Totem poles

86-02-a039769
Item
[1949 or 1950]

Image of two totem poles at Alert Bay. In the foreground is a memorial pole for Chief Wakas. It was raised in 1924 and carved by Arthur Shaughnessy. In the background is a memorial pole for Amos Dawson's uncle. Carved by Charlie James.

William Carr

Alert Bay totem poles

81-04-a033265
Item
[ca. 1960 - 1990]

Part of Thomas and Mildred Laurie collection

Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl) Memorial Totem Poles, on Namgis Burial Grounds, Alert Bay, Cormorant Island, BC, British Columbia, Canada -Front Totem Pole: Kolus sits atop Cedar Man, above Sun Figure and Killer Whale. A cross and two buildings are visible image left of the totem poles.

Alert Bay totem poles

86-02-a039773
Item
[1949 or 1950]

Part of William Carr fonds

Image of two totem poles at Alert Bay. In the foreground is a memorial pole for Chief Wakas. It was raised in 1924 and carved by Arthur Shaughnessy. In the background is a memorial pole for Amos Dawson's uncle. Carved by Charlie James.

William Carr

Alert Bay totem poles

86-02-a039775
Item
[1949 or 1950]

Part of William Carr fonds

Image of two totem poles at Alert Bay. In the foreground is the Thunderbird (top) and Dzunukwa(bottom) totem pole in Alert Bay. Pole was carved in 1931 at Blunden Harbour by Willie Seaweed, assisted by Joe Seaweed. Totem pole was a memorial for Billie Moon. In the background is a memorial pole for Wa'osta'as, wife of Sam Charlie. Carved in the 1800's by an unknown carver.

William Carr

Alert Bay, cemetery and totem pole

25-03-06-a037959
Item
1970

Part of Anthony Carter fonds

Image of totem pole and cross gravestones, with forest in the background.

Anthony Carter

Alert Bay, cemetery and totem poles

25-03-06-a037963
Item
1970

Part of Anthony Carter fonds

Image of a cemetery with two totem poles and a few graves with crosses.

Anthony Carter

Alert Bay, cemetery and totem poles

25-03-06-a037960
Item
1970

Part of Anthony Carter fonds

Image of a cemetery with two totem poles and a few graves with crosses.

Anthony Carter

Alert Bay, Johnson Strait

25-03-06-a037988
Item
[1970]

Part of Anthony Carter fonds

Image of a totem pole near a graveyard. This image is printed on page 26 of Carter's book "from History's Locker," with the caption: "View from the graveyard at Alert Bay looking across Johnston straits toward Vancouver Island."

Anthony Carter

Alert Bay, Johnson Strait

25-03-06-a037989
Item
[1970]

Part of Anthony Carter fonds

Image of a totem pole near a graveyard. This image is printed on page 26 of Carter's book "from History's Locker," with the caption: "View from the graveyard at Alert Bay looking across Johnston straits toward Vancouver Island."

Anthony Carter

Alert Bay, memorial pole (?)

25-03-06-a037962
Item
1970

Part of Anthony Carter fonds

Image of an unidentified totem pole featuring two creatures - a winged animal on top and what appears to be a human figure with raised arms on the bottom. Gravestones are visible in the foreground.

Anthony Carter

Alert Bay, unidentified pole

25-03-06-a037964
Item
1970

Part of Anthony Carter fonds

Image of an unidentified totem pole featuring two creatures - a winged animal on top and what appears to be a human figure with raised arms on the bottom. Gravestones are visible in the foreground.

Anthony Carter

Alert Bay, unidentified pole

25-03-06-a037974
Item
1970

Part of Anthony Carter fonds

Image of an unidentified totem pole featuring two creatures - a winged animal on top and what appears to be a human figure with raised arms on the bottom.

Anthony Carter

Alert Bay, unidentified pole

25-03-06-a037965
Item
1970

Part of Anthony Carter fonds

Image of an unidentified totem pole.

Anthony Carter

AMNH [American Museum of Natural History]

1-4-A-6 (18.12)
File
[ca. 2005]

Part of William McLennan (MOA Curator) fonds

File contains images of various Northwest Coast artifacts including masks, boxes, carvings, totem poles, and other items housed in the American Museum of Natural History.

Anget pole of Ninstints (copy by William Jeffrey)

134-a040128c
Item
13 Aug. 1972

Part of E. Polly Hammer fonds

Ans'pa yaxw (Kispiox) & Gitsegukla

25-04-08
File
1969-1972

Part of Anthony Carter fonds

File consists of images of the Skeena River valley area in British Columbia, near Hazelton. Subjects include people, totem poles, scenery, and the the villages of Gitsegukla and Kitwancool.

Anthony Carter