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Residential School, Alert Bay, B.C.
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Residential School, Alert Bay, B.C.

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Held by
— via UBC Museum of Anthropology Library & Archives
Dates
[ca.1947-1950] (indexed as 1947–1950)
Level
item
Scope & content
Item is a photograph of the entrance to St. Michael's Indian Residential School in Alert Bay, which was founded in 1929 by the Anglican Church of Canada. Two painted totem poles are visible in front of the school, with thunderbird, [grizzly bear?], and copper forms.
Location
  • Alert Bay, BC · city · confidence 90% · city:geonames · found as “Alert Bay”

Where

More details

Extent
1 postcard : b&w print ; 8.8 x 14 cm
Places
Alert Bay
Subjects
Totem poles; Residential schools
Genre / form
Graphic material
Harvested
2026-10-15T07:28:04Z · source datestamp n/a · ead

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Original metadata

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