Showing 1005 results

Archival description
Vancouver (B.C.) Portraits
Print preview View:
Ascending

911 results with digital objects Show results with digital objects

Bowser family photograph album

Item is a leather bound and painted photo album containing 51 portraits in carte de visite and cabinet card format, with occasional light hand colouring. The people depicted in the album are unidentified with the exception of one photograph of W.J. Bowser, LL.B. Most of the portraits are of adults, with only a few of babies. The photographs are from several different countries as photographer's markings from Saint John (N.B.), Moncton (N.B.), Vancouver (B.C.), Boston (Mass.), and Liverpool (England) are visible on some of the cards.

Bowser family photograph album, Vancouver and Victoria

Item is a leather bound and painted photo album containing 16 family portraits in cabinet card format. The family name Bowser can be seen on the back of one of the photographs, but none of the people depicted in the album are identified by name. The photographs are from photographers in Victoria and Vancouver. Album pages have colourful designs and imagery printed around the card spaces.

Bruce Mackenzie Farris

Bruce Mackenzie Farris

Item is a photograph showing Bruce Mackenzie Farris. Photograph affixed to card with information related to Farris's career.

Canadian Press Famous Players

Canadian Press Famous Players

Item is a photograph of a group of Famous Players personnel with S.S. Fitzgibbons, Canadian President of Famous Players, pictured center. Names annotated on back of photo: "Mrs. A.W. Easthom, Mrs. Neil Path, Lou Karp, S.B. Ellerington, E.B. Marshall, S.R. Martin, W.H. Taylor, W.E. McCartney, A.S. Summers, W.S.L. Pacey, W. Bennett, Carl Rau, Claude Smith."

Captain E.D.H. Riddlesdell

Captain E.D.H. Riddlesdell

Item is a photograph showing Captain E.D.H. Riddlesdell holding binoculars. Text affixed to back: "Captain E.G.H. Riddelsdell, master of P & O's largest passenger liner, the 45,000 ton Canberra made his last official call at the port of Vancouver Saturday. The captain will retire when Canberra reaches Southampton on May 14. He first went to sea in 1926 and joined the Orient Line in 1938 commanding his first ship the Orontes in the same year. Subsequent commands have been on Orcades, Orsova, Oriana and Canberra and on numerous Royal Navy ships during the period 1939 to 1947."

[Cast of] Stage Door, presented by Vancouver Masquers

[Cast of] Stage Door, presented by Vancouver Masquers

Item is a photograph of the cast of the 1938 Vancouver Masquers presentation of "Stage Door" taken on set. The production was directed by Yvonne Firkins and played November 7, 8 and 9. The photograph is signed on the matte border by the cast members. Signatures, back row, from left to right: Yvonne Firkins, Alice [Meiers], Jack Haley, [Milo Dawes], E. A. Lucas, Rosemary Rogers (seated), Danny [McConel], Ken J. McKenzie, Eric [undecipherable]heim, Bill Plommer, [Harly] Rhodes, Anabell Edwards, Jennie Plommer, Molly Land, Jo Thompson. Front row, from left to right: [Marrily] Webster, Mary [Leask], Irene [undecipherable], Daphnie [undecipherable], Mary [Clover], Ethel [Brean], Nora [undecipherable], George Weston, Heather Grey, May Fletcher, and Muriel Davis.

Chancellor Lett in procession with the Rt. Hon. Vincent Massey

Chancellor Lett in procession with the Rt. Hon. Vincent Massey

Item is a photograph of a procession on the occasion of the presentation of a degree of Doctor of Laws (honoris causa) from the University of British Columbia to The Right Honourable Vincent Massey, Governor General of Canada. Governor General Massey is at the rear left, and U.B.C. Chancellor Sherwood Lett is rear right. In the front row are two unidentified members of the Governor General's guard.

Results 51 to 100 of 1005