Item is a photograph of a building on stilts labelled "JORGENSEN BROS SHELL" and surrounding buildings. Two people, three boats and the harbour appear in the foreground
File contains a combination of images of Kwakwaka'wakw artifacts housed in various museums and images of historical Kwakwaka'wakw villages on Vancouver Island and along the Northwest Coast of British Columbia. Artifacts include totem poles, bentwood boxes, carvings, masks, and Kwakwaka'wakw artwork such as paintings and drawings. There are historical photographs of the following villages: Gwat'sinuxw (Quatsino), Kwikwasutinuxw (Gilford Island), A'wa'etlala Village (Knight's Inlet), Mamalikala (Village Island), Wiwekalu Village of T'la'mataxw (Campbell River), Kwixa Village (Salmon River), Dunaxda'xw Village (New Vancouver), and Gwa'sala Village (Smith Inlet). The textual records include information about some of the photographs, identifying items such as the people, the villages, and/or the artifacts depicted in the photographs.
Photograph of docked fishing boats, possibly in Alert Bay, BC. One of the boats is named Kamtchatka. A stamp on the verso of the print indicates that it was printed in 1957.
Item is a photograph of buildings across the street from the harbour. Several people and a vehicle are in front of them. two rowers in boats are in the harbour. The item is labelled, "CUSTOM HOUSE POLICE STATION SCHOOL ALERT BAY. B.C"
Item is a photograph of the harbour. Buildings and St. Michael's Indian Residential School appear in the background. Item is inscribed, "ALERT BAY, B.C."
Item is a photograph of a building on stilts labelled "JORGENSEN BROS SHELL" and another labelled "MACHINE SHOP." Three boats appear in the harbour; an individual is on the gangway. Three buildings appear across the street from the harbour