Photograph of a group of women preparing salmon at a barbecue. The barbecue appears to be part of a larger event. A painted sheet is visible behind the women.
Portrait of two men in ceremonial dress, one of whom is holding a carved and painted stick. The men are standing in front of a painted board and sheet, in a filed in Alert Bay, BC. Based on the content of related images in this file, this photograph was likely taken at an outdoor event and/or salmon barbecue.
Commercial postcard printed with a photograph of a store in Alert Bay, BC, with a totem pole and cannon in front of the store. A handwritten annotation on the verso identifies this building as a store.
Photograph of a group of children in ceremonial dress and a brass band at an outdoor event, possibly a potlatch. An unidentified man is standing prominently in the foreground of the image. A stamp on the verso of the print indicates that it was printed in 1958.
Image of a group at an unidentified outdoor event. Most of the individuals in the image are in ceremonial dress. The photograph was likely taken in or near Alert Bay, BC.
Photograph of a fishing boat named Cospak. In this image, the men are pulling up fish in a net to go into the hold of the ship. A stamp on the verso indicates that it was printed in 1957.
Photograph of salmon being barbecued over an outdoor flame. A woman identified in annotations on the verso as Peggy Swabeck(?) is standing in the background.
Photograph of former Canadian Governor General Roland Michener and his wife, descending a ramp on a pier in Alert Bay, BC. Title of the photograph taken from annotations in the album that originally housed this photograph.