A totem pole being prepared to be lifted as part of its move from Totem Park to the new Museum of Anthropology building. This pole was originally carved by Charle James and later restored by Mungo Martin.
A totem pole being prepared to be lifted as part of its move from Totem Park to the new Museum of Anthropology building. This pole was originally carved by Charle James and later restored by Mungo Martin.
A totem pole lying on a truck trailer after being moved from totem park. Workers are preparing the pole to be lifted off the truck trailer, then into place in the new Museum of Anthropology building. This pole was originally carved by Charlie James and later restored by Mungo Martin.
Workers outside the Great Hall of the Museum of Anthropology prepare a totem pole to be lifted into the Great Hall as part of its move to the museum from Totem Park.
Workers lift a totem pole into position in the Museum of Anthropology. The totem pole was being moved from its position in Totem Park to its new home in the new Museum of Anthropology building.
View of the Great Hall from the O'Brian Gallery in the Museum of Anthropology. A carving of an ancestor figure is visible on the viewer's right and a model totem pole on the viewer's left.
View of the Georgia Strait from the future site of the Museum of Anthropology building. This photograph was likely taken during the planning process for the construction of the new museum.
View of what is now called the Bill Reid Rotunda. Instead of Raven and The First Men on display here, a Haida house frontal totem pole is on display. This pole was transferred to the Museum of Anthropology from Tanoo in 1954.
View of a field, likely from the future site of the Museum of Anthropology building. This photograph was likely taken during the planning process for the construction of the new museum building.
View of the Georgia Strait and north shore mountains from the future site of the Museum of Anthropology building. This photograph was likely taken during the planning process for the construction of the new museum building.