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[Portrait of woman seated on tile floor]

Image is a posed portrait of a woman wrapped in a blanket and seated on the ground on a patterned tile floor. 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. Corner of Douglas and Johnson Sts., VICTORIA, B. C." A handwritten inscription in the lower right corner of the verso reads "Indian (home?) on (Birds?) Inlet, B. C."

[Portrait of woman wrapped in blanket]

Image is a posed portrait of a woman seated on the floor. The woman is wrapped in a blanket that appears to be a wool trade blanket. On the verso is a handwritten inscription which reads "Indian woman ? B.C."

Nanaimo woman

Image is a posed portrait of a seated woman wearing a dress and shawl. Handwritten inscription on verso reads "Nanaimo Woman"

Portrait of girl

Image is a head and shoulders portrait of a girl. Printed on verso is photographer information which reads "S. A. Spencer, Photographer, FORT STREET, Victoria, B. C." An additional inscription in pencil reads "Martha".

[Portrait of] Sarah Shee-at-ston

Image is a portrait of a woman wearing a dress and posed with what appears to be furs. Printed on the verso is the photographer information which reads: "S. A. Spencer, Photographer, Victoria B. C." Additional handwritten inscriptions on the verso read "1002", "no. 23", "Sarah A[?]".

Northwest Coast Indigenous peoples

Image is a posed group portrait of two men, three women, and a girl seated together on an elaborate tile floor. All people pictured are wearing blankets. In the center front of the people is a fur and a small woven basket. 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. Corner of Douglas and Johnson Sts, VICTORIA, B. C."

[West Coast woman]

Image is a posed portrait of a woman clothed from the waist down in a blanket seated on a box or trunk. The woman is seated outdoors in front of a blanket hanging on the wall of a house.

Crying women, Victoria, B. C.

Image is a posed group portrait of four seated people. The figures are composed of women and girls. Handwritten inscription on verso reads "Crying Women longish women ? Victoria, B.C."

Chief of the W. Coast V. I.

Image is a posed portrait printed in an oval shape of two people leaning on a tree stump. The figure on the left is in city clothes and the figure on the right is wrapped in what appears to be a wool trade blanket. The image appears to have been cut out from another source and mounted on the carte de visite card. Below the oval photograph is a printed inscription that has been trimmed off: "CHIEF OF TH [...] W. COAST V. I." Printed on the verso is the photographer information with the inscription "N. SHAKESPEARE, Photographer, GOVERNMENT STREET. Victoria, V. I."

Indian man V. I., B. C.

Image is a posed portrait of a man from the waist up. The man has a pierced nose. Handwritten inscription on the verso reads "Indian man V. I. B. C."

Cemetery

  • 30-30-01-30-01-01-a039004
  • Item
  • [1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]
  • Part of John Mennie fonds

Two poles in mid-ground mixed with cross-bearing grave marker at proper right foreground

Totem poles - Alert Bay, BC

  • 30-30-01-30-01-01-a039007
  • Item
  • [1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]
  • Part of John Mennie fonds

Labelled: "Totem Poles Alert Bay B.C." View over wire fence. One pole at centre, mid-ground dominating

Totem poles

  • 30-30-01-30-01-01-a039010
  • Item
  • [1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]
  • Part of John Mennie fonds

Winged figure totem pole in foreground near burial site

Ministers on podium

  • 30-30-01-30-01-02-a039019
  • Item
  • [1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]
  • Part of John Mennie fonds

Three ministers, mid-ground on podium, facing proper right. Band in background, facing camera.

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