Audrey and Harry Hawthorn Library and Archives

Dancers at potlatch, Alert Bay (?)

81-05-a033104
Item
[195- or 196-]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

Photograph of dancers at an indoor potlatch or other event, likely in or near Alert Bay, BC.

Dancers at potlatch, Alert Bay (?)

81-05-a033104
Item
[195- or 196-]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

Photograph of dancers at an indoor potlatch or other event, likely in or near Alert Bay, BC.

Dancers at potlatch, Alert Bay (?)

81-05-a033103
Item
[195- or 196-]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

Photograph of dancers at an indoor potlatch or other event, likely in or near Alert Bay, BC.

Dancer by fire, Alert Bay

81-05-a033087
Item
[ca. 196-]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

Photograph of a dancer by a fire at an outdoor gathering, possibly a potlatch. A crowd is gathered around the dancer.

Dancers and crowd, Alert Bay

81-05-a033085
Item
[ca. 196-]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

Photograph of dancesr at an outdoor event, possibly a potlatch. A crowd is around the dancers, including others in ceremonial dress.

Masked dancer and crowd, Alert Bay

81-05-a033083
Item
[ca. 196-]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

Photograph of a dancer at an outdoor event, possibly a potlatch. The dancer is wearing a mask. A crowd is gathered around him.

Dancer and crowd, Alert Bay

81-05-a033081
Item
[ca. 196-]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

Photograph of a dancer at an outdoor event, possibly a potlatch. A crowd is around the dancer, including others in ceremonial dress.

Dancer and crowd, Alert Bay

81-05-a033077
Item
[ca. 196-]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

Photograph of a dancer at an outdoor gathering (potlatch?), with a large crowd watching.

Kwakiutl Indian Dancers

81-04-a033246
Item
[ca. 1960 - 1990]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

Kwakiutl Indian Dance Costumes, Vancouver Island, B. C., Canada. Back of postcard states: "Mrs. Ben Alfred, Sr., Mrs. Alfred, Mrs. Cramner, and Mrs. Sewid; Long House West Bay." Photo by E. J. Cooke; published by J Barnard, Photographer, LTD, Victoria B. C.

Indian Professional Dancers

81-04-a033238
Item
[ca. 1960 - 1990]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

View of Indian professional dancers performing the Swan Dance in their Community Hall. Alert Bay, Cormorant Island, British Columbia. Photo by Eric J. Cooke Photo Productions, Sidney, B. C.

Dancers, Alert Bay, BC

81-03-a033216
Item
[ca. 197- or 198-?]]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

Photograph of a group of dancers, indoors.

Mildred Laurie

Dancers, Alert Bay, BC

81-03-a033215
Item
[ca. 197- or 198-?]]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

Photograph of a group of dancers, indoors.

Mildred Laurie

Indian Professional Dancers

81-03-a033213
Item
[ca. 197- or 198-?]]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

Postcard depicts two professional first nations dancers, performing the Swan Dance in the Alert Bay, BC longhouse. Photograph and postcard by Eric J. Cooke.

Eric J. Cooke

Gov. General and Mrs. Mitchner [sic] visit to Alert Bay [event in longhouse]

81-03-a033211
Item
[ca. 1970]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

Photograph of dancers at an event in the Alert Bay longhouse. Though not pictured in this image, the former Canadian Governor General Roland Michener and his wife were in attendance. This image shows one end of the longhouse interior, with two thunderbird poles and additional carvings and paintings. The central fire is also visible.

Mildred Laurie

Gov. General and Mrs. Mitchner [sic] visit to Alert Bay [event in longhouse]

81-03-a033210
Item
[ca. 1970]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

Photograph of dancers at an event in the Alert Bay longhouse. Though not pictured in this image, the former Canadian Governor General Roland Michener and his wife were in attendance. This image shows one end of the longhouse interior, with two thunderbird poles and additional carvings and paintings. The central fire is also visible.

Mildred Laurie

Gov. General and Mrs. Mitchner [sic] visit to Alert Bay [dancer in longhouse]