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Image of the houseposts and beam of what once was a longhouse in Quatsino, BC, on the north end of Vancouver Island. These posts appear to be the same as posts now houses at the Museum of Anthropology (museum item number A50009 a-c). The poles are described on the museum's webiste: "Two upright posts and crossbeam that were part of a large interior house frame (also see records d-f and g-h). The uprights depict sea lions carved in high relief and painted (parts a-b). Their heads are equal size to their bodies. Both part a and b have an eagle in profile within the sea lions front flippers. Part a has a top portion of a face painted on the back of its head that is part of a sisiutl that runs down the seal lions back and into its hind flipper with a serpent's head in each. The cross-beam (part c) is painted and carved as a supernatural double-headed sea lion. All parts are painted black and white with Northwest Coast stylized forms... The Klix'ken (sea lion) House was commissioned by Tza'kyius around 1906, and was the last old style house erected in Xwatis. The beams and figures stood as part of a house frame, and acted as structural supports. Figures represented on house frames were supernatural beings which the family living in the house had the right, through their history and origins, to represent."

Image of a totem pole on Anthony Island, Haida Gwaii. This appears to be a pole now housed at the Museum of Anthropology (museum item #A50018). This museum item is described as follows: "Base section of a wooden pole, crescent-shaped in cross section and carved in shallow and deep relief. From the top down: a large seated bear with a small wolf between and in its ears and a downward facing frog emerging from the bear’s mouth. In between its arms and legs is a downward facing wolf... Stood outside at the center of the Mountain House, which belonged to the lineage of 'Those Born in the Southern Part of the Islands' of the Eagle Moiety of the Kunghit Haida. Stood near the centre of the village facing the beach along a small bay on the east side of Anthony Island. Island and village also called Skunggwai, or Red Cod Island."

Image of canoes on the Somass River (Vancouver Island). Four boys are seen in stationary canoes in the foreground.

Note reads:
"1948, Left hand p. 4 at bottom. HBH at Nass River, the family shows its ceremonial costumes." It is not clear which image this note describes.

Image of a high desert area in the Similkameen region of BC, with mostly brush and some patches of trees. A wire fence is in the foreground, and a log cabin is in the background.

Image of a woman seated on a wooden fence in the Chilcotin region of BC, with a grassy field behind her and mountains in the far distance.

Image of the village of Greenville on the Nass River in British Columbia.

Image of Haida totem poles and a Haida that stand outside the Museum of Anthropology.

Image of the Haida house at the Museum of Anthropology while it was being constructed.

Image of the Haida house at the Museum of Anthropology while being constructed.

Image of the Haida house at the Museum of Anthropology while being constructed.

Image of a section of a totem pole, possibly a pole carved by Robert Davison for display in Montreal.

Image of a section of a totem pole, possibly a pole carved by Robert Davison for display in Montreal.

Image of Doug Cranmer and another person (likely Roy Hanuse) carving a totem pole at the University of British Columbia.

Image of Doug Cranmer and Roy Hanuse carving two totem poles at the University of British Columbia.