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Scaffolding surrounds two totem poles in totem park in preparation for moving them from Totem Park to the new Museum of Anthropology building. The pole on the viewer's right was originally carved by Charlie James and later restored by Mungo Martin. The pole on the left was carved by Mungo Martin, and restored by him in 1950-51.

School group in the foyer at the Museum of Anthropology.

School group in the foyer at the Museum of Anthropology.

School group at the Museum of Anthropology.

School group at the Museum of Anthropology.

Image depicts several totem poles erected in an open field in front of several wooden structures, possibly houses. Read's notes indicate that these poles are the Wawsemlarhae poles at Kispiox Village in the Skeena Valley.

Image looking into the a storage shed containing totem poles at the Museum of Anthropology. The initials AH are written on the slide, likely referring to Audrey Hawthorn.

Image depicts a side view of a small-scale totem pole in front of a door. The pole depicts several figures--possibly three Thunderbirds with a seated human figure at the base. See items a034476 - a034482 for other views of this pole.

Grizzly Bear house frontal totem pole being worked on by members of the B.C. Totem Pole Preservation Committee. This pole was removed from Skedans and is now housed at the Museum of Anthropology.

Image of the original Skedans Mortuary Pole in Stanley Park. Pole carved in Skidegate in Haida Gwaii in the 1870's.

Image depicts a totem pole from Gitsegyukla (Skeena Crossing). Read`s notes call this the Pole of Mawlarhen. Depictions of frogs and an owl are visible. See also item a03426 for another view of this pole.

Image of a shorter totem pole located on a sidewalk on what appears to be a residential street.

Image of a shorter totem pole located on a sidewalk on what appears to be a residential street.

Three large totem poles with a building and forest in the background

Slide of a photograph taken in the spring of 1962 or 1963 of Bill Reid as he was working on a carving at Totem Park, UBC.

Image depicts a midsection closeup of a small-scale totem pole in front of a door. Visible are two figures, one possibly a seated human perched on top of what may be a Thunderbird. Each figure seems to be sitting in a corner. See items a034476 - a034482 for other views of this pole.

Image depicts a side/front view of a small-scale totem pole in front of a door. The top two figures have long beaks, a third figure has a beak that is bent downward, and a human figure is seated at the bottom. Each winged figure is protecting a smaller figure. Two are possibly human and the third appears to be a frog. See items a034476 - a034482 for other views of this pole.

Image depicts a side view of a small-scale totem pole in front of a door. The top two figures have long beaks, a third figure has wings but no visible beak, and a human figure is seated at the bottom. See items a034476 - a034482 for other views of this pole.

Image depicts a top section closeup of a small-scale totem pole in front of a door. Visible are two beaked figures, with another seated figure. See items a034476 - a034482 for other views of this pole.

Image depicts a small scale totem pole which seems to be situated in a cemetery. The bottom figure seems to be human and the top an eagle.