Audrey and Harry Hawthorn Library and Archives

Shell storage tanks and harbour

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Item
[1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]

Part of John Mennie fonds

Item is a photograph of two storage tanks labelled "SHELL," harbour and ship repair shop

Harbour

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Item
[1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]

Part of John Mennie fonds

Item is a photograph of a building on stilts labelled "STORE." The beach appears in the foreground

Harbour/ships

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Item
[1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]

Part of John Mennie fonds

Item is a photograph of a building on stilts labelled "MACHINE SHOP, GENERAL SHIP REPA, and MARINE REPAIR CO. FLOATING PLANT." The harbour appears in the foreground and adjacent buildings appear in the background

Harbour

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Item
[1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]

Part of John Mennie fonds

Item is a photograph of two buildings across from the harbour. The beach, a boat and several people also appear

Harbour

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Item
[1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]

Part of John Mennie fonds

Item is a photograph of buildings on stilts on the beach. The harbour and beach appear in the foreground. Buildings across the street from the harbour and storage tanks appear in the background

Harbour/ships

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Item
[1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]

Part of John Mennie fonds

Item is a photograph of several boats in the harbour. The marine repair shop appears on the right. St. Michael's Indian Residential School appears in the far left background

Harbour/ships

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Item
[1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]

Part of John Mennie fonds

Item is a photograph of an unidentified rower in a row boat. Some buildings appear in the background

Harbour/ships

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Item
[1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]

Part of John Mennie fonds

Item is a photograph of the harbour. Some buildings and a boat appear in the background

Harbour/ships

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Item
[1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]

Part of John Mennie fonds

Item is a photograph of the harbour. Buildings, boats, and St. Michael's Indian Residential School appear in the background. Item is inscribed, "ALERT BAY, B.C."

Harbour/ships

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Item
[1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]

Part of John Mennie fonds

Item is an aerial photograph of the harbour. St. Michael's Indian Residential School appears in the centre

Building and fence

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Item
[1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]

Part of John Mennie fonds

Item is a glass plate negative of the harbour and adjacent buildings.

Women's group posing outdoors

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Item
[1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]

Part of John Mennie fonds

Item is a photograph of 31 women, two babies and one man posing outdoors. Item is labelled, "INDIAN WOMEN'S W.A.ALERT BAY, B.C. M. 1932"

Men's sports team posing

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Item
[1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]

Part of John Mennie fonds

Item is a photograph of 11 men posing with a soccer ball

Buildings/places

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Item
[1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]

Part of John Mennie fonds

Item is a photograph of buildings and totem pole. A partial canoe appears lower right.

Indian cemetery - Alert Bay, BC

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Item
[1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]

Part of John Mennie fonds

Image is of a First Nations burial site: road in foreground, power line and two totem poles in background

Totem poles - [Thunderbird on Dzunukwa]

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Item
[1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]

Part of John Mennie fonds

Two totem poles, in foreground and background, with a wire fence between them. Totem in foreground is "Thunderbird on Dzunukwa," carved by Willie & Joe Seaweed in Blunden Harbour in 1931.

Totem pole - [Thunderbird on Dzunukwa]

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Item
[1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]

Part of John Mennie fonds

Labelled: "Indian Totem. Alert Bay B.C." Single pole at centre foreground. Bottom figure's arms are outstretched. Actual title: "Thunderbird on Dzunukwa." Top figure is Thunderbird and figure below is Dzunukwa. Pole was carved by Willie & Joe Seaweed in Blunden Harbour in 1931.