Audrey and Harry Hawthorn Library and Archives

Carving a totem pole

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[ca. 1964 - 1967]

Parte deVirginia Kehoe fonds

Image depicts Douglas Cranmer in the process of carving a pole. The early cuts are made with a chain saw.

Raising up a tree

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[ca. 1964 - 1967]

Parte deVirginia Kehoe fonds

Image depicts Doug Cranmer using a jack to raise the end of a large tree trunk.

Using a chain saw

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[ca. 1964 - 1967]

Parte deVirginia Kehoe fonds

Image depicts carver Doug Cranmer using a chain saw to make early cuts on a pole.

Partially carved totem pole

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[ca. 1964 - 1967]

Parte deVirginia Kehoe fonds

Image depicts a partially carved totem pole resting on the ground. Doug Cranmer is visible in the lower left corner of the image; another carver works on the pole. A can of paint is visible, but not in use.

Inspecting a partially carved pole

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[ca. 1964 - 1967]

Parte deVirginia Kehoe fonds

Image depicts Doug Cranmer and another carver, possibly Godfrey Hunt, with a partially carved pole. A man and a woman observe the work.

Finished pole ready for transport

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[ca. 1964 - 1967]

Parte deVirginia Kehoe fonds

Image depicts a completed pole, wrapped and enclosed in a wooden frame, ready for transport. Image appears to have been taken at a loading dock.

Partially carved pole

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[ca. 1964 - 1967]

Parte deVirginia Kehoe fonds

Image depicts three carvers working on a totem pole. The centre carver is Doug Cranmer; the man on Cramner's right may be Godfrey Hunt. A woman works, possibly sanding, image right.

Thunderbird carving

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[ca. 1964 - 1967]

Parte deVirginia Kehoe fonds

Image depicts a large carving, possibly of a Thunderbird. Painted in black, white, green, and tan, the wings are spread out wide.

Unfinished canoe with Doug Cranmer and Godfrey Hunt

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[ca. 1964 - 1967]

Parte deVirginia 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.

Canoe Carving break

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[ca. 1964 - 1967]

Parte deVirginia 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.

Unfinished canoe, side view

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[ca. 1964 - 1967]

Parte deVirginia Kehoe fonds

Image depicts a partially completed canoe, viewed from the side.

Unfinished canoe, closeup view

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[ca. 1964 - 1967]

Parte deVirginia Kehoe fonds

Image depicts a partially completed canoe, viewed from close up so that the grain of the wood is visible.

Constructing a canoe

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[ca. 1964 - 1967]

Parte deVirginia 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.

Carving details

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[ca. 1964 - 1967]

Parte deVirginia Kehoe fonds

Image depicts a a closeup view of a carving. It is unfinished, and marks on the wood are visible.

Carving in progress

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[ca. 1964 - 1967]

Parte deVirginia Kehoe fonds

Image depicts a carver working on some kind of a large carving.

Canoe drawing

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[ca. 1964 - 1967]

Parte deVirginia Kehoe fonds

Image depicts a drawing and text representing plans for a canoe, possibly the Nootka canoe carved by Douglas Cranmer for the Royal Museum of British Columbia in Victoria, B. C.