Museum building

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Stuk
[197-?]

Interior view of Gallery 3 (now known as the O'Brian Gallery). This photograph was likely taken early in the museum's history.

Interior view of Gallery 3

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Stuk
[197-?]

Part of MOA General Media collection

Interior view of Gallery 3 (now known as the O'Brian Gallery). This photograph was likely taken early in the museum's history.

View of the Great Hall from Gallery 3

132-1-C-C-a041776
Stuk
[197-?]

Part of MOA General Media collection

View of the Great Hall from Gallery 3 (now known as the O'Brian Gallery).

Interior view of Gallery 3

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Stuk
[197-?]

Part of MOA General Media collection

Interior view of Gallery 3 (now known as the O'Brian Gallery). This photograph was likely taken early in the museum's history.

The Museum of Anthropology

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Stuk
[197-?]

Part of MOA General Media collection

Early photograph of the Museum of Anthropology.

View of totem poles in the Great Hall

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Stuk
[197-?]

Part of MOA General Media collection

Totem poles in the Great Hall of the Museum of Anthropology.

View of totem poles in the Great Hall

132-1-C-C-a041784
Stuk
[197-?]

Part of MOA General Media collection

Totem poles in the Great Hall of the Museum of Anthropology.

Projection screen at the Museum of Anthropology

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Stuk
[197-?]

Part of MOA General Media collection

Projection screen in visible storage at the Museum of Anthropology.

The Museum of Anthropology

132-1-C-C-a041794
Stuk
[197-?]

Part of MOA General Media collection

An early photograph of the Museum of Anthropology.

The Museum of Anthropology

132-1-C-C-a041796
Stuk
[197-?]

Part of MOA General Media collection

An early photograph of the Museum of Anthropology.

The Museum of Anthropology

132-1-C-C-a041797
Stuk
[197-?]

Part of MOA General Media collection

An early photograph of the Museum of Anthropology.

A totem pole being lifted by a crane

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Stuk
August 1975?

Part of MOA General Media collection

A totem pole being lifted by a crane to be placed in the new Museum of Anthropology building. It was being moved from Totem Park. This totem pole was originally carved by Charlie James and later restored by Mungo Martin.

A totem pole being secured in the new Museum of Anthropology

132-1-C-C-a041434
Stuk
August 1975?

Part of MOA General Media collection

A worker secures a totem pole to its support beam in the New Museum of Anthropology after just having moved it there from Totem Park. This pole was originally carved by Charlie James and later restored by Mungo Martin.

A totem pole lying on the ground

132-1-C-C-a041482
Stuk
August 1975?

Part of MOA General Media collection

A totem pole lying on the ground outside the Museum of Anthropology as it is in the process of being moved from Totem Park to the new Museum of Anthropology building. This pole was carved by Mungo Martin and later restored by him at the University of British Columbia in 1950-51. It stood in Totem Park until it was moved to the new Museum of Anthropology building in 1975.

Museum of Anthropology on a snowy day

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Stuk
[December 1975?]

Part of MOA General Media collection

Museum of Anthropology on a snowy day before the museum's official opening in May, 1976. The slide's development date is marked as December 1975. The two poles are mortuary poles carved by Bill Reid and Doug Cranmer for the Haida House complex.

Museum of Anthropology on a snowy day

132-1-C-E-a043008
Stuk
[December 1975?]

Part of MOA General Media collection

Museum of Anthropology on a snowy day before the museum's official opening in May, 1976. The slide's development date is marked as December 1975. The mortuary pole was carved by Bill Reid and Doug Cranmer for the Haida House complex.

Museum of Anthropology Great Hall on a snowy day

132-1-C-E-a043003
Stuk
[December 1975?]

Part of MOA General Media collection

Museum of Anthropology's Great Hall on a snowy day before the museum's official opening in May, 1976. The slide's development date is marked as December 1975.