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View from the shore of lake with mountains in the distance. Several canoes are visible on the lake; many people can be seen walking toward the lake.

View from the shore of lake with mountains in the distance. Four canoes are visible on the lake; several people can be seen walking on image left and lower center.

View from the shore of lake with mountains in the distance. Several canoes are visible on the lake; three people can be seen walking toward the lake in the lower centre of the print.

Image of canoes on the Somass River (Vancouver Island). Four boys are seen in stationary canoes in the foreground.

Image of a canoe on the Somass River, Vancouver Island. Five men are rowing the canoe. The photograph was taken on Sports Day.

Image depicts canoes, house, house posts, and totem poles on a shoreline in Masset, Haida Gwaii, B. C. Handwritten inscription on the verso reads "This is a Indian Village in Masset B. C. at the turn of the century. As you can see there are a lot of wooden shacks, totem poles and canoes. it is a very wild and remote area [redacted]. grandfather Crosby used to travel to these remoat [sic] villages by canoe." Image appears to be reproduction of a039351.

Image depicts canoes, house, house posts, and totem poles on a shoreline in Masset, Haida Gwaii, B. C. Printed around the border of the image is the photographer information "PHOTOGRAPHED BY R. MAYNARD, VICTORIA, . . . B. C." Handwritten inscription on the border reads "Massett [sic] Village Q. Ch. Is." Printed on the verso is the photographer information with the inscription "R. Maynard, Photographic Artist, AND DEALER IN ALL KINDS OF PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIALS, COR. OF DOUGLAS AND JOHNSON STS., VICTORIA, B. C. -- Views of British Columbia and Vancouver Island for Sale." A handwritten inscription reads "Indian Totems Queen Charlotte's Island".

Image depicts house and canoes with forest in background located in Lax-Kw'alaams (Port Simpson). Printed on the image is the inscription "GOLD HARBOR, NEAR SKIDEGATE, Q. C. ISLAND." Printed around the border of the image is the photographer information "S. A. SPENCER, Fort Street, VICTORIA, B. C." Handwritten inscriptions on the verso read "Mission house, Port Simpson" and "No 19".

Image of a Chief Dan George carving a canoe. He is standing on one end of the canoe looking down it lengthwise. The basic shape of the canoe has been made, but no finishing details are visible.

Image of a Chief Dan George carving a canoe. He appears to be working on hollowing out the inside if the canoe. The basic shape of the canoe has been made, but no finishing details are visible.

Image of a canoe in the process of being carved. It is sitting in an open grassy area by a body of water. The basic shape of the canoe has been made, but no finishing details are visible.

Image of Chief Dan George using a heavy logging jack to roll the rough shaped canoe over. This image is similar to the one printed on page 18 of the book Somewhere Between.

Image of a canoe full of people paddling down a channel or bay. The canoe is seen from a distance, with a rocky shore visible in the foreground, and a hillside covered in buildings and forest visible in the background.

Close-up image of a Chief Dan George looking down onto a canoe that is in the process of being carved.

Image of a canoe full of people paddling down a channel or bay.

Image of a canoe full of people paddling down a channel or bay.

Image of a canoe full of people paddling down a channel or bay. Industrial structures are visible on the land across the water.

Image of two people standing next to a canoe that is propped up in a yard. The canoe, which is upside down, ha s a white strip painted along the top edge, and is labelled `St. John.

Image of a canoe full of people paddling down a channel or bay. A hillside covered in buildings is viable in the background.