- 93-2018.17.37
- Stuk
- ca. 1908-1949
Part of Ben Williams Leeson collection
Written on back: "On the trail to Elk Lake"
Part of Ben Williams Leeson collection
Written on back: "On the trail to Elk Lake"
No. 34 "Youth & Beauty" Van Is Natives
Part of Ben Williams Leeson collection
Written on back: "'Youth & Beauty' Van Is Natives" Stamped on back: " The Leeson Collection copyright 1914"
The Pulk G. Derrick & [?] Tug taking [?] off the [?] at the wharf
Part of Ben Williams Leeson collection
Written on back: "The Pulk G. Derrick &[?] Tug taking [?] off the [?] at the wharf"
Part of Ben Williams Leeson collection
Written on back: " No. 64 "The Village Gossip" West Coast BC Native at home. See no. 69 Send for free print of whole collection to choose from Guaranteed direct-first from original negatives"
Seated group beside totem pole
Part of Ben Williams Leeson collection
Quatsino Sound [standing on shore with paddle and boat]
Part of Ben Williams Leeson collection
Written on back of print: "Quatsino Sound."
Part of Ben Williams Leeson collection
Front of print is titles in ink "Passing of the "Siwash" and bottom right corner is signed "copyright in Canada by BW Leeson." Back is also signed "W.B. Leeson Quatsino B.C." Written on back of print: "'Siwash' is the old Hudson Bay Co. name for the western Indian which is fast dissappearing. Seldom seen is the old 'blanket Indian.' An album of these called 'The Vanishing Race' is on sale."
Woman with canoe Quatsino Sound
Part of Ben Williams Leeson collection
Part of Ben Williams Leeson collection
Part of Ben Williams Leeson collection
Part of Ben Williams Leeson collection
Stamped and embossed on front: B.W. Leeson Quatsino, B.C. Stamped on back: The Leeson Collection Copyright 1914. Written on back of print: "No. 10. A new made chief [sic] this house. B.C. Natives at home. Send for free print of whole collection to choose from. Guaranteed direct print original negative."
Part of Ben Williams Leeson collection
Written on back of print: "A Quatsino Siwash old type photo by W. Ben Leeson. The heads of the babes bound to make this shape."
Part of Ben Williams Leeson collection
Photograph is heavily painted.
Selling salmon at Quatsino Van. Is.
Part of Ben Williams Leeson collection
Part of Ben Williams Leeson collection
Part of Ben Williams Leeson collection
Big group 1908 - 1st July picnic[?]
Part of Ben Williams Leeson collection
Written on back: "1908"
Tommy & his grandpa [Douglas fir trees]
Part of Ben Williams Leeson collection
Written on front: "Tommy & his grandpa" written on back: "W.B. Leeson Quatsino BC Douglas Fir of the West Coast Van. Is.
Children in front of carving & village
Part of Ben Williams Leeson collection
Part of Ben Williams Leeson collection
Written on front: "Airplane Spruce cut from 97" x 24 cuts in all about 4700 feet The Great [?] np & p.co Quatsino BC"
Written on back:
"This is one of Early Bird Cove on the neck between the sawmill side and Mrs Agora[?] where one [?] is.
Curtis, a negro[sic] at the end of the log is the boon[?] all the boys like him.
8 hours none of them less than 5 cents a day board 1.00 meal three times as usual just started sugar ration.
4 there that you know one was only a boy when yo left pick him out.
As the present prices of spruce logs the tree is worth $1900 as soon as it hits the water. The Donkey pulls it in about 4 hours. The log the boys are standing again[sic] just sailed through the woods a few minutes before we took the picture."