File contains a combination of historical and modern day images of canoes used by First Nation groups living on the Northwest Coast. The historical images contain images of village life and uses of the canoe in a historical context. The modern day images show canoes housed in various museums in Canada and the United States. The textual records contained in this file are photocopies of images of canoes, both from historical photographs and of modern day photographs.
File consists of images form the north coast and fjords of British Columbia, as well as the North Vancouver area. Subjects include fishing boats, canoe carving, canoe paddlers and races, and rock paintings.
Image of a Chief Dan George carving a canoe. He is standing on one end of the canoe looking down it lengthwise. The basic shape of the canoe has been made, but no finishing details are visible.
Image of two people standing next to a canoe that is propped up in a yard. The canoe, which is upside down, ha s a white strip painted along the top edge, and is labelled `St. John.
Image of two people standing next to a canoe that is propped up in a yard. The canoe, which is upside down, ha s a white strip painted along the top edge, and is labelled `St. John.
Image of boats docked at this commercial marina in North Vancouver. This image is pictured on pages 46-47 of Carter's book Abundant Rivers, with the caption: "Once of well-known clam bed and fishing area for the Tsla-a-wat people, this area in now a commercial marina owned and operated by the resident North Vancouver Indians."