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Snowshoes and furs on display at the Vancouver Centennial Museum. This display was installed by the Museum of Anthropology as the opening exhibition of the Vancouver Centennial Museum.

A view of snow-covered mountains with trees in foreground.

Item is a photograph showing a hillside.

Item is a photograph showing a hillside.

Photograph depicts who Maude has identified as a snake priest entering a snake kiva.

Image shows what appears to be a smouldering fire in a forest. The area of the fire is clearly defined, and may have been intentionally set (for logging, land development, etc.)

A close-up image of a plate with cut up pieces of smoked salmon. A whole smoked fish next to the plate with a child's hand holding a piece of the meat. According to the documentation included with the filmstrip, the description of the image states "Virginia Jules holds dry smoked salmon. On the plate is delicious canned smoked salmon. Salmon is also canned fresh."

A image from an inside smoke house with hanging pieces of fish on the racks. According to the documentation included with the filmstrip, the description of the image states "Inside the Jules' smoke house the salmon are held apart by small cedar sticks and suspended from ceiling. The Jules' children keep the alder fires smoking for three to five days."

Image depicts a small scale totem pole which seems to be situated in a cemetery. The bottom figure seems to be human and the top an eagle.

Display for the exhibit "Northwest Coast Indian Art." Shows a small totem pole, prints, a basket, textiles, and other objects.

Image depicts a top section closeup of a small-scale totem pole in front of a door. Visible are two beaked figures, with another seated figure. See items a034476 - a034482 for other views of this pole.

Image depicts a side view of a small-scale totem pole in front of a door. The top two figures have long beaks, a third figure has wings but no visible beak, and a human figure is seated at the bottom. See items a034476 - a034482 for other views of this pole.

Image depicts a side/front view of a small-scale totem pole in front of a door. The top two figures have long beaks, a third figure has a beak that is bent downward, and a human figure is seated at the bottom. Each winged figure is protecting a smaller figure. Two are possibly human and the third appears to be a frog. See items a034476 - a034482 for other views of this pole.

Image depicts a midsection closeup of a small-scale totem pole in front of a door. Visible are two figures, one possibly a seated human perched on top of what may be a Thunderbird. Each figure seems to be sitting in a corner. See items a034476 - a034482 for other views of this pole.

Item is a negative showing a close up of two small buildings shown in the previous image (negative a033697).

Item is a negative showing several small buildings as well as a road on a mountainside.

Item is a negative showing a one level building with windows in front of a mountainous landscape.

Slide projection in Montréal. This was part of the Daily Life section of the Museum of Anthropology's Northwest Coast exhibit for "Man and His World." Slides were projected at various points in the exhibit. This image is from a photograph taken by Edward Curtis.

Slide projection in Montréal. This was part of the Daily Life section of the Museum of Anthropology's Northwest Coast exhibit for "Man and His World." Slides were projected at various points in the exhibit. This image is from a photograph taken by Edward Curtis.