Alert Bay

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Totem Pole close up

Closeup of very tall totem pole also depicted in item a033272. This pole resembles one reputed to be the world's tallest totem pole. Built in the late 1960s, it was raised in 1973. It is attributed to carver Jimmy Dick and stands 173 feet tall. In 2007 the top of this pole was blown off in high winds.

Totem pole construction

Several individuals, men and women, work on a totem pole located inside a tent. One wall of the tent has been pushed aside to reveal trees and sky in the distance. This appears to have been taken at the same time as item a033228.

Totem Pole in clearing

View of a Kwakiutl totem pole on Alert Bay, Cormorant Island, British Columbia. Pole stands in Nimpkish Band Cemetery and was carved by Willie Seaweed with Joe Seaweed. It is a memorial to Billie Moon and was carved in 1931. It depicts a Thunderbird grasping the head of Dzoonokwa, a giantess. See also images a033236, a033242, and a033247, which also depict this pole.

Totem pole in field

Image depicts a large totem pole standing in a field and surrounded by some brush. This pole resembles one carved by Arthur Shaughnessy, raised in 1924 as a memorial for Chief Wakas . It depicts a Thunderbird with no wings, Dzunuk'wa, Grizzly Bear, Raven, and Sisiyutl.

Totem pole, Alert Bay (?)

Image of an unidentified totem pole in Alert Bay. A cross stands in the ground next to the pole, possibly indicating that this is a gravesite or graveyard.

Anthony Carter

Totem poles

  • 30-30-01-30-01-01-a039010
  • Item
  • [1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]
  • Part of John Mennie fonds

Winged figure totem pole in foreground near burial site

Totem poles

  • 30-30-01-30-01-01-a039229
  • Item
  • [1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]
  • Part of John Mennie fonds

Item is a glass plate negative of a totem poles and adjacent buildings. Item is labelled, "Indian Village. Alert Bay BC"

Totem poles

  • 30-30-01-30-01-01-a039005
  • Item
  • [1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]
  • Part of John Mennie fonds

View over wire fence. Single pole in centre, mid-ground. Burial plots and additional poles in the background.

Totem poles - Alert Bay, BC

  • 30-30-01-30-01-01-a039007
  • Item
  • [1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]
  • Part of John Mennie fonds

Labelled: "Totem Poles Alert Bay B.C." View over wire fence. One pole at centre, mid-ground dominating

Totem poles - Alert Bay, BC

  • 30-30-01-30-01-01-a039000
  • Item
  • [1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]
  • Part of John Mennie fonds

One carving with two figures in proper right foreground, one in background, and one cut-off on proper left edge. These carvings appear to be at a burial site.

Totem poles - Alert Bay, BC

  • 30-30-01-30-01-01-a039003
  • Item
  • [1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]
  • Part of John Mennie fonds

Multiple totem poles: View down road at docks. Power line with forest and totem poles at proper left

Totem poles - [Thunderbird on Dzunukwa]

  • 30-30-01-30-01-01-a039002
  • Item
  • [1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]
  • Part of John Mennie fonds

Two totem poles, in foreground and background, with a wire fence between them. Totem in foreground is "Thunderbird on Dzunukwa," carved by Willie & Joe Seaweed in Blunden Harbour in 1931.

Totem poles at cemetery

  • 30-30-01-30-01-01-a039210
  • Item
  • [1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]
  • Part of John Mennie fonds

Item is a photograph of totem poles in the cemetery. The harbour and adjacent buildings also appear. Item is inscribed, "INDIAN CEMETERY. ALERT BAY. B.C."

Totem poles at cemetery

  • 30-30-01-30-01-01-a039208
  • Item
  • [1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]
  • Part of John Mennie fonds

Item is a photograph of totem poles in the cemetery. Item is inscribed, "INDIAN CEMETARY (sic). ALERT BAY B.C."

Totem Poles, Alert Bay, B. C.

Image depicts two totem poles on the grounds of St. Michael's Indian Residential School in Alert Bay, B. C. The poles include Thunderbirds, Grizzly Bears, and Coopers at the base of each pole. Photo attributed to E. J. Cooke.

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