Sechelt Indians enact Christ’s nailing to the cross, deposited in 1901 by the Edwards Brothers [copyright number 12287]. A number of photographs in the collection reflect attitudes that have changed during the twentieth century.

Featured on PDR in the essay Canada Through a Lens: the British Library Colonial Copyright Collection

THE BRITISH LIBRARY — Phil Hatfield and Andrew Gray kick off our brand new Curator’s Choice series by taking a look at the fascinating array of photographs in the British Library’s Canadian Colonial Copyright Collection.