Image of two carvings

Image of a pole from House 17 at Sgang Gwaay (Skunggwai). This is an interior pole from the Raven House. It was removed on a BC Totem Pole Preservation Committee trip in 1957. The pole is now part of the Museum of Anthropology's object collection (A50016).

Norman Tait and Francis Williams carving a pole, possibly restoration work related to pole A50020.

Item is an image of a building. According to annotation, building is the Hudson's Bay Company Store in Lax-Kw'alaams (previously known as Port Simpson and Fort Simpson).

Item is a hand-tinted glass lantern slide of a waterfront view of Alert Bay with Saint Michael's Residential School. According to annotations, slide is set number 3063.

Photo shows contract signing event at Native Education offices with Norman Tait, Howard Green (director) and Marty Aspinall [treasurer or maybe board member with signing authority]. A scale model of proposed Native Education Centre to be built at 285 E. 5th in Vancouver appears in the photograph. The photo was shot for Douglas & McIntyre book.

Item is a b&w negative of a photograph of Norman Tait at the old Native Education Offices (approx. Broadway & Cambie) in Vancouver. Also shown is a scale model of proposed Native Education Centre to be built at 285 E. 5th in Vancouver. Photo shot for Douglas & McIntyre book.

Item is a b&w negative of a photograph of Norman Tait at the old Native Education Offices (approx. Broadway & Cambie) in Vancouver. Also shown is a scale model of proposed Native Education Centre to be built at 285 E. 5th in Vancouver. Photo shot for Douglas & McIntyre book.

Item is a b&w negative of a photograph of Norman Tait at the old Native Education Offices (approx. Broadway & Cambie) in Vancouver. Also shown is a scale model of proposed Native Education Centre to be built at 285 E. 5th in Vancouver. Norman signs contract in triplicate. Photo shot for Douglas & McIntyre book.

Item is a b&w negative of a photograph of Norman Tait at the old Native Education Offices (approx. Broadway & Cambie) in Vancouver. Also shown is a scale model of proposed Native Education Centre to be built at 285 E. 5th in Vancouver. Photo shot for Douglas & McIntyre book.

Item is a b&w negative of a photograph of Norman Tait at the old Native Education Offices (approx. Broadway & Cambie) in Vancouver. Norman shows drawings of proposed pole, both front and side view. Also shown is a scale model of proposed Native Education Centre to be built at 285 E. 5th in Vancouver. Photo shot for Douglas & McIntyre book.

Item is a b&w negative of a photograph of Norman Tait at the old Native Education Offices (approx. Broadway & Cambie) in Vancouver. Norman shows drawings of proposed pole, both front and side view. Also shown is a scale model of proposed Native Education Centre to be built at 285 E. 5th in Vancouver. Photo shot for Douglas & McIntyre book.

Item is a b&w negative of a photograph of Norman Tait at the old Native Education Offices (approx. Broadway & Cambie) in Vancouver. Norman shows drawings of proposed pole, both front and side view. Also shown is a scale model of proposed Native Education Centre to be built at 285 E. 5th in Vancouver. Photo shot for Douglas & McIntyre book.

Item is a b&w negative of a photograph of Norman Tait at the old Native Education Offices (approx. Broadway & Cambie) in Vancouver. Norman shows drawings of proposed pole, both front and side view. Also shown is a scale model of proposed Native Education Centre to be built at 285 E. 5th in Vancouver. Photo shot for Douglas & McIntyre book.

Item is a b&w negative of a photograph of Norman Tait and Marty Aspinall shaking hands at the old Native Education Offices (approx. Broadway & Cambie) in Vancouver. Also shown is a scale model of proposed Native Education Centre to be built at 285 E. 5th in Vancouver. Photo shot for Douglas & McIntyre book.

Item is a b&w negative of a photograph of Norman Tait at the old Native Education Offices (approx. Broadway & Cambie) in Vancouver. After the contract was signed, Howard had Norman to pick out a drum to “seal the deal”. Photo shows Norman holding a drum. Photo shot for Douglas & McIntyre book.

Item is a b&w negative of a photograph of Norman Tait’s first view of log at the L&K Log-sorting yard in Gibson’s Landing, B.C. These images correspond to info in text from WHERE THE PEOPLE GATHER or paperback TOTEM POLE CARVING pp. 18-22. Photo shot for Douglas & McIntyre book.