Carving totem, inside end of bighouse [Alert Bay]
- 81-05-a033112
- Pièce
- [195- or 196-]
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.
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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.
Fait partie de 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
Fait partie de 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.
Totem pole and cannon, Alert Bay, B.C., Canada
Fait partie de Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection
Commercial postcard printed with a photograph of a store in Alert Bay, BC, with a totem pole and cannon in front of the store. A handwritten annotation on the verso identifies this building as a store.
Vance and Porgy on deserted village on Alert Bay, June '74
Fait partie de Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection
Photograph of two men standing next to the remains of an old totem pole in a deserted village in Alert Bay, BC.
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Gov. General and Mrs. Mitchner [sic] visit to Alert Bay
Fait partie de Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection
Photograph of former Canadian Governor General Roland Michener and two unidentified individuals, standing near two totem poles. The poles may be in the Namgis Burial Grounds.
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Gov. General and Mrs. Mitchner [sic] visit to Alert Bay
Fait partie de Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection
Photograph of former Canadian Governor General Roland Michener and his wife at what appears to be the Namgis Burial Grounds in Alert Bay, BC. The poles were possibly made by Charlie James.
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Kwakiutl Totem Poles outside St. Michael's Indian Residential School
Fait partie de Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection
View of the Kwakiutl totem poles that stand outside St. Michael's Indian Residential School at Alert Bay, British Columbia. Photo taken by Eric J. Cooke photo productions, Sidney B. C.
Fait partie de Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection
View of the Kwakiutl totem poles standing in a cemetery. The two poles stand adjacent to graves marked with crosses, which are identified Chief J .Aul Sewid and Mrs. Lucy Sewid. The presence of flowers at this gravesite suggest that this photo may have been taken in 1988 when Chief Sewid died. Photo is attributed to Eric J. Cooke, Photo Productions, Sidney, B. C.
Fait partie de Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection
View of a Kwakiutl totem pole on Alert Bay, Cormorant Island, British Columbia. Pole appears to be standing in a cemetery. A cross marked Charles Smith is visible. This pole features a bird (possibly a raven) atop several other animals.
Kwakiutl Totem Poles, British Columbia Canada
Fait partie de Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection
View of two Memorial poles. The taller pole depicts an eagle and a grizzly bear; the shorter pole depicts a human form holding copper. Photo is attributed to Eric J. Cooke Photo Productions, Sidney, B. C.
Fait partie de William Carr fonds
Image of two totem poles at Alert Bay. In the foreground is a memorial pole for Chief Wakas. It was raised in 1924 and carved by Arthur Shaughnessy. In the background is a memorial pole for Amos Dawson's uncle. Carved by Charlie James.
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Fait partie de William Carr fonds
Image of a memorial pole at Alert Bay. Inscription at the bottom held by the figure reads "In loving memory of Tlaowa Latle of the Qiowasudinuk (Kwakwaka'wakw: Kwikwasut'inuxw) Tribe. Died Nov. 9 [rest of inscription illegible].
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Fait partie de William Carr fonds
Image of two totem poles at Alert Bay. In the foreground is a memorial pole for Chief Wakas. It was raised in 1924 and carved by Arthur Shaughnessy. In the background is a memorial pole for Amos Dawson's uncle. Carved by Charlie James.
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Fait partie de Missionary Society of the Church of England in Canada Slide Collection
Item is a hand-tinted glass lantern slide of a street with five totems. According to annotations, photograph was taken in Alert Bay.
Fait partie de Missionary Society of the Church of England in Canada Slide Collection
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.
Fait partie de William McLennan (MOA Curator) fonds
File contains a combination of images of Kwakwaka'wakw artifacts housed in various museums and images of historical Kwakwaka'wakw villages on Vancouver Island and along the Northwest Coast of British Columbia. Artifacts include totem poles, bentwood boxes, carvings, masks, and Kwakwaka'wakw artwork such as paintings and drawings. There are historical photographs of the following villages: Gwat'sinuxw (Quatsino), Kwikwasutinuxw (Gilford Island), A'wa'etlala Village (Knight's Inlet), Mamalikala (Village Island), Wiwekalu Village of T'la'mataxw (Campbell River), Kwixa Village (Salmon River), Dunaxda'xw Village (New Vancouver), and Gwa'sala Village (Smith Inlet). The textual records include information about some of the photographs, identifying items such as the people, the villages, and/or the artifacts depicted in the photographs.
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 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.
Fait partie de Harry B. Hawthorn fonds