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
Six people are spread out on beach with a campfire. Smoke is in the air.

[People building a fire at a beach campsite and eating around it, 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/1-29
Three people in dresses standing closely together in front of trees.

[Violet Deeprose, Bessie French, and another staff person, 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/1-30
Six people, one standing, at campsite eating food. Dark trees behind them.

[People eating around beach campsite, 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/1-31
Three people are on the beach, one is standing, another is kneeling while the third is blowing at a campfire. There is distortion on the top of the image.

[Three people starting a fire at the beach, 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/1-32
A person wearing a dress and rubber boots is standing on beach in shallow water.

[Person wading in rubber boots at the beach, 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/1-33
A group of eleven people are sitting on lying on the beach. Some are looking straight ahead, other looking at those around them.

[Eleven people eating at the beach, 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/1-34
People sitting on the beach near large rocks. Three people are knitting.

[Staff, including Bessie French and Violet Deeprose, and children from Port Simpson Residential School knitting on the beach, 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/1-35
Person standing in a stream with a stick, rocks are surrounding the person.

[Person standing with stick in stream, 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/1-36
Nine peopel sitting on the beach on blankets eating. Some are looking forward. Trees line the beach in the distance.

[Nine people eating at the beach, 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/1-37
Two women in coats stand in the centre of the image in front of trees.

[Two Port Simpson Residential School staff members with trees and mountains behind them, 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/1-38
Three people wearing dresses and coats sitting on the grass on a hill, a residential building behind them.

[Bessie French, Violet Deeprose, and another staff member sitting in the yard, 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/1-39
A person is standing in the distance next to a flowering bush.

[Staff member standing by flowering bush, 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/1-40
Image of a decorated Christmas tree with many wrapped presents and dolls underneath.

[Decorated Christmas Tree with presents below, 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/1-41
Close up of decorated Christmas tree with presents and dolls underneath. A table with candles is one side of the image.

[Decorated Christmas Tree, 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/1-42
Blurred and overexposed image of children weraing dresses decorating a Christmas tree. One is standing on a chair and another is standing on a step ladder.

[Children decorating a Christmas tree at 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/1-43
A person is stanidng on what looks like a roof or a high surface, staring at something in their hands. Water and mountains are in the distance.

[Person tinkering with something, mountains and ocean behind them, 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/1-44
Harbour is shown in the front with mountains in the background.

[View of harbour, 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/1-45
Person in a cap and rainboats standing beside a beached boat with water and trees in background.

[Person next to beached motorboat, 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/1-46
Person wearing a snowsuit and boats with a military cap stands on steps in front of door.

[Person in winter military uniform, 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/1-47
Harbour is the forefront of landscape with snowcapped mountains in the background.

[View of harbour and snowcapped mountain, 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/1-48