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This totem features a double headed serpent , Sisiutl, a Raven figure and a Thunderbird. Photograph by Eric J. Cooke.

View of a Kwakiutl totem pole on Alert Bay, Cormorant Island, British Columbia. Pole stands in Nimpkish Band Cemetery and was carved by Willie Seaweed with Joe Seaweed. It is a memorial to Billie Moon and was carved in 1931. It depicts a Thunderbird grasping the head of Dzoonokwa, a giantess. See also images a033236, a033242, and a033247, which also depict this pole.

Image depicts four totem poles standing in a cleared area. A structure is visible in the lower left corner of the image. The totem on the image's far left appears to be a pole carved by Tony Hunt (with Calvin Hunt, John Livingston, and Peter Knox), located in the Nimpkish Band Cemetery at Alert Bay.

Image shows an extremely tall totem pole. It resembles a pole, attributed to carver Jimmy Dick, which stands 173 feet (56.4 meters) tall and is reputed to be the world's tallest totem pole. It was raised in 1973 and was constructed from two poles. The top figure, representing Sun-Man, fell to the ground in 2007. See also item a033274.

Closeup of very tall totem pole also depicted in item a033272. This pole resembles one reputed to be the world's tallest totem pole. Built in the late 1960s, it was raised in 1973. It is attributed to carver Jimmy Dick and stands 173 feet tall. In 2007 the top of this pole was blown off in high winds.

Item is a hand-tinted glass lantern slide of a street with five totems. According to annotations, photograph was taken in Alert Bay.

Item is a hand-tinted glass lantern slide of a totem with a building in the background and a boat in the foreground with low tide. Based on the original order of the collection, photograph might have been taken in Alert Bay.

Photograph of two house posts being carved in a carving shed in Alert Bay, BC. Henry Speck smiles in foreground and two other carvers can be seen behind him.

Photograph of two house posts being carved in a carving shed, in Alert Bay, BC. Three people, including Henry Speck, can be seen working on the posts.

Photograph of a woman posing next to an unidentified totem pole in Alert Bay, BC. The pole features two figures: a human figure on the bottom with outstretched arms, and a thunderbird on top.

Item is a hand-tinted glass lantern slide of a carver with a feast dish in front of a house. There are five children and one adult in the background. Based on the original order of the collection, photograph might have been taken in Alert Bay.

The Mungo Martin memorial pole having just been raised in Alert Bay.

A detail of the Mungo Martin memorial pole just after being raised in Alert Bay.

The Mungo Martin memorial pole having just been raised in Alert Bay.

The Mungo Martin memorial pole being prepared to be raised in Alert Bay.

Photograph of two house posts being carved in a carving shed in Alert Bay, BC. Four people, including Henry Speck, can be seen working on the poles. A child is watching.

The Mungo Martin memorial pole about to be raised in Alert Bay.

Photograph of a woman posing next to an unidentified totem pole in Alert Bay, BC. The pole features two figures: a human figure on the bottom with outstretched arms, and a thunderbird on top.

Photograph of a woman posing next to an unidentified short totem pole in Alert Bay, BC. The pole features a single human figure with a hat.

Photograph of Henry Speck carving a house posts for a Bighouse in a carving shed in Alert Bay, BC.