Group photo of five men in uniform and one in a suit standing outside the British Columbia Police building

• 2007.17.3.20
• Item
• [ca. 194-]

Part of James Joseph Claxton Photograph Collection

Formal portrait of a group of six men standing outside a British Columbia Police station. Typed annotation originally attached to photograph: “Photo with no cars, 6 peoples: Left to Right: unidentified; unidentified; Ralph Cave; R.P. Stone; uniden...

Mission hospital in Metlakatla, BC

• 2009.7.1.060
• Item
• [ca. 1873 - ca. 1920]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Photograph depicts a large two-storey building with the sign: "CALEDONIA HOSPITAL". Fence crosses foreground, hills visible in background.Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Mission Hosp at Metlakatla B.C."

Illustration of Tsimshian and Haida peoples on shore of Fort Simpson, BC

• 2009.7.1.068
• Item
• [ca. 1873 - ca. 1920]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Photograph has been altered with drawings of people on shore fighting canoes approaching the town. Buildings stand behind fenced and walled areas in background.Handwritten annotation below image reads: "Drawing by F.A., old Hudson B. [...?]&q...

Interior of large church building

• 2009.7.1.041
• Item
• [ca. 1873 - ca. 1920]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Many rows of pews span foreground. Banners hanging in front of sanctuary read: "THE ANGEL SAID UNTO THEM, FEAR NOT, BEHOLD I BRING YOU GOOD TIDINGS OF GREAT JOY WHICH SHALL BE TO ALL PEOPLE".Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "...

First Nations jail at Metlakatla, BC

• 2009.7.1.061
• Item
• [ca. 1873 - ca. 1920]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Photograph depicts a man and woman standing on steps to a round tower in fenced area. Roofs of other buildings can be seen below on right; water and shore visible in background.Printed on image: "Indian Jail, Metlatkla".

Marion and W.H. Collison travelling with friends in canoe up Skeena River

• 2009.7.1.042
• Item
• [between 1873 and 1919]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Canoe with mast floats close to shore in foreground, mountains visible across river in background.Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Arch. W.H. Collison & wife with native friends en route up Skeena River."

Elder Tsimshian woman sleeping under blanket

• 2009.7.1.046
• Item
• [ca. 1873 - ca. 1920]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "A very old Tsimpsion women - said to be over 110 yrs old."

Community event at mission house and jail, Metlakatla, BC

• 2009.7.1.062
• Item
• [ca. 1873 - ca. 1910]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Photograph depicts a group of children dressed in white walking in a line, and adults and other children watching from behind. Group of six man stand in line on left, one holding a flag, another a drum. Jail tower and large building stand behind ...

View of Port Essington, BC from bridge

• 2009.7.1.066
• Item
• [ca. 1873 - ca. 1920]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Photograph depicts buildings along shore; bridge and boardwalk cross forest in right foreground. Hills visible in distance.Handwritten annotation below image reads: "Port Essington from bridge"; on verso: "Heading or full page Illus...

Unidentified Church Building

• 2009.7.1.038
• Item
• [ca. 1873 - ca. 1920]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Unknown buildings can be seen in background.

Men in freight canoe on Skeena River

• 2009.7.1.043
• Item
• [ca. 1873 - ca. 1920]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Five unidentified men sit with dog in canoe. One man stands on dock in foreground.Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Freighting by canoe on skeena river".

Funeral party on beach at Metlakatla, BC

• 2009.7.1.063
• Item
• [ca. 1873 - ca. 1920]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Photograph depicts a group of men, women, and children walking across beach towards water. Buildings visible on shore in left background.Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Funeral party - en route to boat Metlakatla BC (Taking body over ...

Eastern section of Port Simpson, BC

• 2009.7.1.067
• Item
• [ca. 1873 - ca. 1920]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Photograph depicts town buildings on opposite shore. Beach and dock can be seen in foreground.Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Chapter XXII, No 1. Eastern Section of Port Simpson as christianized."

