Item is a photograph of a street scene with a young man showing or demonstrating something undetermined to a small group of people clustered around him.

Item part is a photograph of a street scene with a young man showing or demonstrating something undetermined to a small group of people clustered around him.

Item part is a photograph of a street scene with a young man showing or demonstrating something undetermined to a small group of people clustered around him.

Item part is a photograph of a woman looking at a mailbox on the sidewalk at the northwest corner (Robson Street side) of the Vancouver Public Library (750 Burrard Street) near Burrard Street and Robson Street

Item part is a photograph of a woman and child at the front window of Oceanic Cost Plus Imports, 26 Water Street, Gastown. Sign on the window is for the 1st annual Shipwreck Sale.

Film contains two student films shot and produced by Michael Collier.
The short film Wire (~00:00 - 08:57) stars Dennis MacDonald, Gary Killeen and Dave Ponsart. Film depicts three men who find some insulated wire in the ocean, drag it into a pile, hitchhike to downtown Vancouver, and then travel around downtown dragging the wire on the sidewalk behind them. Eventually the wire is left to one man who drags it on his own for a while until he leaves it in the car of a man from whom he hitched a ride. Popular music soundtrack.
The short film Nail (~09:00 - 15:29) Written and directed by Mike Collier. Photography by Mike Collier and Vic Thomas. Assistance in the making of the film provided by Alpha Cine, Intermedia, and Telesound. Film shows a man sleeping and dreaming of driving nails into various objects or simply smashing them with a hammer. When he wakes up he leaves home with his lunch bucket and then quickly returns for his hammer. Music soundtrack.

Item is a short independent film filmed, directed and edited by Michael Collier. The three actors are: Dennis MacDonald, Gary Killeen and Dave Ponsart. Film depicts three men who find some insulated wire in the ocean [at wreck beach], drag it into a pile, hitchhike to downtown Vancouver, and then travel around downtown dragging the wire on the sidewalk behind them. Eventually the wire is left to one man who drags it on his own for a while until he leaves it in the car of a man from whom he hitched a ride. Popular music soundtrack.

Item part is a photograph of a window display of European imported goods from an unidentified shop window on Robson Street.

Item part is a photograph of a window display of European imported goods from an unidentified shop window on Robson Street.

Item part is a photograph of storefronts on Robson Street focusing on the White Spot (1025 Robson Street) and including surrounding establishments.

Item part is a photograph of storefronts on Robson Street focusing on the White Spot (1025 Robson Street) and including surrounding establishments. The Hotel Vancouver is visible in the background.

Item is a slide used to accompany the presentation "The Townsite Story".

Item is a slide used to accompany the presentation "The Townsite Story".

Item is a postcard printed with an image of the downtown Vancouver waterfront, viewed from across Coal Harbour at Stanley Park. The Shell and Standard Oil fuelling stations in Coal Harbour and the C.P.R. wharf and freight shed are visible. The Marine Building, the second and third Hotel Vancouver, and other downtown buildings are shown.

Item part is a photograph of Water Street looking west from outside Trident Imports Ltd. (57 Water Street). A smiling Buddha sign for Trident Imports is sitting on the sidewalk. The signage and facade of the Dominion Hotel (210 Abbot Street) is visible at the right.

Item part is a photograph of pedestrians on the sidewalk and clustered around a street vendor outside Railway World (150 Water Street), the view is looking east down Water Street.

Item part is a photograph of a sidewalk view on Water Street looking east. The signage and part of the storefront for the International Coats of Arms shop (160 Water Street) is visible on the right.

Item part is a photograph of pedestrians and customers of a hot dog stand outside of Far Away Places (134 Water Street), the view is looking east down Water Street. The signage and part of the facade of The Coggery (130 Water Street) is visible in the background.

Item part is a photograph of pedestrians and customers of a hot dog stand outside of Far Away Places (134 Water Street), the view is looking west down Water Street.

Item part is a photograph of pedestrians and customers of a hot dog stand outside of Far Away Places (134 Water Street), the view is looking east down Water Street.

Item part is a photograph of people congregating on the sidewalk outside of the Gastown Wax Museum (21 Water Street) and Design 21 (21 Water Street), the view is looking east down Water Street. The Hotel Europe (43 Powell Street, at Alexander) is visible in the background across Maple Tree Square.

Item part is a photograph of the sidewalk and storefronts of a section of Water Street taken from across the street. The Curry House restaurant (137a Water Street) is visible on the left, the reflection of the signage for the International Coats of Arms (160 Water Street) is reflected in the window.

Item part is a photograph of a sidewalk scene on Water Street, looking west. Pedestrians walk along the sidewalk past the Colonial Hotel (122 Water Street) and The Coggery (130 Water Street). Street vendors sit on the sidewalk outside The Coggery.

Item part is a photograph of a sidewalk view on Water Street looking east. The signage and storefronts of Railway World (150 Water Street) and Carat Jewellers (154 Water Street) are visible on the right.

Item part is a photograph of a section of the sidewalk on the south side Water Street, looking east. Storefronts and signage for various establishments are visible on both sides of the street. On the right, across the street, the facade of the Old Spaghetti Factory (53 Water Street) and the signs for Design 21 (21 Water Street) and the Kego Club (21 Water Street) are visible. Along the sidewalk on the right is the Barkerville Inn restaurant (106 Water Street) and the Dominion Hotel (210 Abbot Street). The Hotel Europe (43 Powell Street, at Alexander) is visible in the background across Maple Tree Square.

