Audrey and Harry Hawthorn Library and Archives

Carving totem, inside end of bighouse [Alert Bay]

81-05-a033112
Stuk
[195- or 196-]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

Photograph of three men carving totem poles that would become part of the bighouse in Alert Bay, BC.

Alert Bay cemetery

81-05-a033119
Stuk
[195- or 196-]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

Photograph of pole and gravestones in a cemetery in Alert Bay, BC.

St. Michael's Indian Residential School, Alert Bay

81-05-a033121
Stuk
[195- or 196-]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

Photograph of St. Michael's Indian Residential School, which stood in Alert Bay, BC until its demolition in 2015. This image shows the exterior and two thunderbird poles that stood at the entrance.

Group in ceremonial dress at unidentified event

81-03-a033161
Stuk
[ca. 195- or 196-?]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

Image of a group at an unidentified outdoor event. Most of the individuals in the image are in ceremonial dress. The photograph was likely taken in or near Alert Bay, BC.

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Painting: two whales on wood

81-03-a033187
Stuk
[ca. 195- or 196-]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

Photograph of an unidentified piece of art, depicting what appears to be two whales, painted on a piece of wood.

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Group in ceremonial dress on dock, Alert Bay

81-05-a033078
Stuk
[ca. 196-]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

Photograph of a group of people in ceremonial dress standing on a dock in Alert Bay, BC. Most are looking away from the camera, toward a boat next to the dock.

Masked dancer and crowd, Alert Bay

81-05-a033083
Stuk
[ca. 196-]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

Photograph of a dancer at an outdoor event, possibly a potlatch. The dancer is wearing a mask. A crowd is gathered around him.

Mrs. Sewid and daughters in ceremonial dress

81-05-a033084
Stuk
[ca. 196-]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

Photograph of an older woman and three younger women, all in ceremonial dress, at an outdoor gathering in Alert Bay. These women are identified in a different photograph in this fonds as Mrs. Sewid and her daughters.

Dancers and crowd, Alert Bay

81-05-a033085
Stuk
[ca. 196-]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

Photograph of dancesr at an outdoor event, possibly a potlatch. A crowd is around the dancers, including others in ceremonial dress.

Dancers at potlatch, Alert Bay (?)

81-05-a033103
Stuk
[195- or 196-]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

Photograph of dancers at an indoor potlatch or other event, likely in or near Alert Bay, BC.

Dancers at potlatch, Alert Bay (?)

81-05-a033107
Stuk
[195- or 196-]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

Photograph of dancers at an indoor potlatch or other event, likely in or near Alert Bay, BC.

Dancers at potlatch, Alert Bay (?)

81-05-a033111
Stuk
[195- or 196-]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

Photograph of dancers at an indoor potlatch or other event, likely in or near Alert Bay, BC. The dancers are wearing masks.

Carving totem poles for Alert Bay longhouse

81-05-a033113
Stuk
[195- or 196-]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

Photograph of the interior totem poles of the longhouse in Alert Bay, BC, while the poles are still being carved. These poles were carved and raised before the rest of the structure. Two boys are standing near the poles.

Carving totem poles for Alert Bay bighouse

81-05-a033115
Stuk
[195- or 196-]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

Photograph of a set of totem poles that will become part of the longhouse in Alert Bay, BC. These poles were carved and raised before the rest of the structure.

Killer Whale arch, Alert Bay cemetery

81-05-a033116
Stuk
[195- or 196-]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

View of the Killer Whale Arch located at the entrance to the Kwatiul Indian Cemetery. This arch is a memorial to a boy lost at sea. Located at Alert Bay, British Columbia. Several crosses and memorial totem poles are visible behind this archway.

Alert Bay cemetery

81-05-a033117
Stuk
[195- or 196-]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

Photograph of pole and gravestones in a cemetery in Alert Bay, BC.

Chief Dan George(?) with two women and a child

81-03-a033160
Stuk
[ca. 195- or 196-?]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

Photograph of a man who appears to be Chief Dan George with two women in masks and ceremonial robes. One woman is holding a young boy. Based on handwritten annotations from the album in which this print was originally housed, the woman holding the boy is Lily Alford Jolliffe(?), granddaughter of Chief Sewid. The photograph was taken indoors. A stamp on the verso of the print indicates that it was printed in 1958.

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