Building Structures

81-04-a033253
Item
[ca. 1960 - 1990]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

Image depicts the Christ Church Anglican Church in Alert Bay, B. C. Photo is attributed to J. Courtney. See also item a033271.

Waterfront View of Alert Bay

Part of Missionary Society of the Church of England in Canada Slide Collection

Item is a hand-tinted glass lantern slide of a waterfront view of Alert Bay with Christ Church Anglican church in the background and two boats in the foreground.

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 pole and cannon, Alert Bay, B.C., Canada

81-03-a033152
Item
[ca. 194-]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

Commercial postcard printed with a photograph of a store in Alert Bay, BC, with a totem pole and cannon in front of the store. A handwritten annotation on the verso identifies this building as a store.

Totem pole and buildings

30-30-01-30-01-01-a039233
Item
[1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]

Part of John Mennie fonds

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

Shop at Alert Bay

81-04-a033220
Item
[1957]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

Interior view of a shop selling clothing, and accessories. Three women, a store employee and two customers, can be seen.

Shell storage tanks and harbour

30-30-01-30-01-12-a039171
Item
[1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]

Part of John Mennie fonds

Item is a photograph of two storage tanks labelled "SHELL," harbour and ship repair shop

Shell storage tanks

30-30-01-30-01-12-a039170
Item
[1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]

Part of John Mennie fonds

Item is a photograph of two storage tanks labelled "SHELL."

People in Front of a Church in Alert Bay

Part of Missionary Society of the Church of England in Canada Slide Collection

Item is a hand-tinted glass lantern slide of eight children and three adults in front of a church. Based on the original order of the collection, photograph might have been taken in Alert Bay and the church might be Christ Church, Anglican church.

Miscellaneous

30-30-01-30-01-13-a039154
Item
[1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]

Part of John Mennie fonds

Item is a photograph of a cannon. Buildings appear in the background

Man posed with a truck

81-04-a033221
Item
[1957]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

A man poses with a truck. The door to the truck reads, "BC Packers, LTD Store Alert Bay." Parts of the truck seemed to be covered with a fringed cloth.

Longhouse, Alert Bay, BC

81-03-a033155
Item
[ca. 196- or 197-?]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

Photograph of painted exterior wall of longhouse in Alert Bay, BC.

Mildred Laurie

Kwakwaka'wakw

1-4-C-2 (61.2-5; 62.1-4)
File
[199-?]

Part of William McLennan (MOA Curator) fonds

File contains a combination of images of Kwakwaka'wakw artifacts housed in various museums and images of historical Kwakwaka'wakw villages on Vancouver Island and along the Northwest Coast of British Columbia. Artifacts include totem poles, bentwood boxes, carvings, masks, and Kwakwaka'wakw artwork such as paintings and drawings. There are historical photographs of the following villages: Gwat'sinuxw (Quatsino), Kwikwasutinuxw (Gilford Island), A'wa'etlala Village (Knight's Inlet), Mamalikala (Village Island), Wiwekalu Village of T'la'mataxw (Campbell River), Kwixa Village (Salmon River), Dunaxda'xw Village (New Vancouver), and Gwa'sala Village (Smith Inlet). The textual records include information about some of the photographs, identifying items such as the people, the villages, and/or the artifacts depicted in the photographs.

Interior church, view two

81-04-a033270
Item
[ca. 1960 - 1990]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

Interior view of a church focusing on a large stained glass window. An altar and pews are also visible. See also item a033269.

Interior church view

81-04-a033269
Item
[ca. 1960 - 1990]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

Interior view of a church focusing on a large stained glass window. An altar and pews are also visible. See also item a033270.

Indian Professional Dancers

81-03-a033213
Item
[ca. 197- or 198-?]]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

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

Harbour/ships

30-30-01-30-01-12-a039174
Item
[1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]

Part of John Mennie fonds

Item is a photograph of a building on stilts labelled "JORGENSEN BROS SHELL" and surrounding buildings. Two people, three boats and the harbour appear in the foreground

Harbour/ships

30-30-01-30-01-12-a039186
Item
[1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]

Part of John Mennie fonds

Item is a photograph of several boats in the harbour.

Harbour/ships

30-30-01-30-01-12-a039205
Item
[1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]

Part of John Mennie fonds

Item is a photograph of boats docked in the harbour. The beach and General Ship Repair building appear in the foreground

Harbour/ships

30-30-01-30-01-12-a039176
Item
[1862-1937, predominant 1930-1937]

Part of John Mennie fonds

Item is a photograph of a building on stilts labelled "MACHINE SHOP, GENERAL SHIP REPA, and MARINE REPAIR CO. FLOATING PLANT." The harbour appears in the foreground and adjacent buildings appear in the background

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