Audrey and Harry Hawthorn Library and Archives

Minn Carter sits on unfinished canoe, Q.C.I.

25-02-02-a037575
Item
1967

Image of an old, unfinished cedar canoe in a forest, described on page 48 of the book This is Haida. Carter's wife Minn is seated on top of the canoe.

Anthony Carter

Minn Sjoselth Paintings 73-75 Kwakiutl (Kwakwaka'wakw)

144-2-1
File
1967-1974

Part of Minn Sjolseth fonds

File consists of slides depicting Minn Sjolseth's paintings and labeled "Longhouse Posts Totem, Village Island, BC, 1974," "Kitwanga Village, 1967," "'Intermission' Kwakiutl, 1974," "Kwakiutl Totems, Alert Bay 1971,", "Last Totem of Skidegate QCI," "Native Cariboo Child, 1973," "Final Rest 1973," "Kwakiutl Totem 1973," "Dominic Charlie, Weather Prophet, Squamish Tribe, 1972," "Wilderness Watch, 1973," and "Basket Weaver." Many of these paintings depict individuals also photographed by Anthony Carter for his book publications.

Missionary photographs – stereograph cards

96-01-03
File
1863 – [191-]

Part of Reverend Thomas Crosby fonds

File contains photographs of steamships, houses, and houseposts from locations in and around Haida Gwaii (formerly Queen Charlotte Islands).

Missionary photographs – totem poles and artifacts

96-01-04
File
1863 – [191-]

Part of Reverend Thomas Crosby fonds

File contains cabinet cards depicting villages, people, totem poles and house posts from in and around Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands), as well as Northwest Coast indigenous cultural and ceremonial objects (artifacts and curios). File includes depictions of mission buildings of Reverend Thomas Crosby.

Mortuary poles at SGang Gwaay

132-1-C-E-a042798
Item
1901

Part of MOA General Media collection

Mortuary poles at SGang Gwaay photographed by Charles F. Newcombe.

Moving the totem poles on Anthony Island

1-1-E-6 (Oversize 12.4)
File
[?]

Part of William McLennan (MOA Curator) fonds

File contains images of totem poles being being crated and shipped by boat.