Hamilton Mack Laing as student, artist, teacher, principal, traveller, explorer, naturalist
Note: Photographs market with ‘*’ are in the collection of the Comox Archives and Museum, Comox, BC.
Who was Mack Laing? A special folding brochure outlines the life of this remarkable man. It may be viewed and downloaded HERE (pdf)
Laing painting at the Pratt Institute, NY, 1912 *
Laing on an early Harley-Davidson, on a trip across the US, 1915
Laing, Chitina River, Alaska 1925
Laing, teacher, in soccer uniform, Oakwood High School, Oak Lake, 1908
Laing on his loaded motorcycle, 1915
Laing as principal of Oakwood High Schoo, Oak Lake, Manitoba, 1910
Laing (back left) with Pratt Institute class, 1911
Pratt Institute art class, Laing, far left
Laing as plane spotter, Ontario, 1918
Laing with field gun, Ontario 1918
Laing in Mt Logan expedition base camp, 1925
Laing making adjustment to packs on motorcycle, 2025
Laing, Osoyoos Lake 1929
Showing off on Route 66,
1915
Laing with brother on motorcycle trip, 1915
Laing with box camera, 1923
The Mt Logan expedition setting out,1925