Royal British Columbia Museum Collection
Photograph No: 06163 |
Nation: Interior Salish |
Location: Mission, Fraser River |
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Collection: Archives 19242 |
Additional Info: Interior B.C. Indians, Mission, Fraser River, see PN 6756, 3304, 14218. "The occasion is possibly a celebration of Queen Victoria's birthday during the 1860s. Fredrick Seymour, who became Governor of B.C. and Vancouver island in 1864, was accustomed to present a staff of office to the chief of each friendly tribe (Fisher, 1977: 158) This may be what the man in the centre is holding."--- photo caption from paper by Andrea LaForet, "The Thompson Indians of B.C." |
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