100 day countdown to Centennial promotion, September 23, 1985
- AM1576-S6-12-F01
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- 1985
File consists of nine strips of negatives with thirty-two images, eight of which are included as prints, showing Centennial staff and Mayor Michael Harcourt.
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100 day countdown to Centennial promotion, September 23, 1985
File consists of nine strips of negatives with thirty-two images, eight of which are included as prints, showing Centennial staff and Mayor Michael Harcourt.
1942 : Japanese [Canadian] children escorted to school by police
Item is a slide showing a photograph of Japanese Canadian children walking in the rain with a police officer, in conjunction with the forced removal, dispossession and internment of Japanese Canadians.
1942 : Japanese [Canadian] evacuation to camps [forced removal]
Item is a slide showing a photograph of Japanese Canadians on a train waving to others on a platform, in conjunction with the forced removal, dispossession and internment of Japanese Canadians.
1942 : Japanese Canadians ordered from coast to detention camps
Item is a slide showing a photograph of three Japanese Canadian men consulting a poster titled "To Male Enemy Aliens," in conjunction with the forced removal, dispossession and internment of Japanese Canadians.
1st Narrows Bridge construction
File consists of eighteen photographs of a ceremony for those Vancouverites that turned twenty-one in 1936 and had been honoured as part of the Golden Jubilee festivities. The first part of the ceremony took place at St. Andrew's Wesley Church followed by a tea and Dance at Hotel Vancouver. Individuals identified are Mayor Michael Harcourt, Dal Richards and Mart Kenney.
Item is a photograph showing the garden at 8578 Adera Street prior to improvements undertaken for the Make Vancouver Sparkle contest. Item was submitted to the Make Vancouver Sparkle contest in the most improved garden category.
Item is a photograph showing the garden at 8578 Adera Street after improvements undertaken for the Make Vancouver Sparkle contest. Item was submitted to the Make Vancouver Sparkle contest in the most improved garden category.
Item is a photograph showing the garden at 8578 Adera Street prior to improvements undertaken for the Make Vancouver Sparkle contest. Item was submitted to the Make Vancouver Sparkle contest in the most improved garden category.
Andree Blum on pool deck with the Senior Swimmers in the water
Announcement of Chevron participation at Vancouver Museum, April 4th 1985
File consists of two contact sheets with a total of seventy images of a press conference featuring "Chevron presents a Vancouver celebration" and Tillicum posing with "Vancouver Song" composer Megan Metcalfe.
File consists of two prints and one contact sheet with thirty-six images of the January 22, 1986 event to celebrate the announcement of the official 'Centennial tartan'. The two prints show Mayor Michael Harcourt and Commission Chairman Michael Francis carrying the haggis. Centennial mascot Tillicum is also shown wearing the Centennial tartan. Inscription on original envelope read "Celebration of the tartan, '86."
April 6th 1984 at Vancouver Museum - Vancouver's 98th birthday! (with Golden Jubilee display)
File consists of two contact sheets with thirty-six images and nine prints. Individuals identified include Mayor Michael Harcourt, Pete Brown, Phil Thomas, Vancouver Museum Director Rob Watt, Kerri Groves, Gail McCormick, Isobel Nairn, Alderman Warnett Kennedy, Centennial Commissioner Norman Young, Ald. Marguerite Ford, Ald. May Brown, Ald. Harry Rankin, and Ivan Sayers. Descriptions of the photographs were written on the verso of prints.
April 6th 1985 at Vancouver Museum
File consists of two contact sheets with a total of seventy-two images of Vancouver's 99th birthday party.
April 6th in Stanley Park / first baby of April 6th
File consists of five contact sheets with a total of 152 images and two prints. Photographs depict the celebrations in Stanley Park on April 6, 1986, Mayor Michael Harcourt and Governor General Jeanne Sauve at the Centennial Ball, and Harcourt visiting the first baby born on April 6th. Photographs also show members of Vancouver City Council, including Gordon Campbell and Harry Rankin, as well as other politicians, including Pat Carney.
Attendees looking towards sign
Attendees looking towards sign
Australian delegation, spring 1983, Westin Bayshore
Item is a contact sheet with 25 images (frames 1A to 25A).
Average speed, one mile in 5 minutes [Firefighters]
Babies born on April 6 playing on carpeted floor
Babies born on April 6 playing on carpeted floor
Item is a photograph showing the balcony at 766 W. 7th Avenue prior to improvements undertaken for the Make Vancouver Sparkle contest. Item was submitted to the Make Vancouver Sparkle contest.
Band on Chevron stage for Vancouver AM sign unveiling at Oak Street and 71st Avenue
Bank of Montreal at Dunsmuir Street and Granville Street
Blackburn's used car lot at Seymour and Robson Streets
Blacksmith, South Vancouver at 27th Avenue and Fraser Street
Brownies, Girl Guides and Beaver Scouts lined up to greet Jeanne Sauvé at Pacific Central Station
Brownies, Girl Guides and Beaver Scouts lined up to greet Jeanne Sauvé at Pacific Central Station
Album consists of photographs depicting Canada Day activities organized by the Vancouver Centennial Commission for July 1, 1986, and a related pamphlet. The activities took place at at Brockton Point, Stanley Park. Individuals depicted in the photographs include Michael Harcourt, Pat Carney, Grace McCarthy and Harry Rankin.
Canada Place and Pan Pacific Hotel at night
Item is a photographic reproduction of a photograph showing Carrall Street in 1886. The photograph also exists under the identifier Str P83 in the COV Archives holdings.
Castle Vancouver opening and night shots
File consists of three contact sheets with a total of 108 images and prints of two of these images. Individuals identified are Mayor Michael Harcourt and Vancouver Centennial Commission Chairman Michael Francis.
CBC News - Vancouver Centennial
Item is a videocassette containing five clips from CBC news on the subject of the Vancouver Centennial celebrations.
The first clip depicts a ribbon cutting ceremony for Castle Vancouver, a replica of Coevorden Castle, Captain George Vancouver’s ancestral home. This was a donation from the Netherlands and was attended by Dutch dignitaries; a discussion of the massive birthday cake prepared for the centennial celebrations, including footage of the cake and it’s preparation, and an interview with the baker; and revealing the new welcome sign for the city.
The second clip is a montage of still photographs and motion picture footage illustrating major events in the history of the city of Vancouver. The third clip is about the arrival of Governor General Jeanne Sauvé for the centennial celebrations. She is introduced by Mayor Michael Harcourt, and gives a short speech.
The fourth clip is about the centennial celebrations themselves, and includes footage of bands, parades, the concert at Brockton Point, and families enjoying the day. The clip presents a variety of people from the celebrations wishing Vancouver ‘Happy Birthday’ for the camera. The clip finishes with scenes from the cake cutting ceremony with Governor General Sauvé and Mayor Harcourt, as well as Sauvé turning on the water for the restored Jubilee Fountain.
The fifth clip is the visit of Mayor Harcourt, his family, and [Leora Apsoruis] (the Vancouver Jubilee baby, born on April 6, 1936) to the hospital room of the centennial baby.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Centennial Art Series print by Toni Onley at Agency Press
Centennial Ball guests at the Pan Pacific Hotel
Centennial Ball guests at the Pan Pacific Hotel
Centennial Ball guests at the Pan Pacific Hotel
Centennial Ball guests at the Pan Pacific Hotel