Alert Bay

30-30-01-30-01-12-a039199
Stuk
[1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]

Item is a photograph of the harbour. Buildings, boats, and St. Michael's Indian Residential School appear in the background. Item is inscribed, "ALERT BAY, B.C."

Harbour/ships

30-30-01-30-01-12-a039207
Stuk
[1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]

Part of John Mennie fonds

Item is an aerial photograph of the harbour. St. Michael's Indian Residential School appears in the centre

Building and fence

30-30-01-30-01-12-a039231
Stuk
[1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]

Part of John Mennie fonds

Item is a glass plate negative of the harbour and adjacent buildings.

Women's group posing outdoors

30-30-01-30-01-13-a039216
Stuk
[1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]

Part of John Mennie fonds

Item is a photograph of 31 women, two babies and one man posing outdoors. Item is labelled, "INDIAN WOMEN'S W.A.ALERT BAY, B.C. M. 1932"

Men's sports team posing

30-30-01-30-01-13-a039219
Stuk
[1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]

Part of John Mennie fonds

Item is a photograph of 11 men posing with a soccer ball

Alert Bay, 1893. Princess Louise at Wharf

89-a039242
Stuk
[1893]

Part of Reverend Smith Stanley Osterhout fonds

Row of houses along shoreline with side wheeler "Princess Louise" at wharf in background

Dock at Alert Bay

86-02-a039740
Stuk
[1949 or 1950]

Part of William Carr fonds

Image of a dock at Alert Bay.

Zonder titel

Alert Bay totem poles

86-02-a039764
Stuk
[1949 or 1950]

Part of William Carr fonds

Image of two totem poles at Alert Bay. In the foreground is the Thunderbird (top) and Dzunukwa(bottom) totem pole in Alert Bay. Pole was carved in 1931 at Blunden Harbour by Willie Seaweed, assisted by Joe Seaweed. Totem pole was a memorial for Billie Moon. In the background is a memorial pole for Wa'osta'as, wife of Sam Charlie. Carved in the 1800's by an unknown carver.

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Alert Bay Abraham memorial pole

86-02-a039767
Stuk
[1949 or 1950]

Part of William Carr fonds

Image of a memorial pole for Abraham at Alert Bay. Carving of pole attributed to Charlie James for Abraham who hailed from Village Island and Fort Rupert.

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Alert Bay totem poles

86-02-a039769
Stuk
[1949 or 1950]

Part of William Carr fonds

Image of two totem poles at Alert Bay. In the foreground is a memorial pole for Chief Wakas. It was raised in 1924 and carved by Arthur Shaughnessy. In the background is a memorial pole for Amos Dawson's uncle. Carved by Charlie James.

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People in Front of a Church in Alert Bay

Part of Missionary Society of the Church of England in Canada Slide Collection

Item is a hand-tinted glass lantern slide of eight children and three adults in front of a church. Based on the original order of the collection, photograph might have been taken in Alert Bay and the church might be Christ Church, Anglican church.

Residential School, Alert Bay, B.C.

41-1-a060278c
Stuk
[ca.1947-1950]

Part of Diane Elizabeth Barwick fonds

Item is a photograph of the entrance to St. Michael's Indian Residential School in Alert Bay, which was founded in 1929 by the Anglican Church of Canada. Two painted totem poles are visible in front of the school, with thunderbird, [grizzly bear?], and copper forms.