Hospital and Church at Port Essington

• 2009.21.4
• Item
• [ca. 1932]

Part of Thomas Crosby Mission Ship Photograph Collection

Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Hospital & church in foreground at Port Essington".

Queen Charlotte City Hospital and nurses home

• 2009.21.9
• Item
• 1946

Part of Thomas Crosby Mission Ship Photograph Collection

Two children and a woman stand in the front yard of the Queen Charlotte City Hospital and nurses home.

Winter landscape, Queen Charlotte City

• 2009.21.13
• Item
• 1946

Part of Thomas Crosby Mission Ship Photograph Collection

Snow covered landscape in Queen Charlotte City. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Queen Charlotte Island Christmas 1946."

Hazelton Hospital

• 2009.21.19
• Item
• 1932

Part of Thomas Crosby Mission Ship Photograph Collection

Distance perspective of Hazelton Hospital, snow covered mountains visible in background. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Hazelton Hospital in 1932."

Wedding procession in Port Simpson

• 2009.21.22
• Item
• [ca.1932]

Part of Thomas Crosby Mission Ship Photograph Collection

Group photo featuring a young First Nations bride, her father, flower girl and attendants in front of a house just before leaving for the Church. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "A Native bride leaving her home with some of her attenda...

Three women standing on a boardwalk

• 2009.21.27
• Item
• [ca.1932]

Part of Thomas Crosby Mission Ship Photograph Collection

Three women, two wearing hats and pants and one in a dress, stand together in front of what is possibly the Hudson's Bay Store. The woman on the left is Mrs. Huston, wife of the Hudson's Bay Company store manager. Handwritten annotation ...

Mr. Huston stands in front of two tall racks of drying eulachon

• 2009.21.31
• Item
• [ca.1932]

Part of Thomas Crosby Mission Ship Photograph Collection

Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Ooligans hung for drying, near the Nass River. Mr. Huston, manager of the Hudson Bay Store, Port Simpson, 1932."

Port Simpson harbour

• 2009.21.35
• Item
• [ca.1932]

Part of Thomas Crosby Mission Ship Photograph Collection

Perspective of the harbour as seen from the top of a nearby mountain. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Port Simpson Harbour."

Group photo of three nurses and two women at Port Simpson Hospital

• 2009.21.36
• Item
• [ca.1932]

Part of Thomas Crosby Mission Ship Photograph Collection

Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Front row: Miss Lydia Farrow, ? , Ena Complice (?), Miss Grace Mercer, Miss Grace Bedford matron. The lady at the back is Miss Grace Bedford who had been a missionary in China for many years, also at Er...

Port Simpson Hospital and Nurses Residence

• 2009.21.40
• Item
• [ca.1932]

Part of Thomas Crosby Mission Ship Photograph Collection

Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Port Simpson Hospital & Nurses residence. The peaked roof at the back was the laundry shed, we had a badminton court in there."

Thomas Crosby III Mission Ship group photo in Port Essington, BC

• 2009.21.1
• Item
• [ca. 1932]

Part of Thomas Crosby Mission Ship Photograph Collection

Formal group photo of six men standing behind five seated women in an outdoor setting. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "A visit to Port Essington Hospital by The Crosby III".

Dr. Armstrong and Nurse Hall leaving a fish cannery

• 2009.21.5
• Item
• [ca. 1932]

Part of Thomas Crosby Mission Ship Photograph Collection

A man with a doctor's bag walks with a woman along a dock; a cannery building iand a net rack visible are visible in the background. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Dr. Armstrong & nurse Miss Dorothy Hall leaving fish factory...

Port Simpson nurses and school teachers visit to local light house

• 2009.21.6
• Item
• [ca. 1932]

Part of Thomas Crosby Mission Ship Photograph Collection

Ten women sitting or standing in a fishing boat at dock. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Nurses & school teachers of Port Simpson on a trip to a Light House. Lady at Light House really thrilled to see so many women. Hadent (sic) b...

Queen Charlotte City Hospital and nurses home

• 2009.21.10
• Item
• 1946

Part of Thomas Crosby Mission Ship Photograph Collection

A nurse stands on the veranda of the Queen Charlotte City Hospital. The nurses home is partially visible on the right hand side of the photograph.

