- 86-02-a039741
- Item
- [1949 or 1950]
Part of William Carr fonds
Image of several docked ships at the Harbour of Alert bay with houses in the background.
William Carr
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Part of William Carr fonds
Image of several docked ships at the Harbour of Alert bay with houses in the background.
William Carr
Part of William Carr fonds
Image taken from ship in Telegraph Cove on the Georgia Strait.
William Carr
Part of William Carr fonds
Image of the steamship the Princess Marguerite sailing in the Georgia Strait. The Princess Marguerite was built for the B.C Coast Service by the Fairfield Company of Glasgow, Scotland. It commonly sailed the Seattle-Victoria-Vancouver triangle.
William Carr
Part of William Carr fonds
Image of several docked boats. The large steamship is the Catala.
William Carr
[Bill Reid's] Haida canoe - various photos, extras, or not being used
Part of Hilary Stewart fonds
Negatives show the carving of Bill Reid's Lootaas (Loo Taas) canoe, which was carved in 1984 at MOA for Expo '86. The canoe now resides at the Haida Heritage Centre.
See file 03 in this series for prints of these negatives.
File also includes Hilary's notes about and sketches of the canoe, newspaper clippings, and MOA/UBC press releases.
[Bill] Reid's Haida canoe photos 1984 Feb. - May
Part of Hilary Stewart fonds
Photographs show the carving of Bill Reid's Lootaas (Loo Taas) canoe, which was carved in 1984 at MOA for Expo '86. The canoe now resides at the Haida Heritage Centre.
Note that accompanied photographs: "These are not Hilary Stewart photos - whose?" It is not clear who wrote this note. The negatives are in file 02 of this series.
Part of Hilary Stewart fonds
Contains images of a trip to Bella Coola. Especial attention is paid to the local fishing industry.
File contains a combination of images of Kwakwaka'wakw artifacts housed in various museums and images of historical Kwakwaka'wakw villages on Vancouver Island and along the Northwest Coast of British Columbia. Artifacts include totem poles, bentwood boxes, carvings, masks, and Kwakwaka'wakw artwork such as paintings and drawings. There are historical photographs of the following villages: Gwat'sinuxw (Quatsino), Kwikwasutinuxw (Gilford Island), A'wa'etlala Village (Knight's Inlet), Mamalikala (Village Island), Wiwekalu Village of T'la'mataxw (Campbell River), Kwixa Village (Salmon River), Dunaxda'xw Village (New Vancouver), and Gwa'sala Village (Smith Inlet). The textual records include information about some of the photographs, identifying items such as the people, the villages, and/or the artifacts depicted in the photographs.
File contains historical images of Nuu-chah-nulth villages and peoples. There is a focus on totem poles and canoes. There are also photographs of a pole raising ceremony to commemorate the visit of Governor General Willingdon who came to Tofino/Ucluelet in the 1920s. There are images of James Rush, Chief Miste Laabats Hamtsiid, and Chief Joseph John, dressed in Nuu-chah-nulth regalia.
Part of MOA General Media collection
Image of boats near shoreline. This photograph is likely from a book by Edward Linnaeus Keithahn or Marius Barbeau.
Canoeing, Sports Day, Port Alberni, Somass River
Part of Harry B. Hawthorn fonds
Part of Harry B. Hawthorn fonds
Image of canoes on the Somass River (Vancouver Island). Four boys are seen in stationary canoes in the foreground.
Unfinished canoe with Doug Cranmer and Godfrey Hunt
Part of Virginia Kehoe fonds
Image depicts a partially carved canoe outdoors with Godfrey Hunt and Douglas Cranmer at work. In this photo they are filling the canoe with water using a hose.
Part of Virginia Kehoe fonds
Image depicts a partially carved canoe outdoors with Godfrey Hunt and Douglas Cranmer sitting as the canoe is filled with water from a hose.
Part of Virginia Kehoe fonds
Image depicts a partially completed canoe, viewed from the side.
Unfinished canoe, closeup view
Part of Virginia Kehoe fonds
Image depicts a partially completed canoe, viewed from close up so that the grain of the wood is visible.
Part of Virginia Kehoe fonds
Image depicts Douglas Cranmer with a partially finish canoe filled with water. He seems to be measuring, and possibly preparing to stretch the canoe's interior to make it wider.
Part of Virginia Kehoe fonds
Image depicts a partially completed canoe, filled with water outside. A carver, possibly Godfrey Hunt, is also shown.
Part of Virginia Kehoe fonds
Image depicts a partially completed canoe, filled with water outside. Two carvers, probably Douglas Cranmer and Godfrey Hunt, are also shown.
Boat on river in front of Mount Fujiyama
Part of James Davidson collection
Item is a photograph of a boat on a river in front of Mount Fujiyama. A figure appears standing in the boat. Reads, "FUJIYAMA."