St. Andrew's Church in Sandwick, BC

• 2009.7.1.040
• Item
• [ca. 1873 - ca. 1920]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Church stands behind white fence, road and power lines in foreground.Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "St. Andrew's Church, Sandwick, [?] Campbell River Rd (Maud Highway) The mother church in the '[?] District'."

Interior view of unidentified church building

• 2009.7.1.039
• Item
• [ca. 1873 - ca. 1920]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Banner at front of sanctuary reads "Do this in remembrance of Me".Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Interior of old church. Built by natives themselves".

Close view of Metlakatla Church

• 2009.7.1.036
• Item
• [between 1874 and 1901]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Large church stands behind white fence, unidentified man visible on front steps. Photograph depicts the first church built in Metlakatla, which was burned in a fire in 1901, and replaced in 1903.Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "With lo...

Children gathered at Metlakatla Church

• 2009.7.1.056
• Item
• [between 1874 and 1901]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Several unidentified individuals can be seen on front steps of church and a group of small children in white stand in line below steps. Other community buildings are visible in background, white fence crosses foreground. Photograph depicts the fir...

Children gathered at Metlakatla Church

• 2009.7.1.057
• Item
• [between 1874 and 1901]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Several unidentified individuals can be seen on front steps of church and a group of small children in white stand in line below steps. Other community buildings are visible in background, white fence crosses foreground. Photograph depicts the fir...

Marion & W.H. Collison in canoe with Tsimshian and Haida crew, travelling from Masset, BC

• 2009.7.1.073
• Item
• [ca 1876 - ca. 1890]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Handwritten annotations read: "At rest, after a rough passage of two days and a night from Massett, Queen Charlotte's Islands by canoe - W.H. Collison and Mrs. Collison with Indians from Masset"; "Archdeacon Collison Indian Can...

Totem poles and houses at Kaisun, Queen Charlotte Islands, BC

• 2009.7.1.095
• Item
• [ca. 1876 - ca. 1920]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Totem poles (crest poles?) stand in front of a line of houses. Sandy beach in foreground, forest on hill in background.Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Kai sun W. Coast Q.C.I."

Crest poles at Masset, Queen Charlotte Islands, BC

• 2009.7.1.074
• Item
• [ca. 1876 - ca. 1900]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Photograph depicts many crest poles in front of wooden homes. An unidentified family can be seen sitting by house in centre. Wood pile and path in foreground.Handwritten annotation on image reads: "Masset Queen Charlotte's Islands, Crest...

Haida man and woman walking in Masset, Queen Charlotte Islands, BC

• 2009.7.1.078
• Item
• [ca. 1876 - ca. 1920]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

The couple walks arm in arm along dirt path in grass, buildings visible in background.Handwritten annotation on verso of photograph reads: "Joshua [Moody?] & Wife / ? Masset B.C."

Church and mission house in Masset, Queen Charlotte Islands, BC

• 2009.7.1.083
• Item
• [ca. 1876 - ca. 1920]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Photograph depicts large church in fenced area, mission house visible behind trees in background.Printed on image: "The Church. Old Massett. Q.C.I. / J.D. Allen. Photo. C."

Totem poles at Skidegate, Queen Charlotte Islands, BC

• 2009.7.1.092
• Item
• [ca. 1876 - ca. 1900]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Totem poles (crest poles?) stand in front of a line of houses. Blanketed canoes sit on beach in right foreground; forest in background.Handwritten annotations on verso read: “skidegate village Queen Charlotte Islands as it appeared forty years ago...

Crest poles at Masset, Queen Charlotte Islands, BC

• 2009.7.1.079
• Item
• [ca. 1876 - ca. 1915]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Three unidentified men stand by poles in foreground, wood houses and crest poles visible in background.Printed below image: "Totem Poles, Massett, Q.C. Island, B.C. "; "T.N. Hibbon & Co., Victoria, B.C. [crossed through with ink...