Grave stone in the Hazelton cemetery

• 2009.21.14
• Item
• [ca. 1932]

Part of Thomas Crosby Mission Ship Photograph Collection

Close up of a grave stone, carved in the shape of an upright bear (?), with a wooden fence visible in background at the Hazelton cemetery. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Grave stone in Hazelton graveyard."

Dr. W.E. (Eric) Austen, Medical Superintendant at Hazelton, 1932

• 2009.21.18
• Item
• 1932

Part of Thomas Crosby Mission Ship Photograph Collection

Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Dr. W.E. Austen Medial (sic) Superant (sic) at Hazelton, 1932."

Memorial dedicated to Ligeex, Head Chief of Port Simpson

• 2009.21.23
• Item
• [ca.1932]

Part of Thomas Crosby Mission Ship Photograph Collection

Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Native Lucaie (aka: Legaic or Ligeex) Head Chief at Pt. Simpson, tomb stone on the beach." Text on headstone reads: "In memory of First Lecaie, A Head Chief, died a long time ago before the wh...

Hudson's Bay Company store at the end of the wharf at Port Simpson

• 2009.21.28
• Item
• [ca.1932]

Part of Thomas Crosby Mission Ship Photograph Collection

Hudson's Bay Company store visible at the end of a long wharf. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Hudson Bay store at end of wharf, Port Simpson, 1932 ."

Mrs. Huston stands with three First Nations children in front of three tall racks of drying eulachon

• 2009.21.32
• Item
• [ca.1932]

Part of Thomas Crosby Mission Ship Photograph Collection

Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Ooligans hung for drying, Mrs. Huston, and some Native children, near the Nass River, 1932."

Group photo of the entire non-aboriginal female population in Port Simpson

• 2009.21.37
• Item
• [ca.1932]

Part of Thomas Crosby Mission Ship Photograph Collection

Fourteen women pose for a photo on the veranda of the Port Simpson Hospital(?). Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Entire female population of Port Simpson in early thirties."

Dr. Armstrong standing with summer relief doctor

• 2009.21.2
• Item
• [ca. 1932]

Part of Thomas Crosby Mission Ship Photograph Collection

Two men standing on wooden boardwalk in front of a house. One man is waving. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Dr. Armstrong & summer relief doctor for June to September".

Dr. Perry and Port Essington hospital staff

• 2009.21.7
• Item
• [ca. 1932]

Part of Thomas Crosby Mission Ship Photograph Collection

Four men and four women pose for a group photo on the front porch of Port Essington Hospital. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Hospital staff at Pt. Essington with Dr. A.E. Perry".

Winter in Queen Charlotte City

• 2009.21.11
• Item
• 1946

Part of Thomas Crosby Mission Ship Photograph Collection

Partial buildings are visible amongst the snow topped trees. Mountains visible in the background. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Queen Charlotte Island Christmas 1946."

Grave stone in the Hazelton cemetery

• 2009.21.15
• Item
• [ca. 1932]

Part of Thomas Crosby Mission Ship Photograph Collection

Close up of a Hazelton cemetery grave stone carved in the shapes of a fish and a bird. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Grave stone in Hazelton graveyard, 1932."

Dr. and Mrs. Austen standing with two unidentified women

• 2009.21.16
• Item
• [ca. 1932]

Part of Thomas Crosby Mission Ship Photograph Collection

Dr. and Mrs. Austen standing with two unidentified women on the front stairs of a house. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Top left: Dr. Eric Austen. Lower right: Mrs. Austen."

Nurse Sally Tretiak in Kispiox

• 2009.21.20
• Item
• 1932

Part of Thomas Crosby Mission Ship Photograph Collection

Sally Tretiak standing outside with hands clasped. An automobile and a building visible in the background. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "1932, Sally Tretiak, Indian nurse, Kispiox".

