Came from a black photo album. Inside the first page was P2644 and this note "To: Joan Muriel and Allan McGill. With Best Wishes. From the United Church Sunday School. Smithers, B.C. June 30th 1935."
Came from a black photo album. Inside the first page was P2644 and this note "To: Joan Muriel and Allan McGill. With Best Wishes. From the United Church Sunday School. Smithers, B.C. June 30th 1935."
Written on front "Catholic Church - Moricetown under construction - 1912."
The church was commissioned by Rev Fr. Godfre with the help of two builders. The spruce and birch lumber was hauled from Glen Vowell (Kispiox) mill, run by water power. One builder was George Carpenter.
Pictured in the photograph are Arthur Charlie, Seymour Tom, Jim Mitchell, Naziel, and Joe Nass.
Title based on photo contents and information from "Niwhts'ide'ni Hibi'it'ën: The Ways of Our Ancestors" 2nd Ed. by Mélanie H. Morin.
Fonds No.
C2
Item No.
P5676
Accession No.
2017.101
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w; 10.5 x 6 cm
Scan Resolution
1200 dpi
300 dpi
Date Range
[pre 1945]
Notes
Photograph is a modern reprint.
Identified are:
Back row (l-r): K'inots Peter Alfred, Francis Alfred, [Tommy?] Michell, Andrew Pierre, Jimmy Morris, Johnny Mack, Hagwilnekhlh Sylvester William, Namoks Alec Tiljoe, Mathias Morris.
Front row (l-r): Patrick Joseph, Tommy Tait, Sam Pierre, [George Way Holland?] , Frank Bazil, Pat Michell, Namoks William Holland, Peter Holland
Came from a black photo album. Inside the first page was P2644 and this note "To: Joan Muriel and Allan McGill. With Best Wishes. From the United Church Sunday School. Smithers, B.C. June 30th 1935."