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A totem pole being prepared to be lifted
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Workers gather around as a totem pole is about to be lifted from its position as part of its being moved from its position in Totem Park to the new Museum of Anthropology building. This totem pole was originally carved by Charlie James and later restored by Mungo Martin.
Totem poles on display in the Museum of Anthropology
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Totem poles on display in the Museum of Anthropology. The pole in the foreground was transferred to UBC from Skedans in 1954. The pole behind it was transferred from Ninstints in 1957.
Totem poles on display in the Museum of Anthropology
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Totem poles on display in the Museum of Anthropology Great Hall. The items on the viewer's right were transferred from Tanoo in 1954 and the items on the left were transferred from Skedans in 1954.
Children viewing totem poles in the Museum of Anthropology
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Children viewing totem poles in the Museum of Anthropology's Great Hall. These items were transferred to the University of British Columbia from Skedans in 1954.
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View of the Great Hall in the Museum of Anthropology. Several house posts and totem poles are visible.
View of the Great Hall from the O'Brian Gallery
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View of the Great Hall from the O'Brian Gallery in the Museum of Anthropology. A carving of an ancestor figure is visible on the viewer's right and a model totem pole on the viewer's left.
Workers prepare a totem pole to be lifted
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Workers outside the Great Hall of the Museum of Anthropology prepare a totem pole to be lifted into the Great Hall as part of its move to the museum from Totem Park.
Totem pole being lowered in Totem Park
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Totem pole in Totem Park being lowered from its standing position as part of its move to the Museum of Anthropology building.
Totem pole being lifted into position in the Great Hall
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Staff on a scaffolding lift a totem pole into position in the Great Hall of the Museum of Anthropology as part of its move from Totem Park to the museum.
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Image of several house frontal totem poles at Ninstints on Anthony Island. The totem pole in the foreground is recognizable as one that was transferred to the Museum of Anthropology in 1954. While the others likely were as well, they are more difficult to identify.
Museum grounds facing future site of Haida house
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A photograph of the museum grounds facing the future site of the Haida house and Mortuary house.
Haida house and mortuary house being reassembled
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Image shows the Haida and mortuary houses while they were being reassembled during relocation from Totem Park.
Haida house and mortuary house being reassembled
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Image shows the Haida and mortuary houses while they were being reassembled during relocation from Totem Park.
The mortuary house being reassembled
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Image shows the mortuary house while it was being reassembled.
The mortuary house being reassembled
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Image shows the mortuary house while it was being reassembled.
Totem poles on the ground with poles standing in the background
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Totem poles laid out on the ground for the construction of the Haida and mortuary houses. Two totem poles stand in the background.
Men hoisting a totem pole into position
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Men hoisting a totem pole into position in the Great Hall in the new Museum of Anthropology building.
Totem poles in the Totem Park shed
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Totem poles stand in the Totem Park shed in preparation for being moved to the new Museum of Anthropology building.
Vincent Massey being shown a totem pole
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Vincent Massey and others examining a totem pole at the University of British Columbia. Persons in this photo include beginning from viewer's far left: Sherwood Lett, unidentified, Vincent Massey, Norman MacKenzie, unidentified, Harry Hawthorn, Audrey Hawthorn.
Vincent Massey being shown a totem pole
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Vincent Massey and others examining a totem pole at the University of British Columbia. Persons in this photo include beginning from viewer's far left: Vincent Massey, Sherwood Lett, Norman MacKenzie, and Harry Hawthorn.