- 30-30-01-30-01-01-a039004
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- [1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]
Parte de John Mennie fonds
Two poles in mid-ground mixed with cross-bearing grave marker at proper right foreground
Parte de John Mennie fonds
Two poles in mid-ground mixed with cross-bearing grave marker at proper right foreground
Parte de John Mennie fonds
Item is a photograph of a cemetery. White crosses with lettering denote graves
Kwakiutl Totem Poles, British Columbia Canada
Parte de Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection
View of two Memorial poles. The taller pole depicts an eagle and a grizzly bear; the shorter pole depicts a human form holding copper. Photo is attributed to Eric J. Cooke Photo Productions, Sidney, B. C.
Parte de Harry B. Hawthorn fonds
Parte de 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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Parte de John Mennie fonds
Road in immediate foreground. Burial site with totem poles beyond wire fence
Parte de 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."
Parte de Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection
View of a Kwakiutl totem pole on Alert Bay, Cormorant Island, British Columbia. Pole stands in Nimpkish Band Cemetery and was carved by Willie Seaweed with Joe Seaweed. It is a memorial to Billie Moon and was carved in 1931. It depicts a Thunderbird grasping the head of Dzoonokwa, a giantess. See also images a033236, a033247, and a033260, which also depict this pole.
Indian cemetery - Alert Bay, BC
Parte de John Mennie fonds
Image is of a First Nations burial site: road in foreground, power line and two totem poles in background
Totem poles - [Thunderbird on Dzunukwa]
Parte de John Mennie fonds
Two totem poles, in foreground and background, with a wire fence between them. Totem in foreground is "Thunderbird on Dzunukwa," carved by Willie & Joe Seaweed in Blunden Harbour in 1931.
Parte de John Mennie fonds
View over wire fence. Single pole in centre, mid-ground. Burial plots and additional poles in the background.
Parte de John Mennie fonds
View over wire fence into cemetery. 3 totem poles in view: one mid-ground centre; two in background
People standing outside at the Indian cemetery
Parte de John Mennie fonds
Item is a photograph of a group of people standing outside at the Indian cemetery, possibly at a funeral.
Parte de John Mennie fonds
Multiple totem poles: View down road at docks. Power line with forest and totem poles at proper left
Parte de John Mennie fonds
Item is a photograph of totem poles in the cemetery. Item is inscribed, "INDIAN CEMETARY (sic). ALERT BAY B.C."
Parte de Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection
Image depicts four totem poles standing in a cleared area. A structure is visible in the lower left corner of the image. The totem on the image's far left appears to be a pole carved by Tony Hunt (with Calvin Hunt, John Livingston, and Peter Knox), located in the Nimpkish Band Cemetery at Alert Bay.
From all over the place, cemetery carved gate
Parte de Anthony Carter fonds
Image of a cemetery, with a large wooden archway at the entrance, a few totem poles, and some crosses. The archway is carved and painted, featuring two whales on either side, and a figure perched at the top between them.
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Parte de 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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