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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Brochure

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Date: 1972
Description: Ksan Brochure

Brown Bear and Whale

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Date: 1966
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Blackfish and Brown Bear pole.

Brown Bear with Whale Hat

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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.

Building in the Snow

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Date: 1923
Name(s): Shotridge, Louis
Description: Photograph of a Tlingit building in the snow.

Building the Fire Under the Drying Rack

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Date: 1972
Description: Abel Campbell tending the fire under the drying rack. These scenes of food processing were initiated in order to fill some of the gaps left by earlier anthropologist and cultural observers among the Gitxsan. The Book Builders of 'Ksan produced a volume on these collecting and processing practices titled Gathering what the Great Nature provided: food traditions of the Gitksan, by the people of 'Ksan.

Burned Bear Mortuary Post

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Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: A badly burned mortuary post which had the figure of the bear at the base with a long tongue.

Burned Bear Mortuary Post

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Date: 1967
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: A badly burned mortuary post which had the figure of the bear at the base with a long tongue.

Burned Mortuaries

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Date: 1969
Name(s): MacDonald, George F.
Description: On the left, this carved mortuary post had a beaver at the base and an eagle above. The top of the post was badly burnt. On the right, this tall memorial pole had a grizzly bear at the base and was surmounted by a tall plain pole.

Burned Mortuary Pole

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Date: 1947
Name(s): Barbeau, Marius, 1883-1969
Description: This carved mortuary post had a beaver at the base and an eagle above. The top of the post was badly burnt.

Burned Mortuary Pole

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Date: 1963
Description: This carved mortuary post had a beaver at the base and an eagle above. The top of the post was badly burnt, and plant growth further destroyed the upper bird figure.

Burned Mortuary Pole

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Date: 1969
Name(s): MacDonald, George F.
Description: A badly burned mortuary post with a part-human, part-bear figure holding a child (possibly representing Bear Mother) surmounted by the figure of a large whale with peg-like teeth.

Button Blanket

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Date: 1972
Description: Art works created by students of the Gitanmaax School of Northwest Coast Indian Art located at the 'Ksan Historical Village.

Button Blanket

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Date: 1972
Description: Art works created by students of the Gitanmaax School of Northwest Coast Indian Art located at the 'Ksan Historical Village.

Button Blanket

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Date: 1980
Name(s): De Menil, Adelaide
Description: Beaver design.

Button Blanket Design

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Date: 1972
Name(s): MacDonald, George F.
Description: Mrs. Morrison in button blanket and pole crest on other blanket is from a pole at Kisgegas.