Coastal Moving Image Gallery

In the early 1920s, Harlan I. Smith, an anthropologist, travelled throughout the province to witness, and attempt to capture on film, the different First Nations peoples and their lifestyles. The footage he took focused upon various activities such as food gathering, food preparation, weaving and aboriginal dance.

Illustrated here are several digital moving image clips taken from Harlan I. Smith's film collection. Smith filmed these while traveling along the coast of British Columbia during the period of 1923 and 1929.

The moving image clips illustrated here are one example of moving image records from the BC Archives Moving Image Collection, and is an example of film technology from the 1920s.

In order to view the following digital movie clips you will need software capable of displaying MPEG Version 1 files.


Moving Images

Description


"Coastal Fire Tools"
Harlan I. Smith Collection

Accession # V 1986 23/1

Digital Moving Image number: SMI00014

View A Small MPEG Movie
160 X 112 pixels, 190K file size

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320 X 240 pixels, 549K file size


"Tsimshian Salmon Fishing"
Harlan I. Smith Collection

Accession # V 1986 23/1

Digital Moving Image number: SMI00006

View A Small MPEG Movie
160 X 112 pixels, 469K file size

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320 X 240 pixels, 1,500K file size


"Coastal Salmon Smoking and Storage"
Harlan I. Smith Collection

Accession # V 1986 23/1

Digital Moving Image number: SMI00004

View A Small MPEG Movie
160 X 112 pixels, 279K file size

View A Medium MPEG Movie
320 X 240 pixels, 849K file size


"Coastal Cedar Harvesting"
Harlan I. Smith Collection

Accession # V 1986 23/1

Digital Moving Image number: SMI00003

View A Small MPEG Movie
160 X 112 pixels, 366K file size

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320 X 240 pixels, 1,150K file size


"Nuu-cha-nulth Cedar Weaving"
Harlan I. Smith Collection

Accession # V 1986 23/1

Digital Moving Image number: SMI00015

View A Small MPEG Movie
160 X 112 pixels, 312K file size

View A Medium MPEG Movie
320 X 240 pixels, 959K file size


"Coastal Harvesting"
Harlan I. Smith Collection

Accession # V 1986 23/1

Digital Moving Image number: SMI00017

View A Small MPEG Movie
160 X 112 pixels, 205K file size

View A Medium MPEG Movie
320 X 240 pixels, 595K file size


"Tsimahian Wool Weaving"
Harlan I. Smith Collection

Accession # V 1986 23/1

Digital Moving Image number: SMI00012

View A Small MPEG Movie
160 X 112 pixels, 414K file size

View A Medium MPEG Movie
320 X 240 pixels, 1,308K file size


"Coast Salish Dance"
Harlan I. Smith Collection

Accession # V 1986 23/1

Digital Moving Image number: SMI00009

View A Small MPEG Movie
160 X 112 pixels, 339K file size

View A Medium MPEG Movie
320 X 240 pixels, 1,057K file size


"Tsimshian Dance"
Harlan I. Smith Collection

Accession # V 1986 23/1

Digital Moving Image number: SMI00007

View A Small MPEG Movie
160 X 112 pixels, 502K file size

View A Medium MPEG Movie
320 X 240 pixels, 1,607K file size


"Coast Festivals"
Harlan I. Smith Collection

Accession # V 1986 23/1

Digital Moving Image number: SMI00016

View A Small MPEG Movie
160 X 112 pixels, 206K file size

View A Medium MPEG Movie
320 X 240 pixels, 602K file size


"Tsimshian Totems"
Harlan I. Smith Collection

Accession # V 1986 23/1

Digital Moving Image number: SMI00005

View A Small MPEG Movie
160 X 112 pixels, 345K file size

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320 X 240 pixels, 1,075K file size







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