Photograph depicts large swath of dark waste down mountainside to right of valley. The waste dump is believed to be visible at top of swath on right of image. Bench mining visible on the North and South peak in background. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "Oct. 25 / 65 4:25 PM."
Group of six men sit and stand on small boat close to shore. Rev. W.E. Collison stands on far right (son of Marion and Archdeacon W.H. Collison).
Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Dr. Macdonald Med officer (Kincolith) / Dr. [McQuarrie?] Med officer Victoria / Steven Clayton Native boat owner / Capt. Bary - Insp. of Indian Schools / W.E. Collison Indian agent. / Inspection trip to villages of upper Nass River".
Photograph is one of 11 images taken during a World Health Organization (WHO) trip, Human Rights of Women and Children, Peru, 1990. Possibly affiliated with World Council of Churches, International Ecumenical Delegation to Lima, Peru, 14-25 October 1990. See also items 2009.6.1.506 - 2009.6.1.515.
Photograph depicts an unidentified woman (Public Health Nurse?) looking back over the water towards some buildings and a lighthouse on a rocky shore (Pine Island?).
Photograph depicts unidentified man standing in change house located at the new Mine Dry building. This change house utilized baskets which could be lowered under hinged covers, while the previous change house used baskets which could be raised by chains.