Hand painted glass lantern slide. A 3-sided rectangular wooden frame holds the irregular or broken glass plate that has been hand painted on the back. The scene shows a First Nations chief being shot, with a gun right on the side of his head. He is wearing a red scarf, brown jacket and tall animal skin headdress, on a black background. The gun is held by an arm emerging from the right. The glass is held to the frame by grooves in the wood as well as small pieces of tin inserted in the wood behind the pane. An irregularly shaped wood bar crosses over the back side of the glass, glued to the frame at top and bottom.

• Narrative

  From the collection of the missionary Thomas Crosby, who worked in various places on the Northwest Coast of B.C. from 1863 to 1907.

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• Type of Item slide
• Culture Tsimshian
• Material paint, glass, wood, metal, adhesive
• Measurements height 10.5 cm, width 16.1 cm, depth 2.0 cm (overall)

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• Creator Frederick Alexcee
• Previous Owner Thomas Crosby, Jane Howard, Thomas Taylor Crosby
• Received from Jane Howard, Thomas Taylor Crosby

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• Made in Port Simpson, Lax Kw'alaams

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• Creation Date before 1939
• Ownership Date before 1914, before April 17, 2013
• Acquisition Date on April 17, 2013

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• Condition poor
• Accession Number 3000/0044