- 81-04-a033262c
- Item
- [ca. 1960 - 1990]
View of several totem poles located on a hill, with a cross visible nearby.
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- 81-04-a033271
- Item
- [ca. 1960 - 1990]
Exterior view of Christ Church, an Anglican church in Alert Bay, BC.
- 81-04-a033272
- Item
- [ca. 1960 - 1990]
Image shows an extremely tall totem pole. It resembles a pole, attributed to carver Jimmy Dick, which stands 173 feet (56.4 meters) tall and is reputed to be the world's tallest totem pole. It was raised in 1973 and was constructed from two poles. The top figure, representing Sun-Man, fell to the ground in 2007. See also item a033274.
Woman in regalia, Alert Bay, BC
- 81-03-a033214
- Item
- [ca. 197- or 198-?]]
Portrait of a woman in regalia, standing indoors.
Mildred Laurie
- 81-03-a033213
- Item
- [ca. 197- or 198-?]]
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
- 81-03-a033215
- Item
- [ca. 197- or 198-?]]
Photograph of a group of dancers, indoors.
Mildred Laurie
- 81-03-a033216
- Item
- [ca. 197- or 198-?]]
Photograph of a group of dancers, indoors.
Mildred Laurie
- 81-04-a033240
- Item
- [ca. 1988]
View of the Kwakiutl totem poles standing in a cemetery. The two poles stand adjacent to graves marked with crosses, which are identified Chief J .Aul Sewid and Mrs. Lucy Sewid. The presence of flowers at this gravesite suggest that this photo may have been taken in 1988 when Chief Sewid died. Photo is attributed to Eric J. Cooke, Photo Productions, Sidney, B. C.
- 81-03-a033153
- Item
- [ca. 196- or 197-]
Photograph of what appears to be a ferry arriving or departing from a dock, likely in Port Hardy, BC.
Mildred Laurie
![Peggy Swabeck(?) [and salmon barbecue]](/uploads/r/null/d/d/e/dde95b2d7679b61124813ee0ce74e248cf18d9e9add922d1b3f108a291df7072/a033178c_142.jpg)
Peggy Swabeck(?) [and salmon barbecue]
- 81-03-a033178
- Item
- [between 195- and 197-?]
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.
Mildred Laurie
- 81-03-a033165
- Item
- [between 195- and 197-?]
Photograph of salmon being barbecued over an outdoor flame. An unidentified woman is standing in the background.
Mildred Laurie
- 81-03-a033155
- Item
- [ca. 196- or 197-?]
Photograph of painted exterior wall of longhouse in Alert Bay, BC.
Mildred Laurie
Tall totem pole, Alert Bay, BC
- 81-03-a033180
- Item
- [ca. 197-]
Photograph of a totem pole in Alert Bay, BC. This pole has been called the world's tallest totem pole, though this is a disputed fact since it is actually comprised of two pieces. The pole is not specific to a particular family, but represents multiple tribes of the Kwakwaka'wakw. The pole was completed in the late 1960's and raised in 1973. It is located near the Big House.
Mildred Laurie
Vance and Porgy on deserted village on Alert Bay, June '74
- 81-03-a033179
- Item
- June 1974
Photograph of two men standing next to the remains of an old totem pole in a deserted village in Alert Bay, BC.
Mildred Laurie
Mildred Laurie - Photo album photographs
- 81-03
- File
- [194-] - [198-]
File consists of photographs and postcards from an album assembled by Laurie Mildred, with images from northern Vancouver Island, especially Alert Bay. Also included are prints of slides and negatives from other files in this fonds. The items were removed from the album for preservation purposes. Prior to doing this, photocopies of the album pages were made to preserve the order of material and some handwritten annotations. These photocopies are included in the file.
- 81-05
- File
- 1952 - 1972
James Barclay Williams - Correspondence and press clippings
- 81-01
- File
- 1968 - 1972
- 81-05-a033076
- Item
- 1972
Photograph of an unidentified woman standing in the forest in front of a tree that has a face carved into it and painted. The tree is likely in or near Alert Bay, BC.
![Gov. General and Mrs. Mitchner [sic] visit to Alert Bay](/uploads/r/null/7/3/6/736cd809ccbc2ab3e23cd8c07677552d8e7fd30bff5067ae37574d5912630a7d/a033200c_142.jpg)
Gov. General and Mrs. Mitchner [sic] visit to Alert Bay
- 81-03-a033200
- Item
- [ca. 1970]
Photograph of former Canadian Governor General Roland Michener and his wife, descending a ramp on a pier in Alert Bay, BC. Title of the photograph taken from annotations in the album that originally housed this photograph.
Mildred Laurie
Gov. General and Mrs. Mitchner [sic] visit to Alert Bay
- 81-03-a033202
- Item
- [ca. 1970]
Photograph of former Canadian Governor General Roland Michener and two unidentified individuals, standing near two totem poles. The poles may be in the Namgis Burial Grounds.
Mildred Laurie
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