The item is a composite print of a travelogue film, made in 1961-1962. It shows scenery, attractions and recreational activities (especially fishing) along Highway 16 in the Skeena Region. Includes footage of wildlife; totems at Kitwanga, Kitwancool; fishing for steelhead; gaffing trout at Moricetown Falls and various provincial parks in area.
Sooke fish traps ; Kispiox Indian village
The item is a film reel of unedited footage from 1959. It shows totem poles and carvers at Kispiox (ca. 100 ft) and Sooke fish traps and wharf (ca. 225 ft).
The item consists of six reels of unedited documentary film elements. A special totem pole is created as a gift to Queen Elizabeth on the occasion of B.C.'s centennial. Shows the selection and cutting of the tree on the Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii), the carving operation at Thunderbird Park, and the presentation of the finished pole to Queen Elizabeth in London. The pole was designed and executed by Kwakiutl carver Mungo Martin.
The item is a composite print of a documentary film from 1957. It depicts the expedition of the BC Provincial Museum and the University of British Columbia to Anthony Island in the Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii) to salvage Haida totem poles and other relics. Scenes at the abandoned villages of Ninstints, Tanu and Skedans.
The item is a film reel of out-takes from 1957. They depict the 1957 expedition of the BC Provincial Museum and the University of British Columbia to Anthony Island in the Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii) to salvage Haida totem poles and other relics.