Audrey and Harry Hawthorn Library and Archives

Buildings/places

30-30-01-30-01-11-a039151
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.

Carving totem, inside end of bighouse [Alert Bay]

81-05-a033112
Item
[195- or 196-]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

Photograph of three men carving totem poles that would become part of the bighouse in Alert Bay, BC.

Carving totem poles for Alert Bay bighouse

81-05-a033115
Item
[195- or 196-]

Part of 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.

Carving houe posts for Alert Bay Bighouse

81-05-a033114
Item
[195- or 196-]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

Photograph of two men carving a set of house posts that will become part of the bighouse in Alert Bay, BC. These posts were carved and raised before the rest of the structure.

People in Front of a Church in Alert Bay

Part of Missionary Society of the Church of England in Canada Slide Collection

Item is a hand-tinted glass lantern slide of eight children and three adults in front of a church. Based on the original order of the collection, photograph might have been taken in Alert Bay and the church might be Christ Church, Anglican church.

Waterfront View of Alert Bay

Part of Missionary Society of the Church of England in Canada Slide Collection

Item is a hand-tinted glass lantern slide of a waterfront view of Alert Bay with Christ Church Anglican church in the background and two boats in the foreground.

Alert Bay longhouse

81-05-a033122
Item
[195- or 196-]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

Photograph of the exterior of the longhouse in Alert Bay, BC.

Exterior view of church

81-04-a033271
Item
[ca. 1960 - 1990]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

Exterior view of Christ Church, an Anglican church in Alert Bay, BC.

Interior church view

81-04-a033269
Item
[ca. 1960 - 1990]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

Interior view of a church focusing on a large stained glass window. An altar and pews are also visible. See also item a033270.

Interior church, view two

81-04-a033270
Item
[ca. 1960 - 1990]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

Interior view of a church focusing on a large stained glass window. An altar and pews are also visible. See also item a033269.

Western Canada Moments

81-04-a033253
Item
[ca. 1960 - 1990]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

Image depicts the Christ Church Anglican Church in Alert Bay, B. C. Photo is attributed to J. Courtney. See also item a033271.

Man posed with a truck

81-04-a033221
Item
[1957]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

A man poses with a truck. The door to the truck reads, "BC Packers, LTD Store Alert Bay." Parts of the truck seemed to be covered with a fringed cloth.

Shop at Alert Bay

81-04-a033220
Item
[1957]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

Interior view of a shop selling clothing, and accessories. Three women, a store employee and two customers, can be seen.

Indian Professional Dancers

81-03-a033213
Item
[ca. 197- or 198-?]]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

Postcard depicts two professional first nations dancers, performing the Swan Dance in the Alert Bay, BC longhouse. Photograph and postcard by Eric J. Cooke.

Eric J. Cooke

Longhouse, Alert Bay, BC

81-03-a033155
Item
[ca. 196- or 197-?]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

Photograph of painted exterior wall of longhouse in Alert Bay, BC.

Mildred Laurie

Totem pole and cannon, Alert Bay, B.C., Canada

81-03-a033152
Item
[ca. 194-]

Part of 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.