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
A large group of children wearing dresses are standing on a beach, many holding candles, and some carrying boxes.

[Children with staff at the beach holding candles, 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/1-109
A large group of children and adults are sitting on boulders on a beach. All are wearing winter coats.

[Children and staff sitting on boulders at the beach, 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/1-110
A closeup of a wooden dock is in the forefront with water and mountains in the background. A boat is in the water.

[View of boat from dock, 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/1-111
A boat and a canoe are in a harbour with mountains in the distance

[View of boat and canoe in 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/1-112
A town is in the distant centre of the images with harbour surrounding it. Land is in the distance through the fog.

[View of town, 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/1-113
Youth is standing with two children, all wearing long winter coats and hats, besides a wooden fench. Houses are in the distance.

[Youth with two children on boardwalk, 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/1-114
A group of children wearing dresses are waling down a dirt path or road with bushes on both sides. The first three children are carrying dolls.

[Children walking down road with dolls, 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/1-115
A child in a dress is bending over, holding a puppy outdors in a yard. There is a resdential building in the back and a wooden fence to the left.

[Child with puppy near 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/1-116
Two youth in flower dresses are standing, arms around each other. Sparse coniferous trees are surrounding them.

[Two youth with trees behind them, 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/1-117
Group of children are outside. Two are on a see-saw and four others are sitting on benches or crates to their right. One is playing an accordian.

[Children playing in a playground, 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/1-118
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
The forefront shows coniferous trees in shadow and behind them is a white house, a view of the harour with one boat and mountians in the distance.

[View of harbour with a house and boat, 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/1-122
Closeup of coniferous trees, showing in the distance a town and water.

[View of town and harbour, 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/1-123
Coniferous trees are in the foreftont and in the distance there are a number of houses and in the far distance mountains.

[View of forest and town, 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/1-124
Closeup on tidepool on beach with water and moutains in the distance.

[View of tidepools and rocky beach, 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/1-125
Closeup of two rooftops with coniferous trees surrounding them. In the distance, there are other houses and mountains.

[View of a house surrounded by forest, 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/1-126
Closeup of coniferous tree with water and mountains in the distance. On the left side there is a house and a view of the pier.

[View of harbour and a house, 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/1-127
Water is the fore front, with land in the distance.

[View of harbour, 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/1-128