All Images – General Mission Work

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

518 images
House with smoke hole

Indian house with smoke hole

Bella Coola, [not after 1921]

First Nation: Nuxalk

Photographer: [Rev. W.H. Gibson]

UCCA, 1993.049P/43a
Two wooden buildings are positioned above a sandy beach with driftwood.

[Nuxalk house, Bella Coola]

Bella Coola, [not after 1921]

First Nation: Nuxalk

Photographer: [Rev. W.H. Gibson]

UCCA, 1993.049P/44N
Two Indigenous people wearing long sdresses are sitting on wooden dock in front of water.

[Two Nuxalk people]

Bella Coola, [not after 1921]

First Nation: Nuxalk

Photographer: [Rev. W.H. Gibson]

UCCA, 1993.049P/45
An older Indigenous person wearing a striped skirt is standing in grass field. A shawl is draped over their arm.

[Nuxalk person]

Bella Coola, [not after 1921]

First Nation: Nuxalk

Photographer: [Rev. W.H. Gibson]

UCCA, 1993.049P/46
An Indigenous person wearing a large hat, vest, shirt and pants is standing in a grassy field.

[Nuxalk person]

Bella Coola, [not after 1921]

First Nation: Nuxalk

Photographer: [Rev. W.H. Gibson]

UCCA, 1993.049P/47
Group of people are standing in a field, two are carrying a dead bear hanging from two wood logs.

[Returning from hunting, Bella Coola]

Bella Coola, [not after 1921]

First Nation: Nuxalk

Photographer: [Rev. W.H. Gibson]

UCCA, 1993.049P/48
Three people are standing by river, fishing.

[Nuxalk fishing on a river]

Bella Coola, [19--]

First Nation: Nuxalk

UCCA, 1993.049P/51
Two Indigenous people are posed with a small child standing and a baby in a wooden high chair.

[Nuxalk family]

Bella Coola, [19--]

First Nation: Nuxalk

UCCA, 1993.049P/52
A house is situated with snowcap mountains in the background. A woodpile is to the left of the house and a fence runs along the front of the house.

Mission house at Bella Coola

Bella Coola, ca. 1955

UCCA, 1993.049P/63N
House is in front of mountains. A wood pile is to its left and a wooden fence runs along the front of the house.

Mission house at Bella Coola

Bella Coola, ca. 1955

UCCA, 1993.049P/64N
Two people, barely visible are standing next to a totem pole on the beach. There are houses and trees in the background.

[Rivers Inlet Cannery : Wuikinuxv totem pole]

Rivers Inlet, 1930

First Nation: Wuikinuxv

Photographer: PH. Doney, Toronto

UCCA, 1993.049P/68
Old totem pole at Rivers Inlet Cannery

Old totem pole at Rivers Inlet Cannery

Rivers Inlet, 1930

First Nation: Wuikinuxv

Photographer: H. Doney, Toronto

UCCA, 1993.049P/69
High contrast image of a totem pole to the left of two houses. Trees surround the houses.

[Houses and totem pole at Rivers Inlet, B.C.]

Rivers Inlet, [19--]

First Nation: Wuikinuxv

UCCA, 1993.049P/71
Carved house post in the image of a person.

[Wuikinuxv house post, Rivers Inlet, B.C.]

Rivers Inlet, [19--?]

First Nation: Wuikinuxv

UCCA, 1993.049P/72
A group of people are sitting indoors around a fire. Blankets are hanging from lines around them.

[Chief Albert Harry of Wuikinuxv Nation with family at his home in Kítit Village]

Rivers Inlet, ca. 1938

First Nation: Wuikinuxv

Mr. and Mrs. Albert Harry, Ned Wesley, Lila Wakus, and Tommy Hyclamus with wife and child.

UCCA, 1993.049P/73
A house is in the centre of the image, behind a wooden picket fence. Two trees are on either side of the house. A pole from the street is in mid frame.

Methodist mission house, Port Essington

Port Essington, 1909

UCCA, 1993.049P/74
Close up on totem pol in front of wooden building. A label on the bottom reads: Totem poles, Hazelton, B.C.

Totem poles, Hazelton, B.C.

Hazelton, [19--]

First Nation: Gitsxan

Photographer: Canadian Photo Pugh Specialty, Toronto

UCCA, 1993.049P/84
An indigenous person stands in front of totem pole wearing traditional clothing and holding a hand drum.

[Casbit William, a Witsuwit'en medicine man at Hagwilget Village near new Hazelton]

Hazelton, [19--]

First Nation: Gitsxan

UCCA, 1993.049P/85
Image of an elderly person wearing sweater and pants stands in fornt of wooden fence. The person is holding a wooden cane.

[Gitxsan Chief at 99 years of age, Hazelton]

Hazelton, [19--]

First Nation: Gitsxan

Photographer: W.W. Wrathall, photographer, Hazelton

UCCA, 1993.049P/86N
Mulitple totem poles lined in front of wooden buildings.

Totem poles, Kispiox, B.C.

Kispiox, [19--]

First Nation: Gitsxan

Photographer: Miss Blackwood

UCCA, 1993.049P/98