Museum building

The Museum of Anthropology

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Stuk
[197-?]

Part of MOA General Media collection

An early photograph of the Museum of Anthropology.

The 'Ksan doors

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Stuk
[197-?]

Part of MOA General Media collection

The K'san doors at the entrance to the Museum of Anthropology.

The Museum of Anthropology Great Hall

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Stuk
1978?

Part of MOA General Media collection

Photograph of the Museum of Anthropology Great Hall taken from the museum grounds.

Workers preparing a totem pole to be lifted

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Stuk
August 1975?

Part of MOA General Media collection

A totem pole lying on a truck trailer after being moved from totem park. Workers are preparing the pole to be lifted off the truck trailer, then into place in the new Museum of Anthropology building. This pole was originally carved by Charlie James and later restored by Mungo Martin.

A totem pole being lifted by a crane

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Stuk
August 1975?

Part of MOA General Media collection

A totem pole being lifted by a crane to be placed in the new Museum of Anthropology building. It was being moved from Totem Park. This totem pole was originally carved by Charlie James and later restored by Mungo Martin.

A totem pole being moved into the Museum of Anthropology

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Stuk
August 1975?

Part of MOA General Media collection

A totem pole, wrapped in padding and lifted by a crane, being moved into the new Museum of Anthropology building from its position in Totem Park. This totem pole was carved by Charlie James and later restored by Mungo Martin. The totem pole lying on the floor was carved by Mungo Martin and restored by him in 1950-51.

A totem pole newly placed in the new Museum of Anthropology

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Stuk
August 1975?

Part of MOA General Media collection

A totem pole stands in the New Museum of Anthropology after just having been moved from Totem Park. This pole was originally carved by Charlie James and later restored by Mungo Martin. Lying on the ground behind it is another pole carved by Mungo Martin and later restored by him in 1950-51.

Museum of Anthropology on a snowy day

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Stuk
[December 1975?]

Part of MOA General Media collection

Museum of Anthropology on a snowy day before the museum's official opening in May, 1976. The slide's development date is marked as December 1975.

Museum of Anthropology on a snowy day

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Stuk
[December 1975?]

Part of MOA General Media collection

Museum of Anthropology on a snowy day before the museum's official opening in May, 1976. The slide's development date is marked as December 1975.

Museum of Anthropology on a snowy day

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Stuk
[December 1975?]

Part of MOA General Media collection

Museum of Anthropology on a snowy day before the museum's official opening in May, 1976. The slide's development date is marked as December 1975.

Museum of Anthropology

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Stuk
[197-?]

Part of MOA General Media collection

View of the Museum of Anthropology around the time of its official opening in May, 1976.

Museum of Anthropology

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Stuk
[197-?]

Part of MOA General Media collection

View of the Museum of Anthropology around the time of its official opening in May, 1976.

Children's group on museum grounds

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Stuk
[197-?]

Part of MOA General Media collection

Children playing horse on the grounds of the Museum of Anthropology.

Museum of Anthropology

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Stuk
[197-?]

Part of MOA General Media collection

View of the Museum of Anthropology around the time of its official opening in May, 1976.

House post and bentwood boxes in the Museum of Anthropology

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Stuk
1976?

Part of MOA General Media collection

A house post and several bentwood boxes along the ramp of the Museum of Anthropology. The house post was transferred from Ninstints to the University of British Columbia in 1957.

Bentwood boxes on display in the Museum of Anthropology

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Stuk
1976?

Part of MOA General Media collection

Bentwood boxes on display in the Museum of Anthropology.

A totem pole being lifted by a crane

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Stuk
August 1975?

Part of MOA General Media collection

A totem pole hanging horizontal from a crane as it is in the process of being moved from Totem Park to the new Museum of Anthropology building. This pole was carved by Mungo Martin and later restored by him at the University of British Columbia in 1950-51. It stood in Totem Park until it was moved to the new Museum of Anthropology building in 1975.