Postcard depicts two professional first nations dancers, performing the Swan Dance in the Alert Bay, BC longhouse. Photograph and postcard by Eric J. Cooke.
View of Indian professional dancers performing the Swan Dance in their Community Hall. Alert Bay, Cormorant Island, British Columbia. Photo by Eric J. Cooke Photo Productions, Sidney, B. C.
Image is a posed portrait of a man holding a cane and standing on an elaborate tiled floor. Handwritten inscription on verso reads "Indian chief. Nanaimo"
Image of Mr. Jack Peters at Dead Point reserve. Peters is pictured and discussed on pages 74 - 77 of Carter's book From History's Locker, where he is described as being "the only year-round resident of the village at the moment."
Item is an image of a building. According to annotation, building is the Hudson's Bay Company Store in Lax-Kw'alaams (previously known as Port Simpson and Fort Simpson).