A pile of fish sit on the riverbank.

Log rolling, Sports day, Somass [River] 1948

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1948

Part of Harry B. Hawthorn fonds

Image of two men logrolling in the Somass River (Vancouver Island). A number of boats with people on them are also in the river.

May 25, 1948, Somass River - Sports Day

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May 25, 1948

Part of Harry B. Hawthorn fonds

Image of a crowd gathered on the shore and in boats on the Somass River, Vancouver Island, for sports day.

Resting at the water's edge

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[1946 - 1948]

Part of Stanley E. Read fonds

Image depicts three people resting at the edge of the water. Mountains and trees across the water are also visible.

Women canoeing

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[1946 - 1948]

Part of Stanley E. Read fonds

Image depicts five women canoeing along a river. Several structures, possibly houses, are visible in the background, as are trees at the water's edge.

Mountain and river landscape

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[1946 - 1948]

Part of Stanley E. Read fonds

Image depicts pine trees in the foreground, a river, and mountains in the background.

Mountains and river valley

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[1946 - 1948]

Part of Stanley E. Read fonds

Image depicts a body of water (probably a river) with hills and snow-capped mountains in the distance.

River rapids

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[1946 - 1948]

Part of Stanley E. Read fonds

Image depicts a river, perhaps the Skeena River, with rapidly flowing water. Evergreen trees are visible along the river banks.

River landscape

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[1946 - 1948]

Part of Stanley E. Read fonds

Image depicts a river, perhaps the Skeena River, with rapidly flowing water. Evergreen trees are visible along the river banks. An individual, possibly Ruth Read, can be seen standing at the river's edge.

Two girls on a river bank

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[1946 - 1948]

Part of Stanley E. Read fonds

Image depicts two girls sitting on a river bank. A canoe paddle rests in the water in front of them.

River canoeing

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[1946 - 1948]

Part of Stanley E. Read fonds

Image depicts five individuals canoeing along a river. A fishing boat is visible in the background, as are trees at the water's edge.

Woman standing beside a river

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[1946 - 1948]

Part of Stanley E. Read fonds

Image depicts a woman standing near the edge of a rapids filled river. The river is surrounded by trees. The woman may be Read's wife Ruth.

Wells Grey Park

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[194-?]

Part of Harry B. Hawthorn fonds

Image of a river in Wells Grey Provincial Park in BC.

Similkameen [river valley]

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[194-?]

Part of Harry B. Hawthorn fonds

Image of a high desert plateau in the Similkameen region of BC, with a river running through it and hills all around. The river is likely the Similkameen River.