Chief Mungo Martin memorial, pole raising
- 25-03-06-a037924
- Stuk
- August 1970
Part of Anthony Carter fonds
Image of the raising of a totem pole made in memory of the Kwakiutl Chief Mungo Martin. The pole was placed at his grave.
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Chief Mungo Martin memorial, pole raising
Part of Anthony Carter fonds
Image of the raising of a totem pole made in memory of the Kwakiutl Chief Mungo Martin. The pole was placed at his grave.
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Chief Mungo Martin memorial, pole raising
Part of Anthony Carter fonds
Image of the raising of a totem pole made in memory of the Kwakiutl Chief Mungo Martin. The pole was placed at his grave.
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Chief Mungo Martin memorial, pole raising
Part of Anthony Carter fonds
Image of the raising of a totem pole made in memory of the Kwakiutl Chief Mungo Martin. The pole was placed at his grave.
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Chief Mungo Martin memorial, pole raising
Part of Anthony Carter fonds
Image of the top of a totem pole made in memory of the Kwakiutl Chief Mungo Martin. The pole was placed at his grave.
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Chief Mungo Martin memorial, pole raising
Part of Anthony Carter fonds
Image of the raising of a totem pole made in memory of the Kwakiutl Chief Mungo Martin. The pole was placed at his grave. In this image, the pole has just been positioned into the hole where it will stand. Only the bottom o the pole is visible.
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Chief Mungo Martin memorial, pole raising
Part of Anthony Carter fonds
Image of the raising of a totem pole made in memory of the Kwakiutl Chief Mungo Martin. The pole was placed at his grave.
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Chief Mungo Martin memorial, pole raising
Part of Anthony Carter fonds
Image of the raising of a totem pole made in memory of the Kwakiutl Chief Mungo Martin. The pole was placed at his grave.
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Chief Mungo Martin memorial, pole raising
Part of Anthony Carter fonds
Image of the raising of a totem pole made in memory of the Kwakiutl Chief Mungo Martin. The pole was placed at his grave.
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Chief Mungo Martin memorial, pole raising
Part of Anthony Carter fonds
Image of the raising of a totem pole made in memory of the Kwakiutl Chief Mungo Martin. The pole was placed at his grave.
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Chief Mungo Martin memorial, pole raising
Part of Anthony Carter fonds
Image of the raising of a totem pole made in memory of the Kwakiutl Chief Mungo Martin. The pole was placed at his grave.
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Part of Anthony Carter fonds
Image of an unidentified totem pole featuring two creatures - a winged animal on top and what appears to be a human figure with raised arms on the bottom. Gravestones are visible in the foreground.
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Part of Anthony Carter fonds
Image of an unidentified totem pole in Alert Bay.
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Part of Anthony Carter fonds
Image of a totem pole near a graveyard. This image is printed on page 26 of Carter's book "from History's Locker," with the caption: "View from the graveyard at Alert Bay looking across Johnston straits toward Vancouver Island."
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Part of John Mennie fonds
One carving with two figures in proper right foreground, one in background, and one cut-off on proper left edge. These carvings appear to be at a burial site.
Part of John Mennie fonds
Road in immediate foreground. Burial site with totem poles beyond wire fence
Part of John Mennie fonds
Single pole centre as part of a decorated fence. Top figure is a sun.
Part of John Mennie fonds
Item is a photograph of totem poles in the cemetery. The harbour and adjacent buildings also appear. Item is inscribed, "INDIAN CEMETERY. ALERT BAY. B.C."
Part of John Mennie fonds
Item is a glass plate negative of a totem poles and adjacent buildings. Item is labelled, "Indian Village. Alert Bay BC"
Human figure totem pole from Alert Bay, B. C. The figure appears to be wearing a hat and may be a mortuary pole. Photo by E. J. Cooke, published by J. Barnard Photographers, LTD, Victoria, B. C.
Closeup of very tall totem pole also depicted in item a033272. This pole resembles one reputed to be the world's tallest totem pole. Built in the late 1960s, it was raised in 1973. It is attributed to carver Jimmy Dick and stands 173 feet tall. In 2007 the top of this pole was blown off in high winds.