["Trotsky", the Siberian bear, at the Stanley Park Zoo]
- AM54-S4-: St Pk N47
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- July, 1939
Part of Major Matthews collection
J.S. Matthews' notes with print or negative in Archives.
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["Trotsky", the Siberian bear, at the Stanley Park Zoo]
Part of Major Matthews collection
J.S. Matthews' notes with print or negative in Archives.
Part of Major Matthews collection
Part of Major Matthews collection
Part of Major Matthews collection
Part of Major Matthews collection
Part of Major Matthews collection
Mayor Alsbury Nurses a Little Koala Bear, Sydney Zoo
Part of Major Matthews collection
The Mayor and his wife were guests on the first all-jet airplane service between Canada and Australia
Part of Major Matthews collection
[Constable A. Lindsay and his charger "Bob" watch a fawn and goat on Pipe Line Road]
Part of Major Matthews collection
Wildlife : lowland gorilla, Chester Zoo
Wildlife : rhinoceros, Chester Zoo
Wildlife : panther, Chester Zoo
Image is of an elephant, likely at the Oregon Zoo.
Wildlife : camel eating fibre, Trachycarpus fortunei, San Diego Zoo
A woman and two penguins wade in the swimming pool at Lumberman's Arch
Part of Major Matthews collection
[Black bear in zoo at Stanley Park]
[The seal pool and monkey enclosure in zoo at Stanley Park]
[The seal pool and monkey enclosure in zoo at Stanley Park]
[Penguins in zoo at Stanley Park]
Part of James Crookall fonds
[Bison grazing in Stanley Park enclosure]
Part of James Crookall fonds
Crowd watching polar bear at Stanley Park
Crowd watching polar bear at Stanley Park
Bear Pit [polar bears at Stanley Park]
Stanley Park, three bison in their enclosure
Item is a photograph of three bison walking in their enclosure in Stanley Park. The photograph was taken from the road to Brockton, looking northwest. A cabin is visible in the upper right background.
Stanley Park, three bison grazing in their enclosure
Item is a photograph of three bison grazing in their enclosure in Stanley Park. The photograph was taken from the road to Brockton, looking northwest. A cabin is visible in the upper right background.
Stanley Park, composite of six bison in their enclosure
Item is a photograph of a composite image showing six bison grazing in their enclosure in Stanley Park. The composite image uses two photographs of three bison taken from the same location. The join is visible in the middle of the image and the composite image is shown pinned to a wooden background.
Stanley Park, bear cage with two polar bears and two grizzly bears
Part of James Crookall fonds
Part of James Crookall fonds
Part of James Crookall fonds
Part of City of Vancouver Archives sound recording and moving image collection
Item is a film showing the San Diego Zoo, San Francisco, driving through the Redwoods, Wayne McCuaig in Boy Cubs, trip to Kelowna, Mara Lake and Fraser Canyon, volleyball at camp, picking blackberries and water skiing.
Misc. July 64, First Xmas, Banff Jasper 66
Part of City of Vancouver Archives sound recording and moving image collection
Item is a film containing home movie footage showing Christmas scenes, ships in Burrard Inlet, Lion's Gate Bridge, views of the North Shore, Stanley Park Zoo and train, children and infants playing, scenery around the Okanagan Valley and Bow Lake in Alberta.
Part of William Orson Banfield fonds
Flamingos at the zoo in Stanley Park
Part of Greater Vancouver Visitors and Convention Bureau fonds
Item is a photograph showing flamingos in the zoo at Stanley Park. Caption: "Flamingos at the Zoo in Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia provide foreground for a section of the Vancouver Public Aquarium in the background. Canada's largest, Aquarium is the home of the famous trained killer whales, Skana and Hyak."
Mrs. McCulloch, Vancouver park
[Christmas and] Coronado 1956 [and] spring and summer at home
Item is an amateur film documenting a trip to Coronado, California. Film documents people on a beach, a zoo (likely the San Diego Zoo), golfing, swimming, boating, and the Hotel del Coronado. Film also documents Victoria, B.C. harbour and the British Columbia Parliament Building.
Item is a documentary film documenting Stanley Park including recreational activities and special events in the park. The film contains footage of traffic entering Stanley Park, Lions Gate Bridge viewed from the park, totem poles, as well as scenes of trees and flower gardens that show the park in bloom. The film documents people engaging in a variety of the park?s recreational activities as well such as horse back riding, walking, playing cricket, purchasing ice-cream from the ice-cream stand, golfing, swimming and playing in the water at the beach. The film also contains footage of track and field sports taking place at Brockton Oval including shot-put, discus, running races, high jumping, and pole-jumping. In addition, the film documents a visit to the park by Princess Elizabeth and her husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, as well as people building the sea wall. Children are also featured in the park playing on the playground equipment, riding the Stanley Park Miniature Railway, and interacting with the animals at the petting zoo. Various animals in Stanley Park and the zoo are also documented including swans, ducks, raccoons, monkeys, sea lions, penguins, sea otters and a peacock.
