- AM54-S17-M6826
- File
- 1947-1959
Part of Major Matthews collection
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Part of Major Matthews collection
View of Kitsilano stage and crowd from the water during Kitsilano Day
Part of Bertram Emery fonds
[Two swimmers with coach Don McGowan in an indoor pool] Ocean Falls
[Swimming lesson, indoor pool] Ocean Falls
Swimmers [in an indoor swimming pool] Ocean Falls
Female swimmer identified as Lovella Rose
Item is an amateur film documenting children swimming in the pool at the family ranch in Lytton, B.C., and Margaret Airth (Peggy) in a small pool with a young child.
Item is a documentary film documenting people participating in recreational activities in Montreal?s parks. Some of the recreational activities documented in the film include children?s playground activities, a parade, races, baseball, tug-of-war, swimming, gymnastics, ice-skating, hockey and a toboggan run.
[Diving tower and swim float at Bowen Island Inn]
David and Sydney Hamber with their cousins at the lake
Part of Hamber family fonds
Cultus Lake : misc., swimming, etc.
Cultus Lake : misc., swimming, etc.
Cultus Lake : misc., swimming, etc.
Cultus Lake : misc., swimming, etc.
Cultus Lake : misc., swimming, etc.
Part of Rogers family fonds
Item is a family film shot between 1952 and 1953. Footage includes the wedding party and guests of Ann and Peter Cherniavsky arriving and mingling outside of the church, Peter and Ann Cherniavsky picnicking and site seeing, and baby portraits being taken of Alix Cherniavsky (daughter of Peter and Ann). Also shown is a trip to Ozama, Dominican Republic including swimming scenes at the beach and pool, a Christmas party and locals singing, dancing and fishing.
Cultus Lake : misc., swimming, etc.
Part of Rogers family fonds
Item is a family film shot between 1953 and 1954. Footage was mostly shot at Ozama in the Dominican Republic and includes many shots of Alix Cherniavsky as a baby with her parents Peter and Ann Cherniavsky. Also shown are Ozama locals singing and playing, people swimming and a Christmas party.
P.N.E. Grounds - Stanley Park - Picnic Party
Part of Harry Lin Chin fonds
Item is a film containing footage of the PNE grounds including rides, concession, and shows. Film also contains scenes of Stanley Park, Prospect Point, the Lions Gate Bridge and picnic scenes with family. Individuals in the film include: Mr. and Mrs. Poon, Mrs. Jack, Mr. and Mrs. Gum Lowe and Deby, Mr. and Mrs. Keith Chan, Judy.
Part of Dunbar History Project fonds
Item filed under Sports and recreation. The note stored with the photograph read: "Note regarding book: sidebar 3d." The photograph was used in "The Story of Dunbar: voices of a Vancouver neighbourhood," the caption describes the photograph: Stewart doing the crawl at UBC's outdoor Empire Pool in 1954.
Part of John Gansner fonds
Item is an amateur film documenting diving and synchronized swimming events at the Empire and Commonwealth Games.
Likely 1954-55[,] Christening -55[,] Tatums -55 at Likely
Item is an amateur film documenting children swimming in a pool and in a lake, adults and children camping and fishing, and includes footage of Victor Vance Spencer and his wife, Peggy Spencer.
Part of Dunbar History Project fonds
Item filed under Sports and recreation. This note was stored with the photograph: "Note regarding book: sidebar 3d." The photograph was used in "The Story of Dunbar: voices of a Vancouver neighbourhood," the caption describes the photograph: Stewart doing the crawl at UBC's outdoor Empire Pool in 1954.
[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.
Opening Ceremonies [for the] Kerrisdale Community Centre Swimming Pool
Photograph shows children in the pool and part of the gymnasium building
Part of City of Vancouver Archives sound recording and moving image collection
Item is a film showing the McCuaig Christmas preparations and celebrations, sports day at Trafalgar Elementary School, South Beach, swimming lessons at camp, time spent with neighbours and a trip to Fort Langley in January of 1958.
Opening Ceremonies [for the] Kerrisdale Community Centre Swimming Pool
Photograph shows someone swimming
Opening Ceremonies [for the] Kerrisdale Community Centre Swimming Pool
Photograph shows children in the pool and part of the gymnasium building
Part of City of Vancouver Archives sound recording and moving image collection
Item is a film showing Jean and Kenny McCuaig's trip to California with Dick and Doreen Drinnan, neon signs at night, sports day at Trafalgar Elementary School, the McCuaig family attending the christening of Kelly and Danny McCuaig, various scenes with the McCuaig children and water skiing.
