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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Gitanmaax

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Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Adelaide de Menil, in communication with Bill Reid, traveled the Northwest Coast from Vancouver Island to Southeast Alaska photographing the monumental art of Coastal First Nations. Many of the images she captured show totem poles, and architecture in the final stages of decay before returning to the forest. The title of these images reflect the date that they were taken, and the roll and frame number assigned by Ms. de Menil.

Gitanmaax

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Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Adelaide de Menil, in communication with Bill Reid, traveled the Northwest Coast from Vancouver Island to Southeast Alaska photographing the monumental art of Coastal First Nations. Many of the images she captured show totem poles, and architecture in the final stages of decay before returning to the forest. The title of these images reflect the date that they were taken, and the roll and frame number assigned by Ms. de Menil.

Gitanmaax

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Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Adelaide de Menil, in communication with Bill Reid, traveled the Northwest Coast from Vancouver Island to Southeast Alaska photographing the monumental art of Coastal First Nations. Many of the images she captured show totem poles, and architecture in the final stages of decay before returning to the forest. The title of these images reflect the date that they were taken, and the roll and frame number assigned by Ms. de Menil.

Gitanmaax

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Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Adelaide de Menil, in communication with Bill Reid, traveled the Northwest Coast from Vancouver Island to Southeast Alaska photographing the monumental art of Coastal First Nations. Many of the images she captured show totem poles, and architecture in the final stages of decay before returning to the forest. The title of these images reflect the date that they were taken, and the roll and frame number assigned by Ms. de Menil.

Gitanmaax

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Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Adelaide de Menil, in communication with Bill Reid, traveled the Northwest Coast from Vancouver Island to Southeast Alaska photographing the monumental art of Coastal First Nations. Many of the images she captured show totem poles, and architecture in the final stages of decay before returning to the forest. The title of these images reflect the date that they were taken, and the roll and frame number assigned by Ms. de Menil.

Gitanmaax Poles

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Date: 1915
Name(s): Smith, Harlan Ingersoll, 1872-1939
Description: On the right, in the foreground is the Standing-Bear pole of Spawrh. In the background is the Pole of Sanaws.

Gitanmaax Poles

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Date: 1909
Name(s): Emmons, George Thornton, 1852-1945
Description: Poles from left to right: Pole of Sanaws, Standing-Bear, Place-of-Climbing, and Nose-like-Cohoe.

Gitanmaax Poles

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Date: 1910
Description: Place-of-Climbing or Place-Where-Bears-Cool-Off pole of Kwawhadaq. On the right is Nose-like-Cohoe pole of Gitemraldo.

Gitanmaax Poles

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Date: 1950
Description: In the foreground is the Standing-Bear totem pole of Spawrh. This pole consists of a head of a Grizzly Bear at the top, with three large complete Grizzly Bears sitting erect along the pole to the bottom. In the background is the Pole of Sanaws.

Gitanmaax Village

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Date: 1909
Name(s): Emmons, George Thornton, 1852-1945
Description: People gathered at the edge of the river waiting for the Inlander, which was a stern wheeler riverboat. In the background, the poles from left to right are: the Pole of Sanaws, Standing-Bear, Place-of-Climbing, and Nose-like-Cohoe.

Gitanmaax Village

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Date: 1909
Name(s): Emmons, George Thornton, 1852-1945
Description: Taken from the hill above the village where the cemetery is located.

Gitanyow

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Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Adelaide de Menil, in communication with Bill Reid, traveled the Northwest Coast from Vancouver Island to Southeast Alaska photographing the monumental art of Coastal First Nations. Many of the images she captured show totem poles and architecture in the final stages of decay before returning to the forest. The title of these images reflect the date that they were taken, and the roll and frame number assigned by Ms. de Menil.

Gitanyow

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Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Adelaide de Menil, in communication with Bill Reid, traveled the Northwest Coast from Vancouver Island to Southeast Alaska photographing the monumental art of Coastal First Nations. Many of the images she captured show totem poles and architecture in the final stages of decay before returning to the forest. The title of these images reflect the date that they were taken, and the roll and frame number assigned by Ms. de Menil.

Gitanyow

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Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Adelaide de Menil, in communication with Bill Reid, traveled the Northwest Coast from Vancouver Island to Southeast Alaska photographing the monumental art of Coastal First Nations. Many of the images she captured show totem poles and architecture in the final stages of decay before returning to the forest. The title of these images reflect the date that they were taken, and the roll and frame number assigned by Ms. de Menil.

Gitanyow

Git-yow67-8-20M-36-Thumbnail Image.jpg
Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Adelaide de Menil, in communication with Bill Reid, traveled the Northwest Coast from Vancouver Island to Southeast Alaska photographing the monumental art of Coastal First Nations. Many of the images she captured show totem poles and architecture in the final stages of decay before returning to the forest. The title of these images reflect the date that they were taken, and the roll and frame number assigned by Ms. de Menil.