Subject areas identified in this collection include: church and hospital buildings (including nurses quarters); group photos featuring doctors, nurses, and hospital workers; grave markers; landscapes; processing of oolichan fish; and various church-related events such as weddings and church openings.
Thomas Crosby Mission ShipsFormal 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".
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 also other people on the Skeena. Centre row: Miss Clark, myself & Miss Hall. Front row: our cook Salamoe & helper on the boat. Top L. : Summer doctor Dr. Ashley Armstrong, caretaker Mr. Brown, laundry man".
Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Hospital & church in foreground at Port Essington".
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".
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".
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".
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 on return to Port Essington".