Item is a hand-tinted glass lantern slide of a waterfront view of Alert Bay with Saint Michael's Residential School. According to annotations, slide is set number 3063.
Item is a hand-tinted glass lantern slide of a waterfront view of Alert Bay with Christ Church Anglican church in the background and two boats in the foreground.
Item is a hand-tinted glass lantern slide of a waterfront view of Alert Bay with Saint Michael's Residential School and a rowboat with four people in it. The Anglican Church established a day school at its mission in Alert Bay, British Columbia in 1878. It opened a small boarding school there in 1882 and an industrial school in 1894. In 1929, a new building was constructed. The school was known for the arts and crafts produced by the students and the two large totem poles in front of the school building. In 1947, two-dozen children ran away from the school. The subsequent investigation into conditions at the school led to the resignation of both the principal and the vice-principal. By 1969, when the federal government assumed administration of the school, all residents were attending local schools. The residence closed in 1974. (National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation)
Item is a hand-tinted glass lantern slide of a waterfront village. Based on the original order of the collection, photograph might have been taken near Alert Bay.
Item is a photograph of Mary Hanuse (nee Alfred) and Alfred James (Jack) Hanuse. Married February 22, 1935 Information supplied by Elders from Alert Bay in January 2001
Item is a photograph of Charlie Clair from Quatsino and Francis Jonny, daughter of Chief Jonny. Information supplied by Elders from Alert Bay in January 2001
