Lax Kw’alaams

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Images with the accession 1993.049 are part of the From Mission to Partnership Photograph collection.

Images with the accession 1998.165 are part of the Bessie French fonds.

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Village of houses taken from aabove. Water in distant.

[View of Port Simpson (Lax Kw'alaams) looking westward, ca. 1903. Image was taken from a higher elevation. Can see homes with the water in the background.]

Port Simpson, [ca. 1903]

First Nation: Lax Kw'alaams

Photographer: Rev. R.A. Spencer

UCCA, 1993.049P/371
From water view of wharf with village in the background showing houses and church.

[Lax Kw'alaams, looking across the wharf, Grace United Church in background, British Columbia]

Port Simpson, [not before 1931]

First Nation: Lax Kw'alaams

UCCA, 1993.049P/372
View of houses and church from beach, showing water and small sailboat.

[Part of Tsimshian village, Port Simpson. View from shoreline with water in foreground]

Port Simpson, [18--?]

First Nation: Lax Kw'alaams

Photographer: E. Robson

UCCA, 1993.049P/373
Wharf is centre of image, showing large wooden hotel on one side and store and house on the other.

Partial view of Port Simpson (Lax Kw'alaams) as seen from the wharf. Shows from left: Church of England Church, Hudson's Bay Company store and Hotel Northern.

Port Simpson, [between 1910 and 1920]

First Nation: Lax Kw'alaams

"View of wharf, Port Simpson, showing from left English Church, Hudson Bay Co.'s store." -- note on verso by R.W. Large.

UCCA, 1993.049P/374
A large building with sign reading Hudsons Bay Company general store is shown behind wooden fence. Three youth are standing on the road in front of fence.

Port Simpson (Lax Kw'alaams) between 1910 and 1920. View of Hudson's Bay Co. Store and manager's house.

Port Simpson, [between 1910 and 1920]

First Nation: Lax Kw'alaams

UCCA, 1993.049P/375
A wooden store with the sign reading Hudson's Bay Company general store is behind a wooden fence. In front of fence is a overturned boat on beach. Four peopel are standing in front of store.

Relic of old days, Port Simpson

Port Simpson, [192-?]

First Nation: Lax Kw'alaams

Photographer: F. Button Photo, Prince Rupert

UCCA, 1993.049P/377aN
Two storey building with two doors is centre behing wooden fence, with children and adults standing in front of fence. Church building is on right side.

[Tsimshian man, age 79, with children and Day School staff standing outside Day School in Port Simpson.]

Port Simpson, [19--]

First Nation: Lax Kw'alaams

Photographer: F. Button Photo, Prince Rupert

Shows Duke of Wellington, 79 years old

UCCA, 1993.049P/378
Overexposed image of people standing around carts and standing on laders.

Port Simpson fire brigade [Lax Kw'alaams fire brigade. Image of the fire brigade members with the ladder that is used for fires. Some members of the brigade have climbed up the ladder for the image.]

Port Simpson, [18--?]

First Nation: Lax Kw'alaams

UCCA, 1993.049P/379
wo people stand in the middle of a raised rectangular structure made out of large wooden beams.

Remains of Chieftess Victoria's house : Kill-loo-zal [potentially Gitzaxlaal community], Port Simpson, B.C. [Lax Kw'alaams, B.C.]

Port Simpson, [19--]

First Nation: Lax Kw'alaams

Photographer: F. Button Photo, Prince Rupert

UCCA, 1993.049P/380a
Overexposed image of granite three-tiered memorial, two bottom pieces contain text and the top tier shows image of person.

Monument in memory of 1st Legaie, a Head Chief

Port Simpson, [19--]

First Nation: Lax Kw'alaams

Monument in memory of 1st Legaie, a Head Chief, died a long time ago before the white people came. Also three other Head Chiefs named Legaie

UCCA, 1993.049P/381
A bride and groom are standing in front of church building with group of people standing behind them on the stairs.

Wedding party: Susan White and David Musgrave

Port Simpson, 1918 June 16

First Nation: Lax Kw'alaams

Photographer: Miss Powell

UCCA, 1993.049P/382
View of Port Simpson from water with the wharf to the left of the image. Buildings line the shore including a church.

[Port Simpson, B.C. (Lax Kw'alaams) : Methodist Mission at centre]

Port Simpson, [19--?]

First Nation: Lax Kw'alaams

UCCA, 1993.049P/688
Colout tinted image of village along water.

Port Simpson, B.C.

Port Simpson, [19--]

First Nation: Lax Kw'alaams

UCCA, 1993.049P/3849S
Top of two totem poles taken from below.

[Sealion pole and [iTipon] pole, Lax Kw'alaams, British Columbia]

Port Simpson, [194?]

First Nation: Lax Kw'alaams

This photograph is contained in Bessie French's scrapbook illustrating her time in Port Simpson at the Crosby Girls' Home.

UCCA, 1998.165P/1-58
Totem poles near building in front of harbour.

[Snowing Beaver pole, Lax Kw'alaams, British Columbia]

Port Simpson, [194?]

First Nation: Lax Kw'alaams

This photograph is contained in Bessie French's scrapbook illustrating her time in Port Simpson at the Crosby Girls' Home.

UCCA, 1998.165P/1-59
Totem poles, one showing beaveer at the bottom near a building in front of harbour.

[Snowing Beaver pole, Lax Kw'alaams, British Columbia]

Port Simpson, [194?]

First Nation: Lax Kw'alaams

This photograph is contained in Bessie French's scrapbook illustrating her time in Port Simpson at the Crosby Girls' Home.

UCCA, 1998.165P/1-60
Scenes of Port Simpson

[Scenes of Port Simpson, B.C.]

Port Simpson, [194?]

First Nation: Lax Kw'alaams

This photograph is contained in Bessie French's scrapbook illustrating her time in Port Simpson at the Crosby Girls' Home.

UCCA, 1998.165P/1-107
Closeup of rocky beach with water and mountains in the background.

[Rocky shore, Lax Kw'alaams, British Columbia]

Port Simpson, [194?]

First Nation: Lax Kw'alaams

This photograph is contained in Bessie French's scrapbook illustrating her time in Port Simpson at the Crosby Girls' Home.

UCCA, 1998.165P/1-119
On the left side is a pier with multiple people in the distance walking on it, on the right is a harbour with many boats in the water and the mountains in the distance.

[View of pier, boats, and mountains, Lax Kw'alaams, British Columbia]

Port Simpson, [194?]

First Nation: Lax Kw'alaams

This photograph is contained in Bessie French's scrapbook illustrating her time in Port Simpson at the Crosby Girls' Home.

UCCA, 1998.165P/1-120
A person in the centre is wearing a backpack on snowy beach surrounded by mountains and holding walking stick

[Person wearing a backpack on snowy beach surrounded by mountains and holding walking stick, Lax Kw'alaams, British Columbia]

Port Simpson, [194?]

First Nation: Lax Kw'alaams

This photograph is contained in Bessie French's scrapbook illustrating her time in Port Simpson at the Crosby Girls' Home.

UCCA, 1998.165P/1-121