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Item is a photograph of totem poles in the cemetery. The harbour and adjacent buildings also appear. Item is inscribed, "INDIAN CEMETERY. ALERT BAY. B.C."

Item is a glass plate negative of a totem pole. Item is labelled, "TOTEM POLES. ALERT BAY. B.C"

Item is a glass plate negative of a totem poles and adjacent buildings. Item is labelled, "Indian Village. Alert Bay BC"

Item is a glass plate negative of a totem pole and adjacent buildings. Item is labelled, "Indian Village, Alert Bay BC"

Item is a photograph of buildings, totem poles and harbour. Lower portion of photo is inscribed, "Indian Village Alert Bay BC"

Item is a photograph of buildings, totem pole and boardwalk. Item is inscribed, "INDIAN VILLAGE, ALERT BAY, B.C. CANADA"

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

Item is a photograph of the entrance to St. Michael's Indian Residential School in Alert Bay, which was founded in 1929 by the Anglican Church of Canada. Two painted totem poles are visible in front of the school, with thunderbird, [grizzly bear?], and copper forms.

Item is a photograph taken from the water of the hospital, community hall, and other buildings in Alert Bay along the shoreline with the forest in the background. Totem poles are scattered along the shoreline.

Item is a photograph with a perforated edge depicting the entrance to the St. Michael's Indian Residential School in Alert Bay, which was founded in 1929 by the Anglican Church of Canada. Two painted totem poles are visible in front of the school, with thunderbird, [grizzly bear?], and copper figures.

Commercial postcard printed with a photograph of a wooden promenade in Alert Bay, B.C. A number of people are walking on the promenade, which sits at the bottom of a small hill. A number of structures and a totem pole are visible on the hillside. A handwritten annotation on the verso of the photograph reads: "The first building is the [?] hall & the 2nd building is the b[?] house, they are right across from the store. The house on the hill is the bookkeeper's house."

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.

Photograph of two men standing next to the remains of an old totem pole in a deserted village in Alert Bay, BC.

Photograph of a totem pole in Alert Bay, BC. This pole has been called the world's tallest totem pole, though this is a disputed fact since it is actually comprised of two pieces. The pole is not specific to a particular family, but represents multiple tribes of the Kwakwaka'wakw. The pole was completed in the late 1960's and raised in 1973. It is located near the Big House.

Governor General Roland Michener and his wife Norah pose with a short totem pole. Trees and buildings are visible in the distance. Totem pole appears similar to a pole attributed to Arthur Shuaghnessy that was raised for Kamdatsa (Mrs. Tom Patch) of Village Island or New Vancouver, a woman who lived to be over 100 years old. That pole was eventually raised on her grave.

Governor General Roland Michener and his wife Norah pose with a short totem pole. Trees and buildings are visible in the distance. Totem pole appears similar to a pole attributed to Arthur Shuaghnessy that was raised for Kamdatsa (Mrs. Tom Patch) of Village Island or New Vancouver, a woman who lived to be over 100 years old. That pole was eventually raised on her grave. This print appears to be a duplicate of item a033223a.

A man and a woman are posed with a totem pole inside a tent. They are perhaps painting or restoring the pole. A man at the far right of copy print appears to look at their work. Paint cans are visible on the floor. This photo appears to have been taken at the same time as item a033231.