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Conversation between Agnes Alfred and her granddaughter Daisy Sewid-Smith., recorded by Martine Reid at Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Sewid's house, Campbell River on February 18, 1975.
Side 1: Agnes Alfred ad Daisy discuss the 1921 "illegal" potlatch at Village Island followed by the arrest of many participants, including herself and her husband.
Side 2: Regular and larger canoes, Agnes' may names and the origins of the names, where she was born, her houses, menstruation, pregnancy, having children, reincarnation, aristocracy, etc.

Item is handwritten translations of tape ----------------------- by Daisy Sewid-Smith.
Item includes Daisy Sewid-Smith's comments from December 28, 1998 and a note by Martine J. Reid with a reference to its use for the book's manuscript.

Agnes Alfred telling her life story. Recorded by Martine Reid.
No date.

Written on front: "Airplane Spruce cut from 97" x 24 cuts in all about 4700 feet The Great [?] np & p.co Quatsino BC"
Written on back:
"This is one of Early Bird Cove on the neck between the sawmill side and Mrs Agora[?] where one [?] is.
Curtis, a negro[sic] at the end of the log is the boon[?] all the boys like him.
8 hours none of them less than 5 cents a day board 1.00 meal three times as usual just started sugar ration.
4 there that you know one was only a boy when yo left pick him out.
As the present prices of spruce logs the tree is worth $1900 as soon as it hits the water. The Donkey pulls it in about 4 hours. The log the boys are standing again[sic] just sailed through the woods a few minutes before we took the picture."

Item is an album of photographs from China.

Item is an album of photographs from Meiji period Japan. There are also a few photos from Scotland; Naples, Italy; and Port Said, Egypt.

Item is an lacquered album of photographs from Meiji period Japan with a fabric-lined storage box. Photographs are hand coloured black and white prints.

Item is an lacquered album of photographs from Meiji period Japan. Photographs are hand coloured black and white prints.

Item is an lacquered album of photographs from Meiji period Japan with a fabric-lined storage box. Photographs are hand coloured black and white prints.

Item is an album of photographs from Meiji period Japan that opens accordion-style