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Image of Kingcome Inlet resident Mrs. Sam Weber preparing salmon for the smokehouse. A similar image is printed on page 45 of Carter's book From History's Locker.

mage of three individuals standing on the platform of a fishing weir on the Cowichan River, holding spears. A similar image is printed on page 15 of Carter's book "From History's Locker," with the caption: "Salmon weir on the Cowichan river, the native people continue a very ancient form of spear fishing for migrating salmon. The weir is not a trap but merely a means to slow the fish on the way up the river."

Image of a salmon weir on the Cowichan River, Vancouver Island. The weir is seen from a slight distance up or down the river.

mage of three individuals standing on the platform of a fishing weir on the Cowichan River, holding spears. A similar image is printed on page 15 of Carter's book "From History's Locker," with the caption: "Salmon weir on the Cowichan river, the native people continue a very ancient form of spear fishing for migrating salmon. The weir is not a trap but merely a means to slow the fish on the way up the river."

mage of three individuals standing on the platform of a fishing weir on the Cowichan River, holding spears. A similar image is printed on page 15 of Carter's book "From History's Locker," with the caption: "Salmon weir on the Cowichan river, the native people continue a very ancient form of spear fishing for migrating salmon. The weir is not a trap but merely a means to slow the fish on the way up the river."

mage of three individuals standing on the platform of a fishing weir on the Cowichan River, holding spears. A similar image is printed on page 15 of Carter's book "From History's Locker," with the caption: "Salmon weir on the Cowichan river, the native people continue a very ancient form of spear fishing for migrating salmon. The weir is not a trap but merely a means to slow the fish on the way up the river."

Photograph of salmon being barbecued over an outdoor flame. A woman identified in annotations on the verso as Peggy Swabeck(?) is standing in the background.

Photograph of salmon being barbecued over an outdoor flame. An unidentified woman is standing in the background.

Three people stand by and watch as salmon cook over a fire

Three people stand by and watch as salmon cook over a fire

People gather around a fire over which salmon are cooking outside the Museum of Anthropology

Many salmon at different points in the process of preparation lie on a long wooden table with a pile of wood to the left and a green garbage can to the right. One person tends to a fire in the background, while another prepares the salmon.

Salmon cook over a fire

Salmon cook over a fire

People handle butchered salmon as more sit in a bucket before cooking

People gather around a fire over which salmon are cooking outside the Museum of Anthropology

People stand outside the Haida House on the grounds of the Museum of Anthropology at a salmon dinner as part of a canoe benefit