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Portrait of a man and woman in traditional/ceremonial dress and masks or headdresses. The two are standing outside in a grassy area. They are not identified, but may be Mr. and Mrs. McKay, who are pictured on pages 88-89 of Carter's book "From History's Locker."

Photograph of two men in ceremonial dress standing on a dock in Alert Bay, BC. One man is wearing a headdress. The other is holding a carved pole.

Portrait of Squamish Chief Dominic Charlie (Tsee-Qawl-tuhn), with headdress and a carved stick.

Portrait of Squamish Chief Dominic Charlie (Tsee-Qawl-tuhn), with headdress and a carved stick.

Portrait of Squamish Chief Dominic Charlie (Tsee-Qawl-tuhn), with headdress and a carved stick.

Photograph of a young woman wearing a carved headdress. The woman may be Mildred Laurie. The photograph was likely taken at an event in Alert Bay, BC.

Photograph of a young woman wearing a carved headdress. The woman may be Mildred Laurie. The photograph was likely taken at an event in Alert Bay, BC.

Item is a photograph of three young women, and two young girls standing in ceremonial dress (button blankets; carved and painted [wolf?] mask; and headdresses made of woven cedar, weasel(?), abalone, and eagle feathers). They are gathered for an event celebrating British Columbia's centennial in Alert Bay in 1958. Daisy Neel is in the centre wearing the frontlet and her twin sisters are the young girls in front of her. Emma Sewid [Seewid; Seaweed?] and Mabel Sewid [Seewid; Seaweed?] are on either sides of them.

Item is a negative showing a monk wearing a wide brimmed hat with feathers protruding from the top. There is a large group of people in the background, watching the monk.

Item is a negative showing three men posing for the camera. The man in the centre, the abbot, is wearing an elaborate head piece and robe. The man to his left is wearing a mask. There is a building in the background.

Item is a negative showing a man, the head Lama, wearing an elaborate head piece and robe. There is a large group of people milling on and in front of a building behind the Lama.

A man in native clothing and a headdress stands in front of a fence near a church.

Three men stand posed for the camera. The man copy left is the same individual from the previous print wearing western-style clothing. The men standing in the centre and copy right wear traditional attire. Additional individuals stand on either side of this group, not fully visible here.

Five men dressed in native clothing stand facing the camera. One man carries a long, rectangular object. Trees or bushes visible in background.

A young man wearing a headdress and native clothing stands in front of a large tree.

A man in native clothing and a headdress stands in front of a fence near a church.

Numerous men in native dress stand posed in a line. A woman in western dress stands on the far right of copy image. A wooden structure is visible behind the woman and a Model T style car can be seen at the back right of image. Several horses can be seen behind the men.