Audrey and Harry Hawthorn Library and Archives

Longjump pit

30-30-01-30-01-03-a039024
Item
[1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]

Part of John Mennie fonds

Longjump pit. Mountie in dress serge, bent over, watching take-off board

Race finish line

30-30-01-30-01-03-a039056
Item
[1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]

Part of John Mennie fonds

Race finish line. Shot taken from behind winner as he moves into tape. Mountie seen among spectators

Four runners

30-30-01-30-01-03-a039052
Item
[1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]

Part of John Mennie fonds

Four runners. Building and onlookers in background of image

Three runners

30-30-01-30-01-03-a039049
Item
[1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]

Part of John Mennie fonds

3 runners in centre of image, goalpost visible in the background

Lone runner rounding corner

30-30-01-30-01-03-a039050
Item
[1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]

Part of John Mennie fonds

Runners

30-30-01-30-01-03-a039039
Item
[1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]

Part of John Mennie fonds

Blurred. Two runners in lead and one behind, building and observers on proper right are visible

Observers

30-30-01-30-01-03-a039069
Item
[1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]

Part of John Mennie fonds

Two observers

Residential school

30-30-01-30-01-09-a039139
Item
[1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]

Part of John Mennie fonds

Item is a photograph of St. Michael's Indian Residential School. An unidentified individual and the harbour appear in the foreground.

Residential school

30-30-01-30-01-09-a039143
Item
[1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]

Part of John Mennie fonds

Item is a photograph of St. Michael's Indian Residential School. Harbour appears in foreground

Totem Poles, Alert Bay, B. C.

81-04-a033252
Item
[ca. 1960 - 1990]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

Image depicts two totem poles on the grounds of St. Michael's Indian Residential School in Alert Bay, B. C. The poles include Thunderbirds, Grizzly Bears, and Coopers at the base of each pole. Photo attributed to E. J. Cooke.

St. Michael's Indian Residential School, Alert Bay

81-05-a033121
Item
[195- or 196-]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

Photograph of St. Michael's Indian Residential School, which stood in Alert Bay, BC until its demolition in 2015. This image shows the exterior and two thunderbird poles that stood at the entrance.

Kwakiutl Totem Poles outside St. Michael's Indian Residential School

81-04-a033239
Item
[ca. 1960 - 1990]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

View of the Kwakiutl totem poles that stand outside St. Michael's Indian Residential School at Alert Bay, British Columbia. Photo taken by Eric J. Cooke photo productions, Sidney B. C.

Missionary Society of the Church of England in Canada Slide Collection

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Collection
([192-] - [195-])

Collection consists of 48 glass lantern slides (29 of them tinted) and 2 negatives. The lantern slides include images related to four Residential Schools: Elkhorn (Manitoba), St. Michael’s (British Columbia), Shingwauk (Ontario), and Choutla (Yukon).

Collection includes images of the schools, classrooms, and different areas of the buildings (dining room, kitchen, etc.); the staff, students, and families engaged in different activities; and surroundings of the schools (cemeteries, churches, villages, etc.). Collection also includes images of landscapes and two images unidentified villages.

Collection might be similar to the Missionary Society of the Church of England in Canada fonds, at the Anglican Church of Canada Diocese of Rupert's Land, Manitoba.

Lantern slides shows were used during the 1920s and 1930s by the Church of England in Canada to promote the work of their missionaries and to raise funds. The slide shows took place during missionaries’ services, church services, Sunday school groups, and special church programs. Usually, the slide shows were complemented with a text with basic commentary on the mission and content of the slides.

Missionary Society of the Church of England in Canada

Kwakiutl Totem Pole & St. Michael's Indian Residential School

81-04-a033241
Item
[ca. 1960 - 1990]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

View of one totem pole located in front of St. Michael's Indian Residential School, founded by the Anglican Church in 1929. Alert Bay, B. C. Photo is attributed to Eric J. Cooke Photo Productions, Sidney, B. C. Totem pole depicts a bird standing on top of another creature.