Bill Reid stands near the interior house post of the Haida House. The date of this photograph is uncertain but may have been taken around 1960 when the structure was originally being built. The post in the photograph was carved by Bill Reid and Doug Cranmer.
The Haida House and Mortuary House with accompanying totem poles in what appear to be their original positions before being moved in to the grounds of the new Museum of Anthropology.
Photo of artists Doug Cranmer guiding a roof beam into place. This photograph was taken during the original construction of the Haida house in Totem Park.
Harry Hawthorn speaks at the opening of the Haida section of Totem Park. Chancellor Phyllis Ross is visible on the viewer's left and the man seated just left of Harry Hawthorn appears to be Doug Cranmer. The date on the annotation is incorrect.
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.
Aerial view of Haida House after construction and carvings were complete. The date of the annotation must be incorrect as the double mortuary pole and the house front totem pole were not completed until 1962.
Aerial view of Haida House after construction and carvings were complete. The date of the annotation must be incorrect as the double mortuary pole and the house front totem pole were not completed until 1962.
Bill Reid and Doug Cranmer carving the frontal plaque of double mortuary pole to be displayed near the Haida house at totem park. The pole (A50032) is now at MOA, on the grounds behind the museum.
Doug Cranmer and Bill Reid carving at UBC for the Haida House complex at Totem Park. Based on the length of this log, this may have been the beginnings of the Wasgo sculpture.