- 51-01-28-a039445
- Stuk
- 1955 or 1956
Part of Harry B. Hawthorn fonds
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Part of Harry B. Hawthorn fonds
Part of Harry B. Hawthorn fonds
Thunderbird and Dzunukwa totem pole
Part of William Carr fonds
Image of 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.
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Tall totem pole, Alert Bay, BC
Photograph of a totem pole in Alert Bay, BC. This pole has been called the world's tallest totem pole, though this is a disputed fact since it is actually comprised of two pieces. The pole is not specific to a particular family, but represents multiple tribes of the Kwakwaka'wakw. The pole was completed in the late 1960's and raised in 1973. It is located near the Big House.
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St. Michael's School, Alert Bay, B.C.
Part of Diane Elizabeth Barwick fonds
Item is a photograph with a perforated edge depicting the entrance to the St. Michael's Indian Residential School in Alert Bay, which was founded in 1929 by the Anglican Church of Canada. Two painted totem poles are visible in front of the school, with thunderbird, [grizzly bear?], and copper figures.
St. Michael's Indian Residential School, Alert Bay
Photograph of St. Michael's Indian Residential School, which stood in Alert Bay, BC until its demolition in 2015. This image shows the exterior and two thunderbird poles that stood at the entrance.
St. Michael's Indian Residential School, Alert Bay
Part of Anthony Carter fonds
Image of a St. Michael's Indian Residential School in Alert Bay. A similar image is printed on page 35 of Carter's book "From History's Locker," with the caption: "Two fine old carved columns stand guard in front of the school."
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St. Michael's Indian Residential School, Alert Bay
Part of Anthony Carter fonds
Image of a St. Michael's Indian Residential School in Alert Bay. A similar image is printed on page 35 of Carter's book "From History's Locker," with the caption: "Two fine old carved columns stand guard in front of the school."
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View of several totem poles in Nimpkish Band Cemetery. Totem on the far right of image is a memorial to Billie Moon, carved by Willie Seaweed and Joe Seaweed in 1931. The pole second from the right, carved by Doug Crammer, Richard Hunt, Bruce Alfred, Donna Ambers, Fish Ambers, and Richer Sumner, is a memorial to Dan Crammer.
Residential School, Alert Bay, B.C.
Part of Diane Elizabeth Barwick fonds
Item is a photograph of the entrance to St. Michael's Indian Residential School in Alert Bay, which was founded in 1929 by the Anglican Church of Canada. Two painted totem poles are visible in front of the school, with thunderbird, [grizzly bear?], and copper forms.
Promenade, Alert Bay B.C., Canada
Commercial postcard printed with a photograph of a wooden promenade in Alert Bay, B.C. A number of people are walking on the promenade, which sits at the bottom of a small hill. A number of structures and a totem pole are visible on the hillside. A handwritten annotation on the verso of the photograph reads: "The first building is the [?] hall & the 2nd building is the b[?] house, they are right across from the store. The house on the hill is the bookkeeper's house."
Mungo Martin Pole Raising in Alert Bay
Part of MOA General Media collection
The Mungo Martin memorial pole having just been raised in Alert Bay.
Mungo Martin Pole Raising in Alert Bay
Part of MOA General Media collection
The Mungo Martin memorial pole having just been raised in Alert Bay.
Mungo Martin Pole Raising in Alert Bay
Part of MOA General Media collection
The Mungo Martin memorial pole about to be raised in Alert Bay.
Mungo Martin memorial pole before being raised
Part of MOA General Media collection
The Mungo Martin memorial pole being prepared to be raised in Alert Bay.
View of an unnamed totem pole located at the Namgis Burial Grounds. It features an eagle at the top, which is distinguished by having only one arm.
Image depicts memorial poles in an Alert Bay cemetery. Some buildings and mountains visible in the distance.
Part of Missionary Society of the Church of England in Canada Slide Collection
Item is a hand-tinted glass lantern slide of a street with five totems. According to annotations, photograph was taken in Alert Bay.
Kwakiutl Totem Poles, British Columbia Canada
View of two Memorial poles. The taller pole depicts an eagle and a grizzly bear; the shorter pole depicts a human form holding copper. Photo is attributed to Eric J. Cooke Photo Productions, Sidney, B. C.
Kwakiutl Totem Poles outside St. Michael's Indian Residential School
View of the Kwakiutl totem poles that stand outside St. Michael's Indian Residential School at Alert Bay, British Columbia. Photo taken by Eric J. Cooke photo productions, Sidney B. C.