Audrey and Harry Hawthorn Library and Archives

30-30-01-30-01-11-a039151
Item
[1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]

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

1-4-C-2 (61.2-5; 62.1-4)
File
[199-?]

Part of William McLennan (MOA Curator) fonds

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.

View two of boat under construction

81-04-a033268
Item
[ca. 1960 - 1990]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

Head-on view of boat under construction. No carvers are present, but some tools and wood debris are visible. Additional wooden structures are visible in the distance. See also item a033267.

Boat under construction

81-04-a033267
Item
[ca. 1960 - 1990]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

Image depicts an overturned boat, on land, that has been partially carved. The boat sits in front of a newer wooden structure; another older wooden structure is visible in the top left corner of the image. See also item a033268.

Fishing fleet

81-04-a033258
Item
[ca. 1960 - 1990]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

Image depicts the harbour at Alert Bay with numerous fishing boats docked.

Fishing Fleet, Alert Bay, B. C.

81-04-a033237
Item
[195-]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

View of the fishing fleet in Alert Bay, B. C. with land and trees visible in the background.

Fishing Fleet, Alert Bay, 1957

81-04-a033218
Item
[1957]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

View of a fleet of fishing boats in Alert Bay.

Fishing Fleet, Alert Bay, 1957

81-04-a033219
Item
1957

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

View of a fleet of fishing boats in Alert Bay as seen from the shore.

Fishing Fleet, Alert Bay, 1957

81-04-a033217
Item
1957

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

A fishing fleet can be seen in Alert Bay. A dark-coloured car with running boards is visible in the foreground.

Kamtchatka and other docked fishing boats

81-03-a033189
Item
[ca. 1957]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

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.

Mildred Laurie

Fishing boats, Alert Bay (?)

81-03-a033168
Item
[ca. 1957]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

Photograph of a bay with a line of docked fishing boats. Handwritten annotations on the verso of the print read: "Straight across from our house." A stamp on the verso indicates that it was printed in 1957.

Mildred Laurie

Harbour/ships

30-30-01-30-01-12-a039207
Item
[1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]

Part of John Mennie fonds

Item is an aerial photograph of the harbour. St. Michael's Indian Residential School appears in the centre

Harbour/ships

30-30-01-30-01-12-a039206
Item
[1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]

Part of John Mennie fonds

Item is a photograph of the General Ship Repair building and adjacent building. A boat and the harbour appear in the foreground

Harbour/ships

30-30-01-30-01-12-a039203
Item
[1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]

Part of John Mennie fonds

Item is a photograph of a boat in the harbour.

Harbour/ships

30-30-01-30-01-12-a039205
Item
[1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]

Part of John Mennie fonds

Item is a photograph of boats docked in the harbour. The beach and General Ship Repair building appear in the foreground

Harbour/ships

30-30-01-30-01-12-a039202
Item
[1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]

Part of John Mennie fonds

Item is a photograph of the harbour. A boat appears in the midground

Harbour/ships

30-30-01-30-01-12-a039204
Item
[1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]

Part of John Mennie fonds

Item is a photograph of boats docked in the harbour.

Harbour/ships

30-30-01-30-01-12-a039199
Item
[1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]

Part of John Mennie fonds

Item is a photograph of the harbour. Buildings, boats, and St. Michael's Indian Residential School appear in the background. Item is inscribed, "ALERT BAY, B.C."