Audrey and Harry Hawthorn Library and Archives

[Norman uses chainsaw to cut into top of log]

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Item
April 1987

Image is of Norman using a chainsaw to cut into the top of the (east) base of the canoe log. Part of museum exterior is visible in image background.

[Norman uses chainsaw to cut into top of log]

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Item
April 1987

Part of Ronnie Tessler fonds

Image is of Norman using a chainsaw to cut into the top of the (east) base of the canoe log. Museum exterior is visible in image background.

[Norman uses chainsaw to make cuts in log]

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Item
April 7-14, 1987

Part of Ronnie Tessler fonds

Image is of Norman using a chainsaw to cut into east end of the canoe log.

[Norman uses chainsaw to shape hull]

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Item
May 11, 1987

Part of Ronnie Tessler fonds

Image is of Norman standing on a small table on north side of the canoe log while using a chainsaw to shape its hull. Isaac stands atop the canoe log and looks down towards Norman. Unidentified persons are visible in image background, watching the process.

[Norman uses chainsaw to shape log]

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Item
May 11, 1987

Part of Ronnie Tessler fonds

Image is of Norman standing on a small table and using a chainsaw to shape the east end of the canoe log. Cedar scraps and block cover the ground surrounding the canoe log. Ron is visible in distance, shaping the west end of the canoe log. Unidentified persons are also visible in distance, watching the process.

[Norman uses chainsaw to shape log]

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Item
May 11, 1987

Part of Ronnie Tessler fonds

Image is of Norman using a chainsaw to shape the east end of the canoe log. Cedar blocks and scraps cover the ground in image foreground. Top half of totem pole is visible in image background.

[Norman uses chainsaw to shape log]

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Item
May 11, 1987

Part of Ronnie Tessler fonds

Image is of Norman using a chainsaw to shape the east end of the canoe log. Isaac stands on top of the log, watching the process. Longhouse exterior is partially visible behind them.

[Norman uses chainsaw to shape log as Chip watches]

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Item
May 11, 1987

Part of Ronnie Tessler fonds

Image is of Norman standing on a small table and using a chainsaw to shape the east end of the canoe log. Chip sits behind him at a slight distance, holding a notebook in his lap and watching the process. Cedar scraps and blocks cover the ground surrounding the canoe log.

[Norman uses tool to even thickness of model]

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Item
March 1987

Part of Ronnie Tessler fonds

Image is of Norman inside the Mortuary house, using a tool to even the thickness of the model canoe. Isaac holds model steady with both hands. The door open to the outside is visible in image background.

[Norman visits with guests]

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Item
February 1987

Part of Ronnie Tessler fonds

Image is of Norman and unidentified guests consuming refreshments and conversing in unidentified room.

[Norman watches as unidentified children retrieve pieces of bark]

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Item
February 1987

Part of Ronnie Tessler fonds

Image is of two unidentified children retrieving pieces of cedar bark from ground near canoe log. Norman stands nearby and watches. Several tools and adzes rest on dunnage near initial cuts to log.

[Norman, Chip, Isaac and Ron discuss]

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Item
April 19, 1987

Part of Ronnie Tessler fonds

Image is of Norman, Chip, Isaac, and Ron discussing the canoe log. Norman stands near the east end of the log as Chip, Isaac, and Ron stand closer to the longhouse. The canoe log is covered by a sheet.

[Norman, Chip, Isaac and Ron discuss]

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Item
April 19, 1987

Part of Ronnie Tessler fonds

Image is of Norman standing near the east end of the canoe log as Chip, Isaac, and Ron stand behind him near the longhouse. Norman has his left hand vertical with his right hand at a slight angle, touching his left wrist, demonstrating the bow(?). The canoe log is covered by a sheet.

[Norman, family and guests]

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Item
February 1987

Part of Ronnie Tessler fonds

Image is of Norman and Tait family members (Rob't, Sadie, Josiah, and Mercy) standing in front of canoe log, facing the crowd. Unidentified persons watch from various angles.

[Norman, family and guests]

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Item
February 1987

Part of Ronnie Tessler fonds

Image is of Norman and Tait family members (Rob't, Sadie, Josiah, and Mercy) standing in front of canoe log, facing the crowd. Unidentified persons watch from various angles.