Lofty Harris Banner--1918 at Estevan Wireless.
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Album page--Digby view and Alert Bay dwelling. 26 Album page--Digby view and Alert Bay dwelling.
Alert Bay staff housing 1914. 27 1914 photo of the staff housing at Alert Bay.  Lofty is standing out front.  I've seen the curious porch railing in either the Bowerman or Aitkens photos.
Triangle Island from the bay, showing the tramway 1914. 28 1914-15 shot of the tramway path up to the station at the top of the hill.  Triangle Island light and wireless station.
Triangle Island in the 1914 era. 29 Desolate spot to have a station.  It lasted less than 10 years as the light was too high to be useful, and the wireless station became unnecessary due to advancement in radio technology.
Album page of Triangle Island--photos are poor contrast. 1914 era. 30 Some more photos of the Triangle Island area.  Clipped note regarding a birding expedition.  Photos are have not been cropped and placed elsewhere due to poor quality.
31  July 1915.  Some of the Triangle wireless staff see two of their comrades off on the boat to Digby Wireless.  Dawson, Edmunds, Dawe, Harris, and Roche.
A look down the Triangle Island tramway. Keeper Watkins with a shotgun. 32  Keeper Watkins holding a shotgun near the top of the Triangle Island tramway.  Shows the steep angle this track had.
  33  1917 northerly view of Estevan Point from the top of the tower.  The house may be the wireless operator's dwelling. 
  34  Album page shown for context.  Photos edited off. 
1918 view of Estevan Point. Operations building in the foreground.  35  Estevan Point station in the 1918's.  Wireless operations building in the foreground. 
Lofty in uniform, 1918 Estevan.  36  Estevan Wireless 1918.  Lofty in Naval uniform. 
Lofty at Estevan 1918 album page. 37  Estevan 1918 album page.
Album page--Triangle Island views. 38  Triangle Island album page.
Lofty at Estevan Point's operating postion in 1918. 39  February 1918 photo of Lofty at the operating position of Estevan Wireless.
Album page of photos taken at Ikeda. 40  Album page of photos taken at Ikeda, c.1915
SS Prince John entering Ikeda Bay 41 SS Prince John entering Ikeda Bay, Queen Charlotte Islands.  This was the location of a copper mine and, a couple of miles away, the wireless station.
The ill fated CGS 'Galiano'. Photo taken from Ikeda Wireless.  42 The ill fated CGS 'Galiano'.  Photo taken from Ikeda Wireless. 
1918 Ikeda wireless staton album plate with Lofty Harris as subject. 43 Lofty 1918 album plate. 
Lofty at Ikeda Wireless, June 1918. 44 Lofty at Ikeda Wireless, June 1918.  
Lofty suspended on the overhead tramway at Ikeda Wireless, June 1918. 45 Lofty suspended on the overhead tramway at Ikeda Wireless, June 1918.
Album page showing two photos: Jack Berry at Alert Bay and a sea lion 46 Album page showing context.  Photos below.
Jack Berry at Alert Bay in front of native house 1914. 47 Wireless operator Jack Berry in front of Native house at Alert Bay, BC 1914.
Album page of three Triangle Island 1914 photos. 48 Album page of three Triangle Island 1914 photos.  Shown for context.
Operators Doug Ward and Ralph Haawkeswood bracket Triangle lightkeeper Tom Watkins. 49 Top of the Triangle Island tramway, September 1914.  Operators Doug Ward and Ralph Hawkeswood bracket lightkeeper Tom Watkins.  Load of supplies in the tramway cart.
Operators quarters on Triangle Island c.1914. Braced against the wind. 50 Operators quarters on Triangle Island c.1914.  Braced against the wind.