Carving totem poles for Alert Bay bighouse
Fait partie de 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.
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Carving totem, inside end of bighouse [Alert Bay]
Fait partie de 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, centenary celebrations (?)
Fait partie de Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection
Photograph of a group in ceremonial dress in a field. Based on details in similar images in this file, it is possible that they are gathered for an event celebrating British Columbia's centenary in 1958. Man in the front with the cedar necklace may be Mungo Martin.
Henry Speck carving house posts for Bighouse in Alert Bay
Fait partie de Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection
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.
Henry Speck carving house posts for Bighouse in Alert Bay
Fait partie de Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection
Photograph of Henry Speck carving a house posts for a Bighouse in a carving shed in Alert Bay, BC.
Henry Speck carving house posts for Bighouse in Alert Bay
Fait partie de Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection
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.
Henry Speck carving house posts for Bighouse in Alert Bay
Fait partie de Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection
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.