Image of the steamship the Princess Marguerite sailing in the Georgia Strait from a distance. The Princess Marguerite was built for the B.C Coast Service by the Fairfield Company of Glasgow, Scotland. It commonly sailed the Seattle-Victoria-Vancouver triangle.
Image of the steamship Princess Joan at dock, possibly in Victoria. The Princess Joan was built for the CPR coastal service by the Fairfield Company of Glasgow, Scotland. The Princess Joan commonly sailed Victoria-to-Vancouver and Victoria-to-Seattle.
Image of the steamship Princess Joan at dock, possibly in Victoria. The Princess Joan was built for the CPR coastal service by the Fairfield Company of Glasgow, Scotland. The Princess Joan commonly sailed Victoria-to-Vancouver and Victoria-to-Seattle.
Image of a memorial pole at Alert Bay. Inscription at the bottom held by the figure reads "In loving memory of Tlaowa Latle of the Qiowasudinuk (Kwakwaka'wakw: Kwikwasut'inuxw) Tribe. Died Nov. 9 [rest of inscription illegible].
Image of two totem poles at Alert Bay. In the foreground is the Thunderbird (top) and Dzunukwa(bottom) totem pole in Alert Bay. Pole was carved in 1931 at Blunden Harbour by Willie Seaweed, assisted by Joe Seaweed. Totem pole was a memorial for Billie Moon. In the background is a memorial pole for Wa'osta'as, wife of Sam Charlie. Carved in the 1800's by an unknown carver.