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.
Part of City of Vancouver Archives sound recording and moving image collection
Item is a film showing the McCuaig family Christmas with the Drinnan's in California, the family at Knott's Berry Farm, the McCuaig family at Disneyland and swimming in Phoenix.
Shamrock Farm and P.N.E. Parade 59
Part of Harry Lin Chin fonds
Item is a film showing scenes at a private outdoor pool outside of Vancouver and footage of the PNE parade at Main and Hastings.
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.
Item is an amateur film documenting a group of people, including Peggy Spencer, vacationing in the United States. Film documents people boarding an airplane, women on a beach, children swimming, golf, and a boat named "Valerian II". Film also documents a football game and footage of an animal performance at Marineland of the Pacific.
Part of City of Vancouver Archives sound recording and moving image collection
Item is a film showing Jean and Kenny McCuaig's trip south to Las Vegas and the Santa Anita horse races, Annette Island and Ketchikan Alaska, Mount Waddington, playing baseball, surf boards, camping at Penticton, the Grey Cup Parade in 1962 and Harrison Hot Springs.
Mary Stewart, 100-yard butterfly
Part of Dunbar History Project fonds
Item filed under Sports and recreation. Courtesy Helen Hunt. Stewart set a North American record of 59.2 second at the Women's Nationa A.A.U. competition in Sacramento California.
Mary Stewart, 100-yard butterfly
Part of Dunbar History Project fonds
Item filed under Sports and recreation. Courtesy Helen Hunt. Stewart set a North American record of 59.2 second at the Women's Nationa A.A.U. competition in Sacramento California.
City, Capilano Park, opening swim at new pool
Part of William Orson Banfield fonds
Capilano Park pool opening, Mrs. Hogarth and Mrs. Paterson
Part of William Orson Banfield fonds
Part of Rogers family fonds
Item is a family film from 1964. Film includes footage showing the Cherniavsky family (Peter, Ann, Alix, Pippa, Tessa and Jan) in the yard at their home at 6688 Marguerite Street, Easter and Jan's fifth birthday celebrations at Cowan's Point on Bowen Island including swimming and boating. The film ends with footage of a whaling expedition in Port Hardy, showing aerial views of the wharf, ocean and beach, harpooning a whale and men processing the whale on a pier.
First Canadian Open Indoor 1 & 3 Metre Springboard Diving Championships
Item is a program which includes information on local and international competitors including those from the Vancouver Amateur Swimming Club.
Part of City of Vancouver Archives sound recording and moving image collection
Item is a film showing a family vacation in Vancouver. The film contains title cards. People in the film include: Joe Sellers, Helen Sellers, Brenda Sellers and Wayne Sellers. Film contains scenes showing downtown Vancouver, Canadian Pacific passenger trains, Stanley Park, children swimming in outdoor pool, Mount Seymour Park, gondolas [at Mount Seymour], Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal, and a picnic with men playing ukulele.
View of English Bay beach, looking west toward Stanley Park, showing Englesea Lodge
1965 - Demolition of House 3738 Pine Cresc.
Part of Rogers family fonds
Item is a family film from between 1965 and 1966. Film includes footage showing the demolition of a house at 3738 Pine Crescent, Cherniavsky family trips to Bowen Island, Whistler, Brentwood Bay, Butchart Gardens and Grattan's Ranch in Lone Butte B.C.
Girl Guide Camp Tsoona : Long House and Centennial Pool
Part of Hamber family fonds
[McCuaig home movie] 1966-1967
Part of City of Vancouver Archives sound recording and moving image collection
Item is a film showing members of the McCuaig family fishing, water skiing and boating, a trip to California, the Sage Hotel, surfing, driving in a convertible, skiing, swimming, the family dog, aerial views from an airplane and the Abbotsford airshow.
Annual New Year's Day Polar Bear Swim
Part of Greater Vancouver Visitors and Convention Bureau fonds
Part of City of Vancouver Archives sound recording and moving image collection
Item is a film showing the wedding of Ada and Kenny McCuaig, a trip to Hawaii with footage of beaches, buildings and surfers, walking around a Vancouver apartment complex and swimming in the pool.
Seawall and swimmers at Third Beach
Part of Greater Vancouver Visitors and Convention Bureau fonds
Part of Hamber family fonds
David Hamber Jr. and his cousin Jeffrey Palmer
Part of Hamber family fonds