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Image depicts a pole that has been partially carved. A carver, probably Doug Cranmer, uses an adze.

Image depicts painting a totem pole. A woman paints in the foreground; Doug Cranmer stands at the other end of the pole.

Image depicts Doug Cranmer taking a break from carving. He sits on a wooden stool with his chain saw at his feet.

Image depicts a carver working on a partially carved pole. The pole is lying on the ground outside.

Image depicts a close up of a totem pole, wrapped in plastic and encased in a packing crate.

Image depicts a carver, possibly Godfrey Hunt, working on a partially carved totem pole. Depicted images include a Thunderbird and a figure holding a copper. This may be the St. Catherines. Ontario Centennial Confederation pole, carved in 1967.

Image depicts the top portion of what may be a small scale totem pole. The image depicted seems to be a Thunderbird, painted in black, white, red, green, and gold. There is another figure below this, but it is not discernible in this photo.

Image depicts carving a canoe outdoors. The carver depicted may be Godfrey Hunt, who assisted Douglas Cranmer with the Nootka canoe.

Image depicts a partially completed wood carving, possibly a canoe. Photo has been taken inside and shows woodworking tools. It is hard to distinguish what the carving is.

Image depicts a carver, possibly Douglas Cranmer, working inside on what may be a canoe. Image is dark and it is difficult to see what he is doing.

Image depicts a carver, possibly Douglas Cranmer, working inside on what may be a totem pole. The carving is still in the early stages and it is difficult to tell what will be depicted.

Image of mortuary pole carved by Bill Reid and Doug Cranmer. The pole is part of MOA's collection.

Image of a house frontal pole. The pole was carved at the University of British Columbia for display in Totem Park, where it is located in this image. It was moved to the new Museum of Anthropology grounds in 1978. Bill Reid based the design of the pole on older poles from Ninstints.

Image of a pole carved as the frontal pole for the front of the Haida house, at UBC, for display in Totem Park. Moved to the new Museum of Anthropology grounds in 1978. Pole was removed from the Haida House in 2000-09 and placed in a greenhouse tent for conservation treatment and drying. A new pole was raised outside to replace it (see MOA object Nb1.752). Jim Hart, with Reg Davidson, Michael Nicoll and Tyler Crosby, performed a small informal ceremony for the re-raising of the pole on Oct. 30, 2002 (with Martine Reid in attendance). Pole was then re-raised in the Great Hall of the Museum on Oct. 31, 2002.

Image of memorial pole when it stood at UBC's Totem Park. The pole is now part of MOA's collection.

The pole was carved at UBC for display in Totem Park. Moved to the new Museum of Anthropology grounds in 1978. This pole is based on the beaver pole standing at the north end of Skidegate. The raven figure was removed from the top of the pole in Sept. 2005 due to its poor condition and safety concerns .

Image shows the Haida and mortuary houses while they were being reassembled during relocation from Totem Park.

A photograph of the museum grounds facing the future site of the Haida house and Mortuary house. An unidentified man stands in the foreground.

Image shows the mortuary house while it was being reassembled.

Haida house, a house frontal totem pole, a mortuary pole, and the Wasgo sculpture, standing in Totem Park.

Doug Cranmer carving the frontal plate of what was likely a double mortuary pole at UBC in 1962.