Mission house in Masset, Queen Charlotte Islands, BC

• 2009.7.1.084
• Item
• [ca. 1876 - ca. 1920]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Photographs depict large building in fenced area, trees in yard and in background.Handwritten annotations on verso read: "Mission House at Massett QCIs"; "Mission House at Massett - Mother & Dad lived there."

Close view of totem poles at Skidegate, Queen Charlotte Islands, BC

• 2009.7.1.093
• Item
• [ca. 1876 - ca. 1900]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Totem poles (crest poles?) stand in front of a line of houses. Blanketed canoes sit on beach in right foreground; forest in background.Handwritten annotations on verso read: “Haida Encampment [crossed through with line]"; "Skidegate Quee...

Interior of chief's house in Masset, Queen Charlotte Islands, BC

• 2009.7.1.075
• Item
• [ca. 1876 - ca. 1900]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Handwritten annotation on verso of photograph reads: "W.E. Collison Masset. Interior of Chief [Weah's?] house".Caption under printed version of photo in W.H. Collison's book 'In the Wake of the War Canoe': "The h...

View of Wrangell, Alaska

• 2009.7.1.158
• Item
• 1877

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Photograph depicts community buildings on shoreline, water in foreground.Handwritten annotation on image reads: "Wrangle, Alaska."; on verso: "Fort Wrangle, Alaska Territory. visited by W.H.Collison, C.M.S. 1877. Prior to the establ...

Elders sitting on porch at mission house in Kincolith, BC

• 2009.7.1.112
• Item
• [ca. 1878 - ca. 1920]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Four women sit in foreground at a porch partially covered with foliage.Handwritten annotations on verso read: "Honoured elders of porch of Mission House at Kincolith, Nass River"; "sun set or legend of the past".

Old church building at Kincolith, BC

• 2009.7.1.121
• Item
• [ca. 1878 - ca. 1920]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Old church - Kincolith Nass River BC".Chicken wire crosses foreground, hills visible in background.

Oolichan drying at Fishing Bay, Nass River, BC

• 2009.7.1.130
• Item
• [ca. 1878 - ca. 1920]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Photograph depicts two men standing beside beds of fish laid out to dry. More oolichan fish hang on tall structures in background.Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "'Food for winter' Oolichans drying at Fishing Bay, Nass River&...

Lodges and totem poles at village on Nass River, BC

• 2009.7.1.101
• Item
• [ca. 1878 - ca. 1915]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Photograph depicts totem poles (crest poles?) in front of lodge buildings on river shore. Canoes can be seen floating in foreground, hills in background.Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Chapter XII. Number 1. Section of Indian Village ...

Chief Gideon and his wife on upper Nass River, BC

• 2009.7.1.108
• Item
• [ca. 1878 - ca. 1915]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Chief Gideon stands in suit and tie behind his wife who sits on the ground in front. Fence with chicken wire crosses midground, building visible in background.Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Chief Gideon & his wife on upper Nass R...

Close view of Elders sitting on porch at mission house in Kincolith, BC

• 2009.7.1.113
• Item
• [ca. 1878 - ca. 1920]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Three women sit in foreground at a porch partially covered with foliage.Handwritten annotations on verso read: "Elders at Mission House Kincolith Nass River BC".

Canoes in Fishing Bay, Nass River, BC

• 2009.7.1.126
• Item
• [ca. 1878 - ca. 1920]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Buildings visible on shore in distance.Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Amidst drift ice on Fishing Bay Nass River. Insert at Page 38. Indian Fishing Encampment".

Two men in canoe: Oolichan fishin on Nass River, BC

• 2009.7.1.127
• Item
• [ca. 1878 - ca. 1920]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Photograph depicts two men handling fishing net in canoe full of fish. Hills visible on opposite shore in distance.Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Oolichan Fishing on Nass River".

