Audrey and Harry Hawthorn Library and Archives

132-1-C-E-a042702
Item
[196-?]

Doug Cranmer and Bill Reid carving at UBC for the Haida House complex at Totem Park. Based on the length of this log, this may have been the beginnings of the Wasgo sculpture.

Double mortuary pole at totem park

132-1-C-E-a042697
Item
[1963?]

Part of MOA General Media collection

Double mortuary pole carved by Bill Reid and Doug Cranmer standing in totem park at UBC.

[Doreen Jensen, Bill Reid and guests]

12-12-01-12-01-03-a036395
Item
February 1987

Part of Ronnie Tessler fonds

Image is of Doreen Jensen and Bill Reid conversing with unidentified persons near canoe log.

Construction of the Haida House in Totem Park

132-1-C-E-a042705
Item
[1962?]

Part of MOA General Media collection

Construction of the Haida House at Totem Park. The man standing on the roof on the viewer's left may be Doug Cranmer while the man near the house on the viewer's right appears to be Bill Reid.

Construction of the Haida House in Totem Park

132-1-C-D-a041974
Item
[1962?]

Part of MOA General Media collection

Construction of the Haida House at Totem Park. The man standing on the roof on the viewer's left may be Doug Cranmer while the man near the house on the viewer's right appears to be Bill Reid.

Construction of the Haida house at the Haida Village at Totem Park at the University of British Columbia (UBC

138-a035991
Item
May 1962

Part of George Szanto fonds

Item is a colour image of the construction of the Haida house at the Haida Village at Totem Park at the University of British Columbia (UBC). The Memorial Pole appears on the left; the House frontal post appears in the centre; disassembled Wasgo appears on the right

Construction of the Haida house at the Haida Village at Totem Park at the University of British Columbia (UBC

138-a035990
Item
May 1962

Part of George Szanto fonds

Item is a colour image of the construction of the Haida house at the Haida Village at Totem Park at the University of British Columbia (UBC). The Memorial Pole appears on the left; disassembled Wasgo appears in the centre; the House frontal post appears in the centre; the Double Mortuary Pole appears on the right. A woman and young child appear in the left foreground

Children being photographed on the Wasgo sculpture

132-1-C-C-a041535
Item
1976?

Part of MOA General Media collection

Children being photographed playing on the Wasgo in the Great Hall of the Museum of Anthropology.

Celebration of the Raven film soundtrack, opening reception speeches

61-2-MOA-011C
Item
June 5, 1980

Part of Ken Kuramoto fonds

Item is an audio recording of introductory speeches given during the opening reception of Celebration of the Raven. The recording is Reel #7 of the soundtrack for the film Celebration of the Raven, directed by Ken Kuramoto, which documented the work process and installation of Bill Reid’s carving titled The Raven and the First Men and its unveiling by the Prince of Wales in 1980. The recording begins with an unidentified speaker who acknowledges the two groups who co-hosted the event: the Haida of the Queen Charlotte Islands including the Chiefs, Chief Elders and the People as well as the Friends of the Museum of Anthropology, Corporate Friends and the Raven Committee. The recording is then interrupted. The following portion of the recording features a woman speaking, likely in Haida. The recording is interrupted several more times during various speeches so it is difficult to identify speakers. Lastly, Haida artist Bill Reid provides a tribute to the passing of Haida storyteller Solomon Wilson and then thanks various individuals involved in the creation of the sculpture including Walter Koerner and artists George Norris, Garry Edenshaw, Charles Edenshaw and others. The recording concludes with singing and drumming.

Celebration of the Raven film soundtrack, Haida singing Part 2

61-2-MOA-111B
Item
June 5, 1980

Part of Ken Kuramoto fonds

Item is the second of two audio recording of performers singing Haida songs at the opening reception of Celebration of the Raven. The recording is Reel #6 of the soundtrack for the film Celebration of the Raven, directed by Ken Kuramoto, which documented the work process and installation of Bill Reid’s carving titled The Raven and the First Men and its unveiling by the Prince of Wales in 1980.

Celebration of the Raven film soundtrack, Haida singing Part 1

61-2-MOA-111A
Item
June 5, 1980

Part of Ken Kuramoto fonds

Item is the second of two audio recording of performers singing Haida songs at the opening reception of Celebration of the Raven. The recording is Reel #5 of the soundtrack for the film Celebration of the Raven, directed by Ken Kuramoto, which documented the work process and installation of Bill Reid’s carving titled The Raven and the First Men and its unveiling by the Prince of Wales in 1980.

Celebration of the Raven film soundtrack, ambient noise

61-2-MOA-123A
Item
March 2, 1981

Part of Ken Kuramoto fonds

Item is an audio recording of ambient noise which was recorded for the soundtrack for the film Celebration of the Raven, directed by Ken Kuramoto, which documented the work process and installation of Bill Reid’s carving titled The Raven and the First Men and its unveiling by the Prince of Wales in 1980. This is Reel #4 of the soundtrack.

Carving of the "Raven and the First Man," Bill Reid

110-5-1-27
File
1980

Part of Public Programming and Education fonds

Bill swinging an adze

131-a040221
Item
February 1987

Part of Joi Carlin fonds

Image features a profile view of Bill Reid using a traditional, well-sharpened tool, called adze to cut away the outer the sap wood of a log. The adze appears blurred as he is about to strike the log.