Item is a photograph showing a woman and two children kneeling in front of screens. They are wearing ceremonial dress. Possibly by photographer Ogawa Kazumasa
Item is a photograph of a woman wearing traditional clothing kneeling on a cushion. Reads, "WRITING A LETTER." Possibly by photographer Kozaburo Tamamura or Kimbei Kusakabe
Item is a photograph of seven young women (possibly geisha). Four are kneeling holding musical instruments; three are standing holding fans. Possibly by photographer Kusakabe Kimbei
Photograph of performers behind a tall wooden board/wall. One is dressed like an animal, possibly a wolf, with a mask and furry costume. Two other performers stand nearby. Based on the content of this and related images in this file, this photograph was likely taken at an outdoor event in Alert Bay, BC.
Image depicts a man standing in front a wooden structure. He wears ceremonial dress, including head gear. A child stands in the background. Another view of this man can be seen in image a034815. Read's note suggests this photo may have been taken at Topley Landing on Babine Lake.
Item is a negative showing the Jongpen's wife standing with a servant in front of a stone building. The wife is wearing an elaborate hat and jeweled earrings. Both women are smiling.
The majority of this file contains historical images of the Tlingit and Tahltan First Nations and their respective villages. The other images are of Tlingit or Tahltan artifacts housed in various museums in Canada and the United States. The historic images are of Tlingit or Tahltan villages which include images of Northwest Coast architecture, houses posts and totem poles, canoes, and other household items such as bowls, weavings, and bentwood boxes. There are also some images of the Tlingit people in regalia. The textual records contained in this file is a paper titled "The History of the Babine Carriers," written by Wilfred Adam for the class Education 479, Cross Cultural Education.