![The Bear totem carries in "The copper", the rude design on the breast of the man, the symbol of Christianity, Alert Bay, B.C. [Page 6 of Alert Bay, Queen Charlotte Islands, and Victoria, B.C. album]](/internal/media/dispatcher/135372/preview)
The Bear totem carries in "The copper", the rude design on the breast of the man, the symbol of Christianity, Alert Bay, B.C. [Page 6 of Alert Bay, Queen Charlotte Islands, and Victoria, B.C. album]
Creator
Edith Sara Watson
(American, 1861 - 1943)
Date1890s-1930s
Mediumalbum page with gelatin silver print
Dimensions35.5 x 30 cm
Object number2018/3601.6
LocationNot currently on display
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