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

Image is a portrait of a man seated outside in front of a building featuring a row of large wood carvings.

Image is a three-quarters view of a building awning with a row of large wood carvings. The carvings consist of human figures and a door frame with what appear to be ornamental animals bordering it. Handwritten inscription on verso (illegible).

Image is a portrait of a man, printed in a vignetted oval shape. Inscription below reads "INDIAN CHIEF, B. C." Handwritten incription of the letter "a" on verso.

Image is a group portrait taken outside. In foreground are five men seated with dogs. In background are seven men, three holding flags.

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".

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[?]".

Image is a portrait of a seated man with eyes closed. Verso contains handwritten inscription which reads " A. Sammalal ?. B. C."

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."

Image is a posed portrait of two men seated on chairs. Handwritten inscription on verso reads "Fort Rupert Chiefs, B. C."

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."

Image is a posed portrait of a seated, shirtless man viewed from the waist up. Handwritten inscription on verso reads "Nanaimo, ? B.C."

Image is a posed portrait of an elderly person sitting on the ground next to what a appears to be a woven clam harvesting basket. The person is wearing what appears to be a Coast Salish cedar bark hat. The image appears to be a photograph of an original image mounted on a carte de visite. On the verso is the letter "L" inscribed in pencil.

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."

Image is a group portrait taken outside in front of a log cabin. Portrait consists of three women and one man.