Photograph of pole and gravestones in a cemetery in Alert Bay, BC.

View of the Kwakiutl totem poles standing in a cemetery. The two poles stand adjacent to graves marked with crosses, which are identified Chief J .Aul Sewid and Mrs. Lucy Sewid. The presence of flowers at this gravesite suggest that this photo may have been taken in 1988 when Chief Sewid died. Photo is attributed to Eric J. Cooke, Photo Productions, Sidney, B. C.

View of a Kwakiutl totem pole on Alert Bay, Cormorant Island, British Columbia. Pole appears to be standing in a cemetery. A cross marked Charles Smith is visible. This pole features a bird (possibly a raven) atop several other animals.

Item is a hand-tinted glass lantern slide of an Indigenous burial site. Based on the original order of the collection, photograph might have been taken in Alert Bay.

Item is a hand-tinted glass lantern slide of an house and Indigenous burial site. Based on the original order of the collection, photograph might have been taken near Alert Bay.

Fonds consists of negative images of petroglyphs largely from the Pacific west coast of North America. Most of the images are from sites located in British Columbia, but there are also images from sites in Washington State, New Mexico, and other areas of the United States and Mexico. There are also images of artifacts, masks, totem poles, wood carvings, and graveyards. Images of family travels, landscapes, wild animals, and house cats are interspersed within the collection.

Item is a photograph of a cemetery in Alert Bay, with cross-bearing grave markers and painted totem poles.

Image of a gravestone in the shape of a cross, with the words "In Memory of Our Ancient Grave. Hundreds of Remains." This cemetery is near Yale at I:yem, near today's Saddle Rock highway tunnel.

Image of a cemetery with two totem poles and a few graves with crosses.

Item is an image of a tombsone for William Wastesecoot. According to annotations, photograph was taken at the Indigenous Peoples Graveyard, York Factory, Manitoba.

View of the Killer Whale Arch located at the entrance to the Nimpkish Band Indian Cemetery. This arch is a memorial to a boy lost at sea. Located at Alert Bay, British Columbia, See also item a033244 of this same carved arch.

View of an unnamed totem pole located at the Namgis Burial Grounds. It features an eagle at the top, which is distinguished by having only one arm.