Preparing eulachon for the boiling tanks

• 2009.21.24
• Item
• [ca.1932]

Part of Thomas Crosby Mission Ship Photograph Collection

Unidentified man stands on a log while spreading fish across beach with a poll in preparation for boiling. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Ooligans spread over the beach ready to go into the boiling tanks, near the Nass River, 1932.&q...

Water view from Port Simpson Hospital

• 2009.21.29
• Item
• [ca.1932]

Part of Thomas Crosby Mission Ship Photograph Collection

Scenic landscape featuring mountains and water in background and treetops in foreground. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "View of Bay from Hospital which was high upon a hill."

Five people ride a motorcycle and sidecar along the Port Simpson boardwalk

• 2009.21.33
• Item
• [ca.1932]

Part of Thomas Crosby Mission Ship Photograph Collection

Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "The only car in Port Simson (sic), used for bringing mail & Hudson Bay Store supplies, 1932."

Opening of Grace United Church in Port Simpson

• 2009.21.38
• Item
• 20 February 1938

Part of Thomas Crosby Mission Ship Photograph Collection

Clergy standing at the entryway to Grace United Church speaking to a crowd gathered to witness the opening of this newly reconstructed church. The original Grace Methodist Church had been dedicated in the late 1800s and had its name changed to Gra...

Dr. Perry and family at Port Essington Hospital

• 2009.21.3
• Item
• 1932

Part of Thomas Crosby Mission Ship Photograph Collection

Dr. and Mrs. Perry with daughter Lois sitting on the stoop of the Port Essington Hospital petting a dog. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Dr. A.E. Perry with Mrs. Perry & daughter Lois, 1932 in front of Essington Hospital, summer&q...

Port Essington hospital staff group photo

• 2009.21.8
• Item
• [ca. 1932]

Part of Thomas Crosby Mission Ship Photograph Collection

Five men and four women pose for a group photo on boardwalk stairwell at Port Essington Hospital. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "The staff at the summer Hospital at Port Essington to accommodate the native fishermen & families a...

Winter in Queen Charlotte City

• 2009.21.12
• Item
• 1946

Part of Thomas Crosby Mission Ship Photograph Collection

Snow covered buildings, hedges and boardwalk in Queen Charlotte City. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Queen Charlotte Island Christmas 1946."

Hazelton Hospital

• 2009.21.17
• Item
• [ca. 1932]

Part of Thomas Crosby Mission Ship Photograph Collection

Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Hazelton Hospital."

Group photo of Nurse Sally Tretiak and Mrs. Moore and family

• 2009.21.21
• Item
• 1932

Part of Thomas Crosby Mission Ship Photograph Collection

Group photo of Mrs. Moore, Sally Tretiak, an unidentified woman, and two Moore children standing outside. An automobile and a building visible in the background. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Moore Family, Mrs. Moore & children ...

Storm clouds approach Port Simpson

• 2009.21.25
• Item
• [ca.1932]

Part of Thomas Crosby Mission Ship Photograph Collection

Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Port Simpson Village threatening storm in background."

Storm clouds above houses at Port Simpson

• 2009.21.26
• Item
• [ca.1932]

Part of Thomas Crosby Mission Ship Photograph Collection

Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "A storm brewing over Port Simpson."

Scenic view of the village from Port Simpson Hospital

• 2009.21.30
• Item
• [ca.1932]

Part of Thomas Crosby Mission Ship Photograph Collection

Scenic landscape featuring Port Simpson village framed by mountains, water and tree tops. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "View of the Port Simpson Bay & some of the village."

Eulachon boiling tanks on the river's edge

• 2009.21.34
• Item
• [ca.1932]

Part of Thomas Crosby Mission Ship Photograph Collection

Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "In the foreground is the boiling tanks for the ooligans. A fire is lit in the tanks then big stones heated red hot. When the water becomes boiling hot then the ooligans are shoveled in & left over n...

Opening of Grace United Church in Port Simpson

• 2009.21.39
• Item
• 20 February 1938

Part of Thomas Crosby Mission Ship Photograph Collection

Clergy standing at the entryway to the newly reconstructed church as the choir walks towards them in two lines. The attendant congregation watches. The original Grace Methodist Church had been dedicated in the late 1800s and had its name changed t...