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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Fish Nets and Fish Racks

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Date: 1966
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Fish nets draped over racks

Fish Nets and Racks

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Date: 1966
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Fish nets draped over racks

Fish Rack Structure

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Date: 1966
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Fish nets draped over racks

Fish Racks and Nets

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Date: 1966
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Fish nets draped over racks

Fishing Camp

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Date: 1924
Name(s): Shotridge, Louis
Description: Likely an eulachon fishing camp belonging to people from Klukwan, located along the Chilkat River.

Fishing Eulachon

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Date: 1924
Name(s): Shotridge, Louis
Description: Dip netting for eulachon

Fishing Hut

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Date: 1947
Name(s): Barbeau, Marius, 1883-1969
Description: Fishing hut.

Fishing Stations

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Date: 1875 to 1885
Name(s): Shotridge, Louis
Description: Multiple fishing stations belonging to various families along the Chilkat River.

Fishing Stations in the Rapids

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Date: 1924
Name(s): Shotridge, Louis
Description: Salmon fishing stations

Flipper

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Date: 1994
Name(s): Herem, Barry
Description: Detail of the sea lion's flipper on the Dukt'ootl post. The Black Skin Post (Dukt'ootl Gass) represents the famous Tlingit hero, Dukt'ootl. Whale house, Ganaxtedi clan..

Flower Memorial

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Date: 1910 to 1930
Description: In the foreground stands an unusual memorial with three crest figurines and the rare use of a flower motif, supposedly inspired by the gardens of Victoria. At the top of this pole was an eagle, below which were two stems with leaves and flowers, and at the base two grizzly bears.

Flowers

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Date: 1972
Description: Unidentified flowers near Hazelton, B.C.

Flowers

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Date: 1972
Description: Unidentified flowers near Gitanyow B.C.

Fluted Mortuary

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Date: 1968
Name(s): MacDonald, George F.
Description: Detail of fluted section of a mortuary pole with a smooth base.

Fluted Mortuary Pole

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Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: A mortuary pole for the remains of the owner of Grizzly Bear's Mouth House. The upper section of the post was fluted, and it originally had a frontal plaque featuring a bear holding a copper.