Audrey and Harry Hawthorn Library and Archives

Ceremony for the Mungo Martin memorial pole rasing

132-1-C-A-a040352
Item
1970

Part of MOA General Media collection

Elders perform the ceremony for the raising of the Mungo Martin memorial pole in Alert Bay.

Ceremony for the Mungo Martin memorial pole rasing

132-1-C-A-a040351
Item
1970

Part of MOA General Media collection

Elders perform the ceremony for the raising of the Mungo Martin memorial pole in Alert Bay.

Cecilia John (83 yrs)

25-03-04-a037881
Item
May 13, 1968

Part of Anthony Carter fonds

Portrait of Cecilia John. She is pictured on page 99 of Carter's book "From History's Locker," with the caption: 'Teh is um'. Cecelia John, 83 yrs, Nootka name, 'Mo ah chat."

Anthony Carter

Cecilia John

25-03-04-a037848
Item
1968

Part of Anthony Carter fonds

Portrait of Cecilia John. She is pictured on page 99 of Carter's book "From History's Locker," with the caption: 'Teh is um'. Cecelia John, 83 yrs, Nootka name, 'Mo ah chat."

Anthony Carter

Cecilia John

25-03-04-a037860
Item
1968

Part of Anthony Carter fonds

Portrait of Cecilia John. She is pictured on page 99 of Carter's book "From History's Locker," with the caption: 'Teh is um'. Cecelia John, 83 yrs, Nootka name, 'Mo ah chat."

Anthony Carter

Casual portrait of men standing in a field

22-2-a032884
Item
c.1920

Part of Fred Ryckman fonds

A group of men stand in an open field. These men wear western-style clothing. In the background other people, wearing native clothing also stand.

Fred Ryckman

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 of Hawaao

94-a034849
Item
1948

Part of Stanley E. Read fonds

Image depicts a carving of an animal that resembles a mountain lion. This carving is a part of the Poles of Arhteeh in Kitwanga.

Carving of Grizzly Bear of the Water

94-a034843
Item
1948

Part of Stanley E. Read fonds

Image depicts a carving of a creature that resembles a bear--with fins. The carving sits on a wooden structure, possibly a carver's bench. Several buildings can be seen behind the carving platform.

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.

Carver with Feast Dish 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 a carver with a feast dish in front of a house. There are five children and one adult in the background. Based on the original order of the collection, photograph might have been taken in Alert Bay.

Building remnants, Mamalilikulla, Village Island

25-03-17-a038239
Item
July 1973

Part of Anthony Carter fonds

Image of parts of an old building, possibly a longhouse, at the Mamalilikulla village on Village Island, off of northern Vancouver Island.

Anthony Carter

Building remnants, Mamalilikulla, Village Island

25-03-17-a038243
Item
1973

Part of Anthony Carter fonds

Image of parts of an old building, possibly a longhouse, at the Mamalilikulla village on Village Island, off of northern Vancouver Island.

Anthony Carter

Broken totem pole

94-a034823
Item
1948

Part of Stanley E. Read fonds

Image depicts a part of a fallen totem pole, surrounded by foliage. The animal may be a wolf; it depicts teeth in an open mouth.

Bridge, Skeena? River

11-02-a032691_2
Item
[ca. 1889 - 1891]

Part of Robert Reford fonds

Item is an image of a bridge over a river. According to annotations, the bridge was made by the indigenous peoples in the area and the location may be the Skeena River.

Bottom section of the only standing totem left at Uchucklesaht, Vancouver Island

25-03-18-a038251
Item
1973

Part of Anthony Carter fonds

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

Anthony Carter

Bottom section of the only standing totem left at Uchucklesaht, Vancouver Island

25-03-18-a038252
Item
1973

Part of Anthony Carter fonds

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

Anthony Carter

Bottom section of The only standing totem left at Uchucklesaht & Minn Sjoleth

25-03-18-a038253
Item
1973

Part of Anthony Carter fonds

Image of a the only standing totem pole left at Uchucklesaht village site on the northwest coast of Vancouver Island. Carter's wife, Minn Sjolseth stands near the pole sketching it.

Anthony Carter

Boats

148-02-a035796
Item
1975 or 1976

Part of Kyuquot: Village by the Sea collection

Image of a drawing by the Kyuquot Elementary School children titled "Boats".

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