Image depicts four wooden structures, one of which is a church. A dirt road runs in front of the buildings, a pick-up truck is parked near the church, and mountains are visible in the distance.
Image depicts a close up showing the details of the lower figures on a totem pole, probably the Snag-of-the-Sand-Bar pole from the House of Chief Skogum Laxhe. The bottom figure is is the monster Hagwelawrh, who lives under the water and causes the Sand-Bar to raise with his back. See also image a034836 for another view of this pole.
Image depicts a totem pole with an inscription indicating that it is in memorial to a Chief who died. The pole depicts two similarly carved creatures that may be owls. Several buildings are visible behind the pole and mountains can be seen in the distance.
Image depicts several totem poles standing in a row. Read's pencil notes suggest that these are the Poles of Arteeh at Kitwanga .The pole second to the right is called the Pole of the Mountain Lion. See also items a034845 and a034846.
Image depicts a range of mountains with a valley and river running through it. Based on Read's itinerary for this trip, this may be the Skeena River and valley.
Read's handwritten journal (July 8 - August 5, 1948) of his trip from Vancouver to the Skeena River Valley and back, details the weather, road conditions, people he met, and fish caught along the way.
Image is a posed portrait of a man in a coat with his hands folded in front of him. The man is posed in front of a wall. Handwritten inscription on verso reads "Sawyers M?"
Image is a head and shoulders portrait of a man who appears to be wearing an ornamented headband. A handwritten inscription below the image reads Doctor. Photographer information printed on verso with the inscription "Mrs. R. Maynard, Photographic Artist, And Dealer in all Kinds of PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIALS. Stereoscopic and Large Views of British Columbia and Vancouver Island for sale. COR. DOUGLAS AND JOHNSON STREETS, VICTORIA, B. C. Additional handwritten inscriptions read "1000" in black ink and "no. 12 (1)" in red ink.
