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Construction of the Haida House at Totem Park. The man standing on the roof on the viewer's left may be Doug Cranmer while the man near the house on the viewer's right appears to be Bill Reid.

Haida house, a house frontal totem pole, a mortuary pole, and the Wasgo sculpture, standing in Totem Park.

Double mortuary pole carved by Bill Reid and Doug Cranmer standing in totem park at UBC.

Section of the mortuary totem pole carved by Bill Reid and Doug Cranmer for the Haida House complex at Totem Park.

Wasgo carving by Bill Reid on display in Montréal for the Museum of Anthropology's Northwest Coast exhibit for "Man and His World."

Bill Reid and Doug Cranmer carving the dogfish panel for the double mortuary pole to be placed near the Haida House in Totem Park.

Image of artist Bill Reid standing in the remains of a house on Anthony Island. Reid is at a slight distance from the camera, seen in silhouette standing at either the front or rear of the structure. A note, possibly written by Audrey Hawthorn, accompanies this slide. See item a039485 in this file for this note.

Image of mortuary pole carved by Bill Reid and Doug Cranmer. The pole is part of MOA's collection.

Image of a house frontal pole. The pole was carved at the University of British Columbia for display in Totem Park, where it is located in this image. It was moved to the new Museum of Anthropology grounds in 1978. Bill Reid based the design of the pole on older poles from Ninstints.

Image of a pole carved as the frontal pole for the front of the Haida house, at UBC, for display in Totem Park. Moved to the new Museum of Anthropology grounds in 1978. Pole was removed from the Haida House in 2000-09 and placed in a greenhouse tent for conservation treatment and drying. A new pole was raised outside to replace it (see MOA object Nb1.752). Jim Hart, with Reg Davidson, Michael Nicoll and Tyler Crosby, performed a small informal ceremony for the re-raising of the pole on Oct. 30, 2002 (with Martine Reid in attendance). Pole was then re-raised in the Great Hall of the Museum on Oct. 31, 2002.

Image of memorial pole when it stood at UBC's Totem Park. The pole is now part of MOA's collection.

The pole was carved at UBC for display in Totem Park. Moved to the new Museum of Anthropology grounds in 1978. This pole is based on the beaver pole standing at the north end of Skidegate. The raven figure was removed from the top of the pole in Sept. 2005 due to its poor condition and safety concerns .

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.

Bill Reid appears blurry as he stands in front of the canoe log with Norman at the left side of image.

Image is of Rob't, Mercy, Norman, and Bill Reid during welcome ceremony. Bill Reid is speaking with folded notes in his hands. Mercy holds an umbrella while Norman holds a paddle.

Image is of Bill Reid holding a piece of paper during his address at the welcome ceremony.

Item is a colour image of Bill Reid watching memorial pole being raised in the Haida Village at Totem Park at the University of British Columbia (UBC)

Item is a colour image of Memorial pole being raised in the Haida Village at Totem Park at the University of British Columbia (UBC).

Photograph of Bill Reid on the UBC campus, probably in Totem Park, leaning against what appears to be the upper cross-beam of a house post.

The Haida House and Mortuary House under construction in their original locations in Totem Park.