A smiling man faces the camera with his hands touching a trophy. He wears western clothing, as do the two partially visible men on either side of him. They are posed in front of a wooden wall.
A large group of men in western dress stand and sit posed in front of a large building that may be made of stucco. The man sitting front and centre holds a flag from British Columbia.
A row of men in native clothing sit astride horses in the background. Two other men, also in native clothing sit on horseback in front of the others. The two are interacting with a woman in western clothing who faces away from the camera. A man in western clothing faces the camera as well.
Four men in native clothing sit astride horses and appear to be in motion, moving toward the left side of the copy print. Other horses are visible in the background.
View of a government building displaying both the Canadian and British Columbia flags. People on horseback are visible copy right; other people are visible copy left. Mountains and trees can be seen in the background.
File contains photocopies of correspondence received by Fred Ryckman and photocopies of newspaper articles relating to members of the First Nations whom Ryckman came into contact with as a result of his work as well as materials relating to Ryckman himself.
File contains Ryckman's typed notes on the history of the Kootenay people and on some Kootenay stories. File also contains 3 handwritten pages (probably by Ryckman's daughter) with what are described as 14 "creeds" of the Kootenay people, translated by a Father De Smet (?) passed by a Father Patterson to Ryckman.
Nine men, some in native dress and others in western clothing, pose for the camera on horseback, standing, and kneeling. A building is visible copy right in the background.
Image shows men, women, and children posed outside. A seated man wears a headdress. Trees and structures are visible in the background. It appears they are posed in front of a car or wagon.
Man in front of frame structure is kneeling on the ground and an infant is sitting on the ground in front of him. Three structures are in the background and snow and tree covered hill/mountain in distance.