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Image of carved house posts at the Mamalilikulla village, Village Island. Tone post is still partially standing. The others are lying in the grass.

Image of two women in a canoe near the shoreline. The canoe is loaded with baskets and sacks.

Image of an old totem pole at the Mamalilikulla village, Village Island. The pole is being held up by a rope.

Image of an old bear house post at the Uchucklesaht village site on the northwest coast of Vancouver Island. The post is now decaying on the ground.

Image of a the only standing totem pole left at Uchucklesaht village site on the northwest coast of Vancouver Island.

Image of a the only standing totem pole left at Uchucklesaht village site on the northwest coast of Vancouver Island.

Portrait of a man identified by Carter as August Jack, of Ladysmith, BC (on Vancouver Island). This does not appear to be the same August Jack featured in other images in this fonds.

Portrait of a man identified by Carter as August Jack, of Ladysmith, BC (on Vancouver Island). This does not appear to be the same August Jack featured in other images in this fonds.

Portrait of a man identified by Carter as August Jack, of Ladysmith, BC (on Vancouver Island). This does not appear to be the same August Jack featured in other images in this fonds.

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 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 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 man from the waist up. The man has a pierced nose. Handwritten inscription on the verso reads "Indian man V. I. B. C."

Photograph of a woman identified as Mrs. Sewid and four younger women identified as her daughters. All five of them are in ceremonial dress. They are standing outside, with a group of spectators behind them. It is not clear what type of event they are at. A stamp on the verso of the print indicates that it was printed in 1958.

Photograph of a crowd gathered in a dirt field, with netting laid out on the ground. A stamp on the verso of the print indicates that it was printed in 1958.

Photograph of docked fishing boats, possibly in Alert Bay, BC. A stamp on the verso indicates that it was printed in 1957.

Photograph of a fishing boat named Kamtchatka. A stamp on the verso indicates that it was printed in 1957.

Photograph of an unidentified fishing boat. Men on the boat are pulling up a brailer full of fish.