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A person is standing near a totem pole situated near a wooden house. A church is on the hill. Title is written on bottom of image.

[Haisla totem pole, Kitamaat near Prince Rupert, B.C.]

Kitamaat, [19--]

First Nation: Haisla

Photographer: PF. Button Photo, Pr. Rupert

UCCA, 1993.049P/504
Three people sitting on beach in fornt of a wooden weir blocking river.

[Cowichan catching salmon, Cowichan River (east side of Vancouver Island)]

Cowichan River, [19--]

First Nation: Coast Salish

UCCA, 1993.049P/505
Close shot of carved person near wooden house.

[Carved wooden figure : one of four figures in front of a Cowichan home, Quamichan Reserve, Vancouver Island]

Quamichan Lake, [19--?]

First Nation: Coast Salish

UCCA, 1993_049P/506
View of school buildings from a distance. Fence and road is in foreground.

[Alberni Residential School building, Port Alberni, British Columbia]

Alberni, 1941 March 10

UCCA, 1993.049P/507
Vew of brick school building, showing entrance. A Volkswagen car is parked in front of stairs. A person is standing in the door entrance.

[Alberni Residential School building, Port Alberni, British Columbia]

Alberni, 1941

UCCA, 1993.049P/508
View of school building, showing side entrance.

[Alberni Residential School building, Port Alberni, British Columbia]

Alberni, 1941

UCCA, 1993.049P/509
View of school building showing front enrance. A Volkswagen car is parked in front of stairs. Part of a truck is shown.

[Alberni Residential School building, Port Alberni, British Columbia]

Alberni, 1941

UCCA, 1993.049P/510
Long wooden building is shown in centre, another building is behind.

[Cowichan house, Quamichan (near Duncan, Vancouver Island)]

Quamichan Lake,[19--?]

First Nation: Coast Salish

UCCA, 1993.049P/511
Two people are standing on roof of house throwing blankets at a crowd facing the house.

[Coast Salish potlach : blankets being thrown from roof of house]

Vancouver Island, [19--]

First Nation: Coast Salish

UCCA, 1993_049P/516N
Two older Indigenous people are in front of wooden building, both wearing blanket shwas and hats. One is sitting on step, the other is standing and holding a wooden stick.

[Elderly people at the Esquimalt Reserve]

Esquimalt, [19--]

First Nation: Coast Salish

"Standing is an old woman." -- note on back of photograph

UCCA, 1993_049P/517N
Four Indigenous people standing in front of bushes or brush. One is holding a pole

[Four Nitinat-Clo-ose chiefs]

Clo-oose, 1910

First Nation: Ditidaht

UCCA, 1993.049P/519N
A group of Indigenous children and adults, one holding a hand drum is standing or sitting outdoors around a recording device placed on the ground.

[Frank Bolton recording a Tsimshian song for Marius Barbeau and Sir Ernest MacMillan on the Nass River]

Nass River, [1926 or 1927]

First Nation: Nisga'a

Photographer: Haran I. Smith

UCCA, 1993.049P/520
Two Indigenous people are sitting on wooden porch. Image has dark stains scattered throughout.

Two of a kind [two individuals sitting on a porch]

Nass River, [ca. 1903]

First Nation: Nisga'a

Photographer: Rev. R.A. Spencer

UCCA, 1993.049P/521
Portrait of person wearing a suit and wide brimmed hat.

Captain William Oliver of the "Thomas Crosby"

[19--]

UCCA, 1993.049P/522
A boat is in the water with mountains in the distance.

The Ski Pilot

[----]

UCCA, 1993.049P/522neg
A boat pulling a rowboat is in the water. A wooden wharf is behind the boat. Mountains are in the distance.

Homespun

[ca. 1910]

UCCA, 1993.049P/523
Large boat in the water with wooden hills behind it.

[Mission boat "Thomas Crosby"]

[between 1912 and 1919]

UCCA, 1993.049P/524
Boat is moored at wharf. A wagon is on the wharf in front of a building.

Thomas Crosby : built 1912, sold to Canadian Government during the First World War

[between 1912 and 1919]

Sold to Canadian Government during the First World War.

UCCA, 1993.049P/525
Boat is moored on beach with rocks in forefront.

[Mission boat, "Thomas Crosby"]

ca. 1913

Photographer: W.P. McRae, Vancouver

UCCA, 1993.049P/526
Boat is docked at wharf with beach and log in the forefront.

[Mission boat "Thomas Crosby"]

[between 1912 and 1919]

UCCA, 1993.049P/527