Sawmill fire and Jake Loeppky family
Part of City of Vancouver Archives sound recording and moving image collection
Item is an amateur film documenting family life and a sawmill fire in Vancouver. The film consists of home movie footage filmed by Jake Loeppky, including footage of Queen Elizabeth Park, the Stanley Park Zoo, children playing at the family home in Burnaby, children swimming, and the family entertaining at home. The film also includes footage of a logging camp, a large dam, bears, and people waterskiing. Of particular note is several minutes of footage of the five-alarm fire that destroyed the B.C. Forest Products plant and lumber storage facility at 999 West 6th Avenue on July 3, 1960.
Vancouver Aquarium and Stanley Park
Part of City of Vancouver Archives sound recording and moving image collection
Item is a documentary film documenting the seals at the Stanley Park Zoo and other tourist attractions in Stanley Park. Film documents seals swimming and being watched by crowds at Zoo, as well as people visiting the Stanley Park Gardens and posing with the totem poles on Brockton Point.
Stanley Park, the VanDusen Garden, and the visit of the Kaiwo Maru
Part of City of Vancouver Archives sound recording and moving image collection
Item is a documentary film documenting Stanley Park, the VanDusen Botanical Display Garden, and the visit to Vancouver of the Japanese tall ship the Kaiwo Maru. Footage taken at the VanDusen Garden includes the garden entrance, the administration/library/classroom building, flower beds, roses, trees, ponds, lily pads, blue herons, a starling, and stone sculptures. Footage from Stanley Park includes crowds at the Stanley Park Junction, children and adults riding the Stanley Park Miniature Railway, people watching bears at the Stanley Park Zoo, and other zoo animals including flamingoes and seals. Film also includes footage taken from a sail boat of the Kaiwo Maru in English Bay surrounded by numerous pleasurecraft, with a group of the Kaiwo Maru's crew standing on her bow. The film also includes footage of Vancouver Harbour, downtown Vancouver, and cruise ships at berth as viewed from the deck of a sail boat.
Allscreen - Vancouver - reel #2
Part of Yaletown Productions Inc. fonds
Film consists of raw footage of scenes of Vancouver used in the video postcard "Vancouver - The World in a City." Footage features the City of Vancouver, and includes harbour views, the train in Stanley Park loading and unloading tourists as well as the train ride views; including some zoo animals, children at the petting zoo, Granville Island; especially the Public Market, False Creek Ferries, a view of the Granville Street bridge, the Burrard Street bridge and views from the Granville Street bridge looking downtown. Silent film.
Vancouver - Pacific Celebration [French narration]
Part of Yaletown Productions Inc. fonds
Film is a promotional film for the city of Vancouver. The film won several awards at film festivals including: Chris Plaque - Best Travel Film, at Columbus International Film Festival; a Special Jury Award at the San Francisco International Film Festival; the Canuck Award - 2nd Place Best Canadian Travel Film, Canadian Travel Association; a Bronze Award at the Film and Television Festival of New York; and a Certificate of Merit - Recreation at the Chicago International Film Festival.
Producer and director of photography: Robert S. Rodvik; Director and supervising editor: Michael J. Collier; Original music composed and arranged by Ralph Dyck; Narrator: Art Hives; Narration script: Keith Cutler; Laboratory: Alpha Cine Service Ltd.; Electronic Instruments Courtesy of Roland Corp.; Sponsored by Greater Vancouver Convention and Visitors Bureau; New Horizon Film Productions MCMLXXVI.
The English narration is on channel 1 and the French narration is on channel 2.
Vancouver - The World in a City
Part of Yaletown Productions Inc. fonds
Item is a promotional film for the city of Vancouver. It features several aerial views of the city and highlights the many activities available to enjoy in or near the city. Film also shows the Expo 86 site under construction. Directed and edited by Mike Collier; photography Dave Geddes, Ron Orieux, Tom Rodvik, Tim Sale, John Seale, and Bob Asgeirsson; narrator Art Hives; music Ralph Dyck; technical services Alpha Cine Service and Post Haste Video. Sponsored by the Greater Vancouver Convention and Visitors Bureau. Produced by Yaletown Productions.