- 30-30-01-30-01-01-a039005
- Item
- [1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]
Part of John Mennie fonds
View over wire fence. Single pole in centre, mid-ground. Burial plots and additional poles in the background.
Part of John Mennie fonds
View over wire fence. Single pole in centre, mid-ground. Burial plots and additional poles in the background.
Part of John Mennie fonds
Labelled: "Totem Poles Alert Bay B.C." View over wire fence. One pole at centre, mid-ground dominating
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
Multiple totem poles: View down road at docks. Power line with forest and totem poles at proper left
Totem poles - [Thunderbird on Dzunukwa]
Part of 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.
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 photograph of totem poles in the cemetery. Item is inscribed, "INDIAN CEMETARY (sic). ALERT BAY B.C."
Image depicts two totem poles on the grounds of St. Michael's Indian Residential School in Alert Bay, B. C. The poles include Thunderbirds, Grizzly Bears, and Coopers at the base of each pole. Photo attributed to E. J. Cooke.
Part of Diane Elizabeth Barwick fonds
Item is a photograph of painted cedar wood carvings including Sisiyutl (serpent), thunderbird, coppers, and [wolf?] figures in Alert Bay.
Traditional B. C. Coast Architecture
The Alert Bay Community House, completed in 1963. The two post arches are 17 feet high, supporting two 70 foot logs, each measuring 3 feet in diameter and weighing 5 tons. The roof has a large opening at the center to allow smoke to escape from the open pit fire. Photo by Eric J. Cooke; published by J. Barnard Photographer LTD, Victoria B. C.
Photograph of an unidentified woman standing in the forest in front of a tree that has a face carved into it and painted. The tree is likely in or near Alert Bay, BC.
Part of John Mennie fonds
Item is a photograph of a truck and driver. Truck is labelled, B.C. PACKERS LTD ALERT BAY GENERAL STORE
Part of John Mennie fonds
Item is a photograph of a truck and driver. Truck is labelled, B.C. PACKERS LTD ALERT BAY GENERAL STORE
Two men in ceremonial dress, Alert Bay
Portrait of two men in ceremonial dress, one of whom is holding a carved and painted stick. The men are standing in front of a painted board and sheet, in a filed in Alert Bay, BC. Based on the content of related images in this file, this photograph was likely taken at an outdoor event and/or salmon barbecue.
Two men in regalia on dock, Alert Bay
Photograph of two men in ceremonial dress standing on a dock in Alert Bay, BC. One man is wearing a headdress. The other is holding a carved pole.
Two men installing a gasoline pump
Part of John Mennie fonds
Item is a photograph of two men installing a gasoline pump
Part of John Mennie fonds
Item is a photograph of two men on farming or road construction equipment
Part of John Mennie fonds
Item is a photograph of two men on farming or road construction equipment
Image depicts two totem poles in an open area. Pole on image left resembles a pole carved by Tony Hunt, Calvin Hunt, Peter Knox, and John Livingston in 1976 as a memorial for Johnathan Hunt. It features Raven, Man Holding a Copper, Sun Holding a Copper, and Killer Whale.