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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Masset Village

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Date: 1884
Name(s): Maynard, Richard, 1832-1907
Description: Looking Northwest through the village.

Masset Village

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Date: 1905
Description: Looking north from south end of Masset.

Masset Village

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Date: 1882
Name(s): Buxton, B.
Description: Looking north from the Star House of Chief Anetlas. The house on the left is the Monster House with all of its associated poles.

Masset Village

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Date: 1888
Name(s): Maynard, Richard, 1832-1907
Description: North view of Masset with the Seal House on right. In the middle of the photograph is an unusual style of a single mortuary post that supported a cap of wood in imitation of conical woven hats. A similar mortuary stood at Kayang village nearby.

Masset Village

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Date: 1900
Name(s): Maynard, Richard, 1832-1907
Description: Frontal poles and house frames of the Fort House and the Drum House (with memorial pole on far right) at the south end of Masset.

Masset Village

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Date: 1884
Name(s): Maynard, Richard, 1832-1907
Description: View of Masset village from the South looking North.

Master Carpenter Totem

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Date: 1960 to 1970
Description: Colour slides collected and donated by Adelaide de Menil. Slide jacket's contain descriptions, which have been copied to the titles. Slides not taken by de Menil read: Schallerer's Photo Shop, 212 Front Street, Ketchikan, Alaska.

Mathers Truman, Churchhill, Stalin Totem

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Date: 1960 to 1970
Description: Colour slides collected and donated by Adelaide de Menil. Slide jacket's contain descriptions, which have been copied to the titles. Slides not taken by de Menil read: Schallerer's Photo Shop, 212 Front Street, Ketchikan, Alaska.

Memorial

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Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Heiltsuk grave figure.

Memorial

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Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: William Houtsy via RRN, Feb 16, 2015: "This memorial pole was carved by Daniel Houstie, aka chief Qvumuqvaya. Dan was a well known carver and did many famous pieces, including this one. Dan Houstie was the younger brother of Tom Housty, and the first missionaries spelled their names differently. At the site where this pole sits, is a grave marker for Dan Houstie's wife and several children. This pole was put up in their memory. Some people call the pole 'old sam,' because there is a grave…

Memorial and Totem Poles

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Date: 1878
Name(s): Dossetter, Edward
Description: Left to right: Always Wanting More House's double mortuary pole, Killer Whale House and it frontal pole and memorial pole.The poles in the background are from the back row of the village.

Memorial full view

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Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Heiltsuk grave figure carved with a large hat showing potlatch rings and eagle on top.

Memorial Pole

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Date: 1968
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: The 'Namgis Burial Grounds at Alert Bay is an old native cemetery and one of the few remaining locations on the BC coast where totems remain undisturbed on their original site.

Memorial Pole

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Date: 1966
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: The Kayak totem pole. In memory of Kaukish who died in 1897. The pole shows the One-legged-Fisherman (eagle) at the top, his coat with bear heads and his strings of salmon.

Memorial Pole

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Date: 1900 to 1910
Description: This memorial pole, standing at the south end of the village is virtually identical to the memorial pole beside it. This pole, however, is distinguished by an Eagle with a copper in its talons at the top. At the base of the pole there is a Dogfish.