Big House, Alert Bay M. Halpin
- 51-01-34-a039786
- Item
- [1970]
Part of Harry B. Hawthorn fonds
Big House, Alert Bay M. Halpin
Part of Harry B. Hawthorn fonds
Part of Harry B. Hawthorn fonds
Big House interior, Alert Bay, Sept. 18, '70
Part of Harry B. Hawthorn fonds
Big House interior, Alert Bay, Sept. 18, 1970
Part of Harry B. Hawthorn fonds
Bell tower with building and pathway
Part of James Davidson collection
Item is a photograph of a bell tower and building with pathway. Several figures wearing traditional clothing appear
Part of Frederich H. Maude fonds
Photograph depicts two rounded structures, next to a fence, with a figure seated close by in what Maude has identified as San Lorenzo, New Mexico.
Part of Anthony Carter fonds
Image of an architectural drawing for a "two storey, four bedroom post and beam" structure. The drawing was done by Graphic Services of North Vancouver. This image was in an envelope labelled "Totem poles & construction at Stanley Park; Siwash rock." It is unclear where the structure was to be built.
Anthony Carter
Anthony Island [house interior]
Part of Harry B. Hawthorn fonds
Photograph of the exterior of the longhouse in Alert Bay, BC.
Part of MOA General Media collection
Aerial view of Haida House after construction and carvings were complete. The date of the annotation must be incorrect as the double mortuary pole and the house front totem pole were not completed until 1962.
Part of MOA General Media collection
Aerial view of Haida House after construction and carvings were complete. The date of the annotation must be incorrect as the double mortuary pole and the house front totem pole were not completed until 1962.
A Stoney Nakoda First nation Encampment.
Part of A.A. Kingscote Collection
Postcard depicts several people and horses standing outside a collection of tipis, with one person sitting on horseback. Verso of the postcard indicates that the publisher is "The Valentine & Sons United Publishing Co. Limited."
A man standing on the Haida House
Part of MOA General Media collection
A man stands on a section of the Haida house roof, possibly securing a beam into place.
Part of James Davidson collection
Item is a photograph of a country house on a body of water. A tree and horse also appear. Reads, "A country home."
Part of MOA General Media collection
The caption on this slide simply states "Coast Salish." A possible second caption on a sheet of paper states "Alert Bay Big House." A unique aspect of this house is that what once were interior house posts have been moved to the exterior of what was likely a later structure. This photograph may have been used in a book by Marius Barbeau or Edward Linnaeus Keithahn.
500. Stoney Nakoda First Nation Encampment
Part of A.A. Kingscote Collection
Postcard depicts a row of tipis in a field with a mountain in the background. People are sitting, standing, and walking in front of the tipis. Verso of postcard indicates that the image was photographed by Byron Harmon.