Crosby Girls’ Home – Port Simpson

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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.

184 images
Oval image of a burnt struture. The grounds are charred.

[Ruins of the Port Simpson Residential School (Lax Kw'alaams)]

Port Simpson, 1921 January

UCCA, 1993.049P/173
Image of a corner of a room that has a wooden rocking chair with tassled cushions, a forner stand with plants and a guitar case leaning against the stand.

[Sitting room, Crosby Girls' Home (Port Simpson Residential School, Lax Kw'alaams, B.C.)]

Port Simpson, [ca. 1903]

Photographer: [Rev. R.A. Spencer]

UCCA, 1993.049P/174
Four people standing on wooden stairs, in pairs. One person in front is wearing a fur coat.

[Four staff members of the Port Simpson Residential School standing on steps, Lax Kw'alaams, British Columbia]

Port Simpson, 1948 June 23

Mrs. C.W. Hodgson and staff

UCCA, 1993.049P/176
Group of eight Indigenous children wearing blouses and skirts, standing next to building, water in the distance.

[Children at the Port Simpson Residential School], Lax Kw'alaams, British Columbia]

Port Simpson, 1948 June 23

UCCA, 1993.049P/177
Group of Indigenous children, wearing light summer dresses, are standing on grassy hill. Three non-Indigenous audlts are in the back row.

[Staff and children at the Crosby School [Port Simpson Residential School], Lax Kw'alaams, British Columbia]

Port Simpson, 1948 October

UCCA, 1993.049P/178
Three adults wearing skirts are standing on a grassy hill.

[Staff at the Crosby School [Port Simpson Residential School], Lax Kw'alaams, British Columbia]

Port Simpson, 1948 October

UCCA, 1993.049P/179
Group of Indigenous children and youth standing on stairs. Two non-Indigenous adults are standing in the front row.

[Children and staff Crosby Home [Port Simpson Residential School], Lax Kw'alaams, British Columbia]

Port Simpson, [194-?]

UCCA, 1993.049P/180
Twelve Indigenous children standing with a two non-Indigenous adults, one is a minister, in front of residential door. Some of the chidren are holding pieces of paper.

[Twelve children with staff Rev. Lawton, Miss Moats, and Miss Middleton at Port Simpson Residential School, Lax Kw'alaams, British Columbia]

Port Simpson, [1947]

Photographer: Mrs. McLachlan

UCCA, 1993.049P/181
Eight Indigenous children wearing coats are sitting in two rows of rour on pier. Water is behind them.

[Children taken to the Crosby Girls' School [Port Simpson Residential School], Lax Kw'alaams, British Columbia]

Port Simpson, 1947 March

UCCA, 1993.049P/182
Eight Indigenous children standing in a line outdoor. All of them are wearing flowery aprons.

[Children taken to Crosby Girls' School [Port Simpson Residential School] wearing aprons sent from Beaver Band Club of Trail, British Columbia]

Port Simpson, 1946 December

UCCA, 1993.049P/183
Colour tinted group image of Indigenous children and youth standing with teacher in front of doors.

[Children at Port Simpson Day School with Staff, Lax Kw'alaams (Port Simpson), B.C.]

Port Simpson, [18--?]

First Nation: Lax Kw'alaams

UCCA, 1993.049P/360S
Indian day school, Port Simpson: Duke of Wellington, 79 years old

[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

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.
Exterior view of a residential institution and the grounds, showing the front entrance.

[Port Simpson Residential School building, Lax Kw'alaams, British Columbia]

Port Simpson, [194?]

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

UCCA, 1998.165P/1-1
Black and white exterior view of a church showing steeple and front door and surrounded by trees and bushes.

[Grace United Church building, Lax Kw'alaams, British Columbia]

Port Simpson, [194?]

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

UCCA, 1998.165P/1-2
Black and white exterior view of wooden hospital buildings surrounded by trees and mountains.

[Port Simpson General Hospital building and nurses' residence, Lax Kw'alaams, British Columbia]

Port Simpson, [194?]

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

UCCA, 1998.165P/1-3
Black and white landscape showing pier and water through darkened trees.

[View through trees of pier, Lax Kw'alaams, British Columbia]

Port Simpson, [194?]

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

UCCA, 1998.165P/1-4
Six nurses in dress uniforms and caps standing in a line in front of builiding.

[Nurses of Port Simpson General Hospital, Lax Kw'alaams, British Columbia]

Port Simpson, [194?]

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

UCCA, 1998.165P/1-5
Black and white view of hospital buildings with the door open.

[Port Simpson General Hospital building and nurses' residence, Lax Kw'alaams, British Columbia]

Port Simpson, [194?]

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

UCCA, 1998.165P/1-6
Three women wearing dresses stand in front of building stairs. A person is on the stairs in the distance.

[Bessie French and two other staff members standing near the Port Simpson Residential School building, Lax Kw'alaams, British Columbia]

Port Simpson, [194?]

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

UCCA, 1998.165P/1-7
Three women in coats standing together, arms linked in front of trees.

[Bessie French and two other staff members of the Port Simpson Residential School, Lax Kw'alaams, British Columbia]

Port Simpson, [194?]

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

UCCA, 1998.165P/1-8