British Columbia Collection

Mail team before railroad came, between c1900 and c1930. Creator: Unknown
Mail team before railroad came, between c1900 and c1930.

S.A. Crawford carrying a goat, 1905. Creator: Case & Draper. S.A. Crawford carrying a goat, 1905
S.A. Crawford carrying a goat, 1905. Studio portrait showing man carrying a goat over his shoulder, in front of a painted backdrop of snow-covered mountains

Into the shadow-Clayoquot, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Into the shadow-Clayoquot, c1910

Tsawatenok girl, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Tsawatenok girl, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, c1914

Masked dancers-Qagyuhl, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Masked dancers-Qagyuhl, c1914. During the winter ceremony, Kwakiutl dancers wearing masks and costumes, crouch in foreground with others behind them

Tanaktak House, Harbeldown Island, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Tanaktak House, Harbeldown Island, c1914. Stairs leading up to wooden building, topped with Kwakiutl ceremonial art; in foreground one totem pole on the left

Mask of the octopus hunter-Qagyuhl, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Mask of the octopus hunter-Qagyuhl, c1914. Ceremonial mask worn by a dancer portraying the hunter in Bella Bella mythology who killed the giant man-eating octopus

Wedding guests, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Wedding guests, c1914. Kwakiutl people in canoes, British Columbia

Hamatsa emerging from the woods-Koskimo, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Hamatsa emerging from the woods-Koskimo, c1914. Hamatsa shaman, three-quarter length portrait, seated on ground in front of tree, facing front

Kotsuis and Hohhug-Nakoaktok, wearing ceremonial dress, with long beaks, on their haunches, dancing(?), c1914

Tsunukwalahl-Qagyuhl, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Tsunukwalahl-Qagyuhl, c1914. Person wearing Mask of Tsunukwalahl, a mythical being, used during the Winter Dance

Masked dancer, Cowichan, c1913. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Masked dancer, Cowichan, c1913

The Hamatsa-Nakoaktok, 1910, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
The Hamatsa-Nakoaktok, 1910, c1910. Half-length portrait of Nakoaktok man, facing left, wearing cedar root ceremonial loop

Group of Native Americans, three standing, one seated on the ground, possibly... 1860 or 1861. Creator: Unknown
Group of Native Americans, three standing, one seated on the ground, possibly Colville or Kutenai, at the winter quarters of the British Northwest Boundary Commission Survey in Colville, Washington

Charles W Wilson, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, wearing... between 1858 and 1861. Creator: Unknown
Charles W Wilson, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, wearing buckskins, with rifle, between 1858 and 1861. In: Photographs of British Northwest Boundary Survey, 1858-1861

Observatory tent, N A [ie, North American] Boundary Commission, 1861. Creator: Unknown
Observatory tent, N A [ie, North American] Boundary Commission, 1861. Showing Captain Charles J. Darrah, R.E. seated in tent, and Captain Robert W. Haig, R.A

John Keast Lord, naturalist with the Commission survey, full-length portrait... between 1858 and 61 Creator: Unknown
John Keast Lord, naturalist with the Commission survey, full-length portrait, seated, facing right, holding dog whip, between 1858 and 1861

Yakotlus-Quatsino, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Yakotlus-Quatsino, c1914. Yakotlus, Kwakiutl man, head-and-shoulders portrait, seated, facing right

Yakotlus-Quatsino (Profile), c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Yakotlus-Quatsino (Profile), c1914. Yakotlus, bust portrait, right profile

Tlahleelis-Koprino, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Tlahleelis-Koprino, c1914. Tlahleelis, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left

Nane-Qagyuhl, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Nane-Qagyuhl, c1914. Man dressed in a full-body bear costume. The bear had the duty of guarding the dance house

Carved posts at Alert Bay, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Carved posts at Alert Bay, c1914. Two totem poles in front of a wood frame house in the Nimkish village Yilis, on Cormorant Island

Nuhlimahla-Qagyuhl, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Nuhlimahla-Qagyuhl, c1914. Person wearing ceremonial mask of the Nuhlimahla during the during the Winter Dance ceremony. These characters impersonated fools

Nuhlimkilaka-Koskimo, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Nuhlimkilaka-Koskimo, c1914. Kwakiutl person wearing an oversize mask and hands representing a forest spirit, Nuhlimkilaka, ("bringer of confusion")

