Port Simpson Residential School (Crosby Girls’ Home)

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

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A group of Indigenous children and youth, wearing dresses, are standing in a line in front of a fenced residential institution. A non-Indigenous adult is standing at the far right.

[Children at Port Simpson Residential School (Lax Kw'alaams, B.C.), with residential institution staff Miss E. Black.]

Port Simpson, 1911

UCCA/ 1993.049P/163
A view of a residential building behind two fences on a hill. The gate to the first fence is open

[Port Simpson Residential School, Lax Kw'alaams, B.C.]

Port Simpson, [between 1913 and 1918]

Photographer: Dr. R.W. Large

UCCA, 1993.049P/165
Image of residential buiding behind two fences, some parts of which are falling. There is snow on the ground.

[Port Simpson Residential School, (Lax Kw'alaams, B.C.) with snow on the ground.]

Port Simpson, [ca. 1903]

Photographer: Rev. R.A. Spencer

UCCA, 1993.049P/166
Exterior view of three story residential building with a full above ground basement.

[Port Simpson Residential School (Lax Kw'alaams, B.C.)]

Port Simpson, [19--?]

UCCA, 1993.049P/167a
Oval image of residential building's front view, mounted on torn light paper.

[Port Simpson Residential School (Lax Kw'alaams, B.C.)]

Port Simpson, [ca. 1920]

UCCA, 1993.049P/168
View of two story building with a full above ground basement behind a white fence. A person is standing next to the fence looking over bushes.

[W.M.S. Home for Girls [Port Simpson Residential School] building, Lax Kw'alaams, British Columbia]

Port Simpson, 1932

Photographer: R.C. Scott

UCCA, 1993.049P/169
View of residential buiding from corner showing trees and yard.

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

Port Simpson, 1941

Photographer: Miss B. French

UCCA, 1993.049P/170
Girls Home

Girls Home

Port Simpson, [192-?]

Photographer: F. Button Photo, Prince Rupert

Photo of school before it was destroyed by fire, January 1921

UCCA, 1993.049P/171
A group of people, mostly youth, shown on a wharf from behind. In the distance there a buildings and water.

Parting hymn and scripture reading on the wharf when staff of the Port Simpson Residential School were leaving [after the fire]

Port Simpson, 1921 January 27

UCCA, 1993.049P/172
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