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'36 Olympics [1932 Summer Olympics, Los Angeles, California]

• AM1614-: 2011-002.9
• Item
• 1932

Part of Samuel S. Magoffin fonds

Item is an amateur film consisting of footage of the 1932 summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. Competitions filmed include swimming, rowing and equestrian jumping. Also included is footage of the Olympic flame and the Los Angeles Memorial C...

Boalts ‘26

• AM1614-: 2011-002.1
• Item
• 1926

Part of Samuel S. Magoffin fonds

Item is an amateur film showing people with dogs in the snow and Sam and Margaret Magoffin with her parents, the Boalts, having a picnic in the woods, at the Capilano Suspension Bridge, and then at the beach where the men change a tire on the car....

Christening and childrens’ backyard performance film

• AM1614-: 2011-002.11
• Item
• [196-?]

Part of Samuel S. Magoffin fonds

Item is an amateur film containing footage of people exiting a church after a christening, followed by a childrens’ performance in a backyard, “Linda’s Amateur Hour.”

Family vacation in Cuba film

• AM1614-: 2011-002.6
• Item
• [1928?]

Part of Samuel S. Magoffin fonds

Item is an amateur film containing footage of Sam and Margaret Magoffin in Havana, Cuba and includes scenes at the beach, swimming pool, hotel and Gran Casino Nacional.

Garden, Rockhaven construction, Speedwell Pluto, swimming

• AM1614-: 2012-090.1
• Item
• [1928? - ca. 1931]

Part of Samuel S. Magoffin fonds

Item is an amateur film which captures shots of Margaret Magoffin among unidentified others walking through a large garden, including shots of flowers, water features, arches, peacocks, and pigeons. This is followed by footage of a group of men an...

Magoffin, Samuel S.

Goold family vacation and christmas lights film

• AM1614-: 2011-002.12
• Item
• [1963-1967]

Part of Samuel S. Magoffin fonds

Item is an amateur film containing footage of the George W. Goold family vacation in the summer of 1967. Includes footage of the family at the following attractions: Yoho National Park; International Bridge in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario; the “Big N...

House, ugly kid, pool, parade U.S.

• AM1614-: 2011-002.5
• Item
• [ca. 1928]-1930

Part of Samuel S. Magoffin fonds

Item is an amateur film beginning with scenic footage of a fountain taken during the Magoffin’s trip to Cuba, followed by footage of Sam and Margaret Magoffin walking on the grounds of and taking tea on the terrace of a large house, possibly in We...

Northshore Terminal Railway - Vancouver Harbour

• AM1614-: 2011-002.3
• Item
• June. 1926

Part of Samuel S. Magoffin fonds

Item is an amateur film showing the work of the S.S. Magoffin & Co. Limited Railway Contractors company, likely during construction of the North Shore Terminal Railway in North Vancouver. Activities documented include the blasting and clearing...

Personal - [Br--?] 1925 - Vancouver 1926 - Prince George - Prince Rupert

• AM1614-: 2011-002.4
• Item
• 1925-1926

Part of Samuel S. Magoffin fonds

Item is an amateur film beginning with footage of a man playing with dogs; wild horses running; Margaret Magoffin driving a car; Sam Magoffin, Margaret and various people and dogs standing on the front stairs of a house; and Sam and three men exit...

Pool, view, horse and house

• AM1614-: 2011-002.8
• Item
• [ca. 1929]

Part of Samuel S. Magoffin fonds

Item is an amateur film showing Margaret Magoffin and another lady coming down some stairs to the edge of the swimming pool and standing by the ocean at the Magoffin’s residence Rockhaven at 3612 Marine Drive, West Vancouver. A man is shown castin...

Rail journey through the Rocky Mountains, Victoria, and dog show film

• AM1614-: 2011-002.7
• Item
• [1928?]

Part of Samuel S. Magoffin fonds

Item is an amateur film opening with footage of downtown Vancouver showing several Vancouver Fire Department trucks and engines and a lot filled with lumber, then cutting to footage taken from the back of a moving train, showing snow covered scene...

Railway trestle embankment construction

• AM1614-: 2011-002.13
• Item
• [between 1922 and 1940]

Part of Samuel S. Magoffin fonds

Item consists of a motion picture film which chronologically documents the construction of an embankment built to support a set of wooden railway trestles. The embankment was constructed by S.S. Magoffin and Company Railway Contractors for Canadia...

Magoffin, Samuel S.

Swimming pool construction and railway construction camp film

• AM1614-: 2011-002.10
• Item
• [1926?-ca. 1929]

Part of Samuel S. Magoffin fonds

Item is an amateur film containing footage of the construction of a swimming pool at the Magoffin’s residence, Rockhaven, at 3612 Marine Drive, West Vancouver, and Sam and Margaret Magoffin swimming in the pool with friends. The film also shows Ma...

Vancouver Harbour Northshore Terminal [Railway]

• AM1614-: 2011-002.2
• Item
• 1926-1927

Part of Samuel S. Magoffin fonds

Item is an amateur film showing the work of the S.S. Magoffin & Co. Limited Railway Contractors company during construction of the North Shore Terminal Railway in North Vancouver. Activities documented include the blasting and clearing of soil...

Vancouver footage

• AM1614-: 2012-090.2
• Item
• [ca. 1926]

Part of Samuel S. Magoffin fonds

Item is a film showing various scenes around Vancouver. Footage shows the Georgia Hotel, the Court House (now Vancouver Art Gallery), a parade in downtown Vancouver, various scenes with automobiles, as well as some candid scenes in rural areas.