Item part is a photograph of a crowded section of the sidewalk on the south side Water Street, looking west. The photo was taken from outside the Barkerville Inn restaurant (106 Water Street) and signage for the Colonial Hotel (122 Water Street) is visible further along the sidewalk.

Item part is a photograph of a sidewalk on Water Street looking west down Water Street. On the right the part of the facade and awnings of Brother Jon's Restaurant (1 Water Street), signage for the Gastown Wax Museum (21 Water Street), and the building of the Old Spaghetti Factory (53 Water Street) are visible along the sidewalk. Across the street, in the left of the photo, signage for the Town Pump restaurant and cabaret (66 Water Street) and the Dominion Hotel (210 Abbot Street) are visible.

Item part is a photograph of Water Street looking west from the sidewalk outside of Brother Jon's Restaurant (1 Water Street). On the other side of Water Street the storefronts and signage for The Garage shops (12 Water Street), Oceanic Coast Plus imports (26 Water Street), Town Pump restaurant and cabaret (66 Water Street), and the Dominion Hotel (210 Abbot Street) are visible.

Item part is a photograph of a section of Water Street. Pedestrians are visible on the sidewalk of both sides of the street, and traffic drives up the middle of Water Street. Storefronts and signage for various establishments are visible on both sides of the street. On the right the Old Spaghetti Factory (53 Water Street), the Gastown Wax Museum (21 Water Street), Design 21 (21 Water Street), and the Kego Club (21 Water Street) are visible. The Town Pump restaurant and cabaret (66 Water Street) and Mind's Eye photographic gallery and bookstore (52 Water Street) are visible on the right. The Hotel Europe (43 Powell Street, at Alexander) is visible in the background across Maple Tree Square.

Item part is a photograph of a section of Water Street. Pedestrians are visible on the sidewalk of both sides of the street, and traffic drives up the middle of Water Street. Storefronts and signage for various establishments are visible on the north side of the street. On the right the Old Spaghetti Factory (53 Water Street), the Gastown Wax Museum (21 Water Street), Design 21 (21 Water Street), and the Kego Club (21 Water Street) are visible.

Item part is a photograph from Maple Tree Square with a view west down Water Street from the intersection of Carroll Street and Alexander Street Some pedestrians walk through the square while others are congregating around a Greyhound bus. The identified establishments in the photograph are The Quest (Quest Team Three design projects Ltd., 1 Alexander Street), The International Gold Scale (121 Carrall Street), Lickety Split, and the partial signage of the Old Spaghetti Factory is visible further along Water Street The statue of Gassy Jack is visible at the far right.

Item part is a photograph of Water Street looking west from Maple Tree Square. Storefronts and signage belonging to Bootlegger (2 Water Street) and The Garage shops (12 Water Street) are visible on the south side of the street (left), and Brother Jon's Restaurant (1 Water Street), Gastown Wax Museum (21 Water Street), Kego Club (21 Water Street), and Old Spaghetti Factory (53 Water Street) are visible on the north side of the street (right).

Item is a slide used to accompany the presentation "The Townsite Story".

Item part is a photograph of pedestrians crossing the crosswalk at W. Georgia Street and Granville Street, looking northwest from the north corner of the Birks Building (700 Granville Street) across the intersection down W. Georgia Street. The Toronto Dominion Bank building (700 W. Georgia Street) is in the background on the other side of the crosswalk. There is construction next to the sidewalk on W. Georgia Street, and visible on the right, across the street, are the Hotel Georgia (801 W. Georgia Street), the Devonshire Hotel (885 W. Georgia Street), and the Medical-Dental building (925 W. Georgia Street).

Item part is a photograph of pedestrians crossing the crosswalk at W. Georgia Street and Granville Street, looking northwest from the north corner of the Birks Building (700 Granville Street) across the intersection down W. Georgia Street. The Toronto Dominion Bank building (700 W. Georgia Street) is in the background on the other side of the crosswalk. There is construction next to the sidewalk on W. Georgia Street, and visible on the right, across the street, are the Hotel Georgia (801 W. Georgia Street), the Devonshire Hotel (885 W. Georgia Street), and the Medical-Dental building (925 W. Georgia Street).

Item part is a photograph of pedestrians crossing the crosswalk at W. Georgia Street and Granville Street, looking northwest from the north corner of the Birks Building (700 Granville Street) across the intersection down W. Georgia Street. The Toronto Dominion Bank building (700 W. Georgia Street) is in the background on the other side of the crosswalk. There is construction next to the sidewalk on W. Georgia Street, and visible on the right, across the street, are the Hotel Georgia (801 W. Georgia Street), the Devonshire Hotel (885 W. Georgia Street), and the Medical-Dental building (925 W. Georgia Street).

Item part is a photograph of pedestrians crossing the crosswalk at W. Georgia Street and Granville Street, looking northwest from the north corner of the Birks Building (700 Granville Street) across the intersection down W. Georgia Street. The Toronto Dominion Bank building (700 W. Georgia Street) is in the background on the other side of the crosswalk. Visible on the right, across the street, are the Hotel Georgia (801 W. Georgia Street), the Devonshire Hotel (885 W. Georgia Street), and the Medical-Dental building (925 W. Georgia Street).

Item part is a photograph of pedestrians crossing the crosswalk at W. Georgia Street and Granville Street, looking southeast from the corner of the Birks Building (700 Granville Street). The Hudson's Bay Company building (674 Granville Street) is visible in the background.

Item part is a photograph of pedestrians waiting at the crosswalk at W. Georgia Street and Granville Street, looking southeast from the corner of the Birks Building (700 Granville Street). The Hudson's Bay Company building (674 Granville Street) is visible in the background.