The images consists primarily of 130+ photographs taken by or belonging to Reverend R.W. Large, MD which depict communities on the Northwest Coast between approximately 1898 and 1920 including Bella Bella, Rivers Inlet, and Port Simpson, including native villages in which Reverend Large worked. Images show scenes of native fishing, canneries, mission hospitals, churches, girls schools, portraits of native families, and Northwest Coast totems. Other images include 25+ photographs and postcards from the Large family depicting ships and boats on the North Coast.
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- Municipalities, towns, villages, neighbourhoods, religious and cultural groups, camps, schools, etc.
- Community activities and events
- Groups working for the development or maintenance of events, services and facilities for the community and its promotion
- Community support and charitable organizations
- Community booster and event promotion agencies
- Fraternal organizations
- SEE ALSO: Family and Personal Life; Events and Celebrations
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- MemoryBC Subject Groups