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The fonds consists of 28 black and white photographs taken by Codere in 1955 during her second field work expedition to B.C. 19 of the photos were taken in and around Alert Bay, while the remaining 9 were taken on Hope Island.
Helen Frances Codere
Henry Speck carving house posts for Bighouse in Alert Bay
Photograph of two house posts being carved in a carving shed in Alert Bay, BC. Henry Speck smiles in foreground and two other carvers can be seen behind him.
Henry Speck carving house posts for Bighouse in Alert Bay
Photograph of two house posts being carved in a carving shed, in Alert Bay, BC. Three people, including Henry Speck, can be seen working on the posts.
Henry Speck carving house posts for Bighouse in Alert Bay
Photograph of two house posts being carved in a carving shed in Alert Bay, BC. Four people, including Henry Speck, can be seen working on the poles. A child is watching.
Henry Speck carving house posts for Bighouse in Alert Bay
Photograph of Henry Speck carving a house posts for a Bighouse in a carving shed in Alert Bay, BC.
Part of John Mennie fonds
High jump. Jumper has just cleared bar. Officials observing, with crowd of onlookers gathered in background
History of Copper (20 coppers from Alert Bay), GW(?) Hunt, 1924
Part of Director's fonds
Photocopy of a manuscript about coppers from Alert Bay, BC. Front page notes that it was "sent by GW(?) Hunt, Port Hardy, BC." It also has a stamp from the "Department of Mines geological Survey, received Mar 26, 1924. Division of Anthropology."
Original manuscript might be at UBC's Rare Books and Special Collections library.
Hospital + Totems Alert Bay B.C. Community Hall on Hill 9/49 Photo by Ronnie's 9
Part of Diane Elizabeth Barwick fonds
Item is a photograph taken from the water of the hospital, community hall, and other buildings in Alert Bay along the shoreline with the forest in the background. Totem poles are scattered along the shoreline.
Part of Missionary Society of the Church of England in Canada Slide Collection
Item is a hand-tinted glass lantern slide of the inside of a building with two house posts. Based on the original order of the collection, photograph might have been taken in Alert Bay.
Indian cemetery - Alert Bay, BC
Part of John Mennie fonds
Image is of a First Nations burial site: road in foreground, power line and two totem poles in background
Postcard depicts two professional first nations dancers, performing the Swan Dance in the Alert Bay, BC longhouse. Photograph and postcard by Eric J. Cooke.
Eric J. Cooke
View of Indian professional dancers performing the Swan Dance in their Community Hall. Alert Bay, Cormorant Island, British Columbia. Photo by Eric J. Cooke Photo Productions, Sidney, B. C.
Indian totem pole - Alert Bay, BC
Part of John Mennie fonds
One totem pole. Labelled: "Indian Totem Pole. Alert Bay B.C." "Indian" also printed on non-image area, proper right
Indian Village Alert Bay, B. C.
View of Indian Village at Alert Bay, B. C. Several wooded houses are depicted, and three feature totem poles in front of the structures.
Interior view of a church focusing on a large stained glass window. An altar and pews are also visible. See also item a033270.
Interior view of a church focusing on a large stained glass window. An altar and pews are also visible. See also item a033269.
Image depicts four totem poles standing in a cleared area. A structure is visible in the lower left corner of the image. The totem on the image's far left appears to be a pole carved by Tony Hunt (with Calvin Hunt, John Livingston, and Peter Knox), located in the Nimpkish Band Cemetery at Alert Bay.
Fonds consists of various photographic materials and a small number of textual records. Glass plate negatives document totem poles, house fronts, street scenes, church groups, school groups, weddings, the local store and maritime subjects in Alert Bay. Textual records include a Christmas card from Alert Bay Radio and two small pamphlets of photography instructions printed by "J. Mennie, Developing & Printing Service." The oldest negative dates from 1862, though the identity of its photographer is unknown.
John Mennie
Part of John Mennie fonds
One man jumping; two runners following close behind in what appears to be a race
Kamtchatka and other docked fishing boats
Photograph of docked fishing boats, possibly in Alert Bay, BC. One of the boats is named Kamtchatka. A stamp on the verso of the print indicates that it was printed in 1957.
Mildred Laurie