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| Photo Title: | George and Jane Pickett house being towed from Fair Island to Centreville, Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland |
| Image No.: | PF-317.745 |
| Image Location: | Resettlement/pf317_745.jpg |
| Date of Creation: | Digitized 2004 (originally created May, 1960) |
| Physical Description: | 1 digital photograph : b&w |
| Biography/Admin History: | A series of small islands on the north side of Bonavista Bay, off shore from Centreville, Fair Island was a fishing settlement throughout its long history. In the second half of the 19th century, the increasing population made inshore fishing less viable and residents became heavily involved in the Labrador fishery. When that fishery began to fail in the 1930s and beyond, many left the fishery to become loggers in that region. The community was resettled under the provincial government's centralization program between 1959 and 1961. They moved primarily to Centreville, a planned community, and nearby Trinity, Bonavista Bay, but also Hare Bay, Black Duck Cove and Catalina, Trinity Bay. The images show life on Fair Island prior to resettlement and also one of the houses moved under the program. |
| Collector: | MHA |
| Source Donor: | Resettlers' Museum |
| Collection Title: | Resettlement Digital Photograph Collection |
| Associated Material: | Craig Leonard Photograph Collection, PF-328 |
| Restrictions on Access: | Permission to make copies and copyright must be obtained from the Resettlers Museum. |
| Copyright: | c |
| Physical Condition: | Fair |
| Notes: | Title based on contents of image. |
| Subjects: | Dwellings--Newfoundland and Labrador--Bonavista Bay / Newfoundland and Labrador Household Resettlement Program. |
