- 86-02-a039744
- Item
- [1949 or 1950]
Part of William Carr fonds
Image of the Inner Harbour of Victoria.
William Carr
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Part of William Carr fonds
Image of the Inner Harbour of Victoria.
William Carr
Part of William Carr fonds
Image of the steamship the Princess Marguerite sailing in the Georgia Strait. The Princess Marguerite was built for the B.C Coast Service by the Fairfield Company of Glasgow, Scotland. It commonly sailed the Seattle-Victoria-Vancouver triangle.
William Carr
Part of William Carr fonds
Image of the steamship the Princess Marguerite sailing in the Georgia Strait from a distance. The Princess Marguerite was built for the B.C Coast Service by the Fairfield Company of Glasgow, Scotland. It commonly sailed the Seattle-Victoria-Vancouver triangle.
William Carr
Part of William Carr fonds
Image of an unidentified ship in what is most likely Victoria Harbour.
William Carr
Part of William Carr fonds
Image of the steamship Princess Joan at dock, possibly in Victoria. The Princess Joan was built for the CPR coastal service by the Fairfield Company of Glasgow, Scotland. The Princess Joan commonly sailed Victoria-to-Vancouver and Victoria-to-Seattle.
William Carr
Part of William Carr fonds
Image of the steamship Princess Joan at dock, possibly in Victoria. The Princess Joan was built for the CPR coastal service by the Fairfield Company of Glasgow, Scotland. The Princess Joan commonly sailed Victoria-to-Vancouver and Victoria-to-Seattle.
William Carr
Part of William Carr fonds
Image of an unknown hillside with burned trees which are most likely the remains of a forest fire .
William Carr
Part of William Carr fonds
Image of a road with a car driving along it, in what is most likely Manning Park. An Esso gas station sign is visible along side the roadway.
William Carr
Part of William Carr fonds
Image of a memorial pole at Alert Bay. Inscription at the bottom held by the figure reads "In loving memory of Tlaowa Latle of the Qiowasudinuk (Kwakwaka'wakw: Kwikwasut'inuxw) Tribe. Died Nov. 9 [rest of inscription illegible].
William Carr
Part of William Carr fonds
Image of two totem poles at Alert Bay. In the foreground is the Thunderbird (top) and Dzunukwa(bottom) totem pole in Alert Bay. Pole was carved in 1931 at Blunden Harbour by Willie Seaweed, assisted by Joe Seaweed. Totem pole was a memorial for Billie Moon. In the background is a memorial pole for Wa'osta'as, wife of Sam Charlie. Carved in the 1800's by an unknown carver.
William Carr
Part of William Carr fonds
Image of a possible Thunderbird house post replica in front of a store.
William Carr
Part of William Carr fonds
Image of an unidentified totem pole.
William Carr
Recording of meeting between president of Kitwancool and Minister of Indian Affairs
Part of Wilson Duff fonds
From accompanying note, sent to Wilson Duff by Peter Williams, President of Kitwancool: "This is the recording made by Mrs. Edith Campbell, Gwas-Lam's Wife, at our meeting with the Honourable Minister of Indian Affairs Mr. Judd Buchanan in Kitwancool on the iith. day of November 1974, A.D. I present two briefs, the big one is the voice of the aborigines, the short one is the voice of the Indian citizens of Canada. The records was so small but that was the best she can do and I had to transcribe it using my own recorder. I use 3 3/4 speed and the recorder is a four tracks stereo made in Japan called 'AIWA'. The Kitwancool people are very pleased for what you have done when you were in OTTAWA." Letter dated Nov. 13, 1974.
Part of MOA General Media collection
Item is an audio recording of Mrs. Susan Williams and Mr. Henry Young singing Haida songs, with drum accompaniment. An unidentified speaker introduces each song in English. The recording took place in Skidegate, Haida Gwaii, British Columbia.
Part of MOA General Media collection
Item is an audio recording of women and men singing Haida songs with drum accompaniment. There is no speaking in between songs.
Traditional singing and storytelling by George Myers Part 6
Part of MOA General Media collection
Item is the sixth of eight audio recordings of George Myers of Riske Creek, British Columbia singing in the Chilcotin language, with drum accompaniment. He speaks in English in between songs about his spiritual beliefs and work as a medicine man.
Part of MOA General Media collection
Item is an audio recording of Mrs. Susan Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Jones and Mr. Henry Young singing Haida songs, with drum accompaniment. The recording took place in Skidegate, Haida Gwaii, British Columbia.
Interview with Haida Elder Percy Brown
Part of MOA General Media collection
Item is an audio recording of an interview with Percy Brown, a Haida Elder and well-known singer, about birds, animals, fish, whaling and trapping terminology on Haida Gwaii, British Columbia. He is interviewed by two unidentified women. In the first half of the recording, he is asked questions about local birds, for example, partridges, puffins and sea gull, in order to determine Haida names for the birds and to determine if the birds are native to Haida Gwaii. He is asked similar questions about various types of vegetation, for example, plant roots. He also provides information about historic uses of trading and trapping in Haida Gwaii. Percy Brown is featured in the 1979 LP Songs from Masset, referenced in the publication Northern Haida Songs by John Enrico and Wendy Bross Stuart which is available in the MOA Reading Room, call number 12.7c HAI ENR.
Songs by Mr. and Mrs. Fred Louis of Kitimat Part 1
Part of MOA General Media collection
Item is the first of three sound recordings made by Dr. Ida Halpern that feature Mr. and Mrs. Fred Louis of Kitimat, British Columbia singing Nuu-chah-nulth songs, along with drum accompaniment. Fred Louis introduces each song. There is some use of the Haisla language in the content descriptions written on the reel container.
Songs by Mr. and Mrs. Fred Louis of Kitimat Part 2
Part of MOA General Media collection
Item is the second of three sound recordings made by Dr. Ida Halpern that feature Mr. and Ms. Fred Louis of Kitimat, British Columbia singing Nuu-chah-nulth songs, along with drum accompaniment. Fred Louis introduces each song. There is some use of the Haisla language in the content descriptions written on the reel container. This recording was possibly made by Dr. Ida Halpern.