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Display at the Vancouver Centennial Museum. This was from the opening exhibition, which was curated by the Museum of Anthropology. Based on a list of slide titles provided with the slide binder, this image may have been from the pioneer gallery's "Sounvenirs of the Homeland" section.

This photograph is likely of Museum of Anthropology staff in the New Museum of Anthropology building, possibly for the opening or for a press conference.

Staff or students working at the Museum of Anthropology's old location in the library basement.

Image of boats docked near Stanley Park in Vancouver, BC.

Image of totem poles at Stanley Park from the side. From foreground to background: Sisa Kaulas Pole, Wakas (Wakius) Pole, and Thunderbird house post.

Image of totem poles at Stanley Park. From left to right: Thunderbird house post, Wakas (Wakius) Pole, Sisa Kaulas Pole, Thunderbird house post, and the Ne-is-bik Salmon Pole.

Image of totem poles in Stanley Park. From left to right: Thunderbird house post, Wakas (Wakius) Pole, Ne-is-bik Salmon Pole, and part of Thunderbird house post.

Image of totem poles at Stanley Park. From left to right: Thunderbird house post, Wakas (Wakius) Pole, Sisa Kaulas Pole, Thunderbird house post, and the Ne-is-bik Salmon Pole.

Storage room in the Museum of Anthropology's old location in the library basement.

Student or staff member in the Museum of Anthropology's old location in the library basement wearing clothing from the museum collection.

Students packing items in the Museum of Anthropology's old location in the library basement. This would have been in preparation for moving to the Museum's new location.

Students packing items in the Museum of Anthropology's old location in the library basement. This would have been in preparation for moving to the Museum's new location.

Students packing items in the Museum of Anthropology's old location in the library basement. This would have been in preparation for moving to the Museum's new location.

Students packing items in the Museum of Anthropology's old location in the library basement. This would have been in preparation for moving to the Museum's new location.

Students packing items in the Museum of Anthropology's old location in the library basement. This would have been in preparation for moving to the Museum's new location.

Students packing items in the old Museum of Anthropology location in the library basement. They are preparing for the move to the new museum location.

Students working in the old Museum of Anthropology location in the library basement.

Image of Susan Point (Musqueam) carving Flight (Spindle Whorl) in a workshop. The work appears to be near completion.

Item is a b&w negative of a photograph of people after log has been moved into the old UBC carving shed. 1st 3 rows of photos shows people after log has been moved into the old UBC carving shed. The textual info is in WHERE THE PEOPLE GATHER or paperback TOTEM POLE CARVING p. 40-41.) Text info for last 9 images is from pp. 42-45.

Notes:
• Norman told me that “they” had to pay for moving the log to UBC’s carving shed (i.e. it came out of his contract monies). After the Item is a b&w negative of a photograph of people after log has been moved into the old UBC carving shed.
Three photos of button blanket are possibly one that Dorothy Grant was making—three images that follow may be her and Doreen Jensen (Gitxsan carver) on the right. I don’t remember who they are talking to.

Geographic Location: all photos at area around the old UBC Carving Shed