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."

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".

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. 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".

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".

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

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 night. During the night, skin & bones settle to bottom & fat comes to the top. Then with a board the width of the tank, pails hung on a spout at the end of the tank, and fat is scraped into the pails and used for butter. In the background is the smokehouse."

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

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."

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."

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 with Sally Tretiak. Mr. Moore was minister at Kispiox."

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."

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 Erickson, Manitoba then here at Port Simpson."

Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Hazelton Hospital."

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

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

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 ."

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

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

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".

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 to Grace United Church with Church Union in 1925; it was destroyed by fire, however, in 1931. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Opening of new church 1938."

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 Grace United Church with Church Union in 1925; it was destroyed by fire, however, in 1931. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Opening of new church 1938. The left hand row of people with the white collars were the P.S. Choir. The right hand row was the band & Chair from Metlakatla, Alaska."

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".

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

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."

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) been away from Light House for 6 months, 1932".

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."

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

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.

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."

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

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

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".

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 on verso reads: "Light House caretakers, wife in centre, Lady with cap on, wife of ....the Hudson Bay Store at 1932 ."

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."

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 attendants on the way to the church. At the ceremony in the church she had 14 tendants (sic) & 14 men."

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

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

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