Audrey and Harry Hawthorn Library and Archives

Aerials

25-02-04-a037631
Item
August 1967

Part of Anthony Carter fonds

Aerial view of Haida Gwaii, with water, mountains and some small islands visible.

Anthony Carter

Aerials

25-02-04-a037632
Item
August 1967

Part of Anthony Carter fonds

Aerial view showing some of the Haida Gwaii coastline.

Anthony Carter

African and First Nations music compilation

132-3-B-1-MAN-035
Item
[195-]

Part of MOA General Media collection

Item is a sound recording of First Nations music and what is possibly Yoruba music.

African Man Zululand

142-20
Item
1955

Part of Hylton Smith fonds

[After first steam]

12-12-01-12-01-06-a036728
Item
March 1987

Part of Ronnie Tessler fonds

Image is of Norman, Isaac, and Chip covering model canoe with paper that reads: "After first steam".

[After first steam]

12-12-01-12-01-06-a036727
Item
March 1987

Part of Ronnie Tessler fonds

Image is of Isaac and Norman covering model canoe with paper(?) that reads: "After first steam".

Agassiz-Rosedale ferry

86-02-a039727
Item
[1949 or 1950]

Part of William Carr fonds

Image of the Agassiz-Rosedale ferry sailing from its dock on the Fraser River.

William Carr

Agassiz-Rosedale ferry

86-02-a039763
Item
[1949 or 1950]

Part of William Carr fonds

Image of the deck of the Agassiz-Rosedale ferry while sailing. The deck is loaded with cars.

William Carr

Agassiz-Rosedale ferry

86-02-a039726
Item
[1949 or 1950]

Part of William Carr fonds

Image of the Agassiz-Rosedale ferry sailing away from its dock on the Fraser River.

William Carr

Agassiz-Rosedale ferry dock

86-02-a039723
Item
[1949 or 1950]

Part of William Carr fonds

Image of the dock for the Agassiz-Rosedale ferry on the Fraser River.

William Carr

Agnes Alfred and Daisy Sewid-Smith at Jimmy Sewid's house

138-02-01-15 (MAN 232)
Item
February 18, 1985

Part of Paddling to Where I Stand collection

Conversation between Agnes Alfred and her granddaughter Daisy Sewid-Smith., recorded by Martine Reid at Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Sewid's house, Campbell River on February 18, 1975.
Side 1: Agnes Alfred ad Daisy discuss the 1921 "illegal" potlatch at Village Island followed by the arrest of many participants, including herself and her husband.
Side 2: Regular and larger canoes, Agnes' may names and the origins of the names, where she was born, her houses, menstruation, pregnancy, having children, reincarnation, aristocracy, etc.

Martine J. Reid

Agnes Alfred "Axxuw" Campbell River, Dec. 11, 1980

138-02-02-02
Item
December 11, 1980 - December 28, 1998

Part of Paddling to Where I Stand collection

Item is handwritten translations of tape ----------------------- by Daisy Sewid-Smith.
Item includes Daisy Sewid-Smith's comments from December 28, 1998 and a note by Martine J. Reid with a reference to its use for the book's manuscript.

Daisy May Sewid-Smith

Agnes Alfred: Life Story

138-02-01-06 (MAN 225)
Item

Part of Paddling to Where I Stand collection

Agnes Alfred telling her life story. Recorded by Martine Reid.
No date.

Agnes Alfred

Airborne!

12-12-01-12-01-02-a036215
Item
January 1987

Part of Ronnie Tessler fonds

Image is of crane lifting log from truck bed.

Airplane Spruce

93-2018.17.12
Item
ca. 1908-1949

Part of Ben Williams Leeson collection

Written on front: "Airplane Spruce cut from 97" x 24 cuts in all about 4700 feet The Great [?] np & p.co Quatsino BC"
Written on back:
"This is one of Early Bird Cove on the neck between the sawmill side and Mrs Agora[?] where one [?] is.
Curtis, a negro[sic] at the end of the log is the boon[?] all the boys like him.
8 hours none of them less than 5 cents a day board 1.00 meal three times as usual just started sugar ration.
4 there that you know one was only a boy when yo left pick him out.
As the present prices of spruce logs the tree is worth $1900 as soon as it hits the water. The Donkey pulls it in about 4 hours. The log the boys are standing again[sic] just sailed through the woods a few minutes before we took the picture."