George and Joanne MacDonald Northwest Coast Image Archive

The Bill Reid Centre's George and Joanne MacDonald Image Archive contains images of Northwest Coast First Peoples, their villages, and their visual and material belongings. Many of the images collected by the MacDonalds are not unique, and can be found in museums and archives around the world. Throughout his career, Dr. MacDonald sought to bring these important resources together under one roof with the intent of creating access for Northwest Coast First Nations, and in particular artists, whose passion for historic imagery and visual documentation of their cultural belongings he witnessed first-hand. The archive is a reflection of the MacDonalds' research interests, their careers in archaeology and anthropology, their many relationships in the field, and their deep respect and admiration of the diverse nations of the Northwest Coast.

Contributed by The Bill Reid Centre, Simon Fraser University.

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Fallen Pole

Date: 1980

Name(s): MacDonald, George F.

Description: A fallen pole decaying on the forest floor.

Fallen Pole and trees

Date: 1966

Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide

Description: Fallen pole, or more likely the ridge beam of a house, with vegetation growing out of it

Fallen Pole at Stanley Park

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Date: 1966

Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide

Description: Old totem at Stanley Park. In the early 1920s, the construction of an Indian village was proposed for the area near Lumberman©s Arch in Stanley Park. The site was chosen because it was located on a massive shell midden, or cultural mound that was the result of many years of Coast Salish habitation. This large deposit of calcified shells covered an area 8 feet deep and spanning several acres. The original poles were all from the Alert Bay area, but others were purchased from the islands of…

Fallen Pole Detail

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Date: 1966

Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide

Description: Detail of a pole on the ground at Stanley Park. In the early 1920s, the construction of an Indian village was proposed for the area near Lumberman©s Arch in Stanley Park. The site was chosen because it was located on a massive shell midden, or cultural mound that was the result of many years of Coast Salish habitation. This large deposit of calcified shells covered an area 8 feet deep and spanning several acres. The original poles were all from the Alert Bay area, but others were purchased…