Photograph courtesy City of Vancouver Archives
Unknown man holding antique rifle
This photo was taken by Jack Lindsay, apparently between 1940 and 1948. The image
is from the City of Vancouver Archives, but the man is not identified. It would
seem relatively easy to find out who he was. He appears to be Indigenous, and there
are at least 7 original portraits of Indigenous people on the wall. The rolled map
just behind him appears to show the north island of the Queen Charlottes (now
Haida Gwaii) with Dixon Entrance and the southern islands of Alaska at the top.
Unfortunately none of the book titles are legible. There is an oriental neck
rest on the desk behind him. The muzzle of the gun is pointing at an unusual
design, perhaps also Indigenous.
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