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An Indian encampment Esquimalt Harbour [On reverse]: Indians encamped in a small cove, showing the rush mat habitation, mode of drying herrings, Chinook-shaped canoes, by the landing stage Esquimalt harbour, Vancouver Island.

An Indian encampment on the Fraser River. Encampment of Scachett [sic] [Skagit?] Indians at New Westminster Fraser River Brit. Columbia who came to celebrate the Queens [sic] Birthday and engage in the Canoe Races on that occasion. The blurred figures of an Indian woman, and child, the first separating the childs [sic] hair whose head is resting against the womans [sic] knees, catching the lice, and cracking them between her teeth; I have seen this done very many times F. Dally.

Bella Coola R.

Bella Coola [region]

Bella Coola R.[River]

Boston Bar. [On reverse] Zadoskis Grave. Fraser R.

Camp of Victoria Rifles. August 1870

Candle fish, on sticks drying. Harrison River Indians encamped at New Westminster, Fraser River on the Queen['s] Birthday (1868) six different abodes. Shewing [sic] on the left of the photo a number of Oolachins (or candlefish) drying in the sun, also baby in basket cradle in front of the man standing up. [On reverse]: An indian encampment on the Fraser River (Harrison River Indians) British Columbia.

Comox [Indian village]

Comox Indian Village, north east coast Vancouver Island. No. 24

Cowichan Indian.

[Crossed out] Harrison River [Replaced with] Musquiam [Musqueam]] Indians encamped at New Westminster, Fraser River. B.C. Indian woman in tent examining a childs [sic] head for live stock, and cracking the captured ones between her teeth, but moved in her efforts, which has blurred the otherwise pretty picture - a solemen [sic] fact. F. Dally.

Esq. [Esquimalt Harbour]

Fort Rupert Indian V.I. [Vancouver Island]

Fraser Canyon. Indian Chiefs Grave on the Fraser River. Brit. Columbia. The horse skins adorned his favourites when in this world, and are expected to be rehabilited [sic] in the happy hunting grounds, the copper kettle and old gun will in their ideas come in useful in the future state.

Fraser R. [First Nations grave at Yale, B.C.]

Fraser River Indians B.C. near Mission. Pretending to be at prayer, all humbug. Never paid for, not a red cent. No. 39

Full face. Indian woman V.I. [Vancouver Island]. All the other portraits are of men.

Full face. Cowichan Indian V.I. [Vancouver Island]

Full face. Nincumshin Indian B.C.

Full face. Sheeshat Indian V. I. [Vancouver Island]

Full face. Songish [Songhees] Indian.

Harrison River Indians encamped; Indian basket cradle in front of the man standing upright; sticks and matting to form their tents; Oolachins or the candle fishes drying on sticks; the place where they had encamped was dangerous to stand about on, as for days afterwards the grey-backs (lice) were quite numerous and very hungry, as I can personally testify to, to my annoyance and disgust. Lo the poor Indian!! Have you used Pear's [Pears'] Soap? F.D.

H.M.S. Boxer [loading coal at Departure Bay].

H.M.S. Rocket and her officers

H.M.S. Rocket at Friendly Cove, Nootka Sound

Hydah [Haida] Indian B.C. Queen Charlotte Island. This Hydah Indian was murdered after making for me a pair of silver bracelets.

Iceberg Bay, near the mouth of Nass River

[In pencil] Indians encamped on the Fraser River. [In ink] Harrison River Indians encamped on the Fraser River - May 24th 1869.

Indian canoes (chinook shape) from the west coast of Vancouver Island, assembled by invitation in Victoria Harbour on the occasion of a great Indian Potlash [sic] - or giving away feast by the Songish tribe of Indians, who give.....

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