A Tluwulahu mask-Tsawatenok, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
A Tluwulahu mask-Tsawatenok, c1914. Kwakiutl man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, wearing a mask depicting a loon on top of a man's head to facilitate the loon changing into the form

A chief's daughter-Nakoaktok, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
A chief's daughter-Nakoaktok, c1914. Nakoaktok woman, half-length portrait, facing right, seated, wearing a blanket, a hat with shell ornaments, large earrings, a nose ring, and several bracelets

Nakoaktok warrior, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Nakoaktok warrior, c1914. Kwakiutl man, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, holding pole

Pgwis-Qagyuhl, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Pgwis-Qagyuhl, c1914. Kwakiutl person wearing mask of mythical creature Pgwis (man of the sea)

Hamatsa-Qagyuhl, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Hamatsa-Qagyuhl, c1914. Kwakiutl man, full-length portrait, standing, facing front

Hami-Koskimo, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Hami-Koskimo, c1914. Koskimo person wearing full-body fur garment, oversized gloves and mask of Hami ("dangerous thing") during the numhlim ceremony

Hamasilahl-Qagyuhl, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Hamasilahl-Qagyuhl, c1914. Ceremonial dancer, full-length portrait, standing, wearing mask and a fur garments during the Winter Dance ceremony

Kwahwumhl-Koskimo, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Kwahwumhl-Koskimo, c1914. Dancer wearing raven mask with coat of cormorant skins during the numhlin ceremony

The fire drill-Koskimo, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
The fire drill-Koskimo, c1914. Koskimo man, full-length portrait, seated on ground, facing down, using a fire drill

The chief's daughter, 1910 Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
The chief's daughter, 1910 Kwakiutl woman, full-length portrait, seated on a blanket-covered board supported by two wooden carved images representing her slaves, facing front

Group of Winter Dancers-Qagyuhl, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Group of Winter Dancers-Qagyuhl, c1914. Ceremonial dancers, in a circle during the Winter Dance ceremony, wearing masks and garments of fur, feathers, and other materials

Nakoaktok chief and copper, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Nakoaktok chief and copper, c1914. Hakalahl, Nakoaktok chief, three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing front, holding copper Wanistakila

A Tluwulahu costume-Qagyuhl, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
A Tluwulahu costume-Qagyuhl, c1914. Woman wearing a fringed Chilkat blanket, a hamatsa neckring and mask representing deceased relative who had been a shaman

Launching a Canoe - Nayas Indians, 1855 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Launching a Canoe - Nayas Indians, 1855/1869. British Columbia. 1855

Three Selish Indians, 1855 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Three Selish Indians, 1855/1869. U-na-sits (a warrior who had taken five scalps) with Oo-na (in tunic made of bear skin) and See-cha (wife of the warrior) on the coast of the Pacific

Excavating a Canoe - Nayas Indians, 1855 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Excavating a Canoe - Nayas Indians, 1855/1869. British Columbia. 1855

Mt. Sir Donald, Matterhorn of North American Alps, B. C. Canada, c1930s. Creator: Unknown
Mt. Sir Donald, Matterhorn of North American Alps, B.C. Canada, c1930s. From " Tour of the World". [Keystone View Company, Meadville, Pa. New York, Chicago, London]

The Harbor and Parliament Buildings at Victoria, B. C. Canada, c1930s. Creator: Unknown
The Harbor and Parliament Buildings at Victoria, B.C. Canada, c1930s. From " Tour of the World". [Keystone View Company, Meadville, Pa. New York, Chicago, London]

Canadas Enthusiastic Response to the Call of the Motherland, c1915 (1916). Creator: Unknown
Canadas Enthusiastic Response to the Call of the Motherland, c1915, (1916). Canadian troops leave Victoria, British Columbia - the first contingent sailed for England in October 1914 with over 30

Tsunami warning road sign, British Columbia, Canada 2018. Creator: Unknown
Tsunami warning road sign, British Columbia, Canada 2018

Smeal Fire appliance, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2018. Creator: Unknown
Smeal Fire appliance, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2018

Smart car promoting whale watching business in British Columbia, Canada. Creator: Unknown
Smart car promoting whale watching business in British Columbia, Canada

Parking bay for small car, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 2018. Creator: Unknown
Parking bay for small car, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 2018

Men at Work in Canada 2018. Creator: Unknown
Men at Work in Canada 2018

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