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.

Images with the accession 1998.165 are part of the Bessie French fonds.

192 images
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
Person wearing a flowered dress and wearing glasses is standing next to a table outdoors with a rolled paper in their hand. The table has flower arrangements on it.

[Staff member holding a rolled paper by a table outdoors with large floral arrangement, 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/1-49
Large group of people sitting at table for a formal meal outdoors in a grassy field.

[Group of staff, including Violet Deeprose, seated at large table outdoors, 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/1-50
Closeup corner view of large group of people are sitting at table outdoors. There are flower arrangements on the table.

[Group of staff seated at large table outdoors with large floral arrangement, 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/1-51
Seven people dressed in costumes outdoors. One is wearing a fake beard and mask, three are wearing signs around their necks.

[Staff performing in skit in garden, costumed and wearing signs, 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/1-52
Exterior view of residential building on hill showing steps and front entrance.

[Port Simpson Residential School building and driveway, 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/1-53
Three people wearing dresses standing in front of a large hedge.

[Three people by large hedge, possibly Lax Kw'alaams community members, 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/1-54
Underexposed image of children in classroom taken from behind the teachers desk. Books are in the middle of the desk.

[Children at desks in a classroom, 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/1-55
Empty charis around dinner tables. Dishes are on the table. Image is overexposured from light coming from the window.

[Empty chairs in a classroom, 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/1-56
Three Indigenous people, two are older, are sitting in a garden with a chain fence behind them.

[Three older adults, possibly from the Lax Kw'alaams community, sitting in a garden, 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/1-57
Top of two totem poles taken from below.

[Sealion pole and [iTipon] pole, 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/1-58
Totem poles near building in front of harbour.

[Snowing Beaver pole, 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/1-59