A crane prepares to lift a totem pole while a number of people oversee the process and stand on a scaffold to wrap the pole in padding. The totem pole, originally carved by Charlie James and later restored by his son, Mungo Martin, was being moved from Totem Park to the new Museum of Anthropology building.
The caption on this slide simply states "Coast Salish." A possible second caption on a sheet of paper states "Alert Bay Big House." A unique aspect of this house is that what once were interior house posts have been moved to the exterior of what was likely a later structure. This photograph may have been used in a book by Marius Barbeau or Edward Linnaeus Keithahn.
Image of a cedar bark beater with a length a cedar bark. This photograph may have been taken from an exhibit at the old Museum of Anthropology dealing with Northwest coast technology.
View of a catalogue in visible storage. These catalogues were placed throughout visible storage for visitors to reference for information regarding the items on display.
View of a catalogue in visible storage. These catalogues were placed throughout visible storage for visitors to reference for information regarding the items on display.
View of a catalogue in visible storage. These catalogues were placed throughout visible storage for visitors to reference for information regarding the items on display.
1886 Vancouver fire display in the pioneer gallery from the Vancouver Centennial Museum's opening exhibition. This exhibition was curated by the Museum of Anthropology.