Item is a silent digitized colour and black and white film segment identified as Reel 3. The film segment opens with footage of Digney family automobile travels and of Pelican Lake, Alberta where the family spent their summer, the footage switches to footage of a parade somewhere in the Rockies (B…
Item is a silent digitized colour and black and white film segment identified as Reel 3. The film segment opens with footage of Digney family automobile travels and of Pelican Lake, Alberta where the family spent their summer, the footage switches to footage of a parade somewhere in the Rockies (Banff) which begins in black and white and changes to colour format. This is followed by colour footage of car racing at the Digney Speedway located on 10 acres of property on MacPherson Ave. Jelopy stock car racing is seen taking place with crowds of people looking on.
Photograph of Capitol Hill neighbourhood children after swimming in Burrard Inlet at Confederation Park. Front row, left to right: Eleanor Hoag, Harold Runnings, Charlie Hoag, and George Newsham. 2nd row, left to right: Millie Westerback, Lloyd Runnings, an unidentified child, and Alberta Runnings.…
Photograph of Capitol Hill neighbourhood children after swimming in Burrard Inlet at Confederation Park. Front row, left to right: Eleanor Hoag, Harold Runnings, Charlie Hoag, and George Newsham. 2nd row, left to right: Millie Westerback, Lloyd Runnings, an unidentified child, and Alberta Runnings. 3rd row, left to right: Margaret Neilson, Vera McLean and Edith Allanson. Back row, left to right: an unidentified child, Grace Eshelby and Winnifred Eshelby. They are standing on Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) railway tracks.
Photograph of Crichton Hawkshaw standing at the end of a pier with his arm around his friend Jack Knechtle near Sarcee Barracks, Canadian Forces Base, Calgary. Both men are wearing swimsuits.
Photograph of Crichton Hawkshaw standing at the end of a pier with his arm around his friend Jack Knechtle near Sarcee Barracks, Canadian Forces Base, Calgary. Both men are wearing swimsuits.
Photograph of Crichton Hawkshaw and a woman identified as Ruby standing on a dock at Cultus Lake. Crichton Hawkshaw and man seated on the dock are wearing bathing suits and the woman is fully dressed in a shirt and pants.
Photograph of Crichton Hawkshaw and a woman identified as Ruby standing on a dock at Cultus Lake. Crichton Hawkshaw and man seated on the dock are wearing bathing suits and the woman is fully dressed in a shirt and pants.
Photograph of brothers David and Ray McManus playing near the Burrard Inlet in their swimsuits. A house is visible in the background. The photograph was taken at the foot of Willingdon Avenue looking up the inlet towards Dollarton.
Photograph of brothers David and Ray McManus playing near the Burrard Inlet in their swimsuits. A house is visible in the background. The photograph was taken at the foot of Willingdon Avenue looking up the inlet towards Dollarton.
Note written in blue pen on verso of photograph reads: "Burrard Inlet/ 1932/ David + RAY/ McMANUS/ Foot of Willingdon looking/ up inlet toward Dollarton"
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "Vancouver Drug Co./ Ltd./ Nu-Gloss/ PHOTO FINISH"
Photograph of (left to right) Maureen Johnston, Louise Irwin, Bobby Johnston and Eleanor Irwin (Nelson) dressed in swimsuits and standing in the water of Burrard Inlet. Log booms are and the north shore of Burrard Inlet are visible behind them.
Photograph of (left to right) Maureen Johnston, Louise Irwin, Bobby Johnston and Eleanor Irwin (Nelson) dressed in swimsuits and standing in the water of Burrard Inlet. Log booms are and the north shore of Burrard Inlet are visible behind them.
1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 8.5 cm on page 13.5 x 18.5 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Kitty Peers holding her son, Robert, in the water and helping him swim. Her husband, Bob, can be seen standing next to a raft in the background. A diving board has been built on the raft and can be seen to the right.
1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 8.5 cm on page 13.5 x 18.5 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-353
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Kitty Peers holding her son, Robert, in the water and helping him swim. Her husband, Bob, can be seen standing next to a raft in the background. A diving board has been built on the raft and can be seen to the right.
Photograph of people swimming at a beach in Stanley Park, Vancouver with a view of The Lions Gate Bridge (First Narrows Bridge) in the background. The Stanley Park seawall is visible along the shore and a ship is visible travelling through Burrard Inlet.
Photograph of people swimming at a beach in Stanley Park, Vancouver with a view of The Lions Gate Bridge (First Narrows Bridge) in the background. The Stanley Park seawall is visible along the shore and a ship is visible travelling through Burrard Inlet.
Photograph of David and Bob and Ray McManus sitting on the rocks at the shore of the Burrard Inlet in their swimsuits with Jessie McManus who is wearing a light coloured jacket and hat. A house is visible in the background. The photograph was taken at the foot of Willingdon Avenue looking up the in…
Photograph of David and Bob and Ray McManus sitting on the rocks at the shore of the Burrard Inlet in their swimsuits with Jessie McManus who is wearing a light coloured jacket and hat. A house is visible in the background. The photograph was taken at the foot of Willingdon Avenue looking up the inlet towards Dollarton.
Photograph of children in the Mcpherson Park outdoor swimming pool. A sign beside the pool reads, "Warning Dogs Forbidden / By Order / Health [Officer]."
Photograph of children in the Mcpherson Park outdoor swimming pool. A sign beside the pool reads, "Warning Dogs Forbidden / By Order / Health [Officer]."
1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 8.7 cm on page 13.5 x 18.5 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of (l to r): Alice Travers, Robert Peers and Robert Travers. All three are wearing swimming costumes and are sitting on a raft with their legs dangling in the water. A diving board has been built on the raft and can be seen to the right.
1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 8.7 cm on page 13.5 x 18.5 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-352
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of (l to r): Alice Travers, Robert Peers and Robert Travers. All three are wearing swimming costumes and are sitting on a raft with their legs dangling in the water. A diving board has been built on the raft and can be seen to the right.