Box 4

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Contains 1 black and white photograph of a painting of the “Haitlik.” Handwritten notes on the back could be from Boas or George Hunt and read: “Nootka, 1896. Painting evidently that of the ‘Haietlik’ photograph taken 1896.”

Scope and Contents Contains 6 black and white portraits of Northwest (Haida) Indian men and women with tattoos. Notes on the photos indicate these are Haida Indians and identify the tattoos: eagles, dogfish, moon. The photographs are stamped “From the Boas Collection 43” and were printed at Naegeli studios in New York. Some of these photographs have been scanned and digitized. There are duplicates of the same photos in this folder with varying states of conservation. Some of the tattoos have been traced over...

Scope and Contents Contains 5 black and white portraits of tattooed Northwest (Haida) Indian men and women circa 1890s. Notes on the photos indicate these are Haida Indians and identify the tattoos: dolphin, orca, eagle. The photographs are stamped “From the Boas Collection 43” and were printed at Naegeli Studios in New York. Some of these photographs have been scanned and digitized. There are duplicates of the same photos in this folder with varying states of conservation. Some of the tattoos have been...

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Contains 6 black and white mounted portraits of Indians from British Columbia or Alaska circa1890s. The photographs are stamped “From the Boas Collection 43.” Subjects are seated in what appears to be formal dress. Many of the photos have the subject’s name written in pencil under the photographs: Wanuk, Johnny, David.

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Contains 4 mounted black and white photographs of Tinglit (?) Native Americans in “western” dress. Notes on the back of the photographs indicate they were taken by Skeena River and identify the subjects of the photo: Annie McKay, Samuel Massett, John Sunk, David Yelthman.

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Contains 4 portraits total, 3 of which are of the same man: Qoayim. Notes on the back of Qoayim’s portraits indicate he is half one tribe (hard to read note) tribe and half Mamalelekala. The last portrait is of a different man with no notes to identify him. The photos were taken and/or printed at The Hastings Art Studio of British Columbia.

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Contains 4 black and white portraits and 1 mounted photograph. The portraits are stamped “From the Boas Collection 43” and were printed at Naegeli Studios in New York. There are handwritten notes under each subject indicating their tribe – Nootka or Haida. The mounted photograph of two totems is labeled “B.C. Towne, Portland, Oregon. Alsaks, Columbia River, and Northwest Scenery.”

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Contains 1 German business card featuring of two Bella Coola Native Americans on one side for Carl Gunther with handwritten notes reading “...Deity of the Bella Coola Indians in British Columbia. The Deity who creates everything.” The business card is wrapped in paper but was torn in half despite a clear attempt to tape it together.

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Contains 1 photograph of a black and white sketch of Cheslakee’s Village in Johnstone’s Straits. The photograph has a handwritten note “From the Boas Collection 1943” and was printed in London by J. Edwards Pall Mall and G. Robinson Pater Noster Row on May 1st, 1798.

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Contains 1 mounted black and white photograph of the chief’s house in Fort Simpson, British Columbia. Photograph is mounted on paper that reads “S.A. Spencer.” Handwritten notes on the back indicate this is the chief’s house and that there are eagle paintings on both the front and sides of the house.