Mission house in Kincolith, BC

• 2009.7.1.115
• Item
• [ca. 1878 - ca. 1919]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Photograph depicts tall building, with long shorter section crossing midground in front. Path runs through garden in foreground.Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Back of Mission House Kincolith".

Unidentified men and woman standing in canoes: Oolichan fishing on Nass River, BC

• 2009.7.1.128
• Item
• [ca. 1878 - ca. 1920]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Photograph depicts an empty canoe floating beside a canoe full of fish. Hills visible on opposite shore in distance.Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Loaded with fish - Nass River".

Men drying oolichan fish at Fishing Bay, Nass River, BC

• 2009.7.1.129
• Item
• [ca. 1878 - ca. 1920]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Photograph depicts two men standing beside beds of fish laid out to dry. More oolichan fish hang on tall structures in background.Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Oolichan drying & [?] grease at Fishing Bay Nass River 'Winter ...

Greeting card - Illustration of new church building at Kincolith, BC

• 2009.7.1.125
• Item
• [ca. 1880 - ca. 1920]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Greeting card reads: "Kincolith Church. Wishing you all a very happy Xmas. Your work shall be rewarded. II Chron. XV. 7. [illegible initials]".

Large crowd in Prince Rupert harbor

• 2009.7.1.249
• Item
• ca. 1880-1920

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Large crowd is gathered around main building in a harbor. Many boats visible in foreground. Smoke from tugboat partially obscures the scene. Annotation on recto reads: "Prince Rupert BC. Photo by MCrae Bros."

New church building at Kincolith, BC

• 2009.7.1.122
• Item
• [ca. 1880 - ca. 1920]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Photograph depicts large church building behind white fence. Other buildings visible in background.Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "New Church Kincolith Nass River BC".

Group gathered at totem pole of eagle crest, Southeast Alaska

• 2009.7.1.153
• Item
• [ca. 1880 - ca. 1915]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Group of eight men and seven children stand in front of crest pole on unidentified building.Handwritten annotation below image reads: "[..?] Alaska. Indian Totem Pole, Eagle Crest South Eastern Alaska."; on verso: "Chapter XXI Illus...

Totem poles at village built on shoreline

• 2009.7.1.157
• Item
• [ca. 1880 - ca. 1915]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Totem poles (crest poles?) stand in front of wooden houses on right. Hills on shoreline visible in background.Handwritten annotations on verso read: "West Coast QCIs."; "[Old?] Kassan Alaska."

Unidentfied women and child at town with totem poles

• 2009.7.1.159
• Item
• [ca. 1880 - ca. 1915]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Four women and one child stand on shore in foreground. Village buildings and totem poles (crest poles?) stand in background against forest.

Marching band in Prince Rupert

• 2009.7.1.254
• Item
• ca. 1880-1920

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Photograph of a marching band performing down a wooden road. Spectators can be seen in the foreground and various businesses are in the background. Annotation on recto reads: "Prince Rupert BC."

Archdeacon WH Collison and friends reclining against tree

• 2009.7.1.291
• Item
• [ca. 1880-1920]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Photograph of Archdeacon WH Collison reclining against a large tree with a group of friends and family. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Arch. Collison with sons Max & Arthur & friends in mountains above Portland [?] Canal Me.&...

Marching Band on Second Avenue, Prince Rupert, BC

• 2009.7.1.301
• Item
• [ca. 1880-1920]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Photograph of a small marching band parading down Second Avenue in Prince Rupert. A large crowd is gathered. Annotation on recto reads: "Photo by MacRae Bros Prince Rupert BC 2nd Ave Prince Rupert BC."

Arthur Wellington Clah carrying bundle and gun

• 2009.7.1.071
• Item
• [ca. 1880 - ca. 1915]

Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Clah or T'amks [Tsimshian name] stands on wood platform in front of shovel and pickaxe leaning against building. Clah was a hereditary chief and Hudson Bay Company employee who helped missionary William Duncan learn the Tsimshian language.Han...