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.
Photograph of two men carving a set of house posts that will become part of the bighouse in Alert Bay, BC. These posts were carved and raised before the rest of the structure.
Image depicts a totem pole located in a valley with mountains in the distance. The pole is probably from the Kitwanga or Kispiox villages in the Skeena Valley. This pole features a fish on top and a series of ravens interspersed with human-like characters below that. One section of the pole is not carved.
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 depicts a child leaning against the base of a totem pole. The pole shows a human figure in profile. See also item a034828 for another view of this pole.
According to George Read, Stanley Read's son, the pole in the image is the Half Way Out pole of Delgamuukw's house; the boy is Harry Brown, whose Gitxsan name is Xsuwii 'Guus.
Item is an image of several buildings and totem posts. According to annotations, photograph was taken in G?aw (also known as Old Massett) in the Haida Gwaii archipielago.
Two men wearing white shirts, dark trousers, and broad brimmed hats stand in front of a building. Man on left has suspenders; man on right is wearing a scarf at neck.
Woman on left and man on right stand outside in front of a horse near a shelter. Woman has a purse or similar decorative pouch attached to waist. Clothing is a mix of western and native styles.
Two men sit in front of a tipi. The one on the left wears native clothing. The one on the right wears western style clothing and is writing in a book. The front flap of tipi is open and debris scattered in the grass in front. Structure in background.
Eight individuals, women and children, sit atop an open wagon. Frame structures can be seen in the background, with trees and mountains in the distance.
Eight individuals, women and children, sit atop an open wagon. On the right a boy sits astride a horse. A two-storey frame structure can be seen in the background, with trees and mountains in the distance.
A man, woman, and two children sit in a horse-drawn wagon on a path in front of some trees. Part of a structure is visible at the far left of the image, as are mountains in the distance.
This large group portrait includes men, women and children in both native and western dress. A priest stands on the far right of the image copy; structures and a totem pole stand in the distance.
