Henry Speck carving house posts for Bighouse in Alert Bay
- 81-05-a033142
- Item
- 1964
Photograph of two house posts being carved in a carving shed, in Alert Bay, BC. Three people, including Henry Speck, can be seen working on the posts.
Henry Speck carving house posts for Bighouse in Alert Bay
Photograph of two house posts being carved in a carving shed, in Alert Bay, BC. Three people, including Henry Speck, can be seen working on the posts.
Henry Speck carving house posts for Bighouse in Alert Bay
Photograph of two house posts being carved in a carving shed in Alert Bay, BC. Four people, including Henry Speck, can be seen working on the poles. A child is watching.
Henry Speck carving house posts for Bighouse in Alert Bay
Photograph of Henry Speck carving a house posts for a Bighouse in a carving shed in Alert Bay, BC.
Group in ceremonial dress, Alert Bay
Portrait of a group wearing ceremonial dress. They are standing outside, likely at a gathering of some kind in Alert Bay, BC. A crowd is visible behind them. The group includes a man and two women, and two children. The man is wearing a mask.
Group in ceremonial dress, Alert Bay
Portrait of a group wearing ceremonial dress. They are standing outside, likely at a gathering of some kind in Alert Bay, BC. A crowd is visible behind them. The group includes a man, a woman, and two children. The man us holding a carved stick.
Group in ceremonial dress, Alert Bay
Portrait of a group wearing ceremonial dress. They are standing outside, likely at a gathering of some kind in Alert Bay, BC. A crowd is visible behind them. The group includes a man, a woman, and two children. The man us holding a carved stick.
Group in ceremonial dress on dock, Alert Bay
Photograph of a group of people in ceremonial dress standing on a dock in Alert Bay, BC. Most are looking away from the camera, toward a boat next to the dock.
Group in ceremonial dress at unidentified event
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.
Mildred Laurie
Governor and Mrs. Michener with short totem at Alert Bay
Governor General Roland Michener and his wife Norah pose with a short totem pole. Trees and buildings are visible in the distance. Totem pole appears similar to a pole attributed to Arthur Shuaghnessy that was raised for Kamdatsa (Mrs. Tom Patch) of Village Island or New Vancouver, a woman who lived to be over 100 years old. That pole was eventually raised on her grave. This print appears to be a duplicate of item a033223a.
Govenor [sic]and Mrs. Michner [sic], Alert Bay
Governor General Roland Michener and his wife Norah pose with a short totem pole. Trees and buildings are visible in the distance. Totem pole appears similar to a pole attributed to Arthur Shuaghnessy that was raised for Kamdatsa (Mrs. Tom Patch) of Village Island or New Vancouver, a woman who lived to be over 100 years old. That pole was eventually raised on her grave.
Gov. General and Mrs. Mitchner [sic] visit to Alert Bay
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.
Mildred Laurie
Gov. General and Mrs. Mitchner [sic] visit to Alert Bay
Photograph of former Canadian Governor General Roland Michener and an unidentified man walking on a dock in Alert Bay, BC. Title of the photograph taken from annotations in the album that originally housed this photograph.
Mildred Laurie
Florentina Jolliffe (?) in wedding gown
Photograph of Florentina Jolliffe in her wedding gown. A stamp on the verso of the print indicates that it was printed in 1959.
Mildred Laurie
Fishing Fleet, Alert Bay, B. C.
View of the fishing fleet in Alert Bay, B. C. with land and trees visible in the background.
Fishing Fleet, Alert Bay, 1957
A fishing fleet can be seen in Alert Bay. A dark-coloured car with running boards is visible in the foreground.
Fishing Fleet, Alert Bay, 1957
View of a fleet of fishing boats in Alert Bay.
Fishing Fleet, Alert Bay, 1957
View of a fleet of fishing boats in Alert Bay as seen from the shore.
Image depicts the harbour at Alert Bay with numerous fishing boats docked.
Photograph of a bay with a line of docked fishing boats. Handwritten annotations on the verso of the print read: "Straight across from our house." A stamp on the verso indicates that it was printed in 1957.
Mildred Laurie
Photograph of a fish processing line, likely in a canning factory.