Audrey and Harry Hawthorn Library and Archives

81-04-a033265
Stuk
[ca. 1960 - 1990]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl) Memorial Totem Poles, on Namgis Burial Grounds, Alert Bay, Cormorant Island, BC, British Columbia, Canada -Front Totem Pole: Kolus sits atop Cedar Man, above Sun Figure and Killer Whale. A cross and two buildings are visible image left of the totem poles.

Carving houe posts for Alert Bay Bighouse

81-05-a033114
Stuk
[195- or 196-]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

Photograph of two men carving a set of house posts that will become part of the bighouse in Alert Bay, BC. These posts were carved and raised before the rest of the structure.

Alert Bay cemetery

81-05-a033118
Stuk
[195- or 196-]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

Photograph of pole and gravestones in a cemetery in Alert Bay, BC.

Thunderbird totem pole, Alert Bay

81-05-a033120
Stuk
[195- or 196-]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

Photograph of a totem pole in Alert Bay, BC. The pole features two figures: a human figure on the bottom with outstretched arms, and a thunderbird on top.

Totem poles in front of buildings

94-a034811
Stuk
1948

Part of Stanley E. Read fonds

Image depicts several wooden structures with totem poles erected in front. Read's diary suggests that this photo may have been taken in the Kispiox Village near Hazelton, BC. and the prominent pole in the foreground may be known as Half-Way Out.

Totem pole behind a fence

94-a034819
Stuk
1948

Part of Stanley E. Read fonds

Image depicts a totem pole located in a valley with mountains in the distance. The pole is probably from the Kitwanga or Kispiox villages in the Skeena Valley. This pole features a fish on top and a series of ravens interspersed with human-like characters below that. One section of the pole is not carved.

Series of totem poles

94-a034824
Stuk
1948

Part of Stanley E. Read fonds

Image depicts several totem poles erected in an open field in front of several wooden structures, possibly houses. Read's notes indicate that these poles are the Wawsemlarhae poles at Kispiox Village in the Skeena Valley.

Child and totem pole

94-a034827
Stuk
1948

Part of Stanley E. Read fonds

Image depicts a child leaning against the base of a totem pole. The pole shows a human figure in profile. See also item a034828 for another view of this pole.

According to George Read, Stanley Read's son, the pole in the image is the Half Way Out pole of Delgamuukw's house; the boy is Harry Brown, whose Gitxsan name is Xsuwii 'Guus.

G?aw

11-02-a032701_4
Stuk
[ca. 1889 - 1891]

Part of Robert Reford fonds

Item is an image of several buildings and totem posts. According to annotations, photograph was taken in G?aw (also known as Old Massett) in the Haida Gwaii archipielago.

Group portrait of men, women and children with a priest

22-2-a032866
Stuk
c.1920

Part of Fred Ryckman fonds

This large group portrait includes men, women and children in both native and western dress. A priest stands on the far right of the image copy; structures and a totem pole stand in the distance.

Zonder titel

Indian cemetery - Alert Bay, BC

30-30-01-30-01-01-a039001
Stuk
[1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]

Part of John Mennie fonds

Image is of a First Nations burial site: road in foreground, power line and two totem poles in background

Totem poles - [Thunderbird on Dzunukwa]

30-30-01-30-01-01-a039002
Stuk
[1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]

Part of John Mennie fonds

Two totem poles, in foreground and background, with a wire fence between them. Totem in foreground is "Thunderbird on Dzunukwa," carved by Willie & Joe Seaweed in Blunden Harbour in 1931.

Totem pole - [Thunderbird on Dzunukwa]

30-30-01-30-01-01-a039008
Stuk
[1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]

Part of John Mennie fonds

Labelled: "Indian Totem. Alert Bay B.C." Single pole at centre foreground. Bottom figure's arms are outstretched. Actual title: "Thunderbird on Dzunukwa." Top figure is Thunderbird and figure below is Dzunukwa. Pole was carved by Willie & Joe Seaweed in Blunden Harbour in 1931.