Audrey and Harry Hawthorn Library and Archives

Men in front of mine

93-2018.17.33
Item
ca. 1908-1949

Part of Ben Williams Leeson collection

Written on the back: "Taken up at the mine. You may know some of them."

Men in old house

93-2018.17.34
Item
ca. 1908-1949

Part of Ben Williams Leeson collection

Mother and child

93-2018.17.17
Item
ca. 1908-1949

Part of Ben Williams Leeson collection

Moving on Quatsino

93-2018.17.48
Item
ca. 1908-1949

Part of Ben Williams Leeson collection

Written on front: "Moving on Quatsino" written on back: "They took two ? Over to put the hotel on but it ? On to one and only put that down about 1/3 chimneys were badly shook and had to be rebuilt"

Mrs Lim West Coast Native

93-2018.17.31
Item
ca. 1908-1949

Part of Ben Williams Leeson collection

Written on front: "Mrs Lim[?] West Coast Native"

No. 24 "Apples"

93-2018.17.44
Item
ca. 1908-1949

Part of Ben Williams Leeson collection

Written on back: "No. 24 'Apples' A well known native of Quatsino Sound"

No. 33 "Lady Marcas"

93-2018.17.45
Item
ca. 1908-1949

Part of Ben Williams Leeson collection

Written on back: "No. 33 'Lady Marcas' Native Tyee woman of the West Coast Van Is."

No. 34 "Youth & Beauty" Van Is Natives

93-2018.17.42
Item
ca. 1908-1949

Part of Ben Williams Leeson collection

No. 46 Annie Rooney Vancouver Is. Native

93-2018.17.13
Item
ca. 1908-1949

Part of Ben Williams Leeson collection

Written on back: "No. 46 Annie Roonie Vancouver Is. Native"

No. 64 "The Village Gossip"

93-2018.17.50
Item
ca. 1908-1949

Part of Ben Williams Leeson collection

Written on back: " No. 64 "The Village Gossip" West Coast BC Native at home. See no. 69 Send for free print of whole collection to choose from Guaranteed direct-first from original negatives"

No. 8 "A Quatsino Grandad"

93-2018.17.43
Item
ca. 1908-1949

Part of Ben Williams Leeson collection

Written on back: "No. 8 'A Quatsino Grandad' Long head, native man of the West Coast Vancouver Is."

Old Susan Mrs. Quacum

93-2018.17.21
Item
ca. 1908-1949

Part of Ben Williams Leeson collection

Written on back: "Old Susan Mrs. Quacum"

On the trail down again Pollach[?]

93-2018.17.22
Item
ca. 1908-1949

Part of Ben Williams Leeson collection

Written on back: "on the trail again Pollach"

On the trail to Elk Lake

93-2018.17.37
Item
ca. 1908-1949

Part of Ben Williams Leeson collection

Written on back: "On the trail to Elk Lake"

One of Annie's admirers

93-2018.17.08
Item
ca. 1908-1949

Part of Ben Williams Leeson collection

Orwatand wife

93-2018.17.32
Item
ca. 1908-1949

Part of Ben Williams Leeson collection

Written on front: "Orwatand wife" Stamped on front: "BW Leeson"

Passing of the 'Siwash'

93-2009.04.05
Item
ca. 1914-1972

Part of Ben Williams Leeson collection

Front of print is titles in ink "Passing of the "Siwash" and bottom right corner is signed "copyright in Canada by BW Leeson." Back is also signed "W.B. Leeson Quatsino B.C." Written on back of print: "'Siwash' is the old Hudson Bay Co. name for the western Indian which is fast dissappearing. Seldom seen is the old 'blanket Indian.' An album of these called 'The Vanishing Race' is on sale."

Passing of the 'Siwash' [Copy]

93-2009.04.06
Item
ca. 1914-1972

Part of Ben Williams Leeson collection

Photograph is less-heavily coloured than the previous version of the print.

People fishing on boat

93-2018.17.03
Item
ca. 1908-1949

Part of Ben Williams Leeson collection

People on rocks next to boat

93-2018.17.24
Item
ca. 1908-1949

Part of Ben Williams Leeson collection

Written on back: "Do you recognize the one on the beach, sitting on the rocks? Mary's old girl 'Sally' she got 10 cents for this" A map is also